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Yeomen of the Guard
The
Queen's Body Guard of the
Yeomen
of the Guard
are a
bodyguard
of the
British Monarch
. The oldest British military corps still in existence, it was created by
Henry VII
in 1485 at the
Battle of Bosworth
. As a token of this venerability, the Yeomen still wear red and gold uniforms of
Tudor
style. There are 60 Yeomen of the Guard (plus 6 Officers), drawn from retired members of the
British Army
,
Royal Marines
and
Royal Air Force
, but traditionally not the
Royal Navy
. This ban on Royal Navy Personnel was lifted in 2011 and 2 Sailors joined the ranks of the Yeomen of the Guard. However, the role of the
Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard
is a political appointment — the Captain is always the government
Deputy Chief Whip
in the
House of Lords
.
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