Paris to London Day Trips
A question we are often asked is by those who are staying in Paris, but also want to fit in a days sightseeing trip to London is; ‘I am seeing a lot of London to Paris Day trips but have not seen the other way round, Paris to London, do they run?’ Good news is the answer is yes and please find details below.
First here is some information about changing the guards in London:
Buckingham Palace – Changing the Guard
Buckingham Palace Guards
Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace encompasses colourful spectacle and British pageantry. The ceremony lasts about 45 minutes and usually takes place daily at 11:30 from April until the end of July and on alternate days for the rest of the year, weather permitting. Please see the provisional schedule below.
The privilege of guarding the Sovereign traditionally belongs to the Household Troops, better known as ‘the Guards’, who have carried out this duty since 1660. For operational and other reasons, this privilege is periodically extended to other regiments of the British Army. The Guards consist of five infantry regiments – the Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards – and two regiments of the Household Cavalry – the Life Guards and Blues and Royals. Most of the Guards will have seen action overseas.
During the Changing the Guard ceremony, also known as ‘Guard Mounting’, one regiment takes over from another. The Queen’s Guard consists of the St James’s Palace and Buckingham Palace detachments. The New Guard, who during the course of the ceremony become The Queen’s Guard, march to Buckingham Palace from Wellington Barracks.
Extracted from the official Buckingham Palace web-site and to continue reading click here
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