The King has paid tribute to the 'professionalism, courage and humour' of the Irish Guards ahead of the regiment's central role in Trooping the Colour this Saturday. Charles's words of praise came ...

Charles - Colonel in Chief of the seven Guards regiments of the Household Division - will inspect the soldiers at the parade from a carriage rather than on horseback. The 75-year-old monarch has ...

It was begun in Nov. 1876 by George A. Fiske (its first captain) and had its first regular meeting on 2 Jan. 1877. In early 1878 it occupied its first armory at St. Clair and Muirson (E. 12th) streets ...

The regiment's insignia, an eagle, reflects its elite status, similar to guard units worldwide. Soldiers in the Guards must meet high physical standards, including a minimum height of six feet.

The Irish Guards survived a cull of Irish regiments in the British army 100 years ago this month. It was founded as an elite regiment in the British army and remains one to this day.

There are seven regiments that will guard the monarch at all times, and they are collectively called the Household Division. Factions of these seven regiments of the Division are those who take part ...

The Irish Guards are the first Army regiment to become an affiliated club in the GAA's history. "Very simply for me I can see both sides. I can appreciate the way people feel," Mr O'Sullivan said.

According to Ministry of Defence figures the Scots Guards regiment, which boasts the Queen as its colonel-in-chief and can trace its heritage back to 1642, can muster just 260 Guardsmen - the ...

Now the London Regiment, a reservist unit, is to be re-named the London Guards Regiment and become a part-time Guards unit. It means that reservists will be supporting Foot Guard regiments in ...

Guards was a brainchild of Gen KM Cariappa, who formed it as a mixed race regiment, unlike others based on martial race. The regimental centre which trains the solders was shifted to Kamptee in 1976.

'Guards' was a title coined to denote a body of handpicked soldiers, who performed special functions around the Royalty or Heads of States. Apart from India, there are 'Guards' regiments in ...