The Grenadier Guards trace their lineage back to 1656, when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised from gentlemen of the Honourable Artillery Company by the then heir to the … See more

The 1st Foot Guards has received 78 battle honours, gained for its involvement in a number of conflicts including:
• the War of the Spanish Succession, (1701–1714) including Oudenarde
• the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) See more

King Edward VII assumed the colonelcy-in-chief of the regiment on his accession, and subsequent monarchs have also been colonel-in-chief.
• 1901–1910: King Edward VII
• 1915–1936: King George V
• Jan … See more

Full dress uniform of the Grenadier Guards worn on ceremonial occasions as in the Household Division includes a tall and heavy fur cap, called bearskin with a white plume worn on … See more

In 1994, under the Options for Change reforms, the Grenadier Guards was reduced to a single battalion. The 2nd Battalion was put into 'suspended animation', and its colours passed for safekeeping to a newly formed independent company See more

The following is a list of individuals who have served in the role of colonel of the regiment:
• 1656–1660: Major General Thomas Wentworth, 5th … See more

The Grenadier Guards Regimental Slow March is the march "Scipio", from the opera Scipione by George Frideric Handel, inspired by the exploits of the Roman General See more