His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms is a bodyguard to the British Monarch. Until 17 March 1834, they were known as The Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners.
Gentlemen at Arms marching alongside the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as part of the procession following her funeral.
The uniform of the Gentlemen at Arms, depicted on a cigarette card produced for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937.
The Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is a post in the Government of the United Kingdom which has been held by the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords since 1945. Prior to 1
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
…of the Prince of Wales, lyings in state and State Funerals. They also have three mess dinners annually. The Corps today consists of five Officers (the Captain, the Lieutenant, the Standard Bearer, the Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant and the Harbinger) and 24 Gentlemen. The senior Officer is the Captain, a…
Official portrait of Lord Kennedy of Southwark, 2024