The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, is a ceremonial unit of the British Army, quartered at Woolwich. It is a mounted unit and all of its soldiers are trained to care for and drive teams of six ho
Officer (left) and trumpeter of the King's Troop on duty at the Queen's Birthday Parade
The purpose-built Napier Lines barracks at Woolwich: home of the King's Troop since 2012
Horses of the King's Troop pass Wellington Arch drawing the gun carriage upon which is the coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997.
13-pounder guns of King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, at the 2009 Trooping the Colour.
Horse Guards (building)
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Horse Guards is a historic building in the City of Westminster, London, between Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade. It was built in the mid-18th century, replacing an earlier building, as a barracks an
King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery
…Drive. The Troop's duties include firing salutes on royal and state occasions, participation in parades, and the duties of the King's Life Guard at Horse Guards for one month each year. The unit provides the gun carriage and team of black horses for state funerals. The unit is most often seen providing gun…
Horse Guards viewed across Horse Guards Parade with the London Eye Ferris wheel in the background.
Old Horse Guards from St James's Park in 1749; painting by Canaletto.
His Last Return from Duty by James William Glass, depicting the Duke of Wellington leaving Horse Guards for the last time in 1852.
Horse Guards Clock, dating from 1756