Dressed in their iconic red coats and bearskin hats, the Queenās Guard exemplify classic British pomp and no visit to London would be complete without witnessing this world-famous ceremony. Ā The Changing of the Guard is a centuries-old tradition steeped in custom and is led by experienced, front-line soldiers.
For more than a millennium, the British royal family has captured the imagination of countless people, British and otherwise. Ā However, there is another group of people that spend a lot of time at Buckingham Palace; and, while far less famous, they are, in my opinion, just as intriguing. Ā Notoriously silent and stoic, the Queenās Guard raise a lot of questions:
Who are they? Ā How did they land the job? Ā Just how heavy …
Truth is, until that very moment, I’d never even heard of Struwwelpeter. Ā But, with a cover illustration equal parts bewitching and bewildering, I was desperate to learn more and made a mental note of the book’s title as interior photography was not allowed. Ā Immediately upon my return to Edinburgh later that week, I scoured every secondhand bookstore in town until I finally unearthed this beautiful 1940 hardback edition.…
