Dressed in their iconic red coats and bearskin hats, the Queen’s Guard exemplify classic British pomp and no visit to London would be complete without witnessing this world-famous ceremony.  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.  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.   Notoriously silent and stoic, the Queen’s Guard raise a lot of questions:

Who are they?   How did they land the job?  Just how heavy …