Household Cavalry

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Household Cavalry
Household Cavalry Badges.webp
Badge of the Household Cavalry [1]
ActiveSince 1992 (roots dating back to 1660)
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
TypeHorse Guards
Role Household Cavalry Regiment (armoured cavalry regiment)
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (public duties)
SizeCorps of two regiments:
The Life Guards
The Blues and Royals
Part of Household Division
Garrison/HQRHQ – Horse Guards, London
Motto(s) Honi soit qui mal y pense
(Middle French for 'Shame on him who thinks evil of it')
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief The King
Colonels of the regiments The Princess Royal (Blues and Royals)
Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne (The Life Guards)
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash GuardsTRF.svg
AbbreviationHCav

The Household Cavalry (HCAV) is a corps of the Household Division, made up of the two most senior regiments of the British Army, The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). These regiments are divided between the Household Cavalry Regiment stationed at Wing Barracks in Wiltshire, with an armored reconnaissance role, and the ceremonial mounted unit, the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, garrisoned at Hyde Park Barracks in London. Both the HCMR and HCR are made up of elements of the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals. The Household Cavalry is part of the Household Division and is the King's official bodyguard. Although the Household Cavalry Regiment is armoured, it is not part of the Royal Armoured Corps, being assigned to the Household Division. [2]

Contents

Regiments

Trooper of The Blues and Royals UK-2014-London-Blues and Royals 01.jpg
Trooper of The Blues and Royals
The Life Guards of the Household Cavalry mounting the guard at Horse Guards Ceremony.lifeguard.london.arp.jpg
The Life Guards of the Household Cavalry mounting the guard at Horse Guards

The Household Cavalry is classed as a corps in its own right, and consists of two regiments: The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). They are the senior regular regiments in the British Army, with traditions dating from 1660, and act as the King's personal bodyguard. They are the cavalry element of the guards regiments and, with the five foot guard regiments, constitute the seven guards regiments of the Household Division.

RegimentTunic colourPlume colourChinstrapCollar colourQuick MarchSlow MarchTrot
The Life GuardsRedWhiteWorn below bottom lipBlueMillanollo and
Men of Harlech		Life Guards
Slow March		Keel Row

Colonel Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne

The Blues and RoyalsBlueRedWorn below chinRedBlues and Royals and
Grand March from Aida		Blues and Royals
Slow March		Keel Row

General The Princess Royal

Organisation

Below is the structure of the regiment: [3]

The Household Cavalry as a whole is split into two different units that fulfil very distinct roles. These are both joint units, consisting of personnel from both regiments. Like other Cavalry formations, the Household Cavalry is divided into regiments (battalion-sized units) and squadrons (company-sized sub-units). The whole corps is under the command of the Commander Household Cavalry (formerly Colonel Commanding The Household Cavalry), who also holds the Royal Household appointment of Silver Stick in Waiting. He is a Colonel and is assisted by a retired lieutenant colonel as Regimental Adjutant. [4]

The Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) has an active operational role as a Formation Reconnaissance Regiment, serving in armoured fighting vehicles including the AJAX and Scimitar, which has seen them at the forefront of the nation's conflicts. The regiment forms one of five formation reconnaissance regiments in the British Army's order of battle. The HCR has four operational squadrons, three of which are traditional medium reconnaissance squadrons equipped with the combat vehicle reconnaissance (tracked) or CVR(T) range of vehicles (Scimitar, Spartan, Sultan, Samson and Samaritan) and the fourth is referred to as Command and Support Squadron and includes specialists, such as Forward Air Controllers. One of HCR's squadrons is assigned to the airborne role with 16 Air Assault Brigade since 2003. The Regiment was formerly based at Combermere Barracks, Windsor, one mile from Windsor Castle, until its move to Bulford Camp, Wiltshire, in May 2019. The members of the Household Division have sometimes been required to undertake special tasks as the Sovereign's personal troops. The Household Cavalry were called to Windsor Castle on 20 November 1992 to assist with salvage operations following the 1992 Windsor Castle fire. [5]

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) is horsed and carries out mounted (and some dismounted) ceremonial duties on State and Royal occasions. These include the provision of a Sovereign's Escort, most commonly seen on The King's Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour) in June each year. Other occasions include state visits by visiting heads of state, royal weddings, coronations, or whenever required by the British monarch, including ceremonies associated with the Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II. The regiment also mounts the guard at Horse Guards. HCMR consists of one squadron from The Life Guards, one from The Blues and Royals and a squadron called Headquarters Squadron, which is responsible for all administrative matters and includes the regimental headquarters (RHQ), the Riding Staff, Farriers, Tailors and Saddlers. The Regiment has been based (in various forms) at Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, since 1795. [6] New troopers and officers are generally first assigned to London upon completion of horsemanship training, referred to, alongside the rest of HCMR personnel, as Mounted Dutymen, [7] and remain there for up to three years. Like the five Foot Guards regiments they rotate between the operational and ceremonial roles. [8]

Ranks

Officers

Second Lieutenants in The Blues and Royals are known as Cornets. [9]

NCOs and other ranks

The rank names and insignia of non-commissioned officers in the Household Cavalry are unique in the British Army: [10]

Household Cavalry [11] Insignia†Standard British Army rankInsignia
Regimental Corporal Major [12] Royal Coat of Arms worn on right wrist. Warrant Officer Class 1 Army-GBR-OR-09b.svg
Regimental Quartermaster Corporal [12] [13] Laurel wreath around a crown worn on right wrist Quartermaster sergeant Army-GBR-OR-08a.svg
Squadron Corporal Major [12] Brass crown worn on right wrist Warrant Officer Class 2 British Army Squadron Corporal Major.svg
Staff corporal
Squadron Quartermaster Corporal [12] [14] 		A brass crown worn above four inverted chevrons Staff Sergeant
Company quartermaster sergeant 		Staff Cpl - HC.svg
Corporal of Horse [15] [16] [17] [12] Three chevrons, point down, with metal crown above Sergeant CoH - HC.svg
Lance Corporal of Horse‡ [12] Three chevrons with cloth crown above Corporal British Army OR-7.svg
Lance Corporal [15] [12] Two chevrons with metal crown aboveLance Corporal LCpl - HC.svg
Trooper None Private None
† The Household Cavalry's NCOs and warrant officers are the only soldiers in the British Army who do not wear rank insignia on their full dress uniforms (although officers do). Rank is indicated by the wearing of aiguillettes.
‡ A Lance Corporal of Horse is technically an appointment rather than a rank. Any new corporal in the Household Cavalry is immediately appointed a Lance Corporal of Horse (LCoH) on attaining the rank of corporal.

Recruits were required to have a very high moral character. Before the Second World War, recruits were required to be at least 5 feet 10 inches tall, but could not exceed 6 feet 1 inch. They initially enlisted for eight years with the colours and a further four years with the reserve. [18]

Army farriers

A Household Cavalry Jackal provides security at a temporary Vehicle Check Point (VCP) during Op HERRICK 13. The HCR has deployed to Afghanistan in CVR(T), Jackal and without vehicles at all. A Jackal Vehicle and Soldier Stand Guard at a Vehicle Checkpoint in Afghanistan MOD 45153290.jpg
A Household Cavalry Jackal provides security at a temporary Vehicle Check Point (VCP) during Op HERRICK 13. The HCR has deployed to Afghanistan in CVR(T), Jackal and without vehicles at all.
Queen Elizabeth II with soldiers of the Household Cavalry Queen Elizabeth II with soldiers of the Household Cavalry.jpg
Queen Elizabeth II with soldiers of the Household Cavalry

There is a farrier on call twenty-four hours a day, at Hyde Park Barracks. [19]

Farriers traditionally combined veterinary knowledge with blacksmiths' skills. They were responsible for hoof trimming and fitting horseshoes to horses. They also dealt with the "humane dispatch of wounded and sick horses", [20] accomplished with the large spike on the end of their axes. Then they used the sharp blade of the axe to chop off the deceased animal's hoof, which was marked with its regimental number. This assisted in keeping track of animals killed in action. [20]

Although the axes are not used any more, army farriers still carry these axes, with their characteristic highly polished blade and spike, at ceremonial events such as Trooping the Colour. [20]

In The Blues and Royals, the farriers dress like their comrades in regimental uniform. The distinctive uniform and equipment of the farriers of The Life Guards—blue tunic, black plume and axe—is a historic reminder of the old British Army of the days of James Wolfe. [21] Every cavalry regiment in the Army, other than the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues), originally wore scarlet for all ranks, except the farriers. Farriers were garbed invariably in sombre blue and bore axes, worn at the side, like the swords of their comrades. When on parade, the troopers drew swords, the Farriers drew axes and carried them at the "Advance". [22]

Following every parade is a duty horse-box, known as the Veterinary Aid Post, with a specialist emergency team in attendance. [19]

Musical Ride

The Musical Ride of the Mounted Regiments of the Household Cavalry was first performed at the Royal Tournament in 1882. The two trumpeters sitting on grey horses were historically intended to form a contrast with the darker horses, so that they could be seen on battlefields when relaying officers' commands to the troops. The troops weave around the trumpeters and the celebrated drumhorse, Spartacus. [23]

Band

The Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry was a merger in 2014 of the 35 piece Band of The Blues and Royals and the 35 piece Band of The Life Guards. They are now one band of 64 musicians but wear the uniform of both The Blues and Royals and The Life Guards. They come under RCAM, the Royal Corps of Army Music. They also provide State Trumpeters for events of state. [24]

Order of precedence

In the British Army Order of Precedence, the Household Cavalry is always listed first and always parades at the extreme right of the line, save in cases that the guns of the Royal Horse Artillery are to be first in line during parades.

Preceded by Order of Precedence Succeeded by
Royal Horse Artillery
(without guns)

Notable incidents

In April 2024, after being spooked by falling concrete during their daily morning exercise, five horses unseated their riders and went on a panicked flight through central London. Colliding with vehicles and pedestrians, two of the horses suffered serious injuries. Three soldiers were among those injured and were taken to hospital. [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

The Household Cavalry Foundation

The Household Cavalry is supported by the Household Cavalry Foundation, the regimental charity, which raises funds in aid of five core themes: casualties, veterans, serving soldiers, horses and heritage. [30]

The Household Cavalry Regiment Museum

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A reception at the Household Cavalry Museum, Horse Guards.

The Household Cavalry has two museums. The Household Cavalry Museum is located at Horse Guards Parade in central London, where the HCMR mounts the King's Life Guard. The museum is a very popular tourist attraction with digital audio guides in several languages. The museum includes a window into the working stables of the King's Life Guard, allowing visitors to watch ongoing care of the horses throughout the day. Separately, the Household Cavalry Regiment has its own museum at Combermere Barracks in Windsor. A volunteer team organise tours and events and, in particular, administer the regiment's extensive material, documentary and photographic archives. The museum is open to public groups, by appointment. [31]

Notable members

Lieutenant Colonels commanding Household Cavalry

These have included: [41]

Monument

In the center of the village Zandvoorde, Zonnebeke in Belgium, there is a British war memorial, The Household Cavalry Monument , commemorating the role of the Household Cavalry in the battles of the First World War in this area. [45]

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