Coldstream Guards

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. a guard regiment of the English royal household: formed in Coldstream, Scotland, 1659–60, and instrumental in restoring the English monarchy under Charles II.

Example Sentences

On 21 July 1974, Guardsman Graeme Lawson, from Barmston, Washington, of the Coldstream Guards, became the first soldier to be killed while serving with the UN in Cyprus.

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Bob Hardy, 71, from Killingworth, North Tyneside also served in the Coldstream Guards and was in Cyprus in 1974 when Guardsman Lawson died.

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He is the former Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and has attended every King’s Birthday Parade since 2009, when he was appointed Colonel of the Coldstream Guards.

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Alongside the Irish, Welsh, Grenadier and Coldstream Guards they carry out ceremonial duties in support of the monarch at state events.

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British troops from Number 7 Company, the Coldstream Guards, took part in a changing of the guard ceremony at the Élysée Palace, while members of French Republican Guard did the same at Buckingham Palace.

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