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    Stage set for landmark Changing of the Guard between French and British troops

    by William Warnes Apr 05, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Crowds gathered at the gates of Wellington Barracks on Friday as British and French troops rehearsed a landmark Changing of the Guard.

    France will become the first non-Commonwealth country to take part in the traditional ceremony on Monday as 32 members of the Gendarmerie’s Garde Republicaine and 40 Guardsmen from F Company Scots Guards parade together on the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace.

    The ceremony

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