Marching Royal Danish Lifeguards Drummer in No. 2 Ceremonial Uniform--single figure
$55.00
Item Number: MRDG005
"Marching Royal Danish Lifeguards Drummer in No. 2 Ceremonial Uniform"
Now we fly across the Atlantic and make a gentle left turn towards Scandinavia and the quaint and quiet streets of the beautiful Danish capital, Copenhagen.
I have loved this fabulous city ever since I first visited it as a 14 year old Boy Scout in 1963… Since then, I’ve returned several times with my wife Liza and enjoyed and explored it discovering new sights and sounds on every occasion.
One particular sight l have always enjoyed is that of the Royal Danish Life Guards who stand guard outside the Royal Palace in the centre of Copenhagen throughout the year. These Guardsmen are an integral part of the Danish Regular Army and are mostly conscripts; however, their drill and military bearing are first class and do credit to their training as well as their officers and NCOs.
One original touch is that they appear to have not one, but two, ‘Ceremonial Parade’ uniforms. Their ‘red tunics’, similar to the British Guards uniforms, are only worn on major ‘State Occasions’. Their dark Navy Blue, double breasted tunics are called ‘Revue Order’ and are the ones most commonly seen as they perform their guard duties and parades throughout the year.
It’s also a great walking and cycling city and the perfect way to discover most of its many delights.
Among the most colourful are, of course, the Royal Danish Life Guards who parade and mount guard duty throughout the year in front of the Royal Palace right in the centre of Copenhagen.
Every morning the ‘New Guard’ leave their barracks next to Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen to march through the city streets to take over from the ‘Old Guard’ at nearby Amalienborg Palace, the official residence of the Danish monarch, Queen MargretheⅡ.
Often accompanying the ‘New Guard’ is the Fife & Drum Corps of the Royal Guard Company which comprises eight Drummers and eight Fifers and leads us to…
A single marching Royal Danish Life Guard Drummer beating time for his other comrades on parade.
Released in OCTOBER 2022.
