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How + Why I Have a British UK Army Redcoat From The Queen’s Guard
UK History and Honor of British Army Redcoat of the Queen’s Guard On my first trip to Scotland to meet my in-laws back in 2010, my father-in-law told me not to come back until I had been to London and seen the Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace. I obliged. On the next trip to the UK, Boyd booked our trip to London to meet his brother and experience the Changing of the Guards for his hundredth time. I immediately became infatuated with the Queens Guard’s attire, worn historically by the British Army. Redcoats are also known as a “coatee”. These coats have been worn since the 17th century and…