The Army In London - Hq London District

Were you dreading your first day back at work after the Bank Holiday or relishing the adventure?
Many of our soldiers will be travelling far from home over the coming months. Troops will be serving across the globe on vital military operations training our partners for future contingencies, undertaking high level military exercises with our allies, and enhancing security for us all.
We’re looking forward to welcoming new faces to London to help support our ceremonial duties while our forces practise their operational roles, and to bringing you insight into the unique life experience enjoyed by soldiers serving in the Army in London - in the capital and abroad. Watch this space!

Today is National Dog Day, a chance to appreciate our canine companions. Dogs play a big part in many soldiers lives: from a Regimental Mascot like Domhnall; to those who work alongside their handlers every day; and those who are simply beloved pets. Dogs are loyal and dependable and today is a chance to celebrate our faithful friends.

If you’ve a delicate disposition TURN DOWN THE VOLUME! 😜 It’s the final weekend of this year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and our Scots Guards pipers are tuning up for tonight’s performance at Edinburgh Castle. You don’t need to dash to Scotland to see them though - you can watch the show from the comfort of your home on TV on Bank Holiday Monday on BBC1 at 7pm. As well as brilliant entertainment and a great showcase for the professionalism of our military bands, the show - like so much of our military ceremonial spectacles -is a huge draw for visitors. ‘The show sells 220,000 tickets for its Edinburgh show each August, the added visitor numbers generating £77 million annually for the UK economy with a further £30 million value added in full-time employment.

At last! It’s Bank Holiday weekend. And to celebrate and with grateful thanks to our colleagues at Buckingham Palace, here’s a unique view of the Changing of the Queen’s Guard. It’s an all Scottish affair with the Scots Guards if you’re coming to watch on Sunday and then on Bank Holiday Monday 3 Royal Logistic Corps have the honour. Show them some support! Have a great weekend everyone.

The First Battalion The Grenadier Guards have recently deployed on Operation SHADER as UK Training Team Iraq. Here in Taji they have been conducting Build Partner Capacity Training and Security Force Training, as well as working with American troops to see how best to deliver training to the Iraqi Security Forces.

Hello John, got a new motor?!
The Grenadier Guards pose proudly with their newest beast. This is a captured Vehicle-Borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) which was designed by Daesh to cause significant harm and ruin lives. It’s been made safe by explosives disposal experts and is now a vital training aid which the Grenadier Guards are using to help teach Iraqi Security forces to counter future Daesh attacks.

We’re lucky to be able to showcase our soldiers’ exploits through some stunning photography produced by soldiers who are members of the Royal Logistic Corps Army Photographic Trade. Sergeant Paul Randall is our current full time Army Photographer and has a real gift for capturing the spectacle and raw effort of our troops in action. He grew up in Stockport and joined the British Army in 1997 working in bomb disposal. This is his story:
“I took what I thought were great pictu...res whilst away on an op tour in Afghanistan in an Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) team eight years ago but when I got the film developed at home, they weren’t as good as I expected. I’d bought my own DSLR camera and taken some lessons and really got the photography bug so it was a real blow. I’d spent some time with the Combat Camera Team in Afghanistan and that role really appealed to me. I decided to change trades and train professionally as an Army Photographer to make sure I always got it right in future, because where operational photography is concerned you just don’t get second chances.
“As an Army photographer I’ve deployed to Afghanistan several times, documented the evacuation of Libya and covered many overseas exercises in the desert, jungle and the arctic. I also taught surveillance photography, which is a very different set of skills, prior to moving to London District and producing images for news and publicity purposes.
“I enjoy working in HQ London District because the men and women who work there are highly professional in everything that they do. The District is very much a family and I certainly feel part of a close knit community. The post is challenging and highly rewarding as you cover everything from high profile ceremonial events to operational soldiering and deployments and everything in between. I’m looking forward to photographing and filming our frontline deployed soldiers before the end of the year. Watch this space!”
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The Grenadier Guards Inkerman Company has headed south to the sun but this is no holiday - it's a vital mission to change lives. The guardsmen world famous for their ceremonial prowess have packed away bearskins and red tunics and deployed to South Sudan as part of a UN led operation to help improve conditions for the local population. For the next few months these honed infantry soldiers will be working alongside The British Army's Royal Engineers and Medics making significant improvements to infrastructure and the quality of life of people in this challenging area of Africa. Good luck everyone!

Save the date! On 1 September London Remembers WW1 and you’re all invited!
Join the Chelsea Pensioners and military representatives from London for a unique Parade down the King's Road followed by a youth and community event for all the family to remember the actions of the London regiments who served so valiantly in WWI. The Parade will begin at 10.35am, which will see the Chelsea Pensioners exercising their Freedom of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea along with r...epresentatives of London’s Maritime Reserves; The Royal Yeomanry; The London Regiment; 600 Squadron RAuxAF and the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. Don’t miss this opportunity to see so many of London’s Armed Forces personnel march together. Come along and show your support by lining the parade route along the King’s Road and then joining us after 11am in Burton Court for a free to enter WW1 themed festival of displays to learn, commemorate and celebrate the people who contributed so valiantly to the war effort 100 years ago.
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You don't get good by accident. In fact it takes a lot of hard work and world-class training. This formula has kept the British Army in front for hundreds of years now, and we don't intend to change anytime soon. This video shows some of the training that we conduct to stay ahead. Overcoming failure for those brave enough to accept that challenge is the greatest reward we offer because with dedication and determination comes resilience, self worth and success.

What would be better than a day filled with laughter? National Tell a Joke Day is observed annually on August 16th, and that’s no joke! Soldiers are renowned for their banter and ours are no exception. Today will be filled with smiles and much laughter from morning till night as everyone shares their favorite jokes. Soldiers need to be fit to perform their duties and that includes keeping mentally fit. Laughter is healthy, uses the abdominal muscles and releases endorphins (natural “feel good” chemicals) into the brain. These jokes may be cheesy but hopefully they’ll lift your spirits. Think you can do better? Tell us your best joke! The more jokes you tell, the more fun you will have and so will those around you.

Welcome back! We missed you...
Yesterday due to the security cordon in place following the Westminster incident, Changing of the Queen’s Life Guard took place privately and we missed your happy faces. It was really heartening to see the pavements and parade ground thronging with visitors again today. Our soldiers’ vigilance combined with the exemplary protection delivered by the police and emergency services is working round the clock to help keep us safe. With your help we can prevent further incidents. If you see something that doesn’t look right, report it straight away. Stay vigilant, just like our Cavalry and Guards!

A very happy birthday to HRH The Princess Royal from all of us at @ArmyInLondon. 👸

The Household Cavalry will soon deploy to Oman alongside 4,500 other UK military personnel on a large-scale and realistic war fighting exercise. Not only a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these lucky soldiers, it will also allow them to practice their primary role as armoured reconnaissance specialists in a tough and austere environment. Good luck!

Our soldiers get to experience some pretty unique things. Be it charging down a beach in Norfolk like these troops of the Household Cavalry, or undertaking operational training in countries such as Canada, Kenya or Belize, they are already ready for a challenge!
Note: This is a 360 video, so if watching from a computer, click and drag with the mouse. If watching from a phone, you can either hold and drag, or look around by moving your phone.

It’s Throwback Thursday…Today we remember when the Welsh Guards provided anti-poacher training to the Kenya Wildlife Service in 2014. Not only a unique and challenging experience for the troops, such vital training also helps ensure our allies have the capability to protect this precious wildlife. 🐘 🦁 🦏

For many it’s time to jet off on holiday. Not for some of London’s finest troops though who are right now deployed overseas to protect our nation.
Several other units will also shortly be heading to sunnier climes (and not quite so sunny for those in the South Atlantic!) to hone their skills with some world-class training. This short video shows which unit is where 🌍 ✈️ 🇬🇧

Tomorrow marks the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Amiens. At 0420hrs on the 8th August 1918 the start of the Allied 100 day offensive that would end trench warfare and subsequently WW1 began. It was the first time the Allied forces used a combined arms approach to warfare by incorporating the use of Infantry, Artillery, Tanks and Air Power, a tactic so successful it is now routine for modern forces.
Tomorrow, in commemoration of the battle, D (Cambridgeshire) Company ...of Woolwich based 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment will represent the British Army by providing a Guard of Honour in Amiens and parading alongside military representatives of those who fought alongside us 100 years ago, from France, Canada and Australia. Today, in the rising heat of Amiens, the British soldiers rehearsed at the Cathedral and then visited Caterpillar Valley Cemetery to pay their respects before tomorrow's main event.
Just before first light on 8 August 1918, almost 100,000 British Empire servicemen, US and French forces, advanced on a 14-mile front behind a devastating artillery barrage. Shrouded by dense mist and planned in utmost secrecy, their assault came as a complete surprise. Shock troops of the Canadian and Australian Corps made significant advances, supported by wire-crushing tanks and ground-strafing aircraft. By early afternoon, the Allies had achieved almost all of their objectives. German casualties were estimated at 27,000 killed, wounded or captured, and they had suffered a devastating psychological blow. German commander Eric Ludendorff later described it as the ‘black day of the German Army’. Over four days of fighting, British Empire and Allied forces took almost 30,000 prisoners, at a cost of 9,000 casualties wounded, missing and dead. It was a truly multi-national effort, a victory for co-operation and co-ordination, and began a three-month campaign that would eventually lead to the Armistice. Officially termed the ‘Advance to Victory’, it was also known as the ‘Hundred Days’.

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The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment have hosted the Tottenham Hotspur Ladies Football Team at their London barracks. They treated the footballers to a ‘day in the life of a trooper’ which included some fitness and team building exercises in Hyde Park, as well as meeting some of the four legged members of the unit🐴 💪 ☀️
Our troops receive world-class training, as do these extremely talented sportswomen, and therefore both teams were all too happy to share some top tips!

subject good governance



The people working there i would give five stars.

Where .This our government are failing 2 re-engage the true ongoing overheads of heating and lighting only hollows and under powers our armed services.

No stars

No heating pumps in place that would of paid 5 itself within five years.

no stars.

No planting of Pro Active Insultion Devices between the floors and roof

no stars.

No clean tile on the roof

no stars

No topping out with universal thumb generators

No stars.

Where this our government are un-active and have failed 2 empower our ACs. active citzens.

i have rewarded the house with my first :~( ever G (must do better).



More comments here please





Empowering our ACs Active citzens in hostle conditions at home and abraod must be meet!

Yes, !

God save the Queen A wonderful place to visit all the interesting reviews and royalty and the things that we don't have at home in the United States it's beautiful

Well trained, smartly turned out, loved by many .Well done.

Visited the cavalry museum on Saturday ... The horses and guards are amazing beyond belief.. Looking so smart but the horses are truly amazing with their temperaments etc and don't bat an eyelid regardless of how big the crowd is.. The cavalry were also amazing at Olympia! Outstanding performances by both rider and horse ❤️

This evening, it was a great moment to make music together with you on the beating retreat. Thank you.

Superb display of discipline, devotion and love for their Queen and their Country,

Regards for The Army in London from Poland!!

I've been in London many times , the 2013 was very special one for me I was present for the Beating Retreat and for the Trooping the Color ,The Queen's Birthday. Last November 2016 I was there for the Remembrance Sunday. It was a great experience .

I liked to salute them and who sacrificed their own lives for the country and country's people that's praiseworthy.

I have been there twice and it is a wonderful place . Best wishes for the the British Royal family and The Army in London.

Have been here a dozen times, and it's never failed to thrill both myself , or the friends I've brought. The traditions, the pomp, and the history, are incredible.

Great to finally meet you all this afternoon at Media Ops! Thank you for your help Rupert and Hannah. Looking forward to meeting again at Sounding Retreat with the Massed Bands & Bugles of The Rifles in early June.

Great

Fantastic, always a pleasure to go and see

Brilliant, warms the cockles of your heart!!

Bravo Zulu on your page and all the Troops that you post about.



UBIQUE

A great page. Just came across this page from the Welsh Guards page. Brings back memories of my time at the Headquarters as the independent pay sergeant 1976-1978.

After all the hussel and bussel of the day dies down and only the long quiet night is left before the mayhem of the morning rush. Quietness just interrupted by the movement of the horses in the stables or the foot steps of the guard. The long history of the building comes alive in the thoughts of those that are left.

I think its appalling how when they get injured and can no longer be a soldier that you just toss them aside giving them nothing for risking their lives for this country. Also when killed, you just throw thier family onto the streets if they lived on base. Men and women deserve better than the way you treat them after their service... you disgust me, your nothing but scum.....

Tomorrow marks the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Amiens. At 0420hrs on the 8th August 1918 the start of the Allied 100 day offensive that would end trench warfare and subsequently WW1 began. It was the first time the Allied forces used a combined arms approach to warfare by incorporating the use of Infantry, Artillery, Tanks and Air Power, a tactic so successful it is now routine for modern forces.
Tomorrow, in commemoration of the battle, D (Cambridgeshire) Company ...of Woolwich based 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment will represent the British Army by providing a Guard of Honour in Amiens and parading alongside military representatives of those who fought alongside us 100 years ago, from France, Canada and Australia. Today, in the rising heat of Amiens, the British soldiers rehearsed at the Cathedral and then visited Caterpillar Valley Cemetery to pay their respects before tomorrow's main event.
Just before first light on 8 August 1918, almost 100,000 British Empire servicemen, US and French forces, advanced on a 14-mile front behind a devastating artillery barrage. Shrouded by dense mist and planned in utmost secrecy, their assault came as a complete surprise. Shock troops of the Canadian and Australian Corps made significant advances, supported by wire-crushing tanks and ground-strafing aircraft. By early afternoon, the Allies had achieved almost all of their objectives. German casualties were estimated at 27,000 killed, wounded or captured, and they had suffered a devastating psychological blow. German commander Eric Ludendorff later described it as the ‘black day of the German Army’. Over four days of fighting, British Empire and Allied forces took almost 30,000 prisoners, at a cost of 9,000 casualties wounded, missing and dead. It was a truly multi-national effort, a victory for co-operation and co-ordination, and began a three-month campaign that would eventually lead to the Armistice. Officially termed the ‘Advance to Victory’, it was also known as the ‘Hundred Days’.

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subject good governance



The people working there i would give five stars.

Where .This our government are failing 2 re-engage the true ongoing overheads of heating and lighting only hollows and under powers our armed services.

No stars

No heating pumps in place that would of paid 5 itself within five years.

no stars.

No planting of Pro Active Insultion Devices between the floors and roof

no stars.

No clean tile on the roof

no stars

No topping out with universal thumb generators

No stars.

Where this our government are un-active and have failed 2 empower our ACs. active citzens.

i have rewarded the house with my first :~( ever G (must do better).



More comments here please





Empowering our ACs Active citzens in hostle conditions at home and abraod must be meet!

Yes, !

God save the Queen A wonderful place to visit all the interesting reviews and royalty and the things that we don't have at home in the United States it's beautiful

Well trained, smartly turned out, loved by many .Well done.

Visited the cavalry museum on Saturday ... The horses and guards are amazing beyond belief.. Looking so smart but the horses are truly amazing with their temperaments etc and don't bat an eyelid regardless of how big the crowd is.. The cavalry were also amazing at Olympia! Outstanding performances by both rider and horse ❤️

This evening, it was a great moment to make music together with you on the beating retreat. Thank you.

Superb display of discipline, devotion and love for their Queen and their Country,

Regards for The Army in London from Poland!!

I've been in London many times , the 2013 was very special one for me I was present for the Beating Retreat and for the Trooping the Color ,The Queen's Birthday. Last November 2016 I was there for the Remembrance Sunday. It was a great experience .

I liked to salute them and who sacrificed their own lives for the country and country's people that's praiseworthy.

I have been there twice and it is a wonderful place . Best wishes for the the British Royal family and The Army in London.

Have been here a dozen times, and it's never failed to thrill both myself , or the friends I've brought. The traditions, the pomp, and the history, are incredible.

Great to finally meet you all this afternoon at Media Ops! Thank you for your help Rupert and Hannah. Looking forward to meeting again at Sounding Retreat with the Massed Bands & Bugles of The Rifles in early June.

Great

Fantastic, always a pleasure to go and see

Brilliant, warms the cockles of your heart!!

Bravo Zulu on your page and all the Troops that you post about.



UBIQUE

A great page. Just came across this page from the Welsh Guards page. Brings back memories of my time at the Headquarters as the independent pay sergeant 1976-1978.

After all the hussel and bussel of the day dies down and only the long quiet night is left before the mayhem of the morning rush. Quietness just interrupted by the movement of the horses in the stables or the foot steps of the guard. The long history of the building comes alive in the thoughts of those that are left.

I think its appalling how when they get injured and can no longer be a soldier that you just toss them aside giving them nothing for risking their lives for this country. Also when killed, you just throw thier family onto the streets if they lived on base. Men and women deserve better than the way you treat them after their service... you disgust me, your nothing but scum.....

Tomorrow marks the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Amiens. At 0420hrs on the 8th August 1918 the start of the Allied 100 day offensive that would end trench warfare and subsequently WW1 began. It was the first time the Allied forces used a combined arms approach to warfare by incorporating the use of Infantry, Artillery, Tanks and Air Power, a tactic so successful it is now routine for modern forces.
Tomorrow, in commemoration of the battle, D (Cambridgeshire) Company ...of Woolwich based 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment will represent the British Army by providing a Guard of Honour in Amiens and parading alongside military representatives of those who fought alongside us 100 years ago, from France, Canada and Australia. Today, in the rising heat of Amiens, the British soldiers rehearsed at the Cathedral and then visited Caterpillar Valley Cemetery to pay their respects before tomorrow's main event.
Just before first light on 8 August 1918, almost 100,000 British Empire servicemen, US and French forces, advanced on a 14-mile front behind a devastating artillery barrage. Shrouded by dense mist and planned in utmost secrecy, their assault came as a complete surprise. Shock troops of the Canadian and Australian Corps made significant advances, supported by wire-crushing tanks and ground-strafing aircraft. By early afternoon, the Allies had achieved almost all of their objectives. German casualties were estimated at 27,000 killed, wounded or captured, and they had suffered a devastating psychological blow. German commander Eric Ludendorff later described it as the ‘black day of the German Army’. Over four days of fighting, British Empire and Allied forces took almost 30,000 prisoners, at a cost of 9,000 casualties wounded, missing and dead. It was a truly multi-national effort, a victory for co-operation and co-ordination, and began a three-month campaign that would eventually lead to the Armistice. Officially termed the ‘Advance to Victory’, it was also known as the ‘Hundred Days’.

See More

subject good governance



The people working there i would give five stars.

Where .This our government are failing 2 re-engage the true ongoing overheads of heating and lighting only hollows and under powers our armed services.

No stars

No heating pumps in place that would of paid 5 itself within five years.

no stars.

No planting of Pro Active Insultion Devices between the floors and roof

no stars.

No clean tile on the roof

no stars

No topping out with universal thumb generators

No stars.

Where this our government are un-active and have failed 2 empower our ACs. active citzens.

i have rewarded the house with my first :~( ever G (must do better).



More comments here please





Empowering our ACs Active citzens in hostle conditions at home and abraod must be meet!

Yes, !

God save the Queen A wonderful place to visit all the interesting reviews and royalty and the things that we don't have at home in the United States it's beautiful

Well trained, smartly turned out, loved by many .Well done.

Visited the cavalry museum on Saturday ... The horses and guards are amazing beyond belief.. Looking so smart but the horses are truly amazing with their temperaments etc and don't bat an eyelid regardless of how big the crowd is.. The cavalry were also amazing at Olympia! Outstanding performances by both rider and horse ❤️

This evening, it was a great moment to make music together with you on the beating retreat. Thank you.

Superb display of discipline, devotion and love for their Queen and their Country,

Regards for The Army in London from Poland!!

I've been in London many times , the 2013 was very special one for me I was present for the Beating Retreat and for the Trooping the Color ,The Queen's Birthday. Last November 2016 I was there for the Remembrance Sunday. It was a great experience .

I liked to salute them and who sacrificed their own lives for the country and country's people that's praiseworthy.

I have been there twice and it is a wonderful place . Best wishes for the the British Royal family and The Army in London.

Have been here a dozen times, and it's never failed to thrill both myself , or the friends I've brought. The traditions, the pomp, and the history, are incredible.

Great to finally meet you all this afternoon at Media Ops! Thank you for your help Rupert and Hannah. Looking forward to meeting again at Sounding Retreat with the Massed Bands & Bugles of The Rifles in early June.

Great

Fantastic, always a pleasure to go and see

Brilliant, warms the cockles of your heart!!

Bravo Zulu on your page and all the Troops that you post about.



UBIQUE

A great page. Just came across this page from the Welsh Guards page. Brings back memories of my time at the Headquarters as the independent pay sergeant 1976-1978.

After all the hussel and bussel of the day dies down and only the long quiet night is left before the mayhem of the morning rush. Quietness just interrupted by the movement of the horses in the stables or the foot steps of the guard. The long history of the building comes alive in the thoughts of those that are left.

I think its appalling how when they get injured and can no longer be a soldier that you just toss them aside giving them nothing for risking their lives for this country. Also when killed, you just throw thier family onto the streets if they lived on base. Men and women deserve better than the way you treat them after their service... you disgust me, your nothing but scum.....