COMBINED CAVALRY MEMORIAL PARADE

Also known in the Regiment as 'Cavalry Sunday', this takes place
annually in Hyde Park on the second Sunday in May, and takes
the form of a march past by former and serving members of many
cavalry regiments, followed by a short service to commemorate
those who were killed on active service.

For this, the Regiment provides the two regimental bands
(augmented by musicians from other regiments taking part),
4 State Trumpeters, and a marching party formed of 1 Officer and
12 men from each of The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals.

Occasionally the salute is taken by a member of the Royal Family,
or visiting royalty.

In recent times, the main parade has been followed by tributes
being paid at the nearby site of the memorial to the four men
and seven horses killed in the IRA bomb outrage of 1982.

To this day, each time The Queen's Life Guard and other
formed bodies of Household Cavalry pass the spot, they bring their
swords down from the slope to the carry, coupled with "eyes left"
or "eyes right" as a mark of respect.

Bands passing the scene stop playing as they approach the spot,
and resume only once they have passed.