Jamaicans to guard Buckingham Palace

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Jamaicans go on guard at Buckingham Palace

19.07.07 Add your view

The Queen was being guarded by Jamaican soldiers for the first time in nearly a decade today.
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion Jamaica Regiment took their places outside Buckingham Palace, where they will mount the Queens Guard on alternate days for the next month.
They will also be on guard at Windsor Castle at the end of July.
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The soldiers arrive to take up their posts

It is only the second time regiment has performed the ceremonial duty - the 2nd Battalion guarded the palace in 1999.
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The Battalion on parade

Colonel Derek Robinson, who commands the Jamaica Regiment, said: "Competition for the opportunity of coming to London to mount the Queens Guard has been fierce, training has been intense and the best of my men are looking forward to the honour of guarding Her Majesty.
"Mounting the Queens Guard symbolises one of the highest tributes we can pay the Sovereign,for the Jamaica Regiment and for the wider Jamaican community."
The troops are accompanied by a combined military and regimental band, who will also appear at the Notting Hill Carnival.

[No Mercy]

What the queen a smoke chalice now behind buckingham palace. She know that yardie na stop the delivery of the weed so she hired yardie fi fly the gate.

[Willi]

Liff dem up and slam dem down
Cause the Govamant boot is not your own.

[MdmeX]

Liff dem up and slam dem down
Cause the Govamant boot is not your own.

Dem need fi lift up the boot & slam it down more often - for them foot out a synch But them uniform pretty fi true!!

[Mosiah]

Terribly out of sync. I'm sure the crowds were not impressed.