Royal Guards (Sweden)

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Royal Guards (Sweden)

The Royal Guards (Högvakten), the Main Guard at the Stockholm Palace is carried out by different units of the Swedish Armed Forces.

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The Royal Guards (Högvakten), the Main Guard at the Stockholm Palace is carried out by different units of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is a guard of honour

Guard of honour

A ceremonial guard of honour is a military practice to honour the fallen in war, or to honor visiting foreign dignitary. A guard of honour can is also a ceremony for public figures who have died....
to the King of Sweden and has responsibility for the protection of the Swedish Royal Family

Swedish Royal Family

The Swedish Royal Family consists of a number of persons in the Sweden Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden. They are entitled to royal titles and style |]]s, and some perform official engagements and ceremonial duties of state....
. The Royal Guard unit is usually divided into two parts, with the main force being stationed at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, with a smaller detachment at the Drottningholm Palace

Drottningholm Palace

The Drottningholm Palace is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. It is located in Drottningholm. It is built on the island Lov?n , and is one of Royal Palaces in Sweden....
. The Swedish Royal Guard traces its history back to the early 16th Century, and the unit has continuously guarded the Royal Palace in Stockholm since 1523.

The Royal Guard is not only a task of the Livgardet of the Swedish Army

Swedish Army

The Swedish Army is the army branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden....
. The duty of forming a "Royal Guard" is bestowed upon all serving regiments and on occasion of other detachments of the National Forces (like the Swedish Home Guard

Swedish Home Guard

The Swedish Home Guard is a part of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Home Guard consists of local defence units under the leadership of the armed forces, as well as 23 national auxiliary defence organizations....
). However, these detachments only serve for about 5-7 days in each rotation, so the greater part of the year, the Royal Guard duty is being performed by the Livgardet, which derives its traditions and roots from the old Household Brigade and Svea Lifeguards.

Between April and August, the mounted companies of Livgardet can be seen in Stockholm and around the Royal Palace. Accompanied by the mounted music corps, they depart from the Livgardet barracks in Gärdet

Gärdet

G?rdet is a part of Stockholm east and northeast of ?stermalm. Its official name is Ladug?rdsg?rdet. It is renowned for its large number of modernist apartments....
and arrive at the Palace around noon (1 pm on Sundays and public holidays) for the relieving ceremony. These events attracts large numbers of tourists each summer.