Grenadier Guards rehearse ahead of Queen's funeral on Monday

Practice makes perfect! Busby-wearing guards rehearse their funeral steps overnight to make sure everything is prepared for Queen’s Monday funeral

  • The Royal soldiers were dressed in full uniform as they practiced marching down the high street in Windsor 
  • The Grenadier Guards will lead the Army’s contribution ahead of the Queen’s state funeral on Monday
  • The rehearsal comes as the estimated wait time to see Her Majesty’s body lying in state went up to 24 hours
  • The Queen’s funeral: All the latest Royal Family news and coverage

Busby-wearing guards were seen rehearsing their funeral steps overnight ahead of the Queen’s funeral on Monday. 

The Royal soldiers were dressed in their scarlet uniforms and bearskin hats as they marched down the high street in Windsor. 

The Grenadier Guards will lead the Army’s contribution to the state funeral of Her Majesty.

Shortly before the Queen died they were given notice to smarten up and prepare their ceremonial tunics and get their haircut.

The rehearsal comes after huge crowds of mourners were pictured lining up to see  Her Majesty’s body lying in state at Westminster Hall.

Members of the Life Guards were also spotted in the early hours making their way along the long walk in Windsor. 

Members of the Grenadier Guards march down the High Street in Windsor following an early morning rehearsal for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

The Grenadier Guards will lead the Army’s contribution to the state funeral of Her Majesty

The Royal soldiers were spotted over night preparing for their final goodbye to Her Majesty the Queen who died on 8 September 

Grenadier Guards are one of the most senior guards and soldiers in the British military

The rehearsal comes after huge crowds of mourners were pictured lining up to see Her Majesty’s body lying in state at Westminster Hall

The royal soldiers were dressed in their scarlet uniforms and bearskin hats as they marched down the high street in Windsor.

Members of the Band of the Grenadier Guards were playing and practicing down the high street in Windsor

The Royal Navy were also pictured marching in unison as they prepare for the funeral of Britain’s longest serving monarch 


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Coldstream Guards were found walking down the same road as the Royal Navy and other members of the army

Coldstream Guards (pictured) are infantry soldiers and were formed in 1650, the penultimate year of the English Civil War 

The soldiers are the oldest continuously serving regiment and are employed to guard the monarch as well as taking part in ceremonial duties, including the Queen’s funeral on Monday

Members of the Life Guards (above) were also spotted making their way along the Long Walk in Windsor during an early morning rehearsal for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, ahead of her funeral on Monday

A military pipe band make their through the darkness ahead of the Queen’s funeral and the nation’s final goodbye to its longest-serving monarch

The pipe band were dressed in tartan while wearing white boots as the played the bag pipes in the early hours of the morning

Members of the Grenadier Guards were also practicing their uniform and bearskin hats which date back to the Napoleonic wars

The magnificent procession was pictured from a distance with car headlights beaming on the walkway 

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