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	Members of the Household Divisions would accompany the monarch to protect him when he ventured into the public. Hence, as kingdoms grew larger and more politically complex, the Household Divisions naturally became part of the public spectacle of the state. Their uniforms, weapons and even personal attributes such as height were selected to engender awe on ceremonial occasions. The Household Divisions thus developed a tradition of providing a theatrical ceremonial accompaniment to important national events.		Members of the Household Divisions would accompany the monarch to protect him when he ventured into the public. Hence, as kingdoms grew larger and more politically complex, the Household Divisions naturally became part of the public spectacle of the state. Their uniforms, weapons and even personal attributes such as height were selected to engender awe on ceremonial occasions. The Household Divisions thus developed a tradition of providing a theatrical ceremonial accompaniment to important national events.

	The prestige of serving directly with the monarch created an incentive for the Household Divisions to become dominated by members of the upper classes, irrespective of their actual skills as soldiers. From this development comes the association of Household Divisions with wealth, snobbery, and discrimination, which persisted until the middle of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4647822.stm \|title=Oldest regiment serves dual role \|publisher=BBC News \|date=25 January 2006 \|access-date=21 April ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The prestige of serving directly with the monarch created an incentive for the Household Divisions to become dominated by members of the upper classes, irrespective of their actual skills as soldiers. From this development comes the association of Household Divisions with wealth, snobbery, and discrimination, which persisted until the middle of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4647822.stm \|title=Oldest regiment serves dual role \|publisher=BBC News \|date=25 January 2006 \|access-date=21 April 2006}}</ref>

	Today, members of the remaining Household Divisions continue to enjoy a certain social prestige within the armed forces and the state at large. They do, however, continue to fulfil their ceremonial roles at state occasions, and to uphold the more enduring traditions of military service.		Today, members of the remaining Household Divisions continue to enjoy a certain social prestige within the armed forces and the state at large. They do, however, continue to fulfil their ceremonial roles at state occasions, and to uphold the more enduring traditions of military service.

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			{{Short description\|Military division}}
	[[File:The Mall London IMG 4629 Malay.JPG\|thumb\|The [[Coldstream Guards]] and members of the [[Royal Malay Regiment]]. The former forms a part of the British Household Division, whereas the latter forms a part of the Malaysian Household Division.]]		[[File:The Mall London IMG 4629 Malay.JPG\|thumb\|The [[Coldstream Guards]] and members of the [[Royal Malay Regiment]]. The former forms a part of the British Household Division, whereas the latter forms a part of the Malaysian Household Division.]]
	'''Household Division''' is a term used principally in the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] to describe a country's most elite or historically senior military units, or those military units that provide ceremonial or protective functions associated directly with the [[head of state]].		'''Household Division''' is a term used principally in the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] to describe a country's most elite or historically senior military units, or those military units that provide ceremonial or protective functions associated directly with the [[head of state]].
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	Members of the Household Divisions would accompany the monarch to protect him when he ventured into the public. Hence, as kingdoms grew larger and more politically complex, the Household Divisions naturally became part of the public spectacle of the state. Their uniforms, weapons and even personal attributes such as height were selected to engender awe on ceremonial occasions. The Household Divisions thus developed a tradition of providing a theatrical ceremonial accompaniment to important national events.		Members of the Household Divisions would accompany the monarch to protect him when he ventured into the public. Hence, as kingdoms grew larger and more politically complex, the Household Divisions naturally became part of the public spectacle of the state. Their uniforms, weapons and even personal attributes such as height were selected to engender awe on ceremonial occasions. The Household Divisions thus developed a tradition of providing a theatrical ceremonial accompaniment to important national events.

	The prestige of serving directly with the monarch created an incentive for the Household Divisions to become dominated by members of the upper classes, irrespective of their actual skills as soldiers. From this development comes the association of Household Divisions with wealth, snobbery, and discrimination, which persisted until the middle of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4647822.stm \|title=Oldest regiment serves dual role \|publisher=BBC News \|date=25 January 2006 \|access-date=21 April ~~2006~~}}</ref>		The prestige of serving directly with the monarch created an incentive for the Household Divisions to become dominated by members of the upper classes, irrespective of their actual skills as soldiers. From this development comes the association of Household Divisions with wealth, snobbery, and discrimination, which persisted until the middle of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4647822.stm \|title=Oldest regiment serves dual role \|publisher=BBC News \|date=25 January 2006 \|access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref>

	Today, members of the remaining Household Divisions continue to enjoy a certain social prestige within the armed forces and the state at large. They do, however, continue to fulfil their ceremonial roles at state occasions, and to uphold the more enduring traditions of military service.		Today, members of the remaining Household Divisions continue to enjoy a certain social prestige within the armed forces and the state at large. They do, however, continue to fulfil their ceremonial roles at state occasions, and to uphold the more enduring traditions of military service.
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	===Canada===		===Canada===
	{{See also\|The Canadian Crown and the Canadian Armed Forces}}		{{See also\|The Canadian Crown and the Canadian Armed Forces}}
	~~The~~ Household Division ~~of Canada~~ ([[French language\|French]]: ''Division des ménages'') ~~are~~ the most senior armoured and infantry regiments of the [[Primary Reserve\|Canadian Army Reserve]]. There are two Canadian household [[~~Foot Guards~~]]—the [[Governor General's Foot Guards]] and the [[Canadian Grenadier Guards]]—while the [[Governor General's Horse Guards]] is Canada's sole household cavalry regiment.		In Canada, the Household Division ([[French language\|French]]: ''Division des ménages'') is composed of the most senior armoured and infantry regiments of the [[Primary Reserve\|Canadian Army Reserve]]. There are two Canadian household regiments of [[foot guards]]—the [[Governor General's Foot Guards]] and the [[Canadian Grenadier Guards]]—while the [[Governor General's Horse Guards]] is Canada's sole [[Cavalry#Ceremonial cavalry\|household cavalry]] regiment.

	[[File:Sergio Mattarella al Rideau Hall 08.jpg\|thumb\|The [[Governor General's Foot Guards]] is one of two infantry regiments in Canada's Household Division]]		[[File:Sergio Mattarella al Rideau Hall 08.jpg\|thumb\|The [[Governor General's Foot Guards]] is one of two infantry regiments in Canada's Household Division]]
	The Governor General's Horse Guards is the most senior armoured Army Reserve regiment, while the Governor General's Foot Guards and the Canadian Grenadier Guards are, respectively, the first and second most senior infantry Army Reserve regiments. The Governor General's Foot Guards and the Canadian Grenadier Guards have traditionally formed the ''[[ad hoc]]'' [[Ceremonial Guard]] unit, although membership ~~into~~ the Ceremonial Guard ~~had since~~ been opened to other [[Regular Force]] and Reserve Force personnel from the [[Canadian Armed Forces]]. In addition to supplementing the Ceremonial ~~Guards~~, other [[public duties]] performed by the Foot Guards ~~includes~~ trooping their regimental colour each year at [[Trooping the Colour]] on the grounds of [[Parliament Hill]] on [[Victoria Day]].		The Governor General's Horse Guards is the most senior armoured Army Reserve regiment, while the Governor General's Foot Guards and the Canadian Grenadier Guards are, respectively, the first and second most senior infantry Army Reserve regiments. The Governor General's Foot Guards and the Canadian Grenadier Guards have traditionally formed the ''[[ad hoc]]'' [[Ceremonial Guard]] unit, although membership in the Ceremonial Guard has also been opened to other [[Regular Force]] and Reserve Force personnel from the [[Canadian Armed Forces]]. In addition to supplementing the Ceremonial Guard, other [[public duties]] performed by the Foot Guards include trooping their regimental colour each year at [[Trooping the Colour]] on the grounds of [[Parliament Hill]] on [[Victoria Day]].

	Prior to 1970, the four Regular Force battalions of the [[Canadian Guards]] provided the infantry element of the Household Division. In 1970, the Canadian Guards was reduced to nil-strength and moved to the [[Supplementary Order of Battle]]; with the infantry element of the Household Division assigned to the most senior infantry regiments of the Army Reserve. Before the establishment of the regiment in the 1950s, the CGG and the GGFG were together informally known as "His Majesty's Brigade of Canadian Guards". In early 2019, as a result of discussions on new [[military beret]]s for units, the Foot Guard adopted [[khaki]] berets as a way to highlight their status as the infantry component of the Household Division in Canada while following the British precedent adopted in the 1970s.<ref name="dark-blue-or-khaki-berets">{{cite web\|url=http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/news-publications/national-news-details-no-menu.page?doc=army-returns-to-dark-blue-or-khaki-berets-for-foot-guards-and-technical-corps/jucn3okj\|title=Article {{!}} Army returns to dark blue or khaki berets for Foot Guards and technical corps\|last=Government of Canada\|first=National Defence\|date=2019-04-15\|website=www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca\|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref>		Prior to 1970, the four Regular Force battalions of the [[Canadian Guards]] provided the infantry element of the Household Division. In 1970, the Canadian Guards was reduced to nil-strength and moved to the [[Supplementary Order of Battle]]; with the infantry element of the Household Division assigned to the most senior infantry regiments of the Army Reserve. Before the establishment of the regiment in the 1950s, the CGG and the GGFG were together informally known as "His Majesty's Brigade of Canadian Guards". In early 2019, as a result of discussions on new [[military beret]]s for units, the Foot Guard adopted [[khaki]] berets as a way to highlight their status as the infantry component of the Household Division in Canada while following the British precedent adopted in the 1970s.<ref name="dark-blue-or-khaki-berets">{{cite web\|url=http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/news-publications/national-news-details-no-menu.page?doc=army-returns-to-dark-blue-or-khaki-berets-for-foot-guards-and-technical-corps/jucn3okj\|title=Article {{!}} Army returns to dark blue or khaki berets for Foot Guards and technical corps\|last=Government of Canada\|first=National Defence\|date=2019-04-15\|website=www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca\|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref>
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	===United Kingdom===		===United Kingdom===
	[[File:~~QUEENS CAVALRY READY FOR SUMMER OF CEREMONIAL MOD 45162399~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|~~Troopers of the~~ [[~~Blues and Royals]] at [[Hyde Park, London~~\|~~Hyde Park~~]]~~. The unit is one of two cavalry regiments~~ of the ~~British~~ Household ~~Cavalry.~~]]		[[File:The Household Division badge.png\|thumb\|120px\|The [[Heraldic badge\|badge]] of the Household Division]]
	In the [[United Kingdom]], the Household Division consists of seven regiments, giving rise to the division's motto of ''~~septem~~ juncta in uno'' (Latin for "seven joined in one"):		In the [[United Kingdom]], the Household Division consists of seven regiments, giving rise to the division's motto of ''Septem juncta in uno'' ([[Latin]] for 'seven joined in one'):

	*[[Household Cavalry]] (composed of the [[Life Guards (British Army)\|Life Guards]] and the [[Blues and Royals]])		*[[Household Cavalry]] (composed of the [[Life Guards (British Army)\|Life Guards]] and the [[Blues and Royals]])
	*[[~~Brigade of Guards~~\|Foot Guards]] (composed of the [[Grenadier Guards]], the [[Coldstream Guards]], the [[Scots Guards]], the [[Irish Guards]], and the [[Welsh Guards]])		*[[Foot guards#United Kingdom\|Foot Guards]] (composed of the [[Grenadier Guards]], the [[Coldstream Guards]], the [[Scots Guards]], the [[Irish Guards]], and the [[Welsh Guards]])

	The seven regiments that form the Household Division in the United Kingdom are all currently units of the regular army. From 1950 to 1968, the term Household Brigade was used. In 2004, the Minister of Defence announced that the Foot Guards would gain a reserve (or [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)\|Territorial Army]]) battalion, the [[London ~~Regiment (1993)~~\|London Regiment]], but as yet the ~~Division~~'s motto has not been changed to reflect the eighth regiment.		The seven regiments that form the Household Division in the United Kingdom are all currently units of the regular army. From 1950 to 1968, the term Household Brigade was used. In 2004, the Minister of Defence announced that the Foot Guards would gain a reserve (or [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)\|Territorial Army]]) battalion, the [[London Guards\|London Regiment]], which was redesigned the London Guards in 2022, but as yet the division's motto has not been changed to reflect the eighth regiment.

	They are under the command of the [[Major-General commanding the Household Division\|Major-General Commanding the Household Division]], who is also ~~General Officer Commanding~~ [[London District (British Army)\|London District]]. The ~~Divisional~~ command is made up of the ~~Major General~~, his [[~~Chief~~ of ~~Staff~~]] (usually a ~~Colonel~~), the [[~~Brigade Major~~]] (usually a ~~Lieutenant Colonel~~), the ~~Staff Captain~~, ~~Staff Officer Ceremonial~~, ~~Superintending Clerk~~ and the [[~~Garrison Sergeant Major~~]]. In addition, both the Household Cavalry and the Foot Guards have their own chains of command, as do the individual regiments.<ref>[http://www.theguardsmuseum.com/The-Division-Today The Division Today (Guards Museum)]</ref>		They are under the command of the [[Major-General commanding the Household Division\|Major-General Commanding the Household Division]], who is also general officer commanding [[London District (British Army)\|London District]]. The divisional command is made up of the major general, his [[chief of staff]] (usually a colonel), the [[brigade major]] (usually a lieutenant colonel), the staff captain, staff officer ceremonial, superintending clerk and the [[garrison sergeant major]]. In addition, both the Household Cavalry and the Foot Guards have their own chains of command, as do the individual regiments.<ref>[http://www.theguardsmuseum.com/The-Division-Today The Division Today (Guards Museum)]</ref>
	~~[[File:Trooping the Colour Inspection.JPG\|thumb\|The Queen inspect the Foot Guards at the [[Trooping the Colour]] in [[London]]]]~~

	The connection with the ~~Sovereign~~ remains important ceremonially, and the Household Division provides ceremonial for the Crown. The ~~Sovereign~~ is [[~~Colonel~~-in-chief]] of all the constituent regiments of the ~~Division~~. One of the five Foot Guards regiments is selected each year to troop their colour before the Sovereign at [[Trooping the Colour]] annually in June. This ceremony includes march-pasts in slow and quick time, and is attended by the Household Troops. Orders for the Household Division are conveyed to the ~~Major~~-~~General~~ via officers who are part of the [[Royal Households of the United Kingdom\|Royal Household]]: the [[Field Officer in Brigade Waiting]] (for the Foot Guards) and the [[Silver Stick]] in Waiting (for the [[Household Cavalry]]).		The connection with the sovereign remains important ceremonially, and the Household Division provides ceremonial for the Crown. The sovereign is [[colonel-in-chief]] of all the constituent regiments of the division. One of the five Foot Guards regiments is selected each year to troop their colour before the Sovereign at [[Trooping the Colour]] annually in June. This ceremony includes march-pasts in slow and quick time, and is attended by the Household Troops. Orders for the Household Division are conveyed to the major-general via officers who are part of the [[Royal Households of the United Kingdom\|Royal Household]]: the [[Field Officer in Brigade Waiting]] (for the Foot Guards) and the [[Silver Stick]] in Waiting (for the [[Household Cavalry]]).

	The Foot Guards provide two [[battalion]]s and incremental companies at any one time tasked for public duties together with the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.		The Foot Guards provide two [[battalion]]s and incremental companies at any one time tasked for public duties together with the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.

			<gallery>
			File:QUEENS CAVALRY READY FOR SUMMER OF CEREMONIAL MOD 45162399.jpg\|Troopers of the [[Blues and Royals]] at [[Hyde Park, London\|Hyde Park]] in London
			File:Trooping the Colour Inspection.JPG\|[[Queen Elizabeth II]] inspects the [[Foot guards#United Kingdom\|Foot Guards]] at the [[Trooping the Colour]]
			</gallery>

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
			{{Commons category\|Household Division of the United Kingdom}}
	*[http://www.defence.gov.au/afg/ AU – Australia’s Federation Guard (AFG)]		*[http://www.defence.gov.au/afg/ AU – Australia’s Federation Guard (AFG)]
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041010072125/http://www.army.dnd.ca/CDN_GRENADIER_GUARDS/ CA – The Canadian Grenadier Guards]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041010072125/http://www.army.dnd.ca/CDN_GRENADIER_GUARDS/ CA – The Canadian Grenadier Guards]
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	[[Category:Infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947]]		[[Category:Infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947]]

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[[File:The Mall London IMG 4629 Malay.JPG|thumb|The [[Coldstream Guards]] and members of the [[Royal Malay Regiment]]. The former forms a part of the British Household Division, whereas the latter forms a part of the Malaysian Household Division.]]
'''Household Division''' is a term used principally in the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] to describe a country's most elite or historically senior military units, or those military units that provide ceremonial or protective functions associated directly with the [[head of state]].

==Historical development==
In [[medieval]] [[Western Europe]], the most able warriors were pressed into service as the personal [[bodyguard]]s to the monarch and other members of the royal or imperial household; as a result, Household troops are commonly referred to as Guards. From this origin developed the practice of designating a country's finest military units as forming Household or Guards regiments.

Members of the Household Divisions would accompany the monarch to protect him when he ventured into the public. Hence, as kingdoms grew larger and more politically complex, the Household Divisions naturally became part of the public spectacle of the state. Their uniforms, weapons and even personal attributes such as height were selected to engender awe on ceremonial occasions. The Household Divisions thus developed a tradition of providing a theatrical ceremonial accompaniment to important national events.

The prestige of serving directly with the monarch created an incentive for the Household Divisions to become dominated by members of the upper classes, irrespective of their actual skills as soldiers. From this development comes the association of Household Divisions with wealth, snobbery, and discrimination, which persisted until the middle of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4647822.stm |title=Oldest regiment serves dual role |publisher=BBC News |date=25 January 2006 |access-date=21 April 2006}}</ref>

Today, members of the remaining Household Divisions continue to enjoy a certain social prestige within the armed forces and the state at large. They do, however, continue to fulfil their ceremonial roles at state occasions, and to uphold the more enduring traditions of military service.

==Household Divisions throughout the Commonwealth==
===Australia===
[[File:US Navy 110709-N-CZ945-602 Australia's Federation Guard performs at the opening ceremony for Talisman Sabre 2011.jpg|thumb|left|[[Australia's Federation Guard]] is a ceremonial unit of the [[Australian Defence Force]]]]
The household division concept is not applied in Australia, with the Australian Defence Force operating only one guard unit. In 2000, during the commemoration of the centenary of Australian federation, the Australian Defence Force established Australia's Federation Guard, the first ceremonial unit in the force's history.

The unit performs at commemorative and ceremonial events with national significance as a [[guard of honour]]. The unit is a ceremonial unit, and does not have a protective role for the head of state. The unit draws its members from all three service branches of the Australian Defence Force. Although the unit maintains the only drum corp in the force, Australia's Federation Guard relies on the bands of other Australian military units for full musical support.

The AFG is made up of personnel from all branches of the Defence Force, and thus they wear the uniforms, ranks and insignia of their parent service branch.

===Canada===
{{See also|The Canadian Crown and the Canadian Armed Forces}}
The Household Division of Canada ([[French language|French]]: ''Division des ménages'') are the most senior armoured and infantry regiments of the [[Primary Reserve|Canadian Army Reserve]]. There are two Canadian household [[Foot Guards]]—the [[Governor General's Foot Guards]] and the [[Canadian Grenadier Guards]]—while the [[Governor General's Horse Guards]] is Canada's sole household cavalry regiment.
[[File:Sergio Mattarella al Rideau Hall 08.jpg|thumb|The [[Governor General's Foot Guards]] is one of two infantry regiments in Canada's Household Division]]
The Governor General's Horse Guards is the most senior armoured Army Reserve regiment, while the Governor General's Foot Guards and the Canadian Grenadier Guards are, respectively, the first and second most senior infantry Army Reserve regiments. The Governor General's Foot Guards and the Canadian Grenadier Guards have traditionally formed the ''[[ad hoc]]'' [[Ceremonial Guard]] unit, although membership into the Ceremonial Guard had since been opened to other [[Regular Force]] and Reserve Force personnel from the [[Canadian Armed Forces]]. In addition to supplementing the Ceremonial Guards, other [[public duties]] performed by the Foot Guards includes trooping their regimental colour each year at [[Trooping the Colour]] on the grounds of [[Parliament Hill]] on [[Victoria Day]].

Prior to 1970, the four Regular Force battalions of the [[Canadian Guards]] provided the infantry element of the Household Division. In 1970, the Canadian Guards was reduced to nil-strength and moved to the [[Supplementary Order of Battle]]; with the infantry element of the Household Division assigned to the most senior infantry regiments of the Army Reserve. Before the establishment of the regiment in the 1950s, the CGG and the GGFG were together informally known as "His Majesty's Brigade of Canadian Guards". In early 2019, as a result of discussions on new [[military beret]]s for units, the Foot Guard adopted [[khaki]] berets as a way to highlight their status as the infantry component of the Household Division in Canada while following the British precedent adopted in the 1970s.<ref name="dark-blue-or-khaki-berets">{{cite web|url=http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/news-publications/national-news-details-no-menu.page?doc=army-returns-to-dark-blue-or-khaki-berets-for-foot-guards-and-technical-corps/jucn3okj|title=Article {{!}} Army returns to dark blue or khaki berets for Foot Guards and technical corps|last=Government of Canada|first=National Defence|date=2019-04-15|website=www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref>

===India===
[[File:Presidents' Body Guard.jpg|thumb|left|The [[President's Bodyguard]] is the only Household Cavalry unit in India]]
Although India is a republic, its history as a dominion within the [[British Empire]] has left it with a host of institutions of quasi-imperial forms. As a result, the [[Indian Armed Forces]] retains a Household Division, despite recognising the authority of no royal household, with a regiment each representing the infantry and cavalry of the Army. The [[Brigade of the Guards]] was once the most senior line infantry regiment, before it was changed into a mechanised infantry unit. However, the unit is still recognised as the [[Indian Army]]'s most senior infantry regiment and is recognized as first in the order of precedence. The brigade was formally established in 1949, and includes three oldest infantry battalions in the Indian Army.

The [[President's Bodyguard]] was established in 1773 as the Governor's Troop of Moghuls, and is the only Household Cavalry regiment in the Indian Army. The unit was renamed in 1784, 1859, 1944, and 1946, before it adopted its present name in 1950.

Unlike the [[Foot Guards]] but more like the [[Household Cavalry]], these two regiments recruit nationally with officers and other ranks coming from every corner of India regardless of caste, religion and language.

===Malaysia===
The [[Malaysian Army]] maintains an administrative Household Division, which is actually an infantry brigade, the 12th Malaysian Infantry Brigade (Household and Guards Brigade), made up of two infantry battalions each from the [[Royal Malay Regiment]] and the [[Royal Ranger Regiment]] and the [[Malaysian Royal Armoured Corps]] Mounted Ceremonial Squadron. The Royal Malay Regiment serves as the Household Foot Guards Regiment of the ''[[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]]'' and the ''Raja Permasuri Agong'' (King and Queen of Malaysia), together with Royal Armoured Corps Mounted Ceremonial Squadron, which serve as the ceremonial royal cavalry escort unit. Their responsibilities are at the [[Istana Negara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim|Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur]] as the Royal Household Troops and Guards. The 1st Battalion, Royal Ranger Regiment, the seniormost battalion of the regiment, also serves in the public duties role.

Given the large size of the Royal Malaysian Regiment as the senior regiment of the Malaysian infantry, the ceremonial responsibility of Foot Guards are the permanent duties of the unit's 1st Battalion. While both the 1st Battalion RMR and 1st Battalion RRR recruit only Malays (with the latter also having in their ranks soldiers from the Sarawak and Sabah ethnic minorities), the Mounted Ceremonial Squadron is a multiracial formation, with Malay, Indian, Chinese and Orang Asli servicemen.

===United Kingdom===
[[File:QUEENS CAVALRY READY FOR SUMMER OF CEREMONIAL MOD 45162399.jpg|thumb|Troopers of the [[Blues and Royals]] at [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]]. The unit is one of two cavalry regiments of the British Household Cavalry.]]
In the [[United Kingdom]], the Household Division consists of seven regiments, giving rise to the division's motto of ''septem juncta in uno'' (Latin for "seven joined in one"):

*[[Household Cavalry]] (composed of the [[Life Guards (British Army)|Life Guards]] and the [[Blues and Royals]])
*[[Brigade of Guards|Foot Guards]] (composed of the [[Grenadier Guards]], the [[Coldstream Guards]], the [[Scots Guards]], the [[Irish Guards]], and the [[Welsh Guards]])

The seven regiments that form the Household Division in the United Kingdom are all currently units of the regular army. From 1950 to 1968, the term Household Brigade was used. In 2004, the Minister of Defence announced that the Foot Guards would gain a reserve (or [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]]) battalion, the [[London Regiment (1993)|London Regiment]], but as yet the Division's motto has not been changed to reflect the eighth regiment.

They are under the command of the [[Major-General commanding the Household Division|Major-General Commanding the Household Division]], who is also General Officer Commanding [[London District (British Army)|London District]]. The Divisional command is made up of the Major General, his [[Chief of Staff]] (usually a Colonel), the [[Brigade Major]] (usually a Lieutenant Colonel), the Staff Captain, Staff Officer Ceremonial, Superintending Clerk and the [[Garrison Sergeant Major]]. In addition, both the Household Cavalry and the Foot Guards have their own chains of command, as do the individual regiments.<ref>[http://www.theguardsmuseum.com/The-Division-Today The Division Today (Guards Museum)]</ref>
[[File:Trooping the Colour Inspection.JPG|thumb|The Queen inspect the Foot Guards at the [[Trooping the Colour]] in [[London]]]]

The connection with the Sovereign remains important ceremonially, and the Household Division provides ceremonial for the Crown. The Sovereign is [[Colonel-in-chief]] of all the constituent regiments of the Division. One of the five Foot Guards regiments is selected each year to troop their colour before the Sovereign at [[Trooping the Colour]] annually in June. This ceremony includes march-pasts in slow and quick time, and is attended by the Household Troops. Orders for the Household Division are conveyed to the Major-General via officers who are part of the [[Royal Households of the United Kingdom|Royal Household]]: the [[Field Officer in Brigade Waiting]] (for the Foot Guards) and the [[Silver Stick]] in Waiting (for the [[Household Cavalry]]).

The Foot Guards provide two [[battalion]]s and incremental companies at any one time tasked for public duties together with the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.defence.gov.au/afg/ AU – Australia’s Federation Guard (AFG)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041010072125/http://www.army.dnd.ca/CDN_GRENADIER_GUARDS/ CA – The Canadian Grenadier Guards]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041013082042/http://www.army.dnd.ca/GGFG/index_e.asp CA – The Governor General’s Foot Guards]
*[http://www.gg.ca/ CA – The Governor General’s Horse Guards]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090411222921/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Regiments/Guards.html IN – The Brigade of the Guards]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060803123915/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Regiments2/PBG.html IN – The President's Bodyguard]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131020093235/http://www.army.mod.uk/music/ UK - British Army Music]
*[http://www.householddivision.org.uk UK – HQ Household Division]
*[http://www.army.mod.uk/householdcavalry/ UK – The Household Cavalry]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050204025211/http://www.army.mod.uk/kingstprha/ UK – The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery]

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