Colonel Making Everyone Laugh The 4 O’ Clock Parade

Colonel Making Everyone Laugh The 4 O’ Clock Parade King’s Troop. The 4 O’ Clock Parade. The Dismount Parade which takes place daily on the courtyard in front of Horse Guards when the mounted sentries who have been guarding the official entrance to Buckingham Palace are relieved by dismounted sentries. Also known as ’The Four ’O’ Clock Parade’ and ’Punishment Parade’ it takes place at 16:00 daily when following an inspection by an Officer the mounted guards dismount, then take their horses back to the stables for the night. History of the Parade The 4 ’o’ Clock Parade started in 1894 when Queen Victoria found the entire guard drinking and gambling while on duty and as a punishment, ordered that they had to be inspected every day at 4pm by an officer for the next 100 years! Although the 100 years finished in 1994 the reigning Queen wanted the parade to continue as a tradition. Two dismounted sentries will then guard the entran