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Band of the Coldstream Guards in Windsor 24 February 2026

The Band of the Coldstream Guards providing musical support for Changing the Guard in Windsor on 24 February 2026. The New Guard was from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, and the Old Guard, also, was from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. It was a cool, mainly sunny morning with various "fair weather" clouds, but it was quite windy in places (wind can affect the recorded sound). It stayed dry throughout. The usual aircraft noise was not as loud as on some recent previous visits, with the planes flying over the town after they'd taken off from Heathrow Airport. The crowds seemed to be very light. This was my first visit to Windsor for about 3 months, so there was a bit of re-familiarisation to do. However, despite me using a first train that was 30 minutes earlier than I'd normally use, there was so much disruption on the outbound journey that I actually arrived in Windsor some 20 minutes later than I had planned, leaving me in a stressed-up state with very little time to get properly organised. 0:00 The band, having emerged from the barracks, marching up Sheet Street and round into the High Street on their way to Windsor Castle, leading the New Guard, playing "Bond of Friendship" (John Mackenzie Rogan), and then starting "The Middy" (Kenneth Alford). 3:23 The band marching off the High Street, continuing up Castle Hill and entering the castle, leading the New Guard, playing "Flying Eagle" ("Adlerflug-Marsch") (H.L.Blankenburg), and then "The British Grenadiers" (Regimental Quick March of the Grenadier Guards). 4:56 The band marching back down Windsor High Street and round into Sheet Street towards the barracks, leading the Old Guard, playing the tail-end of "Cross of Honour" (William Rimmer), and then "Machine Gun Guards" (Eric Marechal). "Cross of Honour" is more usually associated with brass bands than with military bands and, indeed, although it was of a good vintage, it was part of the soundtrack of the 1990s film "Brassed Off". 7:58 Filmed from quite a long way down Sheet Street, the band, leading the Old Guard, marching back down Sheet Street and approaching the barracks, playing "The Mareth Line" (A.W.Brown), and then "The Grenadiers Return".