British Army Grenadier Guards Pacesticking April 2026 Photo Print

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, British Army, stand with their pace sticks during the Battalion's Inter-Company Pacesticking Competition at Lille Barracks, Aldershot, in April 2026. The shot is a close crop at waist height, so no faces are shown. It focuses on the khaki No 2 dress jackets, crimson sashes and white belts, with brass-tipped pace sticks held at the side. On the right, a hand grips a stick whose brass arms are partly open, and medal ribbons and rank chevrons can just be seen at the top of the frame. The competition also picked the team to represent the Household Division at the Pacesticking Championship at Sandhurst. The Grenadier Guards are the senior regiment of Foot Guards in the British Army. They trace their origins to 1656, when a regiment was raised in Bruges for the exiled King Charles II. The regiment was given the title "Grenadier" after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and has served since then as both a front-line infantry regiment and part of the Household Division, taking part in the great state ceremonial occasions in London. This print is ideal for Grenadier Guards and British Army veterans, drill instructors and anyone with a connection to the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. Product Details Image Taken: 29th April 2026 Photographer: SSgt Donald C Todd © Crown copyright 2026 - UK MOD Licensed under the Open Government Licence (OGV3)