Thai Royal Guards parade
thai royal guard parade also known trooping colour occurs every december since celebration birthday king thailand king guard royal thai armed force perform military parade pledge loyalty monarch venue royal plaza bangkok thailand front dusit palace ananta samakhom throne hall three branch armed force take part parade seen composition massed military band bugle squad colour party military unit participating parade notable colourful uniform display pith helmet heavy plume resembling bearskin worn except lone cavalry unit attendance britishstyle cavalry helmet thai lance horseback naval cadet uniform nod british military tradition royal thai armed force since time king rama v chulalongkorn final year th century combination british german military drill ceremonial general public also attend parade celebration thai television station broadcast entire nation participating battalion royal thai army two battalion one royal thai navy royal thai marine corp another two battalion coming royal thai air force full dress uniform active military unit rest military academy royal thai armed force represented cadet battalion academy led commandant tradition started king bhumibol adulyadej rama ix simple colour ceremony new colour st infantry regiment king bodyguard grown national military tradition year since however trooping colour held however oath taking part ceremony retained plus ceremonial marchin marchout troop massed band royal salute royal gun salute parade came back year break time king birthday celebration dec st inf regiment king guard royal thai army received colour king bhumibol adulyadej capacity head royal thai armed force bangkok trooped presence thus beginning national military tradition grown purely infantry activity becoming armed forceswide celebration year original unit joined unit representing royal thai armed force form thai counterpart british household division foot unit mounted unit parade past royal family day military academy rtaf rest unit within armed force difference one parade unit designated king guard king full constitutional duty head royal thai armed force three branch royal security command drawn personnel army unit follows st rd battalion st infantry regiment king bodyguard aka ratchawanlop st nd battalion th infantry regiment king bodyguard st nd battalion st infantry regiment queen guard aka thahan suea rachini st infantry regiment king guard st cavalry squadron king guard th cavalry squadron king guard st engineer battalion king guard st marine battalion king guard royal thai marine corp security force regiment king guard royal thai air force st battalion naval cadet regiment king guard st battalion crma cadet regiment king guard st battalion air cadet regiment king guard st field artillery regiment king guard st battalion ceremonial battery provides ceremonial gun salute royal occasion also parade parade field officer usually appointment given experienced officer army rank major general regimental staff composed officer unit parade led parade brigade major billet colonel massed military band parade made following band mostly fall royal thai army one band air force band st battalion st infantry regiment king close bodyguard band rd battalion st infantry regiment king close bodyguard band st battalion th infantry regiment king bodyguard regimental band chulachomklao royal military academy band nd battalion th infantry regiment king bodyguard band st battalion st infantry regiment queen guard band st battalion st infantry regiment king guard regimental band navaminda kasatriyadhiraj royal thai air force academy combined strength bandsman led senior director music bangkok capital garrison district billet field officer army st nd guard regiment battalion march first forming st guard brigade nd brigade formed rdth regiment massed band mostly royal thai army lead column cavalry squadron take post behind infantry unit colour take post quick time first later slow time towards field officer staff arrival king queen behalf crown prince princess royal chief defense force thailand former two parade field sansoen phra barami played massed band royal salute rendered report field officer king queen present parade inspection guard division present birthday event even day inspection omitted present king behalf crown prince andor princess royal step inspection vehicle walk towards saluting base royal plaza military oath loyalty king thailand commander chief royal armed force st royal general salute especially king present sansoen phra barami played massed band w gun salute speech gratitude king message king armed force nation chief defense force king absent cdf lead oath loyalty message nd royal general salute color return battalion quick time parade form march pas review quick time march king present following follow bugler sound attention call twice field officer order parade fix bayonet guard battalion fix bayonet cavalry excluded fo order left turn rd th regiment composing nd brigade ordered later turn take post needed several pace away st brigade fo order parade slope arm followed bugler sounding call march past tune royal guard march parade march past quick time crowd assembled standing bowing whenever victory colour marched past saluting base march past quick time end music change king cotton march massed band cavalry troop trot past saluting base band take position saluting base play song especially composed king return position line following return massed band parade render one final royal salute king queen whole royal party depart king guard thailand trooping colour united kingdom royal thai armed force head royal thai armed force st division king guard wwwrtamithuparadeparadehtm archived