[2] On 18 June 1944 over one hundred twenty people were killed at Wellington Barracks when a German flying bomb hit the chapel.

[1] In 1985, during the band's two hundredth anniversary year, the Coldstream Guards kicked off the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium, performing "a fanfare composed by the Director of Music Lt Col Richard Ridings".

[4] The following day at a St. Paul's Cathedral memorial service, the Queen herself joined in the singing of the American national anthem, an unprecedented occurrence.

Selected occasions that are most famous include: In June 2009 the band signed a record deal with Universal Music imprint Decca, reportedly worth £1 million.

In the closing credits of Dad's Army, the band played a instrumental march version of the theme tune, Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?, conducted by Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel) Trevor L.