Part of the Household Division, it is classed as a regiment of guards, and carries out mounted (and some dismounted) ceremonial duties on State and Royal occasions.

[12] The Household Cavalry Coach Troop is a unit of the Mounted Regiment based at Combermere Barracks in Windsor.

[13] The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment carries out regular ceremonial duties throughout the year.

The HCMR is responsible for the provision of the Sovereign's Escort, most commonly seen at the monarch's annual Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour) in June each year.

Perhaps most famously, in recent years, the men and women of the Household Cavalry have provided an escort for Queen Elizabeth II, both in London and to her final resting place at her home of Windsor Castle in September 2022.

[14] The Household Cavalry Musical Ride has been performed at agricultural shows, military tattoos since the 1880s.