King's Colour Squadron

In addition to Royal Air Force events, the Squadron has the privilege of mounting the King's Guard at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and The Tower of London each year, and regularly has the honour of welcoming visiting heads of state on their arrival to the United Kingdom.

This routinely includes providing ceremonial guards for the State Opening of Parliament, the National Service of Remembrance parade at the Cenotaph, and large UK hosted events such as the G7 Summit in Cornwall in 2021.

[2] The Squadron provided the Bearer Party and Guard of Honour when an RAF C-17 delivered Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to London from Scotland on her death in September 2022.

It was a pure ceremonial unit for 30 years, providing the sole escort to the Colour,[4] and famed for its displays of continuity drill, which are performed without a single word of command.

More recently, Hong Kong, also the Squadron was privileged to take part in the RAF Regiment’s 80th anniversary parade held at Buckingham Palace.

QCS at the Changing of the Guard