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Coldstream Guards

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a guard regiment of the English royal household: formed in Coldstream, Scotland, 1659–60, and instrumental in restoring the English monarchy under Charles II.


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In full ceremonial dress, the oldest continuously serving regiment in the British Army paraded through the border town with the Band of the Coldstream Guards.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2025

Hundreds of Coldstream Guards throwing their bearskin hats into the air and shouting “hip, hip hooray!”

From Seattle Times May 6, 2023

The Band of the Coldstream Guards saluted the the proclamation.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2022

In 1999, she resigned from the household of Prince Charles and married Charles Pettifer, a former officer in the Coldstream Guards.

From New York Times Jul. 21, 2022

The bridge was held by the Coldstream Guards.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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