household cavalry
Americannoun
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This time there's the glitter of a carriage procession from Buckingham Palace with the household cavalry accompanying them.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
McCarthy, the Australian ambassador, said he had heard that Queen Elizabeth II’s royal household team featured Grenadier Guards and the royal household cavalry.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2014
The artillery was drawn up on the walls, the little squadron of household cavalry was in attendance upon the Marquis.
From The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
You, P.D., favorite trooper of our household cavalry!
From Over the Pass by Palmer, Frederick
Another body of household cavalry distinguished by blue coats and cloaks, and still called the Blues, was generally quartered in the neighbourhood of the capital.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
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