Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms

His Majesty's Body Guard of the
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
Badge of the Gentlemen-at-Arms
Active1509-
CountryEngland
TypeDismounted bodyguard
RoleRoyal Body Guard
SizeOne Troop
Part ofSovereign's Body Guard
Garrison/HQLondon
MarchThe Nearest Guard
EngagementsGuinegate, Boulogne
Commanders
Colonel in ChiefHM The King
CaptainThe Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Chief Whip in the House of Lords
Insignia
Collar badgePortcullis
PlumeWhite

His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms is a bodyguard to the British Monarch. Until 17 March 1834, they were known as The Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners.