Jamaicans go on guard at Buckingham Palace
The Queen was being guarded by Jamaican soldiers for the first time in nearly a decade today.
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion Jamaica Regiment took their places outside Buckingham Palace, where they will mount the Queens Guard on alternate days for the next month.
They will also be on guard at Windsor Castle at the end of July.
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The soldiers arrive to take up their posts
It is only the second time regiment has performed the ceremonial duty - the 2nd Battalion guarded the palace in 1999.
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The Battalion on parade
Colonel Derek Robinson, who commands the Jamaica Regiment, said: "Competition for the opportunity of coming to London to mount the Queens Guard has been fierce, training has been intense and the best of my men are looking forward to the honour of guarding Her Majesty.
"Mounting the Queens Guard symbolises one of the highest tributes we can pay the Sovereign,for the Jamaica Regiment and for the wider Jamaican community."
The troops are accompanied by a combined military and regimental band, who will also appear at the Notting Hill Carnival.
