On State occasions the band and trumpeters wear a special tunic of crimson heavily braided with gold. A crimson cord it worn in the centre of the shoulder belt. A broad scarlet stripe is worn down the sides of the overalls. In addition to the four Standards carried by the Household Cavalry, the Royal Horse Guards have a crimson silk Standard presented by King William IV. The Silver Kettle Drums were presented by King George III. ROYAL HORSE GUARDS (The Blues) The Royal Horse Guards is the only cavalry regiment now in existence that formed part of the Parliamentary Army during the reign of Charles I. In the autumn of 1660, after the Restoration, its disbandment was ordered but not carried out, and King Charles "gave orders for raising a regiment of horse of eight troops, of which the Earl of Oxforde was to be Collonel, and also of a troop of horse guards." This was done under a Royal Warrant of 26th of January, 1661. In 1690 the regiment was called "The Oxford Blues" to distinguish it from the Earl of Portland's (Dutch) "Horse Guards." During the campaign in Flanders (1742-1745) it was known as "The Blue Guards," and is now popularly called "The Blues." See Note "A," 1st Life Guards. [Illustration: The Standard and Uniforms of the 3rd Dragoon Guards] [Illustration: The Drum Horse of the 7th Dragoon Guards--Review Order] [Illustration] (_Depot_, Dunbar.) On Standard, The Royal Cypher within the Garter. "Blenheim," "Ramillies," "Oudenarde," "Malplaquet," "Dettingen," "Warburg," "Beaumont," "Waterloo," "Sevastopol," "Taku Forts," "Pekin, 1860," "South Africa, 1879, 1901-02." _Uniform_, Scarlet. _Facings_, Blue. _Head-dress_, Brass helmet with red plume; band, white plume. _Forage cap_, Blue, with blue band. Linked Regiment, 5th Dragoon Guards. The Sergeants are entitled to wear the Regimental badge on their chevrons. 1st (King's) DRAGOON GUARDS The 1st Dragoon Guards were styled "The Queen's Regiment of Horse" when first raised in 1685 on the accession of James II. When in Flanders with Marlborough, the regiment wore cuirasses, and had bright yellow facings. In 1714, in recognition of its brilliant services, the title was changed to "The King's Regiment of Horse," and in 1746 to "The 1st (or King's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards." A detachment of the regiment captured the Zulu King Cetewayo after his defeat at the battle of Ulundi. The battlefields of Flanders figure in the regiment's history no less than four times, viz.: In 1695 under King William at the siege of Namur; in 1704-9 under Marlborough at Schellenberg, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, and Malplaquet; in 1759 when it fought at Minden and elsewhere; and in the Great War, 1914. Nicknames: "The K.D.G.'s," also "The Trades Union." [Illustration] (_Depot_, Newport, Mon.) On Standard, the Cypher of Queen Caroline within the Garter. "Warburg," "Willems," "Lucknow," "South Africa, 1901-02."