the Horse Guards
/ðə ˈhɔːs ɡɑːdz/
/ðə ˈhɔːrs ɡɑːrdz/
- (also also formal the Royal Horse Guards)a group of cavalry soldiers (= soldiers who once fought on horses) in the British Army. They are now part of the Blues and Royals.
- the building in Whitehall in London outside which the ceremony of Changing the Guard takes place