On June 6, 2019, The Duchess of Cambridge attended the Household Division’s Beating Retreat at Horse Guards Parade in London. (The Duchess was wearing a Catherine Walker coat she has previously worn in Canada). The ceremony is a colourful pageant of military music and precision drill carried out by the Mounted Bands of the Household Cavalry and the Massed Bands of the Household Division. The salute is taken by a member of the Royal Family. |