I Keep Mentioning A Series We Both Watch, The Tudors,

although primarily about Henry V111,

his father Henry V11 set up 500 years ago the Yeomen of the Guard, to celebrate this on the 500th anniversary of his death on April 21st, the Queen a few days ago placed a posy at his tomb in the Abbey's Lady Chapel, Henry VII created the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth,

the Yeomen of the Guard are the oldest of the royal bodyguards and the oldest military corps in existence in Britain, there are 73 Yeomen, all of whom are former officers and sergeants of the British Services, the Yeomen of the Guard are not the same as the Yeomen Warders - who are affectionately known as Beefeaters - who guard the Tower of London, although their uniforms are almost identical,

the Yeomen of the Guard can be distinguished by their cross belts, worn from the left shoulder, British and proud of it!