For more news and videos visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com<br />Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision<br />Add us on Facebook ☛ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2C<br /><br />Royal Canadian Mounted Police acted as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II personal bodyguards on Wednesday. <br /><br />In their famous red coats and wide-brimmed hats, the Mounties rode down the Mall near Buckingham Palace, and took part in the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Horse Guards Parade. <br /><br />They were changing guard with the Queen's normal bodyguards or Life Guards - the Household Cavalry, who are distinctive for their navy or red cloaks, shiny helmets and long black boots. <br /><br />The Life Guards have acted in this way for the Sovereign since the 17th century. <br /><br />Earlier this year the Queen was made Commandant in Chief of the Canadian forces and she returned the honour by inviting the Mounties to take part in the traditional ceremony. <br /><br />The invitation is part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations and was a gesture first made by her grandfather King George VI in 1936. <br /><br />The Mounties are acting as the Life Guards on Wednesday and Friday. <br /><br />The team comprise 15 men - and for the first time, women too. <br /><br />They are using the Household Cavalry's horses, not their own, which they said was the most difficult thing for them to learn to get used to. <br /><br />The Canadians have also been told they must hold with the tradition of not smiling while they are standing sentry duty.
