# Mounties guard the Queen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-guard-the-queen/622814>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 23, 2012, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-guard-the-queen/622814 "2012-05-23T09:29:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-guard-the-queen/622814/21 "2012-05-27T07:37:03Z")

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> [@mnemosyne](#):
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> They are wearing the red serge; I think the blue uniforms were being worn during training, but they are definitely in the red while on duty.

You’re right - thanks.

Link to article with photo: [Mounties guard the Queen for a day](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/05/23/rcmp-musical-ride-buckingham.html).

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**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mounties-guard-the-queen/622814/22 "2012-05-27T21:16:14Z")

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There can’t be all that many of them who can ride a horse these days. Did they ship the entire Musical Ride over?

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