Original British Household Cavalry Lifeguard Parade Helmet with White Plume Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. The Household Cavalry is made up of the two most senior regiments in the British Army: the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals. It is divided into the Household Cavalry Regiment, stationed at Kiwi Barracks in Wiltshire, and the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, which is garrisoned at Hyde Park Barracks in London.

The soldiers of the Household Cavalry have acted as the monarch’s guardians since 1660. It is also the public face of the British Army both in the UK and abroad. The Household Cavalry Regiment has an active operational role which sees soldiers serve in armored fighting vehicles, handling the nation’s conflicts.

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment carries out ceremonial duties on state and royal occasions, such as Trooping the Colour. This is the regiment that accompanied the Queen’s coffin at the London parade.

Released from British Government Stores in the early 1990s, we were fortunate to obtain very few examples. These were used, then “retired” from service and stored in a warehouse for approximately 20 years before IMA was fortunate enough to be able to acquire a few.

This is an absolutely beautiful, genuine British Life Guards Parade helmet and comes complete with the original leather liner, ringed chin scales and white dyed genuine horsehair plume. The Helmet plate displays the “Queen’s Crown” indicating military service post 1952. The helmet does show use and long time neglected storage and is in need of a good cleaning.

This wonderful example comes more than ready for display.