Band of the Grenadier Guards in Windsor 6 October 2026

The Band of the Grenadier Guards providing musical support for Changing the Guard in Windsor on 6 October 2026. The New Guard was shown as being from 26 Engineer Regiment, and the Old Guard was shown as being from Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards. It looked as if the event was being filmed, and/or sound-recorded, by military personnel. I thought that the band gave a great performance of a fine selection of marches, with a good solid sound. This was a morning that started foggy and cool, but as time passed the fog lifted and it got warmer, with a bit of sunshine towards the end. There was hardly any wind (wind can affect the recorded sound). It stayed dry throughout the time I was there. The usual aircraft noise wasn't especially obtrusive (the planes were taking off over the town). The crowds were generally relatively light. In places I've left largely uncut footage where the band hasn't yet come into view, or has gone out of view, in order to keep as much of the music as possible. 00:01 The band emerging from the barracks, and marching up Sheet Street and round into the High Street on their way to Windsor Castle, leading the New Guard, playing "To Your Guard" (W.T.Hughes), and then "First and Finest" (Dennis Burton MBE). 03:16 The band marching off the High Street, continuing up Castle Hill and entering the castle, leading the New Guard, still playing the last few notes of "First and Finest" (Dennis Burton MBE), and then "The Mareth Line" (A.W.Brown). 05:17 The band marching back down Windsor High Street and round into Sheet Street towards the barracks, leading the Old Guard, playing "Guards Armoured Division" (George H.Willcocks), and then "Unter den Linden" (W.A.Crosse). 08:38 Filmed from quite a long way down Sheet Street, the band, leading the Old Guard, marching back down Sheet Street and approaching the barracks, playing "On the Quarter Deck" (Kenneth Alford), with the tune at the "Trio" of the march still heard after they've gone out of view.