Changing the Guard at Belém Palace, Lisbon, Portugal, 4K

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This video shows one of the most beautiful military ceremonies around the world.
21 of November 2021

The Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) promotes on the third Sunday of each month, at 11:00 a.m., through the Presidential Squadron, the Changing of the Guard to the Belém National Palace, which is often described as one of the most beautiful military ceremonies around the world, usually attended by hundreds of people.

The Changing of the Guard, which is a ceremony with great symbolism and tradition, emerged in 1969, resuming an old military tradition. The ceremony is carried out by the military elements to guarantee permanent security to the official residence of His Excellency the President of the Republic and to render military honours to the heads of State that have visited Portugal since 1912, the year in which the Belém National Palace became the official residence of His Excellency the President of the Republic.

In the ceremony, participate one-hundred and sixty (160) GNR military elements that constitute the Palace Guards (the relieved guard and the relieving guard), the Music Band, a Platoon on horseback that escorts the bearer of the password (“Santo-e-Senha”), the Charanga (brass band) on horseback and the K-9 dogs and dog handlers.

On the balcony of the Palace, three buglers herald the beginning of the ceremony, with the military parade and a performance of the Music Band that embellishes the entire ceremony by performing military marches, as well as a musical piece that differs every month.

The ceremony has several very characteristic moments: first there is the greeting of the two Forces, then the greeting between commanders of both forces, the escort to the bearer of the password ("Santo-e-Senha”), which is the code word for the garrison, usually a name made known to guards and sentries to recognize those who are approaching.

At the end of the ceremony, the brass band on horseback (the Charanga) performs in the Vasco da Gama Garden, where the public watches a magnificent carousel of moves executed by their horses while the riders present the audience with musical snippets, being the only brass band on horseback in the world to play at full gallop.