{"title":"King \u0026 Country Ceremonials","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe British state pageantry tradition is the most visually distinctive in the world: bearskin caps and scarlet tunics on the Foot Guards, mounted Household Cavalry in cuirasses and plumed helmets, Highland pipers in government tartan, Yeomen of the Guard still in the red and gold Tudor uniform Henry VII issued in 1485. These are not historical recreations — they are the working ceremonial dress of operational regiments that still mount the King's Guard, ride in royal processions, and stand sentinel at coronations, state funerals, the State Opening of Parliament, and Trooping the Colour. King \u0026amp; Country's Ceremonials range brings every one of those regiments to the collector's display shelf in 1\/30 (60mm) matte-painted detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"scots-guards-drummer","title":"Scots Guards Drummer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Scots Guards are the senior Scottish regiment of the British Army, formed in 1642 and one of the five regiments that make up the Household Division's Foot Guards. They have served everywhere the British Army has fought since — the wars of Marlborough, the Peninsular campaign, Waterloo, the Crimea, the trenches of the Great War, the desert in 1942, the Falklands in 1982 — but their public face is the ceremonial duty in London: guarding the royal palaces, Trooping the Colour, the State Opening of Parliament. The Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards have been part of that public role since the regiment first incorporated pipers in the eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis figure is a Scots Guards side drummer in the standing-at-attention position, in the ceremonial dress uniform: scarlet tunic with the \"Fleur-de-Lis\" lace pattern that dates to the period when English monarchs claimed the throne of France, padded shoulder wings (originally protective against downward sword cuts and now retained as a musician's distinguishing mark), white cross-belts, dark trousers with the regimental red stripe, and the bearskin cap worn without a plume — the small detail that distinguishes Scots Guards from the four other Foot Guards regiments. He carries the side drum on a white sling at his right hip, sticks in hand. He works as a ceremonial centerpiece on his own, especially paired with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/breagans.com\/products\/edinburgh-castle-gateway\" title=\"Edinburgh castle diorama\"\u003eEdinburgh Castle Gateway\u003c\/a\u003e or a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/breagans.com\/products\/british-guard-box\" title=\"British Guard Box for diorama\"\u003eBritish Guard Box\u003c\/a\u003e for an authentic display setting. Collectors building a full Scots Guards Pipes and Drums display will want at least three or four drummers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\/30 scale, matte-painted, single figure boxed. Catalog number CE120. As with the rest of the King \u0026amp; Country Ceremonial range, the painting holds to parade-ground detail intended to read well in display.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"King and Country","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48881107501284,"sku":"CE120","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/7024\/2788\/files\/CE120.jpg?v=1778095017"},{"product_id":"scots-guards-drum-major","title":"Scots Guards Drum Major","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a Foot Guards band, the Drum Major is the most visible person on the parade ground — he marches at the front, sets the tempo, signals every formation change with the mace he carries, and is responsible for the band's appearance, drill, and timing. He is a Warrant Officer, usually WO2, which means he has spent years in the regiment as both musician and soldier before being selected for the role. The Scots Guards Drum Major leads the Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards through Trooping the Colour, the State Opening of Parliament, and every other ceremonial event the regiment plays for. The figure depicts him in full ceremonial dress on a state occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis figure shows the Drum Major in the standing-at-attention pose, in the heavily decorated ceremonial uniform: scarlet tunic with elaborate gold lace and embroidery, the red sash of office worn across the chest, dark trousers with regimental red stripe, and the bearskin cap. He carries the mace upright in his right hand and the sword at his left hip — both symbols of his warrant officer rank. He pairs naturally with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/breagans.com\/products\/scots-guards-drummer\" title=\"Scots Guard drummer toy soldier\"\u003eScots Guards Drummer\u003c\/a\u003e for the band leadership, and with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/breagans.com\/products\/edinburgh-castle-gateway\" title=\"Castle diorama\"\u003eEdinburgh Castle Gateway\u003c\/a\u003e or a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/breagans.com\/products\/british-guard-box\" title=\"Diorama accessory\"\u003eBritish Guard Box\u003c\/a\u003e for an authentic ceremonial display setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\/30 scale, matte-painted, single figure boxed. Catalog number CE122. As with the rest of the King \u0026amp; Country Ceremonial range, the painting holds to parade-ground detail intended to read well in display.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"King and Country","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48881130569956,"sku":"CE122","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/7024\/2788\/files\/CE122.jpg?v=1778096208"},{"product_id":"scots-guards-bass-drummer","title":"Scots Guards Bass Drummer","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery Foot Guards Pipes and Drums band has exactly one Bass Drummer. The bass drum is the heartbeat of the band — the deep, slow pulse the marching soldiers and the rest of the musicians key to — and only one bass drummer is needed because there is only one bass drum to play. The drum itself is one of the regiment's most ceremonial objects: oversized, handmade, decorated with the hand-painted regimental crest on the front and the scroll of battle honours around the rim. In the Scots Guards, that scroll runs from Namur in 1695 through Marlborough's wars, the Peninsular campaign, Waterloo, the Crimea, both World Wars, and into the campaigns of the late twentieth century — the regiment's whole history mounted on one drum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis figure is the Scots Guards Bass Drummer in standing position, wearing the No. 1 Parade Dress uniform: scarlet ceremonial tunic with the Fleur-de-Lis lace pattern (visible at the shoulders and sleeves), the bearskin cap worn without a plume in Scots Guards style, dark trousers with regimental red stripe, and the long white apron — leather or PVC in modern usage — that protects the tunic from contact with the drum. He holds the bass drumstick in his right hand, drum at his left side, decorated with the hand-painted regimental crest. He pairs naturally with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/breagans.com\/products\/scots-guards-drum-major\" title=\"Drum Major toy soldier\"\u003eScots Guards Drum Major\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/breagans.com\/products\/scots-guards-drummer\" title=\"Drummer toy soldier\"\u003eScots Guards Drummer\u003c\/a\u003e to form the core of the band, and with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/breagans.com\/products\/edinburgh-castle-gateway\" title=\"Castle diorama\"\u003eEdinburgh Castle Gateway\u003c\/a\u003e for an authentic Scottish ceremonial setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\/30 scale, matte-painted, single figure boxed. Catalog number CE123. As with the rest of the King \u0026amp; Country Ceremonial range, the painting holds to parade-ground detail intended to read well in display.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"King and Country","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48881178738916,"sku":"CE123","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/7024\/2788\/files\/CE123.jpg?v=1778096887"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/7024\/2788\/collections\/unnamed_5_a2ee92eb-bf05-4ce5-b288-67c3e3fbf69d.jpg?v=1780783736","url":"https:\/\/breagans.com\/collections\/king-country-ceremonials.oembed","provider":"Breagans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}