What do they think about while on duty, motionless, mostly expressionless? Buckingham Palace, London. The King’s Guard. Sentries at Buckingham Palace and St James Palace are on duty for 24 or 48 hours, 2 hours on, 4 hours off. A sentry will come to attention every 10 minutes, slope arms and march across their post, normally about 20 paces in total. Havi…
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