FRIDAY FOTO Extra (4/29/2011)

Preparing for the Wedding

Photo by Sgt. Dan Harmer, Crown Copyright/MoD

Red-coated soldiers of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment’s Life Guards exercise in Hyde Park ahead of the April 29 Royal Wedding. They are one of two cavalry units that protect the British sovereign. The other is the Blues and Royals (also known as the Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons).

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