Editing Guards Division (section)

== Telling the regiments apart ==
[[File:Trooping the Colour 2018 (12).jpg|thumb|Two officers and a Warrant Officer class I of the Irish Guards – in this image the blue plume can be seen on the right hand side of the bearskin, the tunic buttons are grouped in fours, and the shamrock badge is on the collar. The Officer on the far side has a parachute badge indicating he's trained to deploy as a parachutist.]]
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The five regiments of foot guards are most often seen in full dress uniform, comprising navy trousers, scarlet tunic and [[bearskin]] cap. From a distance they appear identical, but there are ways to distinguish between the regiments:
* The colour of the plume, and which side of the bearskin it is worn on
* The spacing of the tunic buttons
* The badge worn on the collar
* The badge worn on the shoulder

{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Regiment
! Plume
! Plume colour
! Button spacing
! Collar badge
! Shoulder badge
|-
| [[Grenadier Guards]]
| Left
| White
| Singly
| [[Grenade (insignia)|Grenade]]
| [[Royal cypher#Elizabeth II|Royal Cypher]]
|-
| [[Coldstream Guards]]
| Right
| Red
| Pairs
| [[Order of the Garter#Other occasions|Garter Star]]
| [[Rose]]
|-
| [[Scots Guards]]
| {{NA}}
| {{NA}}
| Threes
| [[Thistle#Heraldry|Thistle]]
| [[Order of the Thistle#Habit and insignia|Thistle Star]]
|-
| [[Irish Guards]]
| Right
| Blue
| Fours
| [[Shamrock#Symbol of Ireland|Shamrock]]
| [[Order of St Patrick#Vestments and accoutrements|St Patrick Star]]
|-
| [[Welsh Guards]]
| Left
| {{hlist|White|Green|White}}
| Fives
| [[Leek#Cultural significance|Leek]]
| Leek
|}
[[File:British Army Guards officers stars.jpg|thumb|The rank insignia for officers are also differentiated by what specific stars are used.<br />Left to right: Rank slides used by Grenadier, Coldstream, and Welsh Guards. Rank slides used by Scots Guards. Rank slides used by Irish Guards. Standard rank slides used by other army officers.]]