Editing Yeomen of the Guard (section)

==Modern day==
===Membership===
[[File:Yeomen of the Guard.JPG|thumb|upright|Yeomen of the Guard in the procession to the annual service of the [[Order of the Garter]] at [[Windsor Castle]]]]
From 1830 candidates must have served in either the [[British Army]] or [[Royal Marines]]. In 1934, the first [[Royal Air Force]] candidate was accepted. In 2018, the first [[Royal Navy]] Warrant Officer was appointed. Candidates (both servicemen and servicewomen) must have completed at least 22 years of service, attained at least the rank of Sergeant or Petty Officer, and been awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. On appointment, the age required is between 42 and 55. All Yeomen retire at 70 years of age. The corps' size varied slightly over the times. Once, the Guard had a limit of 64 Yeomen and Officers available for appointments.<ref name=YeomanGuardHomeIA/> As of 2022, it was made up of 73 servicemen and officers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Yeomen of the Guard |last=Castelow |first=Ellen |url=https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Yeomen-Of-The-Guard/ |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=historic-uk.com}}</ref> 
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===Duties===
Today, the Yeomen of the Guard have a purely ceremonial role. As a visual reminder of their origin, the Yeomen still wear the red and gold uniforms of the [[Tudor period]]. Armed with a sword (which is always sheathed) and an ornamental [[Partisan (weapon)|partisan]], they escort the sovereign. The Guard is mustered on demand, about eight times each year. This includes an annual Roll Call and the Sovereign's Inspection (which has been changed to once every 4–5 years). They are in attendance at various occasions such as at the annual [[Maundy money|Royal Maundy service]], the Epiphany Service in the [[Chapel Royal]] at St James's Palace, installations of [[Order of the Garter|Knights of the Garter]], [[investiture of the prince of Wales]], lying-in-state, the funeral of the Sovereign, as well as all investitures, and summer garden parties at [[Buckingham Palace]]. One of their most famous duties is to perform a ceremonial search of the cellars of the [[Palace of Westminster]] prior to the [[State Opening of Parliament]], which remembers the [[Gunpowder Plot]] of 1605.<ref name=YeomanGuardHomeIA/><ref name=YeomanGuardRoyalIA/>