Editing Yeomen of the Guard (section)

=== Differences between the Yeoman of the Guard and the Yeoman Warders ===
The Yeomen of the Guard, the original "Beefeaters", are often confused with the [[Yeomen Warders]] of His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, who are also known as "Beefeaters", a similar but distinct body. The Yeoman Warders wear their daily "undress" dark blue uniform and only on ceremonial occasions wear the Yeomen of the Guard's distinctive uniform that consists of a royal red tunic with purple facings and stripes and gold lace ornaments, red knee-breeches and red stockings, flat hat, and black shoes with red, white and blue rosettes. The gold-embroidered emblems on the back and front of the coats consist of the crowned [[Tudor Rose]], the [[shamrock]] and the [[thistle]], the motto ''[[Dieu et mon droit]]'', and the [[royal cypher]] of the reigning sovereign (currently CIIIR for "Carolus Rex"). The State Dress is sometimes worn without a white [[Ruff (clothing)|ruff]], which is reserved for highly official occasions.

The item of uniform that distinguishes The Yeomen of the Guard from the Tower Warders is the red [[Shoulder belt (military)|cross-belt]] or [[baldric]], worn from the left shoulder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yeomen of the Guard |url=https://www.royal.uk/yeomen-guard |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=royal.uk}}</ref> This is a relic from the time when the Guard, and not the Warders, carried the [[Arquebus|harquebus]].