Editing Yeomen of the Guard (section)

==Standard==
Traditionally, the corps carried a [[Colours, standards and guidons|standard]], in the manner of army regiments. The corps' first standard was supposedly destroyed in a fire at [[St James's Palace]] in 1809. King [[George VI]] presented a replacement standard to the corps in 1938. This was replaced by a new standard presented by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] in 1985.

The standard is a crimson-coloured [[damask]]{{Spaced en dash}}in the centre is the corps' badge of a combined rose, thistle and shamrock, with the [[royal cypher]] of the reigning monarch either side, and the royal motto ''[[Dieu et mon Droit]]'' below. Either side of this device are ribbons containing two of the corps' battle honours, Tournai and Boulogne. In each corner are symbols representing the various royal houses that the corps has served:
*Top left: a crowned [[Crataegus monogyna|hawthorn]] bush and the letters 'HR', representing King [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] and the legend that the crown was discovered by the guard in a hawthorn bush following the [[Battle of Bosworth Field]].
*Top right: a crowned [[thistle]], representing King [[James VI and I|James I]] and the [[Union of the Crowns|personal union]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]] and [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]].
*Bottom left: a white [[horse]] on a green mound surmounted by the crown, representing the [[House of Hanover]].
*Bottom right: the Round Tower of [[Windsor Castle]] crowned, representing the [[House of Windsor]].