HMTKG

His Majesty the King's Guard

established November 1856
to protect the King & Royal Family
operating as a light infantry unit

after the war they were in a broken
German farm camp in Huseby, Oslo
demolished & new camp since 1980's



Webpage Link: http://www.garden.no/



Video's Link: http://www.mil.no/haren/hmkg/start/Videoklipp/
(note: 2 marching videos to click on & watch them in action)

This week in Stavanger, they marched & played - the band & the drill unit...
Twice - after the brief appearance at the NATO & Reserves conference flag raising ceremonies



Wednesday at 1:00 pm they marched from Stavanger Stadium & played in front of the old Domkirken in Sentrum at 2:30 pm...



Friday at 5:15 pm played at the end of the day for the Flower Festival, also at the old Domkirken...



And this weekend in Sandnes, again the same...





Saturday at 12:45 pm marched & played at 1:00 at the train/bus terminal, or festival plaza...

Here it was the 5th Farm unit, I think they call it, the 3rd having just retired earlier this month from what I read in the translated pages of their webpage...

Article link in Aftenbadet for Stavanger:
http://www.aftenbladet.no/kultur/1241038/Gardens_drilltropp_kommer_til_Stavanger.html

Article link for Sandnes:
http://www.aftenbladet.no/kultur/1241456/Sandnes_faar_ogsaa_drilloppvisning.html


note top 3 photos above: from the webpage or Facebook profile...watch the videos for hearing & seeing them in action, I wish I could of caught both times when they fired thier weapons at the end of their drill (after throwing their rifles with bayonnets a few times as well?!)

note all other photos: taken with my camera, over the heads of the crowds in Stavanger & at the train station up the stairs to the platforms...