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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Angharad Thomas & Graeme Murray

Brutal reason why Queen's guards wear helmet straps under lips not chin

The Queen 's Foot Guards are among the most recognisable in the British Army.

But why do they wear their hats as they do, leaving their chinstraps beneath their lips rather than their chins?

The guards have become famous for their bright red uniforms and are drawn from from several regiments in the British Army.

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