Photos show the Queen's guards wearing traditional long-sleeved uniforms and woolly bearskin hats amid extreme heatwave
![A royal guard shares 5 hidden details on his iconic blood-red uniform and the meaning behind them | Business Insider A royal guard shares 5 hidden details on his iconic blood-red uniform and the meaning behind them | Business Insider](https://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/7189/b9be1c73f1e9401ab03e9748069341ac.jpg)
A royal guard shares 5 hidden details on his iconic blood-red uniform and the meaning behind them | Business Insider
![The Iconic Bearskin Hats Of The Buckingham Palace Guards: A Combination Of Durable And Visually Striking Materials | Historic Cornwall The Iconic Bearskin Hats Of The Buckingham Palace Guards: A Combination Of Durable And Visually Striking Materials | Historic Cornwall](https://cornwall.historic-cornwall.org.uk/what_are_buckingham_palace_guards_hats_made_of.jpg)
The Iconic Bearskin Hats Of The Buckingham Palace Guards: A Combination Of Durable And Visually Striking Materials | Historic Cornwall
![Sikh soldier makes history as he guards Buckingham Palace wearing turban instead of traditional bearskin | Daily Mail Online Sikh soldier makes history as he guards Buckingham Palace wearing turban instead of traditional bearskin | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/11/article-2246410-16760C46000005DC-118_634x426.jpg)
Sikh soldier makes history as he guards Buckingham Palace wearing turban instead of traditional bearskin | Daily Mail Online
![Royal Guard soldiers wearing red and black uniform and bearskin hats sharing a joke during the Trooping the Colour military parade, London UK Stock Photo - Alamy Royal Guard soldiers wearing red and black uniform and bearskin hats sharing a joke during the Trooping the Colour military parade, London UK Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MXF70H/royal-guard-soldiers-wearing-red-and-black-uniform-and-bearskin-hats-sharing-a-joke-during-the-trooping-the-colour-military-parade-london-uk-MXF70H.jpg)
Royal Guard soldiers wearing red and black uniform and bearskin hats sharing a joke during the Trooping the Colour military parade, London UK Stock Photo - Alamy
![The Associated Press on Twitter: "A police officer givers water to a British soldier wearing a traditional bearskin hat, on guard duty outside Buckingham Palace. The British government has issued their first-ever " The Associated Press on Twitter: "A police officer givers water to a British soldier wearing a traditional bearskin hat, on guard duty outside Buckingham Palace. The British government has issued their first-ever "](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FX9HnqXXkAEVU6b.jpg)