Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Change of Guard Ceremony Canceled Due to Upcoming Events
Every week, the President's Bodyguards have a special ceremony where a new group takes charge.
This will not happen on August 2, 9, and 16, 2025.
The reason is because the Ceremonial Battalion will be busy practicing for two important events.
One is the guard of honour for the visiting President of the Philippines, and the other is the Independence Day ceremony.
The President of the Philippines will be visiting India from August 4 to 8.
The change of guard ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan is a weekly military tradition.
The ceremony allows a new group of the President's Bodyguards to take charge.
The ceremony will not take place on August 2, 9, and 16, 2025.
The Ceremonial Battalion will be engaged in rehearsals for the upcoming guard of honour for the visiting Head of State and Independence Day ceremony.
President of the Philippines, Ferdinand R Marcos Jr., is slated to visit India from August 4 to 8.
- Who
- The President's Bodyguards.
- What
- Change of guard ceremony cancellation.
- When
- August 2, 9, and 16, 2025.
- Where
- Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Why
- Ceremonial Battalion will be engaged in the rehearsal for the upcoming guard of honour for the visiting Head of State and the Independence Day ceremony.
- Event
- Change of Guard Ceremony Cancellation
- Dates
- August 2, 9, and 16, 2025
- Location
- Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Reason
- Rehearsals for Guard of Honour and Independence Day
- Visiting Head of State
- President of the Philippines, Ferdinand R Marcos Jr.
- Visiting Dates
- August 4 to 8
