page_title: Foot guards
section_title: Sweden
hierarchical_section_title: Foot guards / Foot Guards by country / Sweden
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Wachsoldaten in Östermalm (Stockholm) English: The image depicts conscripted members of the Guards Battalion of the Life Guards as part of the Royal Guards ceremony.
context_page_description: In some militaries, foot guards are senior infantry regiments. Foot guards are commonly responsible for guarding royal families or other state leaders, and they also often perform ceremonial duties accordingly, but at the same time are combat soldiers.
context_section_description: The Royal Guards is responsible for protection of the Swedish Royal Family. They are made up of the Life Guards. The Royal Guard has been responsible for providing security to Stockholm Palace since 1523. It is the primary honour guard detail for the king as well as an emergency unit for the capital. The guard is split up into two sections, the guard  at Stockholm Palace, and a smaller detachment stationed at Drottningholm Palace. The Royal Guards are most visible at state arrival ceremonies for visiting heads of state visiting Sweden, where it mounts the guard of honour. It performs the changing of the guard ceremony at the Outer Courtyard of the palace, drawing approximately 800,000 tourists per year. The foot guards component is made up of three foot guards companies that fall under the King's Guards Battalion, all performing public duties alongside their combat and security roles. In addition, the 12th Motorized Infantry Battalion (raised 2016) is also designated foot guards, but only performs combat operations.
caption: The Swedish Royal Guards is a unit responsible for protecting the Swedish Royal Family.
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