element with the others being made up of regular soldiers: HQ Company (Thomson's Battery, Regular) - made up currently of the Artillery Troop (L118 105mm light guns), Motor Transport Platoon, Signals Wing, Catering Platoon and Clothing Stores. G Company (Regular) – comprises three regular rifle platoons. I Company (Regular) – a regular rifle company, but also holds the regiment's specialists when fully manned. These are: 2 × recce sections, 5 × sniper pairs, 2 × machine gun sections, 2 × assault pioneer/soldier sections, 2 × high-assurance search teams, 2 × low-risk search teams, The regiment's explosive ordnance disposal teams (EOD) B Company (Reserves) consists of three rifle platoons. It also provides two sharpshooter pairs, two machine gun sections and one low-risk search team. Role The regiment undertakes army ceremonial tasks in Gibraltar as it is the only major unit based there. It is responsible for the ceremonial guard of the Governor at his residence the Convent, and performing the ceremony of the keys twice a year and the King's Birthday Parade in Casemates Square, as well as any other Guards of Honour. In March 2001, for the first time, the regiment mounted the guard at Buckingham Palace. In addition to this, the regiment has fired three 62 Gun Royal salutes at the Tower of London on the occasion of the Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, a duty normally carried out by the Honourable Artillery Company. The regiment resumed both roles in April 2012 and returned to London once again in March 2022 for public duties. Honorary Regimental Colonels Source: 1953–: Col. Sir William Thomson, OBE 1958–: Gen. Sir Charles Frederic Keightley, GCB, GBE, DSO, KStJ 1980–1985: Col. John Joseph Porral, CBE, ED 1985–1989: Col. Arthur John Ferrary, OBE, ED 1989–1998: Col. Domingo Louis Collado, OBE 1993–1999: Col. Sir Robert John Peliza, KBE, ED, GMH 1998–2003: Col. John Joseph Porral, CBE, ED 2003–2008: Lt-Col. Eddie A. Guerrero, OBE, JP 2008–2014: Lt-Col. Dennis Duarte, OBE 2014–2017: Col. The Hon Ernest Michael Britto, OBE, ED 2017- : Col Francis Brancato, OBE JP Uniforms For reasons both of climate and ceremonial responsibilities, the regiment is issued with a wider range of uniforms than most other British infantry units. These include: full dress (scarlet) No 1 Temperate Ceremonial (dark blue) No 2 Service Dress (khaki) No 3 Warm Weather Ceremonial (white) No 6 Warm Weather Parade (bush jacket) Image gallery Order of precedence See