query: military_branch william montagu
supports: The Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a UK government post usually held by the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords. The present Captain is Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown, who was appointed to the position in the first May ministry in July 2016. William Angus Drogo Montagu , 9th Duke of Manchester ( 3 March 1877 -- 9 February 1947 ) , styled Lord Kimbolton from 1877 to 1890 and Viscount Mandeville from 1890 to 1892 , was a British peer and Liberal politician . He served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1905 to 1907 under Sir Henry Campbell - Bannerman . The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard are a bodyguard of the British Monarch. The oldest British military corps still in existence, it was created by Henry VII in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth. As a token of this venerability, the Yeomen still wear red and gold uniforms of Tudor style. There are 60 Yeomen of the Guard (plus six officers), drawn from retired members of the British Army, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force, but traditionally not the Royal Navy. This ban on Royal Navy Personnel was lifted in 2011 and two sailors joined the ranks of the Yeomen of the Guard. However, the role of the Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a political appointment  the captain is always the government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords.
candidates: army british army navy royal air force royal marines
answer: british army