H indu ism , ▁S ikh ism , ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁Islam ). ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁mechan ization ▁of ▁the ▁caval ry ▁reg iments ▁in ▁Commonwealth ▁arm ies ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁colours ▁of ▁caval ry ▁reg iments ▁was ▁done ▁mounted ▁by ▁either ▁the ▁S over eign ▁or ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Royal ▁Family , ▁and ▁the ▁guid ons ▁or ▁standards ▁were , ▁as ▁in ▁today , ▁laid ▁on ▁timp ani ▁which ▁also ▁occasionally ▁carried ▁the ▁regiment al ▁hon ors ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁drum ▁sets ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁inf antry ▁if ▁un available . ▁Some ▁light ▁reg iments ▁only ▁had ▁timp ani ▁that ▁carried ▁the ▁battle ▁hon ours ▁of ▁the ▁unit ▁on ▁para de ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Notable ▁and ▁recent ▁cer emon ies ▁▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁– ▁Royal ▁G urk ha ▁R if les ▁( Que en ' s ▁Tr un che on ) ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁– ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Navy ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁– ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁– ▁Royal ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Air ▁Force ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁– ▁The ▁Sea for th ▁High land ers ▁of ▁Canada ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁– ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Foot ▁Gu ards ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁– ▁Royal ▁Regiment ▁of