The Royal Horse Guards was a Household Cavalry regiment of the British Army. In 1969 it was amalgamated into the Blues and Royals.
There was also a titular regiment, the Horse Guards, which actually consisted of several independent troops: see Horse Guards Regiment. The Governor General's Horse Guards are the Household Cavalry in Canada, and part of the Commonwealth of Nations Household Division.
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