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quote: ... yes, at 1200 on the last Friday of each month, this ceremony is open to the public, but for some reason.
but for some reason what? i think you cut off your post  saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12209 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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Yes, I went and it was on. Actually it takes
place beside the street-side building on C/Alcalá anyway, and you can see it just as well or maybe better, from the street. There were more spectators in C/Alcalá than inside.
We were only able to go about 20 metres into the grounds. No ID was requested. There were lots of sentries all around us. The whole thing lasted about 30 minutes.
There was a short speech over the PA about the history of the regiment taking over, supposedly the oldest in the western world, recorded as participating in the Battle of Sevilla (1248), and in which by tradition the Crown Prince serves. The name of the regiment escapes me, but it´s the one Felipe was in.
They wore several different 18th-century uniforms.
It´s also possible (apparently) to tour the building, but you have to write in advance, saying why, and how many you are. They will phone you. Stephen
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