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=== Differences between the Yeoman Warders and the Yeoman of the Guard===
The Yeomen Warders are often confused with [[Yeomen of the Guard|The Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard]], the original "Beefeaters", a similar but distinct body. On ceremonial occasions, the Yeoman Warders wear the Yeomen of the Guard's distinctive uniform, that consists of a royal red tunic with purple facings and stripes and gold lace ornaments, red knee-breeches and red stockings, flat hat, and black shoes with red, white and blue rosettes. The gold-embroidered emblems on the back and front of the coats consist of the crowned [[Tudor Rose]], the [[shamrock]] and the [[thistle]], the motto ''[[Dieu et mon droit]]'', and the [[royal cypher]] of the reigning sovereign
The item of uniform that distinguishes The Yeomen of the Guard from the Tower Warders is the red [[Shoulder belt (military)|cross-belt]] or [[baldric]], worn from the left shoulder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yeomen of the Guard |url=https://www.royal.uk/yeomen-guard |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=royal.uk}}</ref> This is a relic from the time when the Guard, and not the Warders, carried the [[Arquebus|harquebus]]. Paradoxically, the Yeoman Warders wear like the Yeomen of the Guard a black shoulder strap on the back, below the left shoulder, originally intended to hold the harquebus [[bandolier]] in place.
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