Spanish Royal Guard

The Guardia Real (English: Royal Guards ) is an independent military unit of the Spanish armed forces, which serves to protect the king and his family.

History

The Guardia Real consists in repeatedly changed form since the Middle Ages, but was dissolved in 1931 by the Second Republic. After the end of the Spanish Civil War it was again introduced by Franco as Casa Militar de su Excelencia el Jefe del Estado y Generalísimo. She was the direct predecessor of today's Guardia Real. It also serves as the protection of foreign heads of state and of buildings, such as the Royal Palace in Madrid, Palacio de la Zarzuela, Palacio El Pardo and others.