Overview
- At Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Diamond Jubilee Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner on the President’s Bodyguard to commemorate its 75 years since 1950.
- A 90-minute evening display showcased coordinated riding and show jumping in low light by PBG troopers and their champion chargers before invited guests.
- Before the presentation to Commandant Colonel Amit Berwal, two PBG personnel led a brief consecration with multi-faith prayers.
- Retired Commandant’s Charger Viraat, adopted by the regiment after 2022 retirement, was brought forward and fed by the President as a gesture of the unit’s horseman tradition.
- The PBG traces its lineage to 1773, is permitted two Standards, selects troops through rigorous physical criteria, and its riders have won over a hundred equestrian medals.