0 a group of people, usually soldiers, who are arranged in a row at a special occasion such as a marriage ceremony or an official visit, to honour someone very important --
Associations can arrange that guards of honour should attend now, the only stipulation being that there must be no charge upon public funds.
Taking guards of honour, the standard number of men to be marshalled seems to be fifty-two.
These included 11 funerals, 27 guards of honour, 35 drill demonstrations and 39 other ceremonies.
However, we still continue with a puja of our armoury, after which we have the guard of honour.
A guard of honour from her regiment lined the steps of the church at the funeral procession and carried her coffin into the church.
The very next day, his body was cremated with the due state guard of honour.
He received a pension on his retirement and was allowed the extraordinary privilege of a guard of honour as long as he lived.
A small guard of honour would be in attendance in the background.
