The term 'Yeomen of the Guard' refers to a body of men who served as royal bodyguards in England. The Yeomen of the Guard were established by King Henry VII in 1485 and have been in continuous service since then. They are also known as the Queen's Bodyguard of the YEOMAN Guard Extraordinary. The Yeomen of the Guard are responsible for protecting the monarch and their family, as well as providing ceremonial duties at state occasions. Yeomen is the singular form of the word, while YEOMAN is the plural form.