Elysee palace to bring back public changing of guard

The Elysee palace in Paris, home to the French presidency, said Sunday it will bring back a public changing of the guard ceremony, 27 years after it was last held. For the first time since 1996, the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Republican Guard performed the changing of the guard in front of the Elysee Palace in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron.
The changing of the guard is once again open to the public on the first Tuesday of every month. The public changing of the guard outside the Elysee was first held in 1909 every day, but discontinued in 1996. The Republican Guard is charged with the protection of official buildings in France and wide-ranging protocol duties.