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Waxman Staff Writer Jul 21, 2014 2:40 PM UTC A YouTube user [captured](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O59SiA4Yg0A) the moment recently when the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace played the theme song from the hit HBO series _Game of Thrones._ According to the British Monarchy’s website, the music played at the Changing of the Guard “ranges from traditional military marches to songs from films and musicals and even familiar pop songs.” (h/t [Rolling Stone](http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/queens-guard-nails-the-game-of-thrones-theme-song-20140719)) **MORE:** [Hodor from _Game of Thrones_ Launches Thrones-Themed DJ Tour](http://time.com/2991322/game-of-thrones-dj-tour-hodor/) **WATCH:** [This _Game of Thrones_ Cover Brings Winterfell to The Bayou](http://time.com/2889627/listen-this-game-of-thrones-cover-brings-winterfell-to-the-bayou/) **WATCH:** [This 80s Remix of The ](http://time.com/2933948/game-of-thrones-trailer-80s-vhs/)[_Game of Thrones_ ](http://time.com/2933948/game-of-thrones-trailer-80s-vhs/)[Trailer](http://time.com/2933948/game-of-thrones-trailer-80s-vhs/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3012646/watch-the-queens-guard-perform-the-game-of-thrones-theme-song/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3012646/watch-the-queens-guard-perform-the-game-of-thrones-theme-song/"},"headline":"Watch The Queen's Guard Perform The Game of Thrones Theme Song","datePublished":"2014-07-21T14:40:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:49.042Z","description":"Part of changing the guard at Buckingham Palace","url":"https://time.com/3012646/watch-the-queens-guard-perform-the-game-of-thrones-theme-song/","keywords":["Newsfeed","World"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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