A new exhibition has opened at the Household Cavalry Museum, celebrating members’ of the Household Cavalry’s participation in the Olympic Games since 1908.

Five Olympic medals and an Olympic torch from 1996 are among the items on display.

You can see the Olympic exhibition, along with the permanent displays about the history and role of the Household Cavalry, and take a peep into the working stables until 17 June. After that, the museum closes for the Olympic Beach Volleyball competition and will re-open in October.

The Household Cavalry Museum is on Horse Guards, London SW1. It costs around £6 to enter, and you can book tickets here

The Foreign Office tipped us off about this great video ahead of the Queen’s birthday celebrations tomorrow.

In the film, Major Nana Twumasi-Ankrah reminisces about watching the Queen’s Birthday Parade on TV as a child in Ghana; and now he commands the very regiment he saw taking part all those years ago! (Different soldiers now, of course, but still very impressive.)

As the first black officer commissioned in the Household Cavalry commanding 120 men and 120 horses, the Major believes the diverse make-up of his regiment embodies the wider modern Britain where “officers from so many backgrounds all mix together as one.”

It gives a lovely picture of how people on the inside of London’s pomp and ceremony are still excited by what they do.

If you’re interested in Ghanian culture in London, you can check out the Ghana in London entry in our World in London series.