The Royal Palace Guard ( nl, Koninklijke Paleiswachter; french: Garde du Palais Royal) was formerly a unit of the disbanded

Belgian Gendarmerie The Gendarmerie (French) or Rijkswacht (Dutch) was the former national Gendarmerie force of the Kingdom of Belgium. It became a civilian police organisation in 1992, a status it retained until 1 January 2001, when it was, together with the o ...

, replaced by the

Federal Police A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws. Jurisdiction LEAs which have their ability to apply their powers restricted in some way are said to operate within a jurisdiction. LEAs ...

. It was a plainclothes detachment tasked with the protection of the King and members of the Royal Family. It also worked alongside the

Belgian State Security Service The State Security Service (VSSE) (known in Dutch as ''Staatsveiligheid''; French: ''Sûreté de l'État'') is a Belgian intelligence and security agency. Established in 1830, it is the oldest intelligence service except for the Vatican's. The S ...

to provides

protective security A bodyguard (or close protection officer/operative) is a type of security guard, government law enforcement officer, or servicemember who protects a person or a group of people — usually witnesses, high-ranking public officials or officers, ...

services. The unit, since 2001, had since been known as the Royal Palaces Security Detachment (''Détachement de la Royal Palaces de sécurité).'' In 2015 it was announced that the Federal Police would not longer provide a Palace Guard.

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