The Hyde Park and Regent's Park Bombings

The Troubles Podcast

It was a sunny morning in Hyde Park in London. On this morning in Hyde Park, the Household Cavalry were taking part in a changing of the guard ceremony. As they passed by a parked car, a nail bomb that was hidden in the trunk of the car was detonated. The bomb was made up of 11 kilograms of gelignite and 14 kilograms of nails which turned into deadly shrapnel upon detonation causing a scene of utter devastation.
Just two hours later, in Regents Park, which was nearby, 30 military bandsmen of the Royal Green Jackets were getting ready to perform on a bandstand.
Unbeknownst to them, a bomb was hidden underneath their bandstand which was timed to go off as they were performing.
When the bomb eventually exploded, it turned the entire bandstand into deadly shrapnel which caused utter devastation to the men performing.
In this episode, we will look into the two bombings which occurred on this fateful day in Hyde Park and Regents Park which would be considered one of the most devastating attacks carried out on mainland Britain in the history of the troubles.

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