Inside Vatican City, the entire army lives within a palace. Meet the Swiss Guard, a 500-year-old elite force that protects the Pope and symbolises faith, discipline, and history in the world’s smallest nation.

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'Royal guards': This country's entire security force lives in a palace

Pope chuckles as small mute boy tugs on Swiss guard sleeve during audience