Buckingham Palace is to host its first official football match later, to mark the Football Association's 150th anniversary.
The competitive fixture involving two amateur sides was the idea of the Duke of Cambridge, President of the FA.
London sides Civil Service FC, the sole survivor of the 11 teams that formed the FA on 26 October 1863, will take on Polytechnic FC, set up in 1875.
Prince William will host the event and also present medals to 150 volunteers.
The Queen gave permission for the Southern Amateur League fixture to take place.
Wembley groundsman Tony Stones worked with royal household gardeners to create the 110 yards x 65 yards (100m x 60m) pitch in the 39-acre (16 hectares) garden.
The Queen's backyard has been used to stage concerts, a trade fair and two boxing matches - one in the 1950s and one in 1873 when the Shah of Persia was resident in the palace and given, it is said, to slaughtering sheep in his guest quarters.
Now, the lawn has been mown with criss-cross strips like at Wembley.
And on this royal turf will play two amateur sides: Civil Service FC - the sole survivor of the eleven teams that formed the FA in 1863 - and Polytechnic FC, who were formed, according to their records, in 1875 to teach the ragamuffins the club attracted how to become respected young men.
Once the final whistle has blown, work will begin to ensure the match lives on in the memory rather than leaving a lasting impression on a vast private lawn more used to hosting annual garden parties and where the Queen regularly walks her corgis.
The lawn was seeded in parts to repair wear and tear following a busy summer which saw the grounds host garden parties and the Coronation Festival.
The pitch started to be marked out last month.
Since then the royal gardeners have been mowing the ground three times a week and creating a criss-cross pattern in the turf to mirror the Wembley stadium pitch.
But the turf - made up of rye, bents and fescues - is a mixture of finer grasses than Wembley. And unlike any top flight ground, it also contains patches of camomile, a plant found on the site of Buckingham Palace for centuries.
Premier League referee Howard Webb, who officiated at the 2010 World Cup final match in South Africa, will be in charge of the fixture.
Civil Service FC were selected to take part in the game and suggested that Polytechnic, who are also based in Chiswick, west London, would be fitting opponents.
Polytechnic FC manager Geoff Brown said: "We first played 120 years ago - so there's a fair bit of history between the two of us."
He added: "The organisation up to the day has been absolutely manic. It's only now we're getting the chance to soak it all up and get ready for the experience.
"It's only been this week that I was able to confirm that everybody in the first and second squads will be able to get to the game as well.
"So there's been a little bit of trepidation, with people not really knowing if they're going to be involved or not - but since Thursday everybody is really buzzing about it now.
"They all know they are going to be part of something very special."
The match forms the centrepiece of the FA's Grassroots Heroes Day, celebrating the work of volunteers including the founders of local clubs, coaches, referees and other officials.
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