GRENADIER GUARDS IN BRUGES/BELGIUM 3.9.2016 : DAY 2

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Raised in 1658 by King Charles II in Bruges to defend the Low Countries against France in the Franco-Spanish war.

[@frankvergucht4597]

King Charles II lived in Bruges (1656-1659) and raised the Grenadier Guards in 1656 in Bruges...

[@goldbloke]

and I was there in 1956 with the Grenadiers,300th birthday

[@kianabogaert]

Shit thats mental

[@BazColne]

Thanks for that.

[@motorcop505]

Those former members were still marching perfectly.

[@edgware9]

No one marches like the Guards; It is not something one forgets after serving.

[@steveellis9065]

There is a saying within the Grenadiers. “Once a Grenadier, always a Grenadier.”

[@rambler241]

2:35 - The Company of Pikemen & Musketeers, Honourable Artillery Company marches into the square. The Company traditionally dates its origins to 1537 when Henry VIII granted a charter to the Fraternity or Guild of Artillery of Longbows, Crossbows and Handguns for ‘the better increase of the defence of this our realm’ and ‘the maintenance of the science of artillery’.

[@Harzhopper]

Did they wear uniforms from 1500 ? Looks very spanish to me

[@Bunny-zn7ke]

@@Harzhopper uniforms werent a thing at that time afaik

[@dannybuck7980]

@@Harzhopper Those look from the mid 17th century, when the Honourable artillery Company became deeply intertwined with the English Civil Wars, supporting Parliament and providing vital experienced gunners and infantry to Parliament in the vital 1642 defence of London.

[@BazColne]

Outstanding! And such excellent musicians!

[@peterhall728]

Did my time in the RAF but, if I had joined the Pongo's, I would have tried the Grenadiers. Mind you, at only 5' 7", they would have told me Fuck off.

[@claudieterrien47]

Toujours magnifique
Belle orchestration
Beau défilé

[@emptyangel]

First time I've ever heard a Guards band do drum rolls in between music...

[@ThEfextors]

they always do drum rolls, do u mean drum solos?

[@semajbronson21]

Drum Major Harry Sutton, Grenadier Guards leading The Band of the Grenadier Guards

[@impulse1021]

It's called Scipio, it's there Regimental slow March

[@tank4024]

A homecoming for the grenadiers

[@goldbloke]

First Bn was there in 1956 300th birthday of the regiment

[@balls7941]

What is the song they played when they present arms

[@kenbarrett5522]

beverly2019 gaming the march from scipio

[@giuseppelaudisa5352]

Meravigliosi

[@jimbobbutcrack3521]

Can anyone tell me what the point in the guy with the gun is at 2:43 because there is a an army of grenadier guards with guns

[@mbak7801]

When you see a British soldier with a rifle in public almost without exception it will be unloaded. Stops accidents.

[@jimbobbutcrack3521]

M Bak oh ok thanks for giving me this interesting information because I never new that

[@avb3811]

I live there

[@balls7941]

What is the song when they present arms at the beginning?

[@steveellis9065]

beverly2019 gaming Scorpio. Normally used as the regimental slow March

[@eoyarce0]

@@steveellis9065 is "Scipio"

[@yiliangliang5694]

Listening to this, I want to colonise Belgium.

[@IPU_BC]

3:28 song name?

[@sykes2698]

La Réjouissance by German composer Georg Friedrich Handel

[@user-fv5tt8zi2w]

감사합니다. 여러분. 아침이에요.

[@Mrkaaniko]

May I ask why were they in Bruges? Is it an annual event?

[@vostokcosomonaut5205]

The Grenadier guards were formed there in 1656

[@Mrkaaniko]

Ok but that doesnt explain anything. Was it the anniversary? Does it happen every year?

[@vostokcosomonaut5205]

Mrkaaniko oh sorry, as mentioned by someone else in the comments, it was the 360th anniversary. I'm not sure if it is celebrated annually.

[@frankvergucht4597]

Not annually, maybe never again. But it surely was a great day for Bruges!

[@kianabogaert]

@@frankvergucht4597 why

[@melvinfer]

Is dit Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards?

[@frankvergucht4597]

Dit is de authentieke Guard of honour' vd Britse Queen.

[@melvinfer]

Klopt. Een regiment is verdeeld in een bataljon en die is weer verdeel in een compagnies (rond de 100-120 man) en dit is de Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards zie ik. Extra info haha maar een mooie opname!

[@SharingTheBuzz]

Nijmegen Company represent the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, who at the moment, are in a period of 'Suspended Animation'.

[@taehuikim3641]

What music was that fife band played?

[@ttaibe]

If I recall correctly it is one of the Branles. Old (french) folkdances. It is an old dance for sure. I just to dance those years back.

[@taehuikim3641]

@@ttaibe thanks your comment :)

[@ttaibe]

@@taehuikim3641 yw, sorry I cant find which one it is. Maybe it will come to me later

[@GNRA1GreatNorthern1470]

They should have marched pass waterloo on there stay

[@Perseus7567]

Those sergeants marching with the flags I'll always find funny.
"You're sticks in the wrong hand"
"Thanks sarge, I noticed"
Well if you noticed why tf didn't you fix the problem lol

[@captaingaster5915]

so british it colonized my pc

[@cat-jp3ol]

Hehehehe Wir werden Ihre Computerhündin kolonisieren

[@The_Christian_Cavalier]

@@cat-jp3ol Anglo-Prussian alliance?

[@kenlandon6130]

Allies landed again.

[@jonathanbacon916]

To save Europe I hope people understand how many British died to save you.

[@user-qe5ko2ss2w]

French 😀

[@Snowman-co9vb]

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[@Snowman-co9vb]

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[@youtubeaccount5738]

@@Snowman-co9vb what

[@DarrenS-df3jtsokl]

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