An interesting change of events today. Nice to see Queen Margrethe’s soldiers being greeted so warmly. A definite change of pace from having to be closed for demonstrations. Thanks for sharing this film.
Those are indeed four Danish Army officers. Identifiable by their collarbadges and shoulderboard rank insignia. Farthest away from the camera in the initial video footage, we have a Danish Lieutenant Colonel of the Danish Guard Hussars Regiment, identifiable by his two medium sized stars on the shoulderboards and the distinctive Guard Hussars Regiment badge on his collars. No 2 second farthest away, is a Danish Major of the Royal Danish Life Guards Regiment with the distinctive officers garrison cap with tassel, only worn by the Life Guards. He wears a medium sized star on the shoulderboards and the distinctive Life Guards badge on the collars. Next to him, second closest to the camera, a Danish Brigadier General of the 2nd Brigade with the distinctice 2nd Brigade badges on his collars and one large star on his shoulderboards. Closest to the camera, a Danish First Lieutenant of the Guard Hussars Regiment with the Guard Hussars Regiment badge on his collars and two minor stars on his shoulder boards.
@@patricialewis1464 And surely you will have noticed, that during the entrance into the Blues and Royals quarters, the 2nd Brigade, Brigadier gets to enter first followed by the Guard Hussars Lieut Colonel. - The Royal Life Guard Major comes in as 3rd, while the first lieutenant Guard Hussar politely gives way for the Life Guard Major, and enters as the last person in line.
@@philipbowdler4545 Yes, and the same applies for the Brigadier. Most likely some sort of parachute training. The two other, the two hussars on the other hand are tank crew men / Cavalry officers ;-)
The funny thing about buskainthepark is that he could just had asked them: "Are you guys Danish army officers?" after the ceremony. They would most likely had replied with a simple "Yes!" . It's funny watching them, fully aware that some guy is filming them straight up in their faces, however just trying to ignore him! LOL! :-))))
The British and Danish have been allies for a long time. In fact the Royal Families are very close too. I served 25 years in the British Army. My Corps is Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps. Queen Alexandra was Danish and our original patron back in 1902, and we wear on our cap badges the Dannebrog Cross in her honour. It’s always an honour to greet fellow soldiers of our allies. 🇩🇰🇬🇧
Lovely bit of history there. Thanks for sharing. I'm ex-RNZAF, and rabidly curious about all things military history. Oddly, Grandma on Dad's side is German/Danish. Mum's British. Had things turned out differently I wonder what I'd have done, had i been born in Denmark. Certainly been military there, too. Very snazzy uniform. Visited Copenhagen, back in me youth. Lovely city, and people.
Huge amount of history there. I have always known that the British and Danish military were connected in some way but didn't know how. Thanks for educating me.👍
I'm sure they were pretty p'd off to be left to their own devices on an official visit.. then for the Brigadier to be greeted by the Captain who couldn't even be bothered to salute him. Way beyond a lack of basic military courtesy.
@@ppo2424 Of course it was "arranged between both parties" - it would be both illegal and impossible for it not to have been. "Protocol" dictates that you don't leave a Brigadier General on an official visit with his staff, regardless of whether this part was programmed or not, unescorted in the middle of a crowd of tourists having cameras thrust in their faces by a bunch of RUclipsrs. "Protocol" also dictates that a Captain salutes a Brigadier and accords him the respect due to his rank. While the Danes may well understand and observe basic military courtesy, unfortunately the British element clearly don't as anyone who's ever served should know (emphasis on "should"). Military courtesy doesn't get much more basic than this.
Brilliant? It was an arranged visit and is their job! Appalling that four officers including a Brigadier were just dumped amongst the tourists with no escort then met by the duty officer, a Captain, there on duty anyway. Inexcusable.
@@John-Gdepends if this was an official visit or an informal one. If it was a formal one the Danish officers would have a guard with them and the horse guards would have had the Danish Flag/Colours displayed shown for formal visiting guests. With that in mind the Danish senior officer would have had the privilege of inspecting the guard. All In all this appears an informal visit.
@@walboyfredo6025 Not correct at all - what you're describing is an inspection, not a visit. There's no such thing as an 'informal visit' in uniform - it's 100 % illegal under the Uniform Act 1894, doesn't exist and never happens in any country that I'm aware of.
@@John-G if that's the case then why didnt the house holder cavalry officer address them with a salute during parade?. As said this was not a full formal visit. There was a cordial level of respect but not formal. The guards were doing there daily duty in the presence of tourist and " special guests" .If it was formal there would no way they would allow NATO officers stand a.oung tourists
@@walboyfredo6025 I'm guessing from your post that you're not British so your knowledge of the British military is, at best, limited. I'm also guessing that by " the house holder cavalry officer" you mean the duty officer. He didn't "address them with a salute during parade" because they're not part of it - the inspection follows a set format, as it has done for over a hundred years, and that doesn't include "addressing" visitors, whatever their rank, unless they're in the chain of command. That's not how parades / inspections work, particularly when doing Public Duties. What you're saying about a "full formal visit" is just nonsense - what you described was an inspection, and under absolutely NO circumstances would that include having any colours displayed. There are two types of military visits in the UK - official and unofficial. Official visits can be in uniform, unofficial ones cannot - it's illegal and units, even including HCMR / H Cav / HQ London District don't have the authority to allow unofficial visits in uniform or "special guests". Period. Britain doesn't have a'Stolen Valour' Law, but while the Uniform Act may be over a hundred years old it still applies to everyone, even including NATO on duty under the Status of Force Agrement and it's rigidly followed. The point I'm making is that whatever the purpose of the visit was, and regardless of whether they were then taken by the duty officer to see the stables, the Guard Room, the H Cav museum, or even HQ London District / the Household Division, it was appallingly badly organised - you simply don't dump a visiting Brigadier and his staff unescorted in the middle of a bunch of tourists to watch an inspection, leaving them to be met by a junuior duty officer afterwards, whatever the purpose of the visit is. It's inexcusably bad organisation and appallingly disrespectful.
Very well turned out Danish officers. Looking fit and strong. Good to see them and the fact they were deservedly well received. Hope they enjoyed their visit thank you for showing this.
Respect given and received. When I was in the USAF it was like this whenever I met someone in another uniform whether they were a different branch of our military or one of our allies.
I'm American and I believe that's the way to behave. Weither a solider or civilian, respect of another's protocol is acceptable. None of this running around only serving oneself. It's embarrassing to see tourists behaving so poorly disrespecting soldiers and horses. I love your commitary and wish I may be able to visit all of England.
I'm a firm believer in not having tourists anywhere near as close as this to the troops. That said, these guys are more than capable of sorting out any troublemakers should the need arise, as are the Armed cops.
@@ken-u3n I see your point of view. Very valid. I agree whole hearted. I think the horses are harassed to numbness or anger. So many people surrounding the horses. Putting their hand on the horses with out permission. Karen's putting their weird vibes on the horse. Children running in front of the horse and yelling/screaming. To me this is plainly barbaric. Horses are graceful and dedicated being not things. As for the soldiers, I truly agree, they are perfectly capable of standing their ground and guarding your King and kingdom. So once again I fully agree. Rude people are not ENTITLED to see such protocol the guards perform every day. I prefere to see the other parts of England. The people the countryside and things I've never seen before. I can't afford to travel to England, however if I could the first thing I would do is visit England, meet some of my ancestry. My ancestors are mostly from England, I would love to honor and see what I inherited from such a lovely country. And I sure I may meet with some distain for Americans. I hope my love, appreciation, and respect could win your people over. Thus, be allowed to converse with them. Thank you for replying.
Whether they be Norwegian or Danish soldiers, they've been met by the captain in a respected and friendly military way at Horse Guard's. 💂🎖💂 Nice to see peace for a change!
Buska thank you for showing this again. I have so much missed our lovely Blues Captain. He certainly has a very noble presence and a beautiful voice. Always proud and smiling! ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Buska did actually refer to the Danish Servicemen as Danish Servicemen not once but twice at the very beginning of the video. He also mentioned Denmark. A mistake was made in the title. It was a genuine mistake, not a 'Threat to World Peace' or an 'International Incident.' There is absolutely no need for some of the haughty comments on here. Cut the chap some slack for goodness sake! The title did not take anything away from the content of the video. It was lovely to watch!!
Lovely to see what looks like an impromptu visit by Danish Servicemen. The Danish have a long history with both our military and our Royal Families. Queen Victoria was both Queen Elizabeth Ii and Queen Margrethe II great grandma. So third cousin’s.
The british and danish armies know each other quite well. They have been working together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since Denmark could not send units that was big enough to operate on its own they were under british overall command. So danish soldiers have fought and died along side british soldiers in Helmand and in Iraq.
Now that's something you don't see every day. As a former horseman it's always a joy to see the Horse Guards on parade. I do love their uniform. So rare to see Scandihooigan military personnel, so it's wonderful to glimpse their uniform characteristics.
I was very lucky some years back to take part in the Queen of Denmark's birthday parade in 1996. She is my old Regiments Colonel in Chief and thirty or so of us both Regular and Reserve were invited by the Danish Life Guard to take part
I assume you are talking about the Battle Badon Hill, when Alfraed [the Great] beat the army of the Danes? I can't think of any other unpleasantness between Denmark and England - there was even a Danish king here - Knut - I recall. So what 'mistakes' are you thinking of?
@@John-pn4rtMy seafaring great great great great uncle was held as a prisoner of war in 1814 on the Danish islands of Ertholmene in the Baltic and the ship of which was master was confiscated. Denmark was allied with France during the Napoleonic Wars so was on the other side.
@@MrBulky992 Nah, but the Brits thought so. Denmark insisted on remaining neutral in the then British French conflict.The reason the British were obs on the Danes opinion were the large fleet Denmark had a the time. If Denmark had chosen one side over the other it would have meant that side were strongest naval wise, and that meant a lot at the time Unfortunately the British King promised good money for any spies giving information and he were double crossed by a British spy that claimed the Danish naval ships were bunkering up. A falsehood, the King got tricked by and paid for. The information's I bring here were released a few years ago by your own British national achieve. You were taught wrong because your history books were wrong but now the actual truth have come out. Having said that Denmark will never forget the vital role the Brits played for our country and our resistance in our darkest years under Nazi occupation. Montgomery were celebrated as our foremost liberator in person in our capital.
The flags of Norway and Denmark are very similar, so its easy to mix them up. In Saxon times all Scandinavians were called Danes in England, hence the Danelaw region, largely ruled by Norwegians. Both Denmark and Norway are dear friends, kin and allies of the UK.
They both have squares and rectangles with a cross, but they are of different dimensions and the colours are also different, Norways flag has 3 colours, so they're definitely easy to tell apart.
I strongly suspect that this visit by the Danish Servicemen was pre arranged. Which would explain why four guys, from different units, all dressed in their smart kit happened to be right there at exactly the right time.
One of the danish officers is a member of the danish "horseguard" - The Mounted Guard Hussars, as is clear on his emblem, of a horse skull. - So seems like a logical Visit between cavalry units.
The Blues and Royals as always smartly turned out and impressive, I’m sure their Danish guests were treated with every military courtesy and no doubt drinks in the Officers mess.
If uniformed soldiers show up with a national ensign patch on their shoulders, you can pretty well believe they're from the nation whose ensign they wear. A white latin cross on a scarlet field is the national ensign of Denmark.
The Danes are a Army Brigadier general, and a Lieutenant Colonel, a Major and a First Lieutenant from The Gardehusar Regimentet (Danish Royal Horse Guard-ish)...
@@John-G I was wondering how easy it is for the Captain to actually identify who is in charge out of that group. i know it shows on their epaulets, but is there an easier way to tell?
@@fastair8546 He should have been briefed prior to the visit, and he should have taken a few seconds to look up rank insignia - it's hardly difficult and it's basic military courtesy to know who you're talking to and to address them by their rank if they're senior to you, particularly if there's a disparity like a Captain to a Brigadier. I recall briefing Gen "Stormin" Norman Schwarzkopf prior to the Gulf War, in the Middle East, and he knew who I was, even my first name, although I was wearing a Gulf Army uniform with a shemagh so most of his staff had assumed I was an Arab 🤣.
Crying out loud! A genuine mistake (I presume) and yet there is a barrage of complaints about the nationality being wrong. Only needs person one to point it out.
From the emblems and military rang emblem, it looks like we have people from: a major from the Royal Danish Life Guard, a major general from the Garderhusar regiment, a brigadier general from the 2nd brigade, a first lieutenant to which I am a little unsure which unit he is attached to, They actually enter through the gate in order of rank
Buska what makes you think those Danish soldiers are Norwegian? They have Danish flags on their uniforms and the officer’s cap is Danish pattern as well.
I wonder how the British Army would react if our Union Flag was portrayed as USA? This is an unforgivable insult to them but also showing OUR IGNORANCE! 😮 Someone change the caption please! Quickly
Goodness, what a fuss, Buska wasn’t on parade and very possibly doesn’t have a military background. So he made an honest mistake, not everyone knows all the nations flags.
Apparently (and I emphasise apparently) the visit by the four Danish officers was to HQ London District, located inside Horseguards, to firm up details of Danish participation in the Remembrance Day parade at the Cenotaph. The courtyard, is overlooked by the HQ London District offices they were in so they noticed the tourists gathered there for the 4 o'clock parade and asked if they could also watch from the courtyard, which was agreed - consequently it WAS an "official" visit, made with HQ London District approval, albeit not a planned / programmed one, by four officers on official duty. As one of the visitors was a Brigadier, HQ London District should not only have had someone accompany the Brigadier and the three other officers to stop them getting pushed to one side by tourists and having cameras shoved in their faces by RUclipsrs, but they should have notified the inspecting officer, who was only down a flight of stairs or a phone call away, warning him of the ranks. That's basic military courtesy and that it clearly didn't happen shows not only an appalling lack of respect and military courtesy but a total lack of planning and preparation as watching the inspection and a visit to the Museum and stables should obviously have been included and planned in advance, not just thrown in as an afterthought. Does it matter and is it "that bad"? YES IT DOES AND YES IT IS. The British Army is at an all time low, the smallest it's ever been for over two hundred years, with (according to the Army and MoD official stats) the worst recruiting, retention and morale it's ever had. Horseguards is public duties, supposed to showcase the military for the public (foreign and local), but despite some good individuals (and some outstanding ones) it's routinely a shambles with guards shouting at tourists for standing where they've just told them to stand, no clear directions, insufficient guards in combats in the courtyard at changeovers because they can't be bothered and the guard commanders are only noticeable by their absence, and those troopers who are there opening gates often leaning aginst the gates or with their hands in their pockets, and guard commanders (particularly officers and WOs) who are never seen. The HCMR (the ceremonial mounted regiment) has over 350 soldiers and 250 horses, and all they're required to do is to provide a 12 to 15 man daily ceremonial guard for six hours a day and a smaller guard for a few hours at night - THAT'S LITERALLY ALL THAT 350 SOLDIERS DO - nothing else. It's a reflection of the Army in general, and it's appalling. Despite the gushing here, international respect for the British Army is at an all time low, with an American General recently telling the Defence Secretary that "you haven't got a tier one, it's barely tier two", with zero trust and little respect after the ignominy of the British capitulation in Basra which they've said will take "a generation" to recover from. We've got twice as many Special Forces as we had twenty five years ago, selected from an Army that's half the size, stripping Marines and Paras of their best just to be manned, with the absurd "Rangers", which nobody else considers "Rangers", stripping all infantry units of the top quarter of their NCOs leaving the rest to be run by the Second XI instead. Nobody else has ever wanted our small arms, that are now forty years out of date, and most of our armour and all our tanks are 30 to 60 years old. Throw in 2 mini aircraft carriers in the Navy that leak, that don't have any aircraft to carry, and our military's not something to be proud of. If we're to operate successfully with other arms and other armies then as a minimum there needs to be mutual respect and trust, otherwise the relationship with those we rely on simply falls apart, and there was NO respect shown here - no respect, no military courtesy, and no planning or preparation. The Danes won't have complained, but they won't have been impressed and that's inexcusable. Brigadiers aren't royalty and don't need to be nurse-maided, but the difference with royalty is that Brigadiers have earnt their rank and earnt the right to be treated with deference, respect and military courtesy and for their vists to be planned and prepared for accordingly. This wasn't - instead it was an appalling, inexcusable shambles.
@@Castyk Si, siempre hace sonreir a la tropa y parece que los caballos le tienen mucho aprecio, ellos tratan de llamar su atencion cuando el se acerca a ellos.
@buskainthepark ya theyre danish garderhusarer wich is basically the danish cavalry company :-) so ya it makes a lot of sense your cavalry company would greet our cavalry company X-D probably was an inspection of the line to see how brits do it compared to us :-)
The utmost respect these Danish servicemen displayed to our English servicemen is second to none maybe our indigenous people and other visitors should take note.
The story is that Queen Victoria encountered a group of rowdy ( and probably drunk horse guards) in the middle of the day that she ordered a daily inspection, and they have been doing it ever since.
I find some of the comments a bit weird... was anyone seriously expecting them to behave any differently? Protocols are followed professionally by the military.
Just getting our NATO allies a good cup of tea. It looks like a cold morning. Though they are Danes so I suspect they probably just wanted to get their uniforms off and their shorts on.
If only the photographer had the good manners of the captain. How rude and ignorant to be constantly sticking a camera in those visiting soldiers face.
I'd like to to point out the Royal Navy pulled two peral harbours against the Danish Navy, and today were friends. Who says its impossible to forget past grievances.
So.. you clearly see the Dannebrog on their shoulders, correctly state they're Danish soldiers... And then decide to label the video "Norwegian soldiers visit Horseguards" anyway...
@@paolotorres8537 Whatever reason the group were there, which could well have been at their own request after a duty meeting to MoD Main Building to discuss taking part in the Remembrance Day Parade (a bit odd in itself as the parade is run by HQ London District, who are actually in Horseguards !), it was incredibly badly organised. They had no escort and were just left to their own devices in the middle of a crowd of tourists, with RUclipsrs thrusting cameras in their faces, and the duty officer, a Captain, didn't even salute anyone although even if he hadn't been warned (which is pretty unlikely as it would only have taken a phone call) and he was somehow taken by surprise and unaware of Danish rank badges it must have been obvious that he was considerably outranked. Just a total, disorganised, disrespectful shambles, whatever the circumstances.
@@John-G you seriously expect soldiers to be treated like royalty? They’re soldiers. They’re supposed to conduct themselves with humility and respect! They’re not complaining. Neither should you. Unless it was THAT bad for them (which it isn’t), then it would be unprofessional of them to complain.
@@paolotorres8537 As far as I know they didn't complain, but what they said about their reception when they got home and later may be a very different story. Unlike royalty they've earnt their rank and the respect that should go with it from others in the military, regardless of unit or nationality, and not being given that respect reflects on those not giving it probably doing the same when it comes to operational co-operation, and without that co-operation operations involving those outside your own unit simply fall apart. Military respect should be mutual - you give back whatever you're given, so if you're treated with a lack of respect that's how you respond. If, as in this case, it's also unprofessional, slack, and a shambles, then rightly or wrongly that's how you think of your host (or your guest). I shouldn't complain? Why on earth not? This is part of public duties, which are to showcase the Army for the public. At the moment the Army is the smallest and the worst recruited it's been for over 200 years, with (officially) the worst recruiting, retention and morale it's ever had - and you think people shouldn't complain because it's "not THAT bad"? Seriously?
notice that when the guards on foot march off they give eyes right and the two mounted soldiers when they dismount give eyes left to the senior Danish Brigadier General present.
@@John-G In what way was it disgraceful and unacceptable? I was a Brigade Major, and when I travelled to Germany I was not treated as if I were a god's gift, they were invited to tea in the Officer's mess, what do you expect, a medal for each of them?
@@RichardDevereauxEarlofEssex As I'm sure you know, although others here may not, there's a vast difference between a Brigade Major, which is (was) a junior Major's appointment, and a Brigadier / Brigade commander, particularly when it comes to official visits which this clearly was. The brigadier commands the brigade, the BM was effectively his adjutant, nothing more. No Major should expect to treated like "god's gift" or hosted 24/7, they don't have the rank, but a visiting Brigadier does and shouldn't just be dumped in the middle of a crowd of tourists, left to gaze up at the sky while having cameras stuck in his face by gawping tourists and RUclipsrs. It was disgracefully poorly organised. As an absolute minimum he should have had an officer or WO from the unit being visited escorting him throughout - not a Major, any subaltern would have done - that's standard practice and common courtesy, and always has been. 'No', I don't expect them to be given "medals", but I do expect a visiting allied Brigadier to be treated with the respect he deserves as that's the impression they take away with them. If you don't realise that and don't think a Brigadier should be treated with considerably more deference than you as a junior Major, and you wouldn't have ensured that your own Brigade commander was when you were a Brigade Major, then you weren't doing your job. Edit: I notice that elsewhere you referred to "the Royal Household Cavalry". There's no such unit in the British Army, and never has been. Odd that you were a "Brigade Major" so also responsible for SD (staff duties and service writing) but you somehow don't know that and you'd make the sort of mistake few cadets and no officer would - or maybe not ... it's Walter, not Richard, isn't it?
@@karen8928 Simply unbelievable. They were there visiting HQ London District on an official visit about participation in Remembrance Day, then they were dumped in the courtyard while RUclipsrs thrust cameras in their faces, then the H Cav subaltern didn't even have the courtesy to salute a Brigadier. Absolutely disgraceful.
No they have NOT. The senior Dane was a Brigadier, the British officer was a Captain - far more junior. Of course the visit was arranged and planned - they wouldn't be in uniform otherwise.
@@olerasmussen72 CEO??? I'm guessing you mean the Brigade Commander and the Commanding Officer (CO) - a Brigadier and a Lt Colonel. They clearly had no escort, of any rank, and were "met" by the Duty Officer - a Captain - once he'd finished his 4 o'clock inspection. That's about as disrespectful as it gets.
@@olerasmussen72 Whatever the reason for the visit, and wherever they went to afterwards (the stables, the Guard Room, HQ London District, or most probably just the Household Cavalry Museum), just leaving them unescorted like that was inexcusable, insulting, and a disgrace.
i think, because i just start to know the danish was officer, 2 star is Generalmajor and 1 star Brigadegeneral , i think.. or maybe 2star Oberstløjnant and 1 Major, someone know? Vielen danke
Some one contacted me and said they were Norwegian I did not bother checking I was right Danish
Now why would Norwegian soldiers have a Danish flag on their shoulder
it has been one country, one kingdown, back in the good old days.... but now norway, denmark and sweden are seperate
I knew they were Danish straight away because, apart from the Danish flag on their shoulders, when they spoke I couldn't understand a word. "Kamelåså"
@@UkendtUnknown Kamelåså.
@@charpost62I got it right in the first place
An interesting change of events today. Nice to see Queen Margrethe’s soldiers being greeted so warmly. A definite change of pace from having to be closed for demonstrations. Thanks for sharing this film.
Those are indeed four Danish Army officers. Identifiable by their collarbadges and shoulderboard rank insignia. Farthest away from the camera in the initial video footage, we have a Danish Lieutenant Colonel of the Danish Guard Hussars Regiment, identifiable by his two medium sized stars on the shoulderboards and the distinctive Guard Hussars Regiment badge on his collars. No 2 second farthest away, is a Danish Major of the Royal Danish Life Guards Regiment with the distinctive officers garrison cap with tassel, only worn by the Life Guards. He wears a medium sized star on the shoulderboards and the distinctive Life Guards badge on the collars. Next to him, second closest to the camera, a Danish Brigadier General of the 2nd Brigade with the distinctice 2nd Brigade badges on his collars and one large star on his shoulderboards. Closest to the camera, a Danish First Lieutenant of the Guard Hussars Regiment with the Guard Hussars Regiment badge on his collars and two minor stars on his shoulder boards.
Thank you for that information. Very interesting
@@patricialewis1464 And surely you will have noticed, that during the entrance into the Blues and Royals quarters, the 2nd Brigade, Brigadier gets to enter first followed by the Guard Hussars Lieut Colonel. - The Royal Life Guard Major comes in as 3rd, while the first lieutenant Guard Hussar politely gives way for the Life Guard Major, and enters as the last person in line.
I also noticed that the Danish Life Guards officer was wearing British parachute wings on his right shoulder.
@@philipbowdler4545 Yes, and the same applies for the Brigadier. Most likely some sort of parachute training. The two other, the two hussars on the other hand are tank crew men / Cavalry officers ;-)
The funny thing about buskainthepark is that he could just had asked them: "Are you guys Danish army officers?" after the ceremony. They would most likely had replied with a simple "Yes!" . It's funny watching them, fully aware that some guy is filming them straight up in their faces, however just trying to ignore him! LOL! :-))))
The British and Danish have been allies for a long time. In fact the Royal Families are very close too. I served 25 years in the British Army. My Corps is Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps. Queen Alexandra was Danish and our original patron back in 1902, and we wear on our cap badges the Dannebrog Cross in her honour. It’s always an honour to greet fellow soldiers of our allies. 🇩🇰🇬🇧
lol the royal family are germans not british there hasn't been a british royal on the thrown for well over 1000s years.
Lovely bit of history there. Thanks for sharing.
I'm ex-RNZAF, and rabidly curious about all things military history.
Oddly, Grandma on Dad's side is German/Danish. Mum's British.
Had things turned out differently I wonder what I'd have done, had i been born in Denmark. Certainly been military there, too. Very snazzy uniform.
Visited Copenhagen, back in me youth. Lovely city, and people.
Mrs C was a Captain in the QARNC....😊😊
Huge amount of history there. I have always known that the British and Danish military were connected in some way but didn't know how. Thanks for educating me.👍
Prince Phillip was Danish descent, though from Greece. I never bothered to find out how that happened; it amused me.
I am sure the Danish Soldiers were honoured to be greeted so well at Horse Guards and hope they enjoyed their visit.
Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤❤❤❤
I'm sure they were pretty p'd off to be left to their own devices on an official visit.. then for the Brigadier to be greeted by the Captain who couldn't even be bothered to salute him. Way beyond a lack of basic military courtesy.
I think it was all arranged bettween both parties and they know a lot more about protocol than you.@@John-G
@@ppo2424 Of course it was "arranged between both parties" - it would be both illegal and impossible for it not to have been. "Protocol" dictates that you don't leave a Brigadier General on an official visit with his staff, regardless of whether this part was programmed or not, unescorted in the middle of a crowd of tourists having cameras thrust in their faces by a bunch of RUclipsrs. "Protocol" also dictates that a Captain salutes a Brigadier and accords him the respect due to his rank.
While the Danes may well understand and observe basic military courtesy, unfortunately the British element clearly don't as anyone who's ever served should know (emphasis on "should").
Military courtesy doesn't get much more basic than this.
Brilliant of the Horse Guards to take fellow NATO military behind the scenes! Well done!
Brilliant? It was an arranged visit and is their job! Appalling that four officers including a Brigadier were just dumped amongst the tourists with no escort then met by the duty officer, a Captain, there on duty anyway. Inexcusable.
@@John-Gdepends if this was an official visit or an informal one. If it was a formal one the Danish officers would have a guard with them and the horse guards would have had the Danish Flag/Colours displayed shown for formal visiting guests. With that in mind the Danish senior officer would have had the privilege of inspecting the guard. All In all this appears an informal visit.
@@walboyfredo6025 Not correct at all - what you're describing is an inspection, not a visit. There's no such thing as an 'informal visit' in uniform - it's 100 % illegal under the Uniform Act 1894, doesn't exist and never happens in any country that I'm aware of.
@@John-G if that's the case then why didnt the house holder cavalry officer address them with a salute during parade?. As said this was not a full formal visit. There was a cordial level of respect but not formal. The guards were doing there daily duty in the presence of tourist and " special guests" .If it was formal there would no way they would allow NATO officers stand a.oung tourists
@@walboyfredo6025 I'm guessing from your post that you're not British so your knowledge of the British military is, at best, limited. I'm also guessing that by " the house holder cavalry officer" you mean the duty officer. He didn't "address them with a salute during parade" because they're not part of it - the inspection follows a set format, as it has done for over a hundred years, and that doesn't include "addressing" visitors, whatever their rank, unless they're in the chain of command. That's not how parades / inspections work, particularly when doing Public Duties.
What you're saying about a "full formal visit" is just nonsense - what you described was an inspection, and under absolutely NO circumstances would that include having any colours displayed.
There are two types of military visits in the UK - official and unofficial. Official visits can be in uniform, unofficial ones cannot - it's illegal and units, even including HCMR / H Cav / HQ London District don't have the authority to allow unofficial visits in uniform or "special guests". Period.
Britain doesn't have a'Stolen Valour' Law, but while the Uniform Act may be over a hundred years old it still applies to everyone, even including NATO on duty under the Status of Force Agrement and it's rigidly followed.
The point I'm making is that whatever the purpose of the visit was, and regardless of whether they were then taken by the duty officer to see the stables, the Guard Room, the H Cav museum, or even HQ London District / the Household Division, it was appallingly badly organised - you simply don't dump a visiting Brigadier and his staff unescorted in the middle of a bunch of tourists to watch an inspection, leaving them to be met by a junuior duty officer afterwards, whatever the purpose of the visit is. It's inexcusably bad organisation and appallingly disrespectful.
Very well turned out Danish officers. Looking fit and strong. Good to see them and the fact they were deservedly well received. Hope they enjoyed their visit thank you for showing this.
They done very well. Well presented. Hope the guest military boys appreciated it as much as myself. Thank you Guards. You looked smart as always
Respect given and received. When I was in the USAF it was like this whenever I met someone in another uniform whether they were a different branch of our military or one of our allies.
Buska does refer to them as Danish serviceman in the video.
I'm American and I believe that's the way to behave. Weither a solider or civilian, respect of another's protocol is acceptable. None of this running around only serving oneself. It's embarrassing to see tourists behaving so poorly disrespecting soldiers and horses. I love your commitary and wish I may be able to visit all of England.
I'm a firm believer in not having tourists anywhere near as close as this to the troops. That said, these guys are more than capable of sorting out any troublemakers should the need arise, as are the Armed cops.
@@ken-u3n I see your point of view. Very valid. I agree whole hearted. I think the horses are harassed to numbness or anger. So many people surrounding the horses. Putting their hand on the horses with out permission. Karen's putting their weird vibes on the horse. Children running in front of the horse and yelling/screaming. To me this is plainly barbaric. Horses are graceful and dedicated being not things. As for the soldiers, I truly agree, they are perfectly capable of standing their ground and guarding your King and kingdom. So once again I fully agree. Rude people are not ENTITLED to see such protocol the guards perform every day. I prefere to see the other parts of England. The people the countryside and things I've never seen before. I can't afford to travel to England, however if I could the first thing I would do is visit England, meet some of my ancestry. My ancestors are mostly from England, I would love to honor and see what I inherited from such a lovely country. And I sure I may meet with some distain for Americans. I hope my love, appreciation, and respect could win your people over. Thus, be allowed to converse with them. Thank you for replying.
You're very welcome any time, Alicia
Whether they be Norwegian or Danish soldiers, they've been met by the captain in a respected and friendly military way at Horse Guard's. 💂🎖💂 Nice to see peace for a change!
Peace and unity!
They are Danish soldiers. Their uniforms indicate that they are army soldiers…
And they are our allies and deserve utmost respect
Danish.
@@julianneheindorf5757 Indeed as Danish as you can get - a Brigadier, a Lt.Colonel, a Major and a 1st Lt. - all in Uniform M/69
Buska thank you for showing this again. I have so much missed our lovely Blues Captain. He certainly has a very noble presence and a beautiful voice. Always proud and smiling! ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Buska did actually refer to the Danish Servicemen as Danish Servicemen not once but twice at the very beginning of the video. He also mentioned Denmark. A mistake was made in the title. It was a genuine mistake, not a 'Threat to World Peace' or an 'International Incident.' There is absolutely no need for some of the haughty comments on here. Cut the chap some slack for goodness sake! The title did not take anything away from the content of the video. It was lovely to watch!!
It certainly was a pleasure to see the Danish soldiers at Horseguard and then be be met by the captain. Be great to see more of this!
Nice display of inattentiveness though, speaks to me of not caring all that much and just throwing content at us.
@@Darryl_Francis I do hope, M’Lord, that you NEVER make an error, regardless of the circumstances!
@@GMN360 like I said, there's making an error and then there's just plain old laziness which I find a bit disrespectful.
Some contact me and said Norwegian thus happens all time rushed to change the title the for goy about it
thats so good I salute them all, British army veteran here.
What a wonderful example of natural camaraderie
ahhh danish we dont unerstand them but we love them
Lovely to see what looks like an impromptu visit by Danish Servicemen. The Danish have a long history with both our military and our Royal Families. Queen Victoria was both Queen Elizabeth Ii and Queen Margrethe II great grandma. So third cousin’s.
Thank you for your service, one and all.
The british and danish armies know each other quite well. They have been working together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since Denmark could not send units that was big enough to operate on its own they were under british overall command. So danish soldiers have fought and died along side british soldiers in Helmand and in Iraq.
Now that's something you don't see every day.
As a former horseman it's always a joy to see the Horse Guards on parade.
I do love their uniform.
So rare to see Scandihooigan military personnel, so it's wonderful to glimpse their uniform characteristics.
I was very lucky some years back to take part in the Queen of Denmark's birthday parade in 1996. She is my old Regiments Colonel in Chief and thirty or so of us both Regular and Reserve were invited by the Danish Life Guard to take part
PWRR?
Princess of Wales 's Royal Regt
@@timcubison9832 Ditto, small world, although I never actually wore a PWRR cap badge.
It is a small world indeed
2nd Bn The Queens Regt then 2nd Bn PWRR our history is of honour and respect 🇬🇧 🇩🇰
The two men on horseback looked fantastic.
Im a Danish veteran. Mistakes are made, forgive and forget. No hard feelings at all.
I assume you are talking about the Battle Badon Hill, when Alfraed [the Great] beat the army of the Danes? I can't think of any other unpleasantness between Denmark and England - there was even a Danish king here - Knut - I recall. So what 'mistakes' are you thinking of?
@@tacfoley4443 Battle of Copenhagen when Nelson turned his blind eye
@@John-pn4rtMy seafaring great great great great uncle was held as a prisoner of war in 1814 on the Danish islands of Ertholmene in the Baltic and the ship of which was master was confiscated. Denmark was allied with France during the Napoleonic Wars so was on the other side.
@@MrBulky992 Nah, but the Brits thought so. Denmark insisted on remaining neutral in the then British French conflict.The reason the British were obs on the Danes opinion were the large fleet Denmark had a the time. If Denmark had chosen one side over the other it would have meant that side were strongest naval wise, and that meant a lot at the time Unfortunately the British King promised good money for any spies giving information and he were double crossed by a British spy that claimed the Danish naval ships were bunkering up. A falsehood, the King got tricked by and paid for. The information's I bring here were released a few years ago by your own British national achieve. You were taught wrong because your history books were wrong but now the actual truth have come out.
Having said that Denmark will never forget the vital role the Brits played for our country and our resistance in our darkest years under Nazi occupation. Montgomery were celebrated as our foremost liberator in person in our capital.
@@Mike-zx1kxThat's interesting. Thank you.
A great pity that some of Joe Public don't act like that
I recognized the Danish flag straight away. They've always been great friends of ours apart from a little period between 793 and 1066 🙂
You omitted to mention the Danish king of England, Knut.
Or when Lord Nelson flattened quite a large bit of Copenhagen!
They are Danish servicemen not norwegian and those are most certainly not from the same country but two independant nations.
That was interesting the way the Danish Officers saluted.
The flags of Norway and Denmark are very similar, so its easy to mix them up. In Saxon times all Scandinavians were called Danes in England, hence the Danelaw region, largely ruled by Norwegians. Both Denmark and Norway are dear friends, kin and allies of the UK.
The flags of Norway and Denmark are not similar. When's your next visit to Specsavers?
They both have squares and rectangles with a cross, but they are of different dimensions and the colours are also different, Norways flag has 3 colours, so they're definitely easy to tell apart.
But which country owea us brits "reparations" 😋@@Masterfighterx
I strongly suspect that this visit by the Danish Servicemen was pre arranged. Which would explain why four guys, from different units, all dressed in their smart kit happened to be right there at exactly the right time.
One of the danish officers is a member of the danish "horseguard" - The Mounted Guard Hussars, as is clear on his emblem, of a horse skull. - So seems like a logical Visit between cavalry units.
The Blues and Royals as always smartly turned out and impressive, I’m sure their Danish guests were treated with every military courtesy and no doubt drinks in the Officers mess.
The REAL comrades in arms ..
I hope that the Captain had better knowledge about flag… Thinking that the Danish soldiers had a nice visit…. ❤
If uniformed soldiers show up with a national ensign patch on their shoulders, you can pretty well believe they're from the nation whose ensign they wear. A white latin cross on a scarlet field is the national ensign of Denmark.
He was respectful and said they come from Denmark in the video twice. either way honest mistakes are just mistakes not slaps in the face, settle down
The Danes are a Army Brigadier general, and a Lieutenant Colonel, a Major and a First Lieutenant from The Gardehusar Regimentet (Danish Royal Horse Guard-ish)...
Love this ❤
How good is that Officer inviting those chaps in. Respect
It's his job! Where's the respect - he's a captain, the senior Dane is a Brigadier!
@@John-G I was wondering how easy it is for the Captain to actually identify who is in charge out of that group. i know it shows on their epaulets, but is there an easier way to tell?
@@fastair8546 He should have been briefed prior to the visit, and he should have taken a few seconds to look up rank insignia - it's hardly difficult and it's basic military courtesy to know who you're talking to and to address them by their rank if they're senior to you, particularly if there's a disparity like a Captain to a Brigadier. I recall briefing Gen "Stormin" Norman Schwarzkopf prior to the Gulf War, in the Middle East, and he knew who I was, even my first name, although I was wearing a Gulf Army uniform with a shemagh so most of his staff had assumed I was an Arab 🤣.
It's his job.
@@John-G lol
Very interesting and great upload
Crying out loud! A genuine mistake (I presume) and yet there is a barrage of complaints about the nationality being wrong. Only needs person one to point it out.
Not everyday you see a Brigadier General standing in public
Interesting watching him inspecting the horses and their reactions !
Very professional and respectful to invite the Danish soldiers in.
I think this was an arranged visit by their respective countries’ militaries. The guard captain was clearly expecting them.
nice to see the danish gaurds showing respect
One of the Danish officer's headdresses is very similar to that once worn by the 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards officers.
From the emblems and military rang emblem, it looks like we have people from: a major from the Royal Danish Life Guard, a major general from the Garderhusar regiment, a brigadier general from the 2nd brigade, a first lieutenant to which I am a little unsure which unit he is attached to,
They actually enter through the gate in order of rank
They are Danish look at shoulder flash. Thank you for sharing. 🙏
The horses are looking forward to their annual holiday galloping on the beech in Norfolk. The army take them their and it’s great fun for them.
They've already had it, three months ago.
@@John-G They are thinking of next year.
Thats good they have a holiday.
My OCD wanting to adjust the sword of the forth man's from left straight up!
Lovely symbolism our friends ❤
Buska what makes you think those Danish soldiers are Norwegian? They have Danish flags on their uniforms and the officer’s cap is Danish pattern as well.
I wonder how the British Army would react if our Union Flag was portrayed as USA? This is an unforgivable insult to them but also showing OUR IGNORANCE! 😮
Someone change the caption please! Quickly
They are indeed Danish!
First words out of Buskas mouth were “Danish servicemen”.
@@nalasimbaunforgivable he makes videos he’s not in the army
Goodness, what a fuss, Buska wasn’t on parade and very possibly doesn’t have a military background. So he made an honest mistake, not everyone knows all the nations flags.
I notice they didn't present any ID. Could be anyone?
Apparently (and I emphasise apparently) the visit by the four Danish officers was to HQ London District, located inside Horseguards, to firm up details of Danish participation in the Remembrance Day parade at the Cenotaph. The courtyard, is overlooked by the HQ London District offices they were in so they noticed the tourists gathered there for the 4 o'clock parade and asked if they could also watch from the courtyard, which was agreed - consequently it WAS an "official" visit, made with HQ London District approval, albeit not a planned / programmed one, by four officers on official duty. As one of the visitors was a Brigadier, HQ London District should not only have had someone accompany the Brigadier and the three other officers to stop them getting pushed to one side by tourists and having cameras shoved in their faces by RUclipsrs, but they should have notified the inspecting officer, who was only down a flight of stairs or a phone call away, warning him of the ranks. That's basic military courtesy and that it clearly didn't happen shows not only an appalling lack of respect and military courtesy but a total lack of planning and preparation as watching the inspection and a visit to the Museum and stables should obviously have been included and planned in advance, not just thrown in as an afterthought.
Does it matter and is it "that bad"?
YES IT DOES AND YES IT IS. The British Army is at an all time low, the smallest it's ever been for over two hundred years, with (according to the Army and MoD official stats) the worst recruiting, retention and morale it's ever had. Horseguards is public duties, supposed to showcase the military for the public (foreign and local), but despite some good individuals (and some outstanding ones) it's routinely a shambles with guards shouting at tourists for standing where they've just told them to stand, no clear directions, insufficient guards in combats in the courtyard at changeovers because they can't be bothered and the guard commanders are only noticeable by their absence, and those troopers who are there opening gates often leaning aginst the gates or with their hands in their pockets, and guard commanders (particularly officers and WOs) who are never seen. The HCMR (the ceremonial mounted regiment) has over 350 soldiers and 250 horses, and all they're required to do is to provide a 12 to 15 man daily ceremonial guard for six hours a day and a smaller guard for a few hours at night - THAT'S LITERALLY ALL THAT 350 SOLDIERS DO - nothing else. It's a reflection of the Army in general, and it's appalling.
Despite the gushing here, international respect for the British Army is at an all time low, with an American General recently telling the Defence Secretary that "you haven't got a tier one, it's barely tier two", with zero trust and little respect after the ignominy of the British capitulation in Basra which they've said will take "a generation" to recover from. We've got twice as many Special Forces as we had twenty five years ago, selected from an Army that's half the size, stripping Marines and Paras of their best just to be manned, with the absurd "Rangers", which nobody else considers "Rangers", stripping all infantry units of the top quarter of their NCOs leaving the rest to be run by the Second XI instead. Nobody else has ever wanted our small arms, that are now forty years out of date, and most of our armour and all our tanks are 30 to 60 years old. Throw in 2 mini aircraft carriers in the Navy that leak, that don't have any aircraft to carry, and our military's not something to be proud of.
If we're to operate successfully with other arms and other armies then as a minimum there needs to be mutual respect and trust, otherwise the relationship with those we rely on simply falls apart, and there was NO respect shown here - no respect, no military courtesy, and no planning or preparation. The Danes won't have complained, but they won't have been impressed and that's inexcusable.
Brigadiers aren't royalty and don't need to be nurse-maided, but the difference with royalty is that Brigadiers have earnt their rank and earnt the right to be treated with deference, respect and military courtesy and for their vists to be planned and prepared for accordingly. This wasn't - instead it was an appalling, inexcusable shambles.
I really liked that fantastic stuff.
Captain of the Guard, "Fancy a beer lads". Ya!
This is just perfect, respect ❤🙏
¡ SIGO DICIENDO QUE ES UN GRAN CAPITAN !👍👍👌👌
💂🐴👍
Asi es👏! Es mi favorito desde que era teniente, él es impresionante ❤
@@Diulltramagnus Y afectivo
@@Castyk Si, siempre hace sonreir a la tropa y parece que los caballos le tienen mucho aprecio, ellos tratan de llamar su atencion cuando el se acerca a ellos.
@@Diulltramagnus Totalmente de acuerdo❤
Nice to see some danish in your videoes🫡🇩🇰 😊
@buskainthepark ya theyre danish garderhusarer wich is basically the danish cavalry company :-) so ya it makes a lot of sense your cavalry company would greet our cavalry company X-D probably was an inspection of the line to see how brits do it compared to us :-)
The guards see active duty they are a tank regiment when we see a chest full of medals they have earned them
The utmost respect these Danish servicemen displayed to our English servicemen is second to none maybe our indigenous people and other visitors should take note.
‘British’ servicemen! I know of one ‘Welshman’ in this group, which is not the same as English!
Bizarre - what "indigenous people"? The Celts?
Clearly they were there, on other official business, and they just stepped outside to witness the ceremony, and went back in afterwards.
For Saxon or Dane or Norman we,
Teuton or Celt, or whatever we be,
We are each all Dane in our welcome of thee
The story is that Queen Victoria encountered a group of rowdy ( and probably drunk horse guards) in the middle of the day that she ordered a daily inspection, and they have been doing it ever since.
Correct, its done at 1600hrs daily
My Grandparents were Danish , but being from North East England...it isn't so surprising....
The Danish soldiers are very smart.
I find some of the comments a bit weird... was anyone seriously expecting them to behave any differently? Protocols are followed professionally by the military.
They are also wearing the Danish flag on their shoulders!
My mum's 'passing out parade' as a commissioned officer during WW2 took place before the exiled King of Norway and not a British 'royal'
The soldiers walk strangely when dismounted due to the boots, their designed for being in the saddle.
So handsome!
What a sad sight to see when we see the police protecting our military. Some things have got to change. ❌🕋
aw that's nice, he gave them a tour!
Amazing how fast people change their allegiance! In a video a few days ago they were NORWEGIAN soldiers!
If I'm looking at the ranks correctly the second bloke from the camera is a Brigadier General who would be escorted by his adjutants.
Brigadiers don't have adjutants.
Danish Vikings !
Just getting our NATO allies a good cup of tea. It looks like a cold morning. Though they are Danes so I suspect they probably just wanted to get their uniforms off and their shorts on.
The soldier on the right looks quite short but I guess when you are a man with a sabre atop a charging horse, height doesn't really mean that much.
If only the photographer had the good manners of the captain. How rude and ignorant to be constantly sticking a camera in those visiting soldiers face.
NATO OFFICERS ..a normal act of respect and friendly ..both army are allies...
what doe this mean ? that they have all time the sword upward and greeting with it
I'd like to to point out the Royal Navy pulled two peral harbours against the Danish Navy, and today were friends. Who says its impossible to forget past grievances.
A bit weird that the monarch's armed guard are themselves guarded by armed police!
The army has no mandate to carry out police work within the UK.
The police are charged with policing the streets.
So.. you clearly see the Dannebrog on their shoulders, correctly state they're Danish soldiers... And then decide to label the video "Norwegian soldiers visit Horseguards" anyway...
What ignorance. The one who wrote the title should check his/her knowledge!
Can anyone enlighten me please? Why do they allowed tourist inside? If it's bothering the guard, the soldiers and the police?
Flag, Danish. Very nice. Super fin.
Something odd about those first 5 or 6 inspected. Half of them looked as if they had been stealing the other halfs dinners...
I’m curious, were those Danish soldiers there on official business? It looked like the captain was expecting them.
If it wasn't official they wouldn't be in uniform.
@@John-G that’s what I’m saying. The captain didn’t just acknowledge them. He was expecting them for some sort of meeting.
@@paolotorres8537 Whatever reason the group were there, which could well have been at their own request after a duty meeting to MoD Main Building to discuss taking part in the Remembrance Day Parade (a bit odd in itself as the parade is run by HQ London District, who are actually in Horseguards !), it was incredibly badly organised. They had no escort and were just left to their own devices in the middle of a crowd of tourists, with RUclipsrs thrusting cameras in their faces, and the duty officer, a Captain, didn't even salute anyone although even if he hadn't been warned (which is pretty unlikely as it would only have taken a phone call) and he was somehow taken by surprise and unaware of Danish rank badges it must have been obvious that he was considerably outranked.
Just a total, disorganised, disrespectful shambles, whatever the circumstances.
@@John-G you seriously expect soldiers to be treated like royalty? They’re soldiers. They’re supposed to conduct themselves with humility and respect! They’re not complaining. Neither should you. Unless it was THAT bad for them (which it isn’t), then it would be unprofessional of them to complain.
@@paolotorres8537 As far as I know they didn't complain, but what they said about their reception when they got home and later may be a very different story. Unlike royalty they've earnt their rank and the respect that should go with it from others in the military, regardless of unit or nationality, and not being given that respect reflects on those not giving it probably doing the same when it comes to operational co-operation, and without that co-operation operations involving those outside your own unit simply fall apart.
Military respect should be mutual - you give back whatever you're given, so if you're treated with a lack of respect that's how you respond. If, as in this case, it's also unprofessional, slack, and a shambles, then rightly or wrongly that's how you think of your host (or your guest).
I shouldn't complain? Why on earth not? This is part of public duties, which are to showcase the Army for the public.
At the moment the Army is the smallest and the worst recruited it's been for over 200 years, with (officially) the worst recruiting, retention and morale it's ever had - and you think people shouldn't complain because it's "not THAT bad"? Seriously?
You say they are Danish but put Norwegian in the title !!!?
Now, about that Lindisfarne thing ....
Muito lindooo!!!
notice that when the guards on foot march off they give eyes right and the two mounted soldiers when they dismount give eyes left to the senior Danish Brigadier General present.
Nonsense - that's how it's always done. If the two mounted did a eyes right they'd be looking at the wall!
Was that my boy Ormonde trying to nip the Captain???
Just a point, the Danish soldiers were all officers, and at least one outranked the Guards Captain.
A Brigadier, a Lt Col, a Major, and a Lt. Disgraceful and unacceptable that they were treated like that.
@@John-G In what way was it disgraceful and unacceptable? I was a Brigade Major, and when I travelled to Germany I was not treated as if I were a god's gift, they were invited to tea in the Officer's mess, what do you expect, a medal for each of them?
@@RichardDevereauxEarlofEssex As I'm sure you know, although others here may not, there's a vast difference between a Brigade Major, which is (was) a junior Major's appointment, and a Brigadier / Brigade commander, particularly when it comes to official visits which this clearly was. The brigadier commands the brigade, the BM was effectively his adjutant, nothing more. No Major should expect to treated like "god's gift" or hosted 24/7, they don't have the rank, but a visiting Brigadier does and shouldn't just be dumped in the middle of a crowd of tourists, left to gaze up at the sky while having cameras stuck in his face by gawping tourists and RUclipsrs. It was disgracefully poorly organised.
As an absolute minimum he should have had an officer or WO from the unit being visited escorting him throughout - not a Major, any subaltern would have done - that's standard practice and common courtesy, and always has been.
'No', I don't expect them to be given "medals", but I do expect a visiting allied Brigadier to be treated with the respect he deserves as that's the impression they take away with them.
If you don't realise that and don't think a Brigadier should be treated with considerably more deference than you as a junior Major, and you wouldn't have ensured that your own Brigade commander was when you were a Brigade Major, then you weren't doing your job.
Edit: I notice that elsewhere you referred to "the Royal Household Cavalry". There's no such unit in the British Army, and never has been. Odd that you were a "Brigade Major" so also responsible for SD (staff duties and service writing) but you somehow don't know that and you'd make the sort of mistake few cadets and no officer would - or maybe not ... it's Walter, not Richard, isn't it?
@@John-Gyes🫡
@@karen8928 Simply unbelievable. They were there visiting HQ London District on an official visit about participation in Remembrance Day, then they were dumped in the courtyard while RUclipsrs thrust cameras in their faces, then the H Cav subaltern didn't even have the courtesy to salute a Brigadier.
Absolutely disgraceful.
They’ve been met by an officer of equal rank to the highest rank in their group. Does anyone believe this was not a planned event?
No they have NOT. The senior Dane was a Brigadier, the British officer was a Captain - far more junior. Of course the visit was arranged and planned - they wouldn't be in uniform otherwise.
@@John-G As I see it was the CEO from 2. brigade and CEO from the garderhusar regiment
@@olerasmussen72 CEO??? I'm guessing you mean the Brigade Commander and the Commanding Officer (CO) - a Brigadier and a Lt Colonel. They clearly had no escort, of any rank, and were "met" by the Duty Officer - a Captain - once he'd finished his 4 o'clock inspection. That's about as disrespectful as it gets.
@@John-G I wonder too 2 generals stay and wait, but they Are Danish generals
@@olerasmussen72 Whatever the reason for the visit, and wherever they went to afterwards (the stables, the Guard Room, HQ London District, or most probably just the Household Cavalry Museum), just leaving them unescorted like that was inexcusable, insulting, and a disgrace.
bet he said fancy a drink lads .................
The flag gives it away. 🇩🇰
Great
i think, because i just start to know the danish was officer, 2 star is Generalmajor and 1 star Brigadegeneral , i think.. or maybe 2star Oberstløjnant and 1 Major, someone know? Vielen danke