As an American we only read about places like this and they almost become a fairy tale. Now having visited Windsor Castle I can tell you it’s like being in a book. The beauty and history are something that’s hard to comprehend. The chapel is mind blowing.
I knew you'd get disrespect in there somehow. As I've mentioned many times before. A foreign tourist sees something out of Disneyland, yet unlike Disneyland, the cast is neither friendly nor accommodating. The tourists, many who don't speak english don't understand that laughing at goofily garbed cast members, that yell words at them they do not understand, may be considered offense to a small percentage of the british public. American English is my native tongue. If someone screamed "make way" at me. I wouldn't be able to treat it as "peanut butter", like Brits do. I understand the individual words, but the term isn't used in colloquial American english. I'd be slowed down by a second to decipher its meaning, and might get run over. The other thing that seems so strange to me as an American is the repeated use of the word disrespect. In the US I don't think you can disrespect a soldier if you yourself are not one. We would see what you call disrespect as a breach of the rules or law, but not disrespect directed at a particular soldier. I've finished with my weekly rant.🙂 Now off to the horse guards channel to see who Arnie bit or kicked this week.
Only Americans live in Disney world, we live in the real world and the English language is the true English language even though it's mixed with other languages from all over the world,,it's a long history of multi culturism , invasion and history, the trouble with America it's got a very short history, except for the native Americans " who I admire"
@@gordonemery6949 Fortunately there are more of us than you. We speak American english, not your antiquated variant. We'll drag the poor Canadians down with us. They may spell it your way, but they speak it our way. Soon we'll be removing all those extra "U" s from the king's english. Your time is short. Our greater numbers allow us to set up tourist training camps where we concentrate on teaching ignorance of culture and the fine art of disrespect. Those that make it through will get instruction on Horse Guard rein pulling and be moved to the front of the UK bound queue. Hopefully this will allow us many more years of irate comments on the King's Guard channels.
@@veronicacrabtreehill6608 Most of the people who laugh seem to be kids or teens, or when someone is startled. I suspect they'd do that in any country.
Strange how many people think our Guards are only for decoration. I read a note from WW1. Front like soldiers were told that the Guards had moved up to trenches near the enemy. The exhausted British soldiers were saying."We can sleep well tonight lads, the Guards are in front of us tonight "
Comsumate professionals. 5 regiments of foot guards make up the household division. Coldstream guards (English ) Grenadier Guards (English ) Scots guards (Scottish) Irish guards (Irish) Welsh guards (Welsh) Blues and Royals cavalry Life Guards (cavalry) All these regiments perform public duties and state ceremonies in and around London .However they are all professional soldiers some of the guards regiments dating back hundreds of years.
@@sandrahuntington1602 English regiment formed by Monck immediately invaded the Scot’s then marched to London from Coldstream, most of its men used to be from northern towns in England
@@sandrahuntington1602 No the regiment was based at Coldstream. They were recruited from the towns in Northern England they passed on the march to London. Thats the tradition. Its not a Scottish regiment, nor has any Scottish traditions or music. "The origin of the Coldstream Guards lies in the English Civil War when Oliver Cromwell gave Colonel George Monck permission to form his own regiment as part of the New Model Army. Monck took men from the regiments of George Fenwick and Sir Arthur Haselrig, five companies each, and on 13 August 1650 formed Monck's Regiment of Foot. Less than two weeks later, this force took part in the Battle of Dunbar, at which the Roundheads defeated the forces of Charles Stuart. After Richard Cromwell's abdication, Monck gave his support to the Stuarts, and on 1 January 1660 he crossed the River Tweed into England at the village of Coldstream, from where he made a five-week march to London. He arrived in London on 2 February and helped in the Restoration of the monarchy." The regiment traditionally recruits from the north-east of England where it originated, and from the south west where Monck had lived. It can be distinguished on parade by red plumes on the right of the bearskins, the Garter star on the collar, and buttons spaced in twos as the second regiment of foot guards, a position they have never accepted as they are older than the Grenadier Guards, hence the motto Nulli Secundus or Second to None.
There wasn't much honour in what British and American soldiers did in Iraq, Libya Syria, and the rest, all over outright lies and false flag events. Remember that no weapons of mass destruction were ever found in Iraq despite Tony Blairs assurances to the British public that Iraq had them, but they still got invaded at high cost, not only to the Iraqis and their country, but also to the British and American troops who were killed or maimed for life when they invaded a sovereign country without cause.
@@SirAntoniousBlock Agree UK overloaded with pompous nonsense that really serves no one other than the elite. The elite parasites have taken all the wealth and yet never enough always want more while many hard working citizens have very little. Grave indeed.
@@albefuctivino1488 Do you thik that it applies to just one party ?. In Party Politics it all comes down to "Same shit, different shovel" no matter which brand o horse manure gets elected. If elections made a difference, they wouldn't allow us to have them.
Neat video. Thank you. It's so sad that because so many people want to be jerks and invade the sentry's space, that they have to rope the sentry off here in the courtyard.
With all the marching around the grounds, the soldiers probably don't have much trouble keeping fit. Think of all the history those walls and buildings could tell us about. Wouldn't that be fascinating. I love how clean everything is. Well maintained. I wish I could visit, but unfortunately, I can't. I love RUclips videos that give us glimpses of the glorious past of some of the historic places in the UK.
I love history .The village where I live was named in 774 . In 925 it was given by Athelstan ( first king of England / Alfred the great, grandson . To one of his loyal followers .
Like all serving members of our armed forces, offshore workers and others, they are subject to random drugs testing, test positive and your out, shame our MP’s are not subject to this policy as well
The last time I was in that central lawn area was when I was a kid. It was just after princess Diana had died. People were queuing to lay flowers. Because of the numbers they were only allowing the children In. I walked in with a group of other kids escorted by a policeman. There was row after row of flowers each row had thousands in and was probably 6 feet high each. Amazing place.
I cannot believe just how many desperate people there are in the world, not desperate for food or shelter but desperate for recognition, to be taken notice of, desperate to break the rules so that someone will object so they can then portray themselves as victims.
Household division one of the best in the world, did you know that different guards have different tunic button patterns and different coloured plumes in the bear skin, and officers bearskins are slightly bigger
Yes the alway do it there job to protect the castle and the queen when she was alive they now there to protect but know she has passed they are there to protect the prince of Wales and his lovely family and the king when he visits.
Guarding the Sovereign is a small part of the job of the Brigade of Guards. The RSM of one of the Guards Battalions killed along with several others in Afghanistan. The Foot Guards and the Household cavalry are these days principally on operations which is why meny guardsmen on parade at the various palaces and those involved in Trooping the Colour wear operational medals
Seems so sad still that why watching videos inside the castle we no longer get glimpses of Queen Elizabeth's corgis 😢. But a great video, we are visiting again in April 😊. Love it!❤
The second time we went we saw a crowd over by a gate or fence. We took our daughters there and saw the Queen walk out of her apart and get into a Land Rover. What a great experience that was!! We can always say we saw the Queen!!
HAVE A NICE TIME but please remember to ask permission from the guard to take his or her photo, they appreciate it. Manners are everything and so many people forget that. xx
You forget how big the castle grounds are. It is quite a walk from the state apartments and the monarch's private residence down to St George's Chapel.
I am intrigued now to get some library books pertaining to the building of Windsor Castle as I never knew it is in reality a complex or a small city in itself..
@@veronicacrabtreehill6608 It is 'Motte and Bailey'. Building motte and bailey castles were an effective way of securing towns that had submitted to William 1's power.
How ignorant are these people who mock our military this is work for these soldiers who don’t lay in bed all day getting kept for doin nothing disgusted. At some of these comments
@@welfarebeast8576 Sorry WB, my comment was sarcasm.. hence the " /s " at the end. There wasn't going to be any "intimidated" of any level. The title is just a device to get you to watch the whole video, right to the end. It's like "We cleared out my granny's house. You won't believe what we found" Some posters seem to think they have to bait their videos before people watch. Just "Guards at Windsor Castle" would have been enough for me to watch anyway.
As they get past the building that the white car is parked in front of, lean over the parapet and wave to the farm buildings about half a mile away. Sir Elton John may wave back if you are lucky !!
You know the part in the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy and friends are trying to infiltrate the Wicked Witch of the West's fortress and her soldiers are marching in their long blue/gray coats and bearskin hats? That's the first thing that came to mind when watching this quartet march! I expected at any time for some wild flying monkeys to appear. 😁😁
The kid had sensory issues(autism perhaps, like my son) hence the ear defenders, that's why he acted in such a way. Its likely why he was hiding behind the adult he was with before they passed by
This is Windsor Castle in The County of Royal Berkshire, it was built to guard London from attacks from the West. A similar Castle in the East of London is no longer standing, but you can still see an image of it on the badge of the Football team West Ham United.
It was built originally as one of a ring of fortifications around London, by William the Conqueror in the 11th Century, and later expanded as a Royal residence.
Everything is really old , foundations going back to Roman times and Norman conquest 1066 and. Even prior to that . Tradition is so important l think .
@@majorlaff8682 Raising standards and ending a nonsense unfair discrimination that applied only to the Guard Regiments. Height is no measure of strength, toughness, fitness or character. Throughout its past and recent history the British Army has had 1000s of short height soldiers serve with distinction.
@@andywilliams7323 I would say millions of short soldiers have served with distinction, but it can't be denied that a regiment of tall, imposing guards, of similar height, especially on ceremonial duties, is particularly impressive. The inconsistency of height for some modern equality nonsense detracts from the appearance of uniformity.
It's not pantomime. They are frontline combat soldiers guarding the Royal Palaces, and they do so 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even when the tourists aren't there to see it. Such as at night and on closed to tourist days.
@Andy Williams That is entirely my point, front line combat soldiers shouldn't be prancing about on horses dressed up like it is still the 18th century. Time to move on, the time of Kings and Queens are over. All these royal estates and palaces should be handed over to the National Trust to run. And if they want to carry on this charade, then they can employ ex-soldiers to do it for the tourists..
@@billbhein2949 The time of Kings and Queens is not over. There are 43 countries in the world which still have a monarchy. Statistically the countries with monarchies are happier and more stable than countries without monarchies. Those Royal Residents are among the most visited places in the world and generate a significant amount of income for the UK economy precisely because they are still fully working active Royal Palaces. It's not a charade. It's a fully working political institution and business and an extremely successful and profitable one.
@@billbhein2949 There are about 32.2 million taxpayers in the UK. The entire Royal Family and everything involving them cost each individual taxpayer just a minuscule £3.17 about in tax last year, about £102 million in total UK tax. In return, the Royal Family directly provided over £1.8 billion to the UK economy. An over 1664% return on the total UK tax contribution, plus numerous non-monetary benefits. For £1.8 billion in return and all the other massive good the Royal Family does, I don't think a minuscule £3.17 from each taxpayer last year is that bad. It's actually a massive bargain. To put it into context. The NHS costs each taxpayer about £6000 last year, about £216 billion in total UK tax. The Royal Familly is massively inexpensive in terms of tax. It's significantly cheaper in terms of tax per person than the Governments of most nations, such as the USA, Germany, France, etc. It's doesn't matter whichever way you try cut it. The UK is much more advantageous with the Royal Family than without it. As is the case for the vast majority of nations which still have a monarchy. The profit and benefits the Royal Family provide the UK as a significant public and private business far outweigh the cost and disadvantages.
Please slow down on the panning of the camera. Watched this while having breakfast and nearly lost it. It made my head dizzy and I got instantly nauseous. It’s called optical vertigo. Thank you.
Yes I agree it could have been filmed much better. They should have laid a dolly track and used several cameras cutting from one camera to another. Better sound would have been good maybe wire each guard with a radio mic and have a professional sound engineer.
@@Aine24601probably hard for you and those who think like you to understand because you all are used to seeing them frequently. Just like some Americans who don’t see the big deal about attractions or every day happenings in our own cities and areas😉
Very disappointing: the Guardsman in the middle swung his arms bent. His arms should have been arrow straight. The Guardsman who opened the gate swung his arms straight but not up to the horizontal. That’s two sloppy mistakes from just four soldiers. Now, if you think I’m being petty, you’re right! These soldiers are not popping over the road to a chip shop, they are the King’s Guard, on duty! There are no excuses in the Guards Division, the only standard that matters is perfection. In my day, we’d have been on the mat for such sloppy drill.
And this is why the young are not interested in the views of grumpy owd pensioners. We no longer live in a world where perfection is standard, get into todays world and smile. Thankfully we don’t have to move coal from one area of a yard to another, paint the wall and floor and move the coal back because the paint is now dirty. We have grown up a little. These young people were an excellent example of what can be done with the youth of today. Look around you, walk into the city and observe, no amount of pointless old fashioned mind destroying discipline and childish pettiness will change todays youth street culture. Try a compliment, it might, just might make you and others around you feel good. Are you related to Alf Garnett by any chance?
What utter codswallop. If, as you intimate, you have served then you will know that the cut of the sleeves of those great coats always, no matter how straight the arm is, bows down at the elbow!
@@andycapp8843 This is the King’s Bodyguard: good enough is not good enough. There has to be a pinnacle of perfection up to which others can aspire or admire. The first and third Guardsmen get it right, they are indeed a credit to their regiment. They are exactly what I would expect from a Guardsman, and they certainly don’t need a compliment from me. They know they’re the best. In contrast, the middle Guardsman is not pushing his wrist down, which would straighten his arm. It’s pretty much the first thing you learn on the drill square. Sure, it’s tougher than it looks to march smartly at a pace. (Try doing it at 150 paces a minute for quarter of an hour on your way to the guardroom!) Being a Guardsman isn’t easy, that’s the point! The mindset of a Guardsman is not to aspire to perfection, it is to start with perfection. You don’t get medals for turning up in this Brigade. If you wish to compliment mediocrity, where excellence is required, go ahead. I will continue to admonish it. As for your dismissal of today’s youth, I couldn’t disagree more. Everyone can aspire to excellence. The problem is not the young, it’s people like you who compliment mediocrity, encouraging them to sit on their laurels. Most young people are sponges who will suck up whatever they are given. Feed them mediocrity and that’s what they’ll become; feed them excellence and watch them bloom. It’s not about punishment, but enlightenment and actuation.
@@crashrr2993 The display by these young people deserves praise. The drill sergeant has done a great job and should be complimented. How easy it is to live with tunnel vision, where sitting on the fence where all that occupies the mind is to pick fault. We are in the 21st century and times have changed, essential to move with the times and not live in the past with it’s ridiculous routines and stupid, mindless discipline that broke the spirit of so many good men and women. Who is to say that one, maybe two of these soldiers were out for the first time; criticism serves little purpose where encouragement can achieve greater goals in a shorter time scale. Living in a time warp of yesteryear is the main reason why young people of today shun the old school thinking as invariably it comes with little or no explanation, justification or qualification. I will compliment and encourage as and when it is relevant or necessary and redirect rather than criticise in order to create greater efficiency and willingness from the people with whom I associate, young and old alike. Negative nit picking is destructive and should be left to history, especially in the armed forces where so many leave prematurely. Getting the best from the recruits is a skill, we no longer “break” a horse with a rod of iron or train a dog with commands alone for instance. Global thinking is far more efficient and useful than tunnel vision. Enjoy your week end, I will leave you to have the last word.
No, they look like what they are serving soldiers in His Majesty's Armed Forces wearing ceremonial dress and carrying firearms fitted with live ammunition. These men are fully active soldiers who have fought in places such as Afghanistan wearing their normal combat uniform. In no way, shape or form could they ever be mistaken for "little boys playing dress up" and it is an insult to them to suggest it. By the way, it is not your age I am a pensioner. Edited for typo.
Relax@@pollyparrot8759, guess what, in this world people have differing thoughts and opinions to you. I get it, there are to those impressed by all things military and possibly even come here daily for their military fix, I’m just not one of those people.
@@marymary5494 You are of course entitled to your opinion but nobody made you watch this video and whatever your views there is no reason to be disrespectful to men who put their lives on the line for others. Remember also that these men have families and that they will have watched close friends die in action and the families of those who died also watch these videos. I accept that you may not agree with military action, I am no fan myself of anything which causes death and suffering but please consider those who have serving loved ones and have lost serving loved ones before making flippant remarks ..... if you don't like it, don't watch it.
As an American we only read about places like this and they almost become a fairy tale. Now having visited Windsor Castle I can tell you it’s like being in a book. The beauty and history are something that’s hard to comprehend. The chapel is mind blowing.
Yup... Beautiful and A COMPLETE LIE 🤥 #TARTARIA
America was designed by the same builders.. and they were not us
@@QIKUGAMES-QIKU What is the lie?
Greetings Dan. Do you know that Prince William donated his hair for the Kings Guards hats?
@@buzzbolt4387 I did not know that
Amazes me how rude tourists are....and they are believe me....i work right next door to Horseguards...
Its disgusting.
I knew you'd get disrespect in there somehow. As I've mentioned many times before. A foreign tourist sees something out of Disneyland, yet unlike Disneyland, the cast is neither friendly nor accommodating. The tourists, many who don't speak english don't understand that laughing at goofily garbed cast members, that yell words at them they do not understand, may be considered offense to a small percentage of the british public.
American English is my native tongue. If someone screamed "make way" at me. I wouldn't be able to treat it as "peanut butter", like Brits do. I understand the individual words, but the term isn't used in colloquial American english. I'd be slowed down by a second to decipher its meaning, and might get run over.
The other thing that seems so strange to me as an American is the repeated use of the word disrespect. In the US I don't think you can disrespect a soldier if you yourself are not one. We would see what you call disrespect as a breach of the rules or law, but not disrespect directed at a particular soldier. I've finished with my weekly rant.🙂 Now off to the horse guards channel to see who Arnie bit or kicked this week.
Only Americans live in Disney world, we live in the real world and the English language is the true English language even though it's mixed with other languages from all over the world,,it's a long history of multi culturism , invasion and history, the trouble with America it's got a very short history, except for the native Americans " who I admire"
@@gordonemery6949 agree entirely
@@gordonemery6949 Fortunately there are more of us than you. We speak American english, not your antiquated variant. We'll drag the poor Canadians down with us. They may spell it your way, but they speak it our way. Soon we'll be removing all those extra "U" s from the king's english. Your time is short.
Our greater numbers allow us to set up tourist training camps where we concentrate on teaching ignorance of culture and the fine art of disrespect. Those that make it through will get instruction on Horse Guard rein pulling and be moved to the front of the UK bound queue.
Hopefully this will allow us many more years of irate comments on the King's Guard channels.
@@ShenandoahTim No such thing as American English. There's just English and anything else is incorrect English, y'all.
We Brits can still be proud, well done lads.
Pompous nonsense.
The Guards have battle honours going back centuries. Tourists need to respect this.
To be honest, it infuriates mec when I hear laughter from ignorant onlookers. If they have no respect they should not attend.
@@veronicacrabtreehill6608 Some people laugh when they are nervous or have been surprised......It isn't necessarily out of disrespect :-)
@@veronicacrabtreehill6608 Most of the people who laugh seem to be kids or teens, or when someone is startled. I suspect they'd do that in any country.
So many people do not realise that these wonderful men are serving soldiers, they are not there for decoration..
When they get in the way when there marching.
I doubt it, everyone knows they dont give guns out to actors… unless its the USA.
Well said 😊
@@janetkellykelly4250 They stop for no man or woman. Well, you can hear them coming so, no excuse.
and Women,, no gender confusion here!
The Grenadiers take their duties very seriously. Never forget, these are serving soldiers.
Strange how many people think our Guards are only for decoration.
I read a note from WW1.
Front like soldiers were told that the Guards had moved up to trenches near the enemy.
The exhausted British soldiers were saying."We can sleep well tonight lads, the Guards are in front of us tonight "
For a fighting machine they are extremely smooth and well rehearsed and this only comes from hours and hours of practice. Awesome.
Comsumate professionals.
5 regiments of foot guards make up the household division.
Coldstream guards (English )
Grenadier Guards (English )
Scots guards (Scottish)
Irish guards (Irish)
Welsh guards (Welsh)
Blues and Royals cavalry
Life Guards (cavalry)
All these regiments perform public duties and state ceremonies in and around London .However they are all professional soldiers some of the guards regiments dating back hundreds of years.
@@sandrahuntington1602 English regiment formed by Monck immediately invaded the Scot’s then marched to London from Coldstream, most of its men used to be from northern towns in England
Yes they recruit from all uk now
@@sandrahuntington1602 No the regiment was based at Coldstream. They were recruited from the towns in Northern England they passed on the march to London. Thats the tradition. Its not a Scottish regiment, nor has any Scottish traditions or music. "The origin of the Coldstream Guards lies in the English Civil War when Oliver Cromwell gave Colonel George Monck permission to form his own regiment as part of the New Model Army. Monck took men from the regiments of George Fenwick and Sir Arthur Haselrig, five companies each, and on 13 August 1650 formed Monck's Regiment of Foot. Less than two weeks later, this force took part in the Battle of Dunbar, at which the Roundheads defeated the forces of Charles Stuart.
After Richard Cromwell's abdication, Monck gave his support to the Stuarts, and on 1 January 1660 he crossed the River Tweed into England at the village of Coldstream, from where he made a five-week march to London. He arrived in London on 2 February and helped in the Restoration of the monarchy." The regiment traditionally recruits from the north-east of England where it originated, and from the south west where Monck had lived. It can be distinguished on parade by red plumes on the right of the bearskins, the Garter star on the collar, and buttons spaced in twos as the second regiment of foot guards, a position they have never accepted as they are older than the Grenadier Guards, hence the motto Nulli Secundus or Second to None.
@@chrisholland7367 That is why the rest of the World is in awe when there are funerals or weddings. The precision is immaculate.
My gran was the royal matron in the castle up to the early 1990'S. I visited her in the castle often and saw the guards marching around.
Gentlemen you are a vision to see splendid in Uniform. Makes me feel proud and patriotic.
THIS is what we MUST preserve in our beautiful country TRADITION and DUTY and HONOUR 🎖
Well there's nothing else left tbh.
Shut it val
There wasn't much honour in what British and American soldiers did in Iraq, Libya Syria, and the rest, all over outright lies and false flag events. Remember that no weapons of mass destruction were ever found in Iraq despite Tony Blairs assurances to the British public that Iraq had them, but they still got invaded at high cost, not only to the Iraqis and their country, but also to the British and American troops who were killed or maimed for life when they invaded a sovereign country without cause.
@@SirAntoniousBlock Agree UK overloaded with pompous nonsense that really serves no one other than the elite. The elite parasites have taken all the wealth and yet never enough always want more while many hard working citizens have very little. Grave indeed.
@@albefuctivino1488 Do you thik that it applies to just one party ?. In Party Politics it all comes down to "Same shit, different shovel" no matter which brand o horse manure gets elected. If elections made a difference, they wouldn't allow us to have them.
I JUST CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY SPECTATORS SNICKER AND LAUGH AS THE GUARDS MARCH BY......HOW RUDE ....SUCH DISRESPECT!
Neat video. Thank you. It's so sad that because so many people want to be jerks and invade the sentry's space, that they have to rope the sentry off here in the courtyard.
With all the marching around the grounds, the soldiers probably don't have much trouble keeping fit. Think of all the history those walls and buildings could tell us about. Wouldn't that be fascinating. I love how clean everything is. Well maintained. I wish I could visit, but unfortunately, I can't. I love RUclips videos that give us glimpses of the glorious past of some of the historic places in the UK.
UK soldiers have to be able run 20 miles.
I love history .The village where I live was named in 774 . In 925 it was given by Athelstan ( first king of England / Alfred the great, grandson .
To one of his loyal followers .
such a beautiful castle x
Pity our modern day government aren’t disciplined in the same way !
Like all serving members of our armed forces, offshore workers and others, they are subject to random drugs testing, test positive and your out, shame our MP’s are not subject to this policy as well
The last time I was in that central lawn area was when I was a kid. It was just after princess Diana had died. People were queuing to lay flowers. Because of the numbers they were only allowing the children In. I walked in with a group of other kids escorted by a policeman. There was row after row of flowers each row had thousands in and was probably 6 feet high each. Amazing place.
I cannot believe just how many desperate people there are in the world, not desperate for food or shelter but desperate for recognition, to be taken notice of, desperate to break the rules so that someone will object so they can then portray themselves as victims.
Household division one of the best in the world, did you know that different guards have different tunic button patterns and different coloured plumes in the bear skin, and officers bearskins are slightly bigger
Guards marching around Royal Residents. It's Routine, it's what they always do!!
Yes the alway do it there job to protect the castle and the queen when she was alive they now there to protect but know she has passed they are there to protect the prince of Wales and his lovely family and the king when he visits.
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Guarding the Sovereign is a small part of the job of the Brigade of Guards. The RSM of one of the Guards Battalions killed along with several others in Afghanistan. The Foot Guards and the Household cavalry are these days principally on operations which is why meny guardsmen on parade at the various palaces and those involved in Trooping the Colour wear operational medals
They also march around Royal Residences. Another part of the routine.😜
@@mickeencrua Marching : The orderly way of moving a group of people from A to B.
Seems so sad still that why watching videos inside the castle we no longer get glimpses of Queen Elizabeth's corgis 😢. But a great video, we are visiting again in April 😊. Love it!❤
Thay are not at wip🎉🎉0
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The second time we went we saw a crowd over by a gate or fence. We took our daughters there and saw the Queen walk out of her apart and get into a Land Rover. What a great experience that was!! We can always say we saw the Queen!!
HAVE A NICE TIME but please remember to ask permission from the guard to take his or her photo, they appreciate it. Manners are everything and so many people forget that. xx
You forget how big the castle grounds are. It is quite a walk from the state apartments and the monarch's private residence down to St George's Chapel.
I am intrigued now to get some library books pertaining to the building of Windsor Castle as I never knew it is in reality a complex or a small city in itself..
Largest inhabited castle in the world, oldest parts of it built in 1098.
@@nicksykes4575 I have been reading about the castle and was surprised to read that 500 people in many capacities live in castle complex .
@@nicksykes4575
It is what they call a Mot and Bailey Castle.
@@veronicacrabtreehill6608 It is 'Motte and Bailey'. Building motte and bailey castles were an effective way of securing towns that had submitted to William 1's power.
Those rifles are fitted with live magazines by the way. Twenty rounds a piece.
No they aren't. Not at the current alert level, and when it hits the point that they are live armed then the circus displays stop.
Wrong (Not to you, JD - to the very same poster you replied to.)
How ignorant are these people who mock our military this is work for these soldiers who don’t lay in bed all day getting kept for doin nothing disgusted. At some of these comments
Me too.
Don't it make you proud to be British!
Yeh but then I remember brexit, sending refugees to Rwanda and the Bangladesh genocide.
@@y_ffordd 🤣🤣🤣
@GTA The Wrong Way nothing like a good old Britain bashing!
@@annmcevoy5686 people like that are free to leave, but oddly enough, won’t.
No.
Beautiful.
that place is huge!
Indeed it is.
Anyone got a timestamp for the "Intimidated" bit? Thanks /s
Just after 3 min 25 sec, it is nothing of the sort.
@@welfarebeast8576 Sorry WB, my comment was sarcasm.. hence the " /s " at the end.
There wasn't going to be any "intimidated" of any level. The title is just a device to get you to watch the whole video, right to the end. It's like "We cleared out my granny's house. You won't believe what we found" Some posters seem to think they have to bait their videos before people watch. Just "Guards at Windsor Castle" would have been enough for me to watch anyway.
Yep another over the top exaggerated title 😏
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@@lettybadenhorst ...Seas of Rhye? ...Nation Army? Magnificent...? ...Brides for Seven Brothers?
Very impressive men. Well done.
Well and truelly and loudly
Lindos 😍🙋♀️
❤❤❤ so proud 😊
No body does it quite like the British armed forces
This place is huge! Amazing. Thank you for showing this!
Acho tão lindo, 👏👏👏👏👏❤
Good pictures of Windsor Castle.
And, ladies and gentlemen, is how it’s done.
As they get past the building that the white car is parked in front of, lean over the parapet and wave to the farm buildings about half a mile away. Sir Elton John may wave back if you are lucky !!
I have been to Buckingham Palace.They have two bands in front of the guards.Its free for tourists.
What intimidation? 😮
Can't see any in there!!
Wrong title !! 😊😊
I was truly intimidated at that time!
Who was intimidated, where, when & by whom?...🤨
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I would hate to be in the public's eye every day.
Can I just ask what was so intimidating about that ?
Its the big hats loud clogs combo
Never forget those in power can turn on you if they consider their position is under threat
Was that before or after they discovered you giving jesus juice to little kids?
Please notice what these guards are carrying. They are not toys. These are armed guards, part of the British Armed Forces
You know the part in the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy and friends are trying to infiltrate the Wicked Witch of the West's fortress and her soldiers are marching in their long blue/gray coats and bearskin hats? That's the first thing that came to mind when watching this quartet march! I expected at any time for some wild flying monkeys to appear. 😁😁
I hate the parked cars, hate the tourists.
Makes me sound like the Grinch.
If I done that furry hats be flying everywhere 😂
GUNS are REAL so r the guards
The kid had sensory issues(autism perhaps, like my son) hence the ear defenders, that's why he acted in such a way. Its likely why he was hiding behind the adult he was with before they passed by
What a palaver.
We're was the intimation
They should give the smaller guy a bigger hat to balance it out a little!😂
Very smart !
Can anyone enlighten me please. Which palace is this ? Many thanks.
Windsor Castle
This is Windsor Castle in The County of Royal Berkshire, it was built to guard London from attacks from the West. A similar Castle in the East of London is no longer standing, but you can still see an image of it on the badge of the Football team West Ham United.
It was built originally as one of a ring of fortifications around London, by William the Conqueror in the 11th Century, and later expanded as a Royal residence.
About all we have left
Soldiers marching? Is that everything?
Everything is really old , foundations going back to Roman times and Norman conquest 1066 and. Even prior to that . Tradition is so important l think .
They should be arrested. Sadly we do not have the resources. End of story!!!!
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My Cousin , did all of his service in "The Household Light Cavalry ." now retired .
Where's the intimidation??
Dear Americans - Windsor castle is not representative of a residential property occupied by the average Brit - these are far more modest
Why are some Guardsman so short nowadays?
No height requirementnd hasn't been for years.
'Lowering' of standards'. Very sad.
@@majorlaff8682 Raising standards and ending a nonsense unfair discrimination that applied only to the Guard Regiments. Height is no measure of strength, toughness, fitness or character. Throughout its past and recent history the British Army has had 1000s of short height soldiers serve with distinction.
@@andywilliams7323 I would say millions of short soldiers have served with distinction, but it can't be denied that a regiment of tall, imposing guards, of similar height, especially on ceremonial duties, is particularly impressive. The inconsistency of height for some modern equality nonsense detracts from the appearance of uniformity.
@@andywilliams7323 Admiral Horatio Nelson was only 5` 4" tall. Great man but then I am biased, he went to school in my home city of Norwich.
Pip Pip!!
INTIMIDATED when ??????
Looking for Andrew?
It says intimidated why?.
That’s what I’d like to know. I didn’t see any intimidation either
The child leant backwards in shock
I'll never understand just what these tourist find so funny to laugh at. I suppose it's the modern thing to mock everything , especially tradition.
The king should give them swords and spears instead of guns...not that they shoot uranium at unarmed...🐴💂
Intimidated?
Saddened that "The King's Guards" should stoop to clickbait.
Follow the Bear 😂
It's quite a distances, think they would give them electric scooters......
The Silly Little KID'S That No Anything about RESPECK 2 day .Cos They GOT NONE Thats Y We are in a MESS
So what was intimidating. ??
Be offensive to some that
It's a pantomime for the tourists. Time they replaced the soldiers with actors.
It's not pantomime. They are frontline combat soldiers guarding the Royal Palaces, and they do so 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even when the tourists aren't there to see it. Such as at night and on closed to tourist days.
@Andy Williams That is entirely my point, front line combat soldiers shouldn't be prancing about on horses dressed up like it is still the 18th century.
Time to move on, the time of Kings and Queens are over.
All these royal estates and palaces should be handed over to the National Trust to run. And if they want to carry on this charade, then they can employ ex-soldiers to do it for the tourists..
@@billbhein2949 The time of Kings and Queens is not over. There are 43 countries in the world which still have a monarchy. Statistically the countries with monarchies are happier and more stable than countries without monarchies. Those Royal Residents are among the most visited places in the world and generate a significant amount of income for the UK economy precisely because they are still fully working active Royal Palaces. It's not a charade. It's a fully working political institution and business and an extremely successful and profitable one.
@Andy Williams Andy, your right about it being a business, but the Tax Payer's shouldn't be paying for it..
@@billbhein2949 There are about 32.2 million taxpayers in the UK. The entire Royal Family and everything involving them cost each individual taxpayer just a minuscule £3.17 about in tax last year, about £102 million in total UK tax. In return, the Royal Family directly provided over £1.8 billion to the UK economy. An over 1664% return on the total UK tax contribution, plus numerous non-monetary benefits. For £1.8 billion in return and all the other massive good the Royal Family does, I don't think a minuscule £3.17 from each taxpayer last year is that bad. It's actually a massive bargain.
To put it into context. The NHS costs each taxpayer about £6000 last year, about £216 billion in total UK tax. The Royal Familly is massively inexpensive in terms of tax. It's significantly cheaper in terms of tax per person than the Governments of most nations, such as the USA, Germany, France, etc.
It's doesn't matter whichever way you try cut it. The UK is much more advantageous with the Royal Family than without it. As is the case for the vast majority of nations which still have a monarchy. The profit and benefits the Royal Family provide the UK as a significant public and private business far outweigh the cost and disadvantages.
Please slow down on the panning of the camera. Watched this while having breakfast and nearly lost it. It made my head dizzy and I got instantly nauseous. It’s called optical vertigo. Thank you.
@naglaa11 there's no constant ' panning '. It's as steady as a rock. Perhaps the soldiers could march slower ?
Yes I agree it could have been filmed much better. They should have laid a dolly track and used several cameras cutting from one camera to another. Better sound would have been good maybe wire each guard with a radio mic and have a professional sound engineer.
@@MerlinIslandCrabCoveRailway A profession sound Royal Engineer perhaps?
Don't watch while eating breakfast 😂
Can’t understand what those people were laughing at. Weirdos
what was the purpose of all that ?
Who wants to take a video of these
Unfortunately this benefits a single highly privileged family who really don’t give a toss about this nation or the suffering of its people 😡
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What is there to laugh about?
Widespread corruption?
What’s the point of this video?????
if you have to ask the question you will never understand the answer
Its because so many tourists....ok Americans🙄 go bonkers about the Household Regiments....no idea why either
Windsor seems to be restored now after the fire .I know it was a while ago now .
To realise that those soldiers march in order of their height.
@@Aine24601probably hard for you and those who think like you to understand because you all are used to seeing them frequently. Just like some Americans who don’t see the big deal about attractions or every day happenings in our own cities and areas😉
what a waste of time.
Very disappointing: the Guardsman in the middle swung his arms bent. His arms should have been arrow straight. The Guardsman who opened the gate swung his arms straight but not up to the horizontal.
That’s two sloppy mistakes from just four soldiers.
Now, if you think I’m being petty, you’re right! These soldiers are not popping over the road to a chip shop, they are the King’s Guard, on duty! There are no excuses in the Guards Division, the only standard that matters is perfection.
In my day, we’d have been on the mat for such sloppy drill.
And this is why the young are not interested in the views of grumpy owd pensioners. We no longer live in a world where perfection is standard, get into todays world and smile. Thankfully we don’t have to move coal from one area of a yard to another, paint the wall and floor and move the coal back because the paint is now dirty. We have grown up a little. These young people were an excellent example of what can be done with the youth of today. Look around you, walk into the city and observe, no amount of pointless old fashioned mind destroying discipline and childish pettiness will change todays youth street culture.
Try a compliment, it might, just might make you and others around you feel good.
Are you related to Alf Garnett by any chance?
What utter codswallop. If, as you intimate, you have served then you will know that the cut of the sleeves of those great coats always, no matter how straight the arm is, bows down at the elbow!
@@andycapp8843 This is the King’s Bodyguard: good enough is not good enough. There has to be a pinnacle of perfection up to which others can aspire or admire.
The first and third Guardsmen get it right, they are indeed a credit to their regiment. They are exactly what I would expect from a Guardsman, and they certainly don’t need a compliment from me. They know they’re the best.
In contrast, the middle Guardsman is not pushing his wrist down, which would straighten his arm. It’s pretty much the first thing you learn on the drill square. Sure, it’s tougher than it looks to march smartly at a pace. (Try doing it at 150 paces a minute for quarter of an hour on your way to the guardroom!)
Being a Guardsman isn’t easy, that’s the point! The mindset of a Guardsman is not to aspire to perfection, it is to start with perfection.
You don’t get medals for turning up in this Brigade.
If you wish to compliment mediocrity, where excellence is required, go ahead. I will continue to admonish it.
As for your dismissal of today’s youth, I couldn’t disagree more. Everyone can aspire to excellence. The problem is not the young, it’s people like you who compliment mediocrity, encouraging them to sit on their laurels.
Most young people are sponges who will suck up whatever they are given. Feed them mediocrity and that’s what they’ll become; feed them excellence and watch them bloom. It’s not about punishment, but enlightenment and actuation.
@@crashrr2993 The display by these young people deserves praise. The drill sergeant has done a great job and should be complimented. How easy it is to live with tunnel vision, where sitting on the fence where all that occupies the mind is to pick fault. We are in the 21st century and times have changed, essential to move with the times and not live in the past with it’s ridiculous routines and stupid, mindless discipline that broke the spirit of so many good men and women. Who is to say that one, maybe two of these soldiers were out for the first time; criticism serves little purpose where encouragement can achieve greater goals in a shorter time scale.
Living in a time warp of yesteryear is the main reason why young people of today shun the old school thinking as invariably it comes with little or no explanation, justification or qualification.
I will compliment and encourage as and when it is relevant or necessary and redirect rather than criticise in order to create greater efficiency and willingness from the people with whom I associate, young and old alike.
Negative nit picking is destructive and should be left to history, especially in the armed forces where so many leave prematurely. Getting the best from the recruits is a skill, we no longer “break” a horse with a rod of iron or train a dog with commands alone for instance.
Global thinking is far more efficient and useful than tunnel vision.
Enjoy your week end, I will leave you to have the last word.
@@andycapp8843 Congratulations! Your comments encapsulate most of the flaws in our society.
I know it’s probably my age but don’t they look like little boys playing dress up. ☺️
No, they look like what they are serving soldiers in His Majesty's Armed Forces wearing ceremonial dress and carrying firearms fitted with live ammunition. These men are fully active soldiers who have fought in places such as Afghanistan wearing their normal combat uniform. In no way, shape or form could they ever be mistaken for "little boys playing dress up" and it is an insult to them to suggest it. By the way, it is not your age I am a pensioner.
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No Mary. They’re highly trained men. That comment you just made speaks volumes about how ignorant you are.
Most of these young men have fought in Afghanistan they deserve respect.
Relax@@pollyparrot8759, guess what, in this world people have differing thoughts and opinions to you. I get it, there are to those impressed by all things military and possibly even come here daily for their military fix, I’m just not one of those people.
@@marymary5494 You are of course entitled to your opinion but nobody made you watch this video and whatever your views there is no reason to be disrespectful to men who put their lives on the line for others. Remember also that these men have families and that they will have watched close friends die in action and the families of those who died also watch these videos.
I accept that you may not agree with military action, I am no fan myself of anything which causes death and suffering but please consider those who have serving loved ones and have lost serving loved ones before making flippant remarks ..... if you don't like it, don't watch it.
Honestly, I MISSED IT
Didt realise their was UMPA LUMPA's in the Guards.
Standards have fallen. Sad.
Maybe you can sign up
Regrettably, I have to agree with you. I’m 5’11” and, back in the eighties I was the smallest in my section.