These men are professional elite soldiers. This is not Disneyland. The fact tourists are allowed to take photos is a privilege that can easily be revoked. But show some damn respect!
I agree with you you why these people dont respect that they are elite soldiers and ask permission to take photo and yes dont touch Kings guards even me here in Finland I know this @@mariannesyrett7759
@@robmanson2056 Obviously your contempt demonstrates your ignorance.
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People also don't realize, I think, that the rifles they carry are not ceremonial, they are real assault rifles *fully loaded* with live ammunition. They are *guards* first, not tourist attractions.
As others have said, these are highly trained and highly decorated real life soldiers. You wouldn’t mess with soldiers in camouflage uniform so why should you because they wear smart uniforms?
It happens daily. I subscribe to the King's Guard channel on RUclips and the amount of abuse they get daily is astonishing. Some forget they are working soldiers.
These guards have a job to do and the amount of disrespect from some visitors is infuriating but they have a softer side when required which is lovely ❤️
Hey Amanda. My friend is an officer in the Grenadier guards. One of the troops that do a stint as a Royal Guard. He said social media over the last 10 years has made the disrespect worse. Do much so they put the chain link fences up around guard positions although people still climb over them! There's a RUclips channel I watch with a guy filming at Royal Horse Guards parade and police removed people daily for antics around guards! Sad as these are serving soldiers. Btw the bearskin hats are blooming heavy having tried my friends hat on!
Hi Amanda, the Footguards adopted the bearskin from the French Imperial Guard after the battle of Waterloo. The chinstrap is worn like that to protect the face from sabre slashes, also if something strikes the bearskin it will fly off without breaking the jaw or neck. There're five regiments of Footguards, two regiments of Horseguards (the guys with metal breastplates and helmets) and a detachment of the Royal Horse Artillery, known as the Kings Troop RHA. It's their guns that fire salutes in Hyde Park or Green Park, they also use one of the gun carriages to carry the coffin at royal funerals. The guy at 4:10 is a RHA trooper. The guys at 8:08 from the Life Guards, Household Cavalry, are performing the daily 4 O'Clock punishment parade. Queen Victoria caught some Guardsmen drunk on duty, and ordered them to do this daily for the next 100 years. The sentence was completed years ago, but they obviously enjoy it so much they just can't bring themselves too stop. If you want to see them interacting with tourists when they're not on duty......."Kings Guard, High Five" will take you there.
Amanda it's good to se your reaction to things British. Thank you for the respect you show to our armed forces. It's Americans like you who are welcome in our country.
"The Kings Guard" is a public duties posting, that can be done by any British military - or even Commonwealth Regiment - but normally by a the members of the Guards Division. Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Welch and Irish Footguard Battalions, the 2 cavalry regiments - the Blues and Royals (5:16)and the Lifeguards (3:44). They also have a ceremonial Artillery unit called the Kings Troops Royal Horse Artillery (4:20). The Bearskin is a battle honour from the Battle of Waterloo, where the British Footguards beat back the final assault of Napoleon's Imperial Guard - who wore Bearskins. The are all, full time professional soldiers, and away from the ceremonial duties have normal military roles - Falklands, Gulf Wars, Afghanistan etc.
@7:40 They go their uniform from the battle of waterloo, from the french when the british won they copied the french with the bearskins as a sign of victory
These guys are not toys, you can't play with them. They are the top elite of what they do, they have to be to be in the Royal Guard. They deserve to be shown and given respect, and the space to do their job.
The chin straps are across the cheek and mouth to deflect sabre/sword strikes to the face. They don't have to wear them all day. At Horse Guards the Troopers on foot stand for a maximum of two hours at a time, and the mounted Troopers for one hour at a time.
The bearskin was in fact stolen from Napoleon’s Imperial Guards after the battle of Waterloo by the guards who were there. Every time they wear it, it is mocking the defeat of the French Imperial Guard at Waterloo who hadn’t been defeated until that battle. It is an honour thing.
guard at 7 min 2 secs has also done the paras training and got his paras wings, do not f*** with them lads they are millitary 90% of the time ceremonial for a small percentage
Great video Amanda there are some similar videos out there with some fake guards and reactions but these all looked right to me. Show respect for these soldiers and the job they have to do.
There's a video "out there" of someone trying to get one of the guards to laugh. The guy does nothing unusual, he just tells a story about how his brother (in this case, the guard) got on at school. The guard eventually cracks a smirk, to the laughter and cheers of the storyteller and his friends.
Bearskins were worn by the Grenadier companies of all infantry regiments and by the Scots Greys (Royal North British Dragoons) from the late 1700s. After Waterloo they were adopted for all companies of Guards Regiments as well as the Fusilier Regiments. Approximately 20,000 bears are culled in Canada each year, of which the Ministry of Defence buys one hundred skins. Other countries (e.g. Denmark) also use bearskin caps for their elite regiments.
they are canadain bear, they are mostly really old, they are to make the solier look taller on the battle field. THe chin stap has been raise to also make them look ataller and protect the face.
These are some of the finest soldiers in the World. Ceremonial is just part of their work. The tourists are lucky to get so close. Just let them do their job. It’s not just our guards regiments I have seen the same at Arlington Cemetery at the changing of the guard of the unknown soldier. We should be respectful of these ordinary people who do such an extraordinary job.
When guards occasionally fall over, it is nearly always right in front of their guard hut. The reason being, 1 they have small metal parts on the bottoms of the boots, 2 there is a metal plate right outside most guard boxes. When the metal bits on the boot make contact with that metal plate (usually when they do the stomp), if its not flat down, the boot can slide, which causes the guard to slip and fall. Regarding the bearskin hats. They did switch to synthetic fur for a while, but it was a failure. Real fur repells water, synthetic holds it. The original reason for them was during the battle of waterloo the hats were used to make the soldiers appear taller and more intimidating. The reason they are worn in the position they are (covering the eyes slightly) means the guard has to stand with his head straight, or tilting his head up very slightly, which makes him look like he is standing with proper posture. The reason the chin strap is on the chin not under it is murky, some say it is because originally it was to save you from saber attacts to the face, others claim it is, so if you get shot in the hat, it wont break your neck as it flies backwards, which it could if the strap was under the chin, where as now, it can just flip off backwards. Also they dont have to wear it like that all day, most guard posts only last 2 hours at a time. And Amanada i have to say, when you asked that question, your "Bri'ish" accent really came out lol. When you said " There has to be a reason, im just curious what that is" the words "what that is" was said in a VERY strong british accent "Wot tha is", well done, we are finally rubbing off on you (not in a pervy way lol)
I have know 2 soldiers who were in the queen’s guard and the told me that if they smile they could end up in front of a court martial also if they say anything other then the lines mentioned in the video they could also end up in trouble with that too. They have to be professional at all times whilst in dress uniform especially whilst protecting all royal properties. As a court martial could and has end up in a military prison and even a discharge from the military as well.
Tourists look on the guards the same way they do Mickey Mouse at Disneyland, put there for their benefit and just part of a show. Reality can come as a shock.
2:55 A LOT of tourists think they are there to almost perform for them. The world famous thing about them is their absolute focus, they never get distracted from their one job. This is 100% correct. However what people fail to realise is that if you get too close they WILL perform their duty to the letter! Those rifles don't carry blanks! Never mind the fixed bayonets!
My mate is used to getting grabbed, pushed, sworn at, etc. He's profoundly deaf so he doesn't know people are shouting orders at him. The amount of time security in shops grab him and throw him out because he's shopping with his assistant dog is ridiculous. I've told him to stay away from these guards
what possesses guards to go up and touch the guards is 2 things - 1) because they know they arent supposed to and 2) they are idiots who just cant not..
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This is the headquarters of the British Army in Uk.. these men and woman are highly trained ..they are working in the Kings guards .. Tourists have no respect for them or the horses they giggle and do not know about boundaries .. it’s about time tourists learnt respect and to say Thank you to the guards
Some people think these are just everyday working people. They dont realise that these are actual professional British soldier's. The other thing people need to realise that after these soldiers gave you a warning after the second or third. These soldier's will use lethal force.
the bear skin was captured from the french imperial grenadiers at the battle of waterloo by the 1st regiment of foot who are now called the Grenadier guards , to install uniformity across the guards regiments queen Victoria said all guards regiments will wear them
I'm sure that most tourists think they are just actors, they don't realise that they are real serving soldiers. Don't touch the reins means don't touch its as simple as that, its like saying don't tug on my steering wheel when i'm diving. Show some respect.
Well yes & no, let my try and explain. The bearskin caps are heavy, both on the head & the neck but not really over hot. Other smaller/shorter ceremonial head dress that are worn get very hot, very quickly. They also set up their own little ecosystem with sweat forming at the top and then dripping back down on your head. Trust me, its not nice.
@@DavidZ4-gg3dm Yes fur is a good insulator but the bearskin caps have a large volume of air in them. When I wore one in high temperatures it was more comfortable than other types of ceremonial head dress.
In the words of the late great Charlie Murphy “habitual line crossers” and the people are just that, seeking where the line is as it’s human nature 😂😅😂
The Bearskin goes back to The Battle of Waterloo They took the bearskin off the fallen French troops That said.. The Brits adopted the beret after WWI in respect of their valiant French allies And before anyone goes on about French bravery or the lack of Look up Verdun!
Sadly, I think, there is a general lack of respect in the general public these days, and a feeling in them, it seems, that they are entitled to do whatever they want. Although we, thankfully, live in a free country, with that freedom comes the responsibility to act in a respectful manner, irregardless of whether the people around you are carrying bayoneted weapons, although that should encourage people to be somewhat more respectful.
@@LADYRAEUK The general public doesn't seem to realise that if there is a threat to them then the guardsman would put themselves between the public and the threat without a second thought. Added to that, the fact that these guardsmen also go on active service. The public really should have more respect for them.
4 месяца назад
Most people probably believe those weapons are purely ceremonial.
The bearskin caps were introduced in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 in order to make the guards appear taller and more intimidating. Nowadays, the caps are made from black bears culled in over-populated areas.
When you come to, or live in, my country, you are expected to respect my culture and heritage. How would you feel if I went to the grave of the unknown soldier in the USA and made a racket? Its a matter of respect, that unfortunately does not now exist in most people any more. People think that they can do as they please. Very good videos.
Hi Amanda the Bearskin is actually made from Canadian black bear skin. I believe now it is synthetic but realbearskins do still exist. These hats are designed that way to make the soldiers look more fearsome on the traditional battlefield they were so big to instill fear into the Enemy through making them think that anyone attacking the British Army thought they were taking on Giants. The other thing that anyone thinking about crossing the Royal Guards need to kbow is that they are as many people have said actual Elite Soldiers whove been in theatres of war around the world and those guns aling with Bayonets are not toys they are loaded and the bayonet is sharp because if these Guards are required to their job is to defend the Monarchy and will do so to the death. As they have sworn to to in their aleagiance to the Monarch
He wasn't oblivious, his wife actually told him that they were on their way, he nodded and turned his back to them! The only problem was he didn't end up on the deck!
Many of these soldiers have seen action and are not just for show as many tourists think. You can tell the fake guards on social media for click bait - they are so sloppy compared to the professional soldiers. There’s a very recent video going around where the police properly dealt with someone provoking the horse and spectators. He was actually lucky as the police got him before the RSM did!
Hate to say it its often Americans thinking ita for show, when in actual fact they are gaurding one of the most important people in the world, sadly they don't think, the gaurd should be treated like the guards that protect the US president you wouldn't go and stroke them or get in there way. Its sad but i know for example a group of Americans went to a castle and said why didnt you put a roof on it not understanding it had been there for 100's of years they thought it had just been built like that (true story)
Hi Amanda, have you seen the Superwog Police Officers video? Australian comedy at its best. You should do a review if you can stop laughing for a while!
I mean they are on the same level as a police officer, would you go and mock or touch a cop in public, I just don't understand the disrespect shown to them. I laugh pretty hard when they go hard against tourists.
Hi Amanda sorry I haven’t been responding to your videos. I haven’t been feeling too good but okay now. Just a comment on the video. What some of the tourists don’t understand is that they are highly trained soldiers .
Imagine going to war/serving your country. And the thanks you get is being a tourist attraction 😢 I'd be pissed off too. And for some reason it's hilarious😐
Like you say why go in to someone’s workspace, a fully trained killing machines workplace and try to humiliate this killing machine in his personal bubble? Insanity or stupidity
What sort of person does that? Ignorant ones. Also, people who do not realise that many of these are decorated, combat experienced, actual soldiers. Note the one with the paratrooper wings for example.
Dear Madam Amanda ,many thanks for next great,perfect video and next interesting topic and reaction! Well,to be a member of the Royal Guard could be a very hard job.I think (only my humble opinion), that these cups are kind of heritage from 19th century. Have a beautiful,wonderful May and take care,please. Greetings from the Central Europe.
Thank you Amanda, pointing out the solemn duties of guards. There are warnings all around telling visitors to behave and not to touch. Great respect to you. Xxxx
what a lot of people dont realize is those guards arent ceremonial.. they have been authorized for lethal use of force if they feel the palace and/or monarch is under threat.. you could feasibly lose your life by screwing with them. some people dont get that they are only still alive because the guards are patient with them.
Probably one of the last true best things about our once Great British country. So much of our society has been lost over time it's about time the British people stood up for what's left of our heritage
A good few years ago I was walking past Horseguards and the guard was mounted, a woman was stroking a horses neck, it must have been annoyed as it raised a leg and stamped on her foot. As she hobbled off I could have sworn the charger (horse) was actually laughing. The Cavalry Guard was smiling and patted his mount as if to say "Well done".
My bro was a Grennadier guard 💂♂️ based in Windsor near Slough it made him a man for sure Discipline for days unless he was home on weekend getting drunk with me in the pub he could do weekend bender and b back to work on the Mon fresh as a daisy don't be fooled these men have incredible fitness levels
Years ago they weren't able to react at all when on guard duty so had to just take the mocking and abuse but watching this things have changed, why anyone wants to annoy someone who has a gun in their hand and would use it if they felt threatend is beyond me!
Which is pretty disgusting. Time for a change to synthetic. All this b/s that the culled number of bears happens to coincide with the number of hats needed. Stop it. Barbaric. I’m former BA infantry. Plenty of operational experience. Did Windsor once. A waste of my time and training. I respect the Guards but don’t think the buzzbees should entail animal cruelty. Hunters just make these numbers up. ,🤢
People are so entitled, they think its a show for their entertainment. Nice video Amanda! Have you seen "Changing of the Guard - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier"?
Could you imagine trying to do that to American military guardsmen? I bet you'd find yourself in the guardhouse at least.😮
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No need to imagine, tourists are tourists (even Americans in their own country behave like that as tourists). There are some monuments in Washington (the one with the highest density of those, I *think)* with actual military guards that get tourists misbehaving all the time. The difference, though, is that those monuments have largely ceremonial guards. While the guards around Buckingham Palace are *not* for show (only).
I watch the Kings Guard quite regularly at Horse Guards. You have two regiments, the Blues and Royals (Blue tunics and red plumes) and the Lifeguards (Red tunics and white plumes) and of course the amazing horses, even they have their own characteristics. During the summer, the regiments take their horses on holiday to the beach for a well deserved rest and gallop in the sea, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery stand in for them, you saw them in the video in black. It is quite amazing watching just how stupid tourists can be, you start to wonder if some don't realise they are actual real soldiers (Troopers in the case of the Household Cavalry).
Hi Amanda. I was part of the Queens Guard for seven years and I had everything. Been spat at. Coins thrown at me and general abuse. All were from tourists. I’ve see it all. As far as the comments here they’re very accurate. Apart from ceremonial duties I did two operational combat tours spanning three years and again I’ve seen it all. Great video btw👍👍👍👍👍
Like 12 years ago was visiting London and we where on our way back from the seeing the palace and walked past the side entrance to Charles and camelias place which was just down the road. A delivery van pulled up to the gate and the guy approached the small chain fence before the big gate and the guard came out and only said five words “you can not deliver here” The driver tried to explain and guard just repeated and he did that about two more times then the driver hoped back in a left. Then the guard returned to his little shack
It is so strange to me that the Royal Guard attracts little respect try that activity in respect of the other European Royal Households and their guards!!. Yes this is not Disneyland. Show the respect you would wish to be shown to yourself and respect the traditions of any country you visit. A guest is always welcome but a trespasser is unwanted
These men are professional elite soldiers. This is not Disneyland. The fact tourists are allowed to take photos is a privilege that can easily be revoked. But show some damn respect!
Could not agree more, I get so angry when I see these idiots disrespecting the Guards
I agree with you you why these people dont respect that they are elite soldiers and ask permission to take photo and yes dont touch Kings guards even me here in Finland I know this @@mariannesyrett7759
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@@robmanson2056 Obviously your contempt demonstrates your ignorance.
People also don't realize, I think, that the rifles they carry are not ceremonial, they are real assault rifles *fully loaded* with live ammunition. They are *guards* first, not tourist attractions.
As others have said, these are highly trained and highly decorated real life soldiers. You wouldn’t mess with soldiers in camouflage uniform so why should you because they wear smart uniforms?
It happens daily. I subscribe to the King's Guard channel on RUclips and the amount of abuse they get daily is astonishing. Some forget they are working soldiers.
These guards have a job to do and the amount of disrespect from some visitors is infuriating but they have a softer side when required which is lovely ❤️
Hey Amanda. My friend is an officer in the Grenadier guards. One of the troops that do a stint as a Royal Guard. He said social media over the last 10 years has made the disrespect worse. Do much so they put the chain link fences up around guard positions although people still climb over them!
There's a RUclips channel I watch with a guy filming at Royal Horse Guards parade and police removed people daily for antics around guards! Sad as these are serving soldiers.
Btw the bearskin hats are blooming heavy having tried my friends hat on!
Hi Amanda, the Footguards adopted the bearskin from the French Imperial Guard after the battle of Waterloo. The chinstrap is worn like that to protect the face from sabre slashes, also if something strikes the bearskin it will fly off without breaking the jaw or neck. There're five regiments of Footguards, two regiments of Horseguards (the guys with metal breastplates and helmets) and a detachment of the Royal Horse Artillery, known as the Kings Troop RHA. It's their guns that fire salutes in Hyde Park or Green Park, they also use one of the gun carriages to carry the coffin at royal funerals. The guy at 4:10 is a RHA trooper. The guys at 8:08 from the Life Guards, Household Cavalry, are performing the daily 4 O'Clock punishment parade. Queen Victoria caught some Guardsmen drunk on duty, and ordered them to do this daily for the next 100 years. The sentence was completed years ago, but they obviously enjoy it so much they just can't bring themselves too stop. If you want to see them interacting with tourists when they're not on duty......."Kings Guard, High Five" will take you there.
thank you for taking the time to comment, i will have a look at the video :))
This girl and her laugh is so cute I'm glad I came across her videos today.
Amanda it's good to se your reaction to things British. Thank you for the respect you show to our armed forces. It's Americans like you who are welcome in our country.
thanks so much, thats very kind :)
@@LADYRAEUK My pleasure. Your videos are always a pleasure to watch.
"The Kings Guard" is a public duties posting, that can be done by any British military - or even Commonwealth Regiment - but normally by a the members of the Guards Division. Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Welch and Irish Footguard Battalions, the 2 cavalry regiments - the Blues and Royals (5:16)and the Lifeguards (3:44). They also have a ceremonial Artillery unit called the Kings Troops Royal Horse Artillery (4:20). The Bearskin is a battle honour from the Battle of Waterloo, where the British Footguards beat back the final assault of Napoleon's Imperial Guard - who wore Bearskins. The are all, full time professional soldiers, and away from the ceremonial duties have normal military roles - Falklands, Gulf Wars, Afghanistan etc.
@7:40 They go their uniform from the battle of waterloo, from the french when the british won they copied the french with the bearskins as a sign of victory
These guys are not toys, you can't play with them. They are the top elite of what they do, they have to be to be in the Royal Guard. They deserve to be shown and given respect, and the space to do their job.
The chin straps are across the cheek and mouth to deflect sabre/sword strikes to the face. They don't have to wear them all day. At Horse Guards the Troopers on foot stand for a maximum of two hours at a time, and the mounted Troopers for one hour at a time.
ah okay, that makes a lot of sense 👍
When I was a boy, this is what the world "soldier" meant to me, rather than an army personnel dressed in camoflage.
The bearskin was in fact stolen from Napoleon’s Imperial Guards after the battle of Waterloo by the guards who were there. Every time they wear it, it is mocking the defeat of the French Imperial Guard at Waterloo who hadn’t been defeated until that battle. It is an honour thing.
Never approach a person with a gun and pat or rub them 😂
lol!
"Ah, those rifles are just for show!"
Sort of, the guns are not loaded but they have ammunition near by, so it would take them couple minutes to load up
guard at 7 min 2 secs has also done the paras training and got his paras wings, do not f*** with them lads they are millitary 90% of the time ceremonial for a small percentage
Great video Amanda there are some similar videos out there with some fake guards and reactions but these all looked right to me.
Show respect for these soldiers and the job they have to do.
absolutely!
Video should be called: You Do Not Fuck With The Kings Guard.
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There's a video "out there" of someone trying to get one of the guards to laugh. The guy does nothing unusual, he just tells a story about how his brother (in this case, the guard) got on at school. The guard eventually cracks a smirk, to the laughter and cheers of the storyteller and his friends.
Bearskins were worn by the Grenadier companies of all infantry regiments and by the Scots Greys (Royal North British Dragoons) from the late 1700s. After Waterloo they were adopted for all companies of Guards Regiments as well as the Fusilier Regiments. Approximately 20,000 bears are culled in Canada each year, of which the Ministry of Defence buys one hundred skins. Other countries (e.g. Denmark) also use bearskin caps for their elite regiments.
People don't understand that touching the Kings guard they are touching the King, and can result in death to them and would not be charged for murder.
The cpl in the video at 11,55 is a Guards Para. He jumps out of perfectly good aircraft into battles
These are professional soldiers authorised to use force. Almost all have seen active service and they are hard as nails.
And, yes, they are bearskins.
they are canadain bear, they are mostly really old, they are to make the solier look taller on the battle field. THe chin stap has been raise to also make them look ataller and protect the face.
These are some of the finest soldiers in the World. Ceremonial is just part of their work. The tourists are lucky to get so close. Just let them do their job. It’s not just our guards regiments I have seen the same at Arlington Cemetery at the changing of the guard of the unknown soldier. We should be respectful of these ordinary people who do such an extraordinary job.
When guards occasionally fall over, it is nearly always right in front of their guard hut. The reason being, 1 they have small metal parts on the bottoms of the boots, 2 there is a metal plate right outside most guard boxes. When the metal bits on the boot make contact with that metal plate (usually when they do the stomp), if its not flat down, the boot can slide, which causes the guard to slip and fall.
Regarding the bearskin hats. They did switch to synthetic fur for a while, but it was a failure. Real fur repells water, synthetic holds it. The original reason for them was during the battle of waterloo the hats were used to make the soldiers appear taller and more intimidating.
The reason they are worn in the position they are (covering the eyes slightly) means the guard has to stand with his head straight, or tilting his head up very slightly, which makes him look like he is standing with proper posture.
The reason the chin strap is on the chin not under it is murky, some say it is because originally it was to save you from saber attacts to the face, others claim it is, so if you get shot in the hat, it wont break your neck as it flies backwards, which it could if the strap was under the chin, where as now, it can just flip off backwards.
Also they dont have to wear it like that all day, most guard posts only last 2 hours at a time. And Amanada i have to say, when you asked that question, your "Bri'ish" accent really came out lol. When you said " There has to be a reason, im just curious what that is" the words "what that is" was said in a VERY strong british accent "Wot tha is", well done, we are finally rubbing off on you (not in a pervy way lol)
thanks for explaining! :)
i still never notice my accent changing ahah ..i feel like i sound how i always have
I have know 2 soldiers who were in the queen’s guard and the told me that if they smile they could end up in front of a court martial also if they say anything other then the lines mentioned in the video they could also end up in trouble with that too. They have to be professional at all times whilst in dress uniform especially whilst protecting all royal properties. As a court martial could and has end up in a military prison and even a discharge from the military as well.
ah right, i never knew that.. htank you for sharing :)
Tourists look on the guards the same way they do Mickey Mouse at Disneyland, put there for their benefit and just part of a show. Reality can come as a shock.
it looks like it usually does haha
2:55 A LOT of tourists think they are there to almost perform for them. The world famous thing about them is their absolute focus, they never get distracted from their one job. This is 100% correct. However what people fail to realise is that if you get too close they WILL perform their duty to the letter! Those rifles don't carry blanks! Never mind the fixed bayonets!
My mate is used to getting grabbed, pushed, sworn at, etc. He's profoundly deaf so he doesn't know people are shouting orders at him. The amount of time security in shops grab him and throw him out because he's shopping with his assistant dog is ridiculous. I've told him to stay away from these guards
aw thats a shame
the British Guards defeated the Old Guard at waterloo who wore the bearskin hats and ever since adopted the bearskin as a sign of their victory
I served alongside these guys on Op Banner in Northern Ireland they are real soldier
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what possesses guards to go up and touch the guards is 2 things - 1) because they know they arent supposed to and 2) they are idiots who just cant not..
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In the UK marching troops have total right of way. You MUST move out of their way, not the other way around.
This is the headquarters of the British Army in Uk.. these men and woman are highly trained ..they are working in the Kings guards .. Tourists have no respect for them or the horses they giggle and do not know about boundaries .. it’s about time tourists learnt respect and to say Thank you to the guards
👍👍 i agree
Some people think these are just everyday working people. They dont realise that these are actual professional British soldier's. The other thing people need to realise that after these soldiers gave you a warning after the second or third. These soldier's will use lethal force.
the bear skin was captured from the french imperial grenadiers at the battle of waterloo by the 1st regiment of foot who are now called the Grenadier guards , to install uniformity across the guards regiments queen Victoria said all guards regiments will wear them
thank you !
I'm sure that most tourists think they are just actors, they don't realise that they are real serving soldiers.
Don't touch the reins means don't touch its as simple as that, its like saying don't tug on my steering wheel when i'm diving.
Show some respect.
absolutely!
The bearskin hats must be especially uncomfortable to wear when it's hot.
Well yes & no, let my try and explain. The bearskin caps are heavy, both on the head & the neck but not really over hot. Other smaller/shorter ceremonial head dress that are worn get very hot, very quickly. They also set up their own little ecosystem with sweat forming at the top and then dripping back down on your head. Trust me, its not nice.
@@jamesthompson3674 Fur is a very good insulator.
@@DavidZ4-gg3dm Yes fur is a good insulator but the bearskin caps have a large volume of air in them. When I wore one in high temperatures it was more comfortable than other types of ceremonial head dress.
The fella who hit the deck has probably been stood too
for about 8 hours
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I can hear a few words your now speaking with an English accent as well as a London accent. Quite funny but totally understandable. Nice one
lol thank you :)
i was a queens guard for many years and i still cant believe how stupid sum people can be
i can imagine
In the words of the late great Charlie Murphy “habitual line crossers” and the people are just that, seeking where the line is as it’s human nature 😂😅😂
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Bearskins were first taken from defeated French. (and Canadian bears )
The Bearskin goes back to The Battle of Waterloo
They took the bearskin off the fallen French troops
That said..
The Brits adopted the beret after WWI in respect of their valiant French allies
And before anyone goes on about French bravery or the lack of
Look up Verdun!
Sadly, I think, there is a general lack of respect in the general public these days, and a feeling in them, it seems, that they are entitled to do whatever they want.
Although we, thankfully, live in a free country, with that freedom comes the responsibility to act in a respectful manner, irregardless of whether the people around you are carrying bayoneted weapons, although that should encourage people to be somewhat more respectful.
you would think that it would haha
@@LADYRAEUK The general public doesn't seem to realise that if there is a threat to them then the guardsman would put themselves between the public and the threat without a second thought. Added to that, the fact that these guardsmen also go on active service. The public really should have more respect for them.
Most people probably believe those weapons are purely ceremonial.
The bearskin caps were introduced in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 in order to make the guards appear taller and more intimidating. Nowadays, the
caps are made from black bears culled in over-populated areas.
@@jamesthompson3674 Thanks. Meant to type caps.
Bearskins added well after Waterloo
When you come to, or live in, my country, you are expected to respect my culture and heritage. How would you feel if I went to the grave of the unknown soldier in the USA and made a racket? Its a matter of respect, that unfortunately does not now exist in most people any more. People think that they can do as they please. Very good videos.
i completely agree :)
Hi Amanda the Bearskin is actually made from Canadian black bear skin. I believe now it is synthetic but realbearskins do still exist.
These hats are designed that way to make the soldiers look more fearsome on the traditional battlefield they were so big to instill fear into the Enemy through making them think that anyone attacking the British Army thought they were taking on Giants.
The other thing that anyone thinking about crossing the Royal Guards need to kbow is that they are as many people have said actual Elite Soldiers whove been in theatres of war around the world and those guns aling with Bayonets are not toys they are loaded and the bayonet is sharp because if these Guards are required to their job is to defend the Monarchy and will do so to the death. As they have sworn to to in their aleagiance to the Monarch
thank you! :)
He wasn't oblivious, his wife actually told him that they were on their way, he nodded and turned his back to them! The only problem was he didn't end up on the deck!
ah i missed that !
Many of these soldiers have seen action and are not just for show as many tourists think. You can tell the fake guards on social media for click bait - they are so sloppy compared to the professional soldiers. There’s a very recent video going around where the police properly dealt with someone provoking the horse and spectators. He was actually lucky as the police got him before the RSM did!
i just don't get it haha
It's not a chinstrap, it's protection for the face against blows from a sword.
oh that actually makes more sense 👍
They have not used bear skin for many years
the bearskin hats were to make them look taller
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They have set routes and will not deviate from it, no matter what
l am old british squaddie, l have done guard duties on the battalion gates ect, but never this sort of duty, l feel disgusted the way tourists behave
Hate to say it its often Americans thinking ita for show, when in actual fact they are gaurding one of the most important people in the world, sadly they don't think, the gaurd should be treated like the guards that protect the US president you wouldn't go and stroke them or get in there way. Its sad but i know for example a group of Americans went to a castle and said why didnt you put a roof on it not understanding it had been there for 100's of years they thought it had just been built like that (true story)
thats a shame
Hi Amanda, have you seen the Superwog Police Officers video? Australian comedy at its best. You should do a review if you can stop laughing for a while!
ill have a look :)
I've seen a queens guard knock out a guy
that's crazy! what for?
I mean they are on the same level as a police officer, would you go and mock or touch a cop in public, I just don't understand the disrespect shown to them. I laugh pretty hard when they go hard against tourists.
i do as well :))
Hi Amanda sorry I haven’t been responding to your videos. I haven’t been feeling too good but okay now. Just a comment on the video. What some of the tourists don’t understand is that they are highly trained soldiers .
Im so sorry, i hope youre okay and feeling better. :)
I agree!
@@LADYRAEUK Thanks Amanda for your reply I’m okay now. Have a great day.
@@LADYRAEUK Thank you 😊
You must react to when some wannabe gangster calls the king’s guard a sausage, it’s hilarious 😆.
Dont mess with highly trained soldiers
Fuzzy sheesh
Imagine going to war/serving your country. And the thanks you get is being a tourist attraction 😢 I'd be pissed off too. And for some reason it's hilarious😐
Evening amanda good vid again ❤
Thank you!!
Good video Amanda
Thank you!!
Like you say why go in to someone’s workspace, a fully trained killing machines workplace and try to humiliate this killing machine in his personal bubble? Insanity or stupidity
or both haha
It's disrespectful is what it was 😡
i agree!
What sort of person does that? Ignorant ones. Also, people who do not realise that many of these are decorated, combat experienced, actual soldiers. Note the one with the paratrooper wings for example.
Dear Madam Amanda ,many thanks for next great,perfect video and next interesting topic and reaction! Well,to be a member of the Royal Guard could be a very hard job.I think (only my humble opinion), that these cups are kind of heritage from 19th century. Have a beautiful,wonderful May and take care,please. Greetings from the Central Europe.
thanks so much :) i'm glad you enjoyed the video and i hope youre having a lovely week so far
Hello Amanda, I'm sure early on in the video, a guard shouted "DO ONE !"
Maybe they should scream "GET A LIFE !"
i agree!! haah
Please react to Liam Ryan 🙏😭😭
They could be deaf
And leave the bloody horse alone
Why do you give this kind of behaviour airtime ?? Or is it you want to make money from it ?
I bet you will not answer.
I do reactions so I take requests from my subscribers...this video was one of them. 👍
Many people seem to think they're merely ceremonial or for show, but they're real soldiers.
With real rifles that are loaded with live ammo.
Thank you Amanda, pointing out the solemn duties of guards. There are warnings all around telling visitors to behave and not to touch. Great respect to you. Xxxx
:)) thanks ian
what a lot of people dont realize is those guards arent ceremonial.. they have been authorized for lethal use of force if they feel the palace and/or monarch is under threat.. you could feasibly lose your life by screwing with them. some people dont get that they are only still alive because the guards are patient with them.
Probably one of the last true best things about our once Great British country. So much of our society has been lost over time it's about time the British people stood up for what's left of our heritage
absolutely !
A good few years ago I was walking past Horseguards and the guard was mounted, a woman was stroking a horses neck, it must have been annoyed as it raised a leg and stamped on her foot. As she hobbled off I could have sworn the charger (horse) was actually laughing. The Cavalry Guard was smiling and patted his mount as if to say "Well done".
My bro was a Grennadier guard 💂♂️ based in Windsor near Slough it made him a man for sure Discipline for days unless he was home on weekend getting drunk with me in the pub he could do weekend bender and b back to work on the Mon fresh as a daisy don't be fooled these men have incredible fitness levels
After we defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo we took the bearskins from their troops as a trophy so to speak...
Years ago they weren't able to react at all when on guard duty so had to just take the mocking and abuse but watching this things have changed, why anyone wants to annoy someone who has a gun in their hand and would use it if they felt threatend is beyond me!
i know it !
It's very disrespectful when you get in the guard space. I mean come on you know really. Except for the kid I mean how cute that was 😍
it really was ahha
UK Bearskins are made of real bear skins. It takes a full skin per hat
Have the Canadian regiments moved to artificial fur?
@@ninebangtrojan4669 No, considering that the bears are killed as part of a Canadian Government authorised cull each year.
Which is pretty disgusting. Time for a change to synthetic. All this b/s that the culled number of bears happens to coincide with the number of hats needed. Stop it. Barbaric. I’m former BA infantry. Plenty of operational experience. Did Windsor once. A waste of my time and training. I respect the Guards but don’t think the buzzbees should entail animal cruelty. Hunters just make these numbers up. ,🤢
People are so entitled, they think its a show for their entertainment. Nice video Amanda! Have you seen "Changing of the Guard - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier"?
no i havent but ill look into it :)
Could you imagine trying to do that to American military guardsmen? I bet you'd find yourself in the guardhouse at least.😮
No need to imagine, tourists are tourists (even Americans in their own country behave like that as tourists). There are some monuments in Washington (the one with the highest density of those, I *think)* with actual military guards that get tourists misbehaving all the time.
The difference, though, is that those monuments have largely ceremonial guards. While the guards around Buckingham Palace are *not* for show (only).
i dont understand why people try to provoke the Kings Guards. These guys take their jobs very seriously
me neither !
The woman at 4.45 was clearly standing the wrong side of the rope. No wonder she was shoved out of the way
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its below the lip for safty it so cant be used to disable the guard .if was under chine can be used to strangle there for the guard is ineffective
ah that makes sense
The bearskin hats are actually from Canadian bears I believe
ahh okay :)
I watch the Kings Guard quite regularly at Horse Guards. You have two regiments, the Blues and Royals (Blue tunics and red plumes) and the Lifeguards (Red tunics and white plumes) and of course the amazing horses, even they have their own characteristics. During the summer, the regiments take their horses on holiday to the beach for a well deserved rest and gallop in the sea, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery stand in for them, you saw them in the video in black.
It is quite amazing watching just how stupid tourists can be, you start to wonder if some don't realise they are actual real soldiers (Troopers in the case of the Household Cavalry).
i don't think they do, i feel like they think they are there for show. Thats amazing they do that for the horses
Hi Amanda. I was part of the Queens Guard for seven years and I had everything. Been spat at. Coins thrown at me and general abuse. All were from tourists. I’ve see it all. As far as the comments here they’re very accurate. Apart from ceremonial duties I did two operational combat tours spanning three years and again I’ve seen it all.
Great video btw👍👍👍👍👍
I'm sorry to hear that you were treated that way, its such a shame.
thank you very much, i hope youre well
The bearskin hat is to make the trooper look taller and more intimidating. They are, however, very hot in summer.
I agree with you Amanda they are doing a very important job and should be left alone to carry out their duties
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THEY DO THIS AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOILDER= HERE IN THE US
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Like 12 years ago was visiting London and we where on our way back from the seeing the palace and walked past the side entrance to Charles and camelias place which was just down the road. A delivery van pulled up to the gate and the guy approached the small chain fence before the big gate and the guard came out and only said five words “you can not deliver here”
The driver tried to explain and guard just repeated and he did that about two more times then the driver hoped back in a left. Then the guard returned to his little shack
It is so strange to me that the Royal Guard attracts little respect try that activity in respect of the other European Royal Households and their guards!!. Yes this is not Disneyland. Show the respect you would wish to be shown to yourself and respect the traditions of any country you visit. A guest is always welcome but a trespasser is unwanted
i agree stephen!
I'm sure the guards in other countries with monarchies can tell similar stories.