The Queen's Guards Secrets. They Don't Want You to Know About Them

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Great Britain is a beautiful country that receives tens of millions of tourists every year. All of them go to see the Big Ben and the Tower of London, walk along Baker street, and, of course, see the famous guards. These motionless, silent figures in huge hats have long been one of the symbols of Great Britain, familiar to everyone. But what secrets hides this elite corps that protects the Queen? We'll figure it out.

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This is THEE worst researched and therefore incorrect account of the ceremonial units of the British Army. Can’t even put it down to terminology, it’s just plain wrong in so many areas.

markneill

Rifles not machine guns, bands not orchestras.

lesgreen

Guards in gray are the same as red, the gray is winter red is summer

hfdshrimp

"The grey ones can kill you" I'm actually dying that's there winter uniform

GreenCocanix

no it doesnt start at 800 pounds per month its over a thousand i know i was a coldstream guardsman

letsdebate

Sorry mate but I need to correct you here. First of all it's not just the Guards that guard. Most Regiments do Palace duty. I was in the Royal Regiment of Artillery and I done 6 months on Palace duty. In fact the RAF and as from (I believe) start-mid 2018, the Royal Navy started doing Palace Duty. Horse Guards Parade is often guarded by the Kings Troop Regiment Royal Artillery. As for the "long pointy toes marching" well its called the Slow March and every single soldier learns it from Basic training until you..well leave the service. The band of the Guards are not the only band that does all Palace music. The Band of The Royal Regiment of Artillery (based also in London) do a huge number of functions for the Royals and external Functions. As for "we can't talk to the public" well yes that is true, to a certain extent. If you get touched or being surrounded by tourists or (as you said) they stand in front of you. We WERE allowed to shout VERY VERY LOUDLY "Stand Clear of the Queens Guard" or "Make way for the Queens Guards" even though we are allowed to shout, obviously if a child wants to stand close or in front of us, No we wouldn't shout. And trust me SO SO many people try to make you laugh while your stood guarding and yes there are some that make you smile, even break a little laugh, but you don't want to be caught, especially by the DSM (Drill Sergeant Major) if he catches you. Then expect a good few hours getting marched at 200 paces a minute over the road in the Guards Regimental Parade ground for Not pleasant 😂😂😂. Anything else you wanna know, just ask (within reason, and National security)

davidhunter

They aren't 'orchestras' they are BANDS!!

davidoneill

Sorry I had to stop watching so many errors and false facts. Poor effort.

leemillar

“Since the 1200s. Can you imagine how long ago that was”

Yes, idiot. I can even calculate it

scrapgrace

“Horses are like people and can’t stand more than an hour” they literally sleep standing up

exoplayzcoddempsey

And shortly after 9-11, the band played the US National Anthem. Ordered by the Queen. God bless her!

ictpilot

I'm proud of my 14 years service as one of Her Majesties Grenadier Guards. It was an amazing point in my life and it's made me who I am today.

Lee-wmrz

"The grey ones can kill you"
That's just winter dress mate
Also, just anyone can join the guards, even women. SA80 isn't a machine gun. There are 5 foot guards regiments it's not just 1, the oldest foot guards regiment is (officially) the Grenadiers, and was not formed in the 12th century. The button spacings denote the regimental order of precedence. Officers are made from Female brown bear skin, dyed black. There are some synthetic bearskins, but they are shite, and the bear population is heavily regulated so as not to allow an extinction. The slow march does hurt a little, but only mongs can't manage it, it's not hard.

HappySerafim