Royal Guard Collapses By The Queen's Coffin | Insider News

A royal guard keeping watch over Queen Elizabeth II's coffin fainted in front of it on September 15th.

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Royal Guard Collapses By The Queen's Coffin | Insider News

[dagib]

I cannot imagine that the man has not been injured, such a horrific fall on his face...I do hope that he is ok or at least his injuries are not too serious.

[Dobaya]

Poor man ! Can happen to anyone ! The face plant was horrid. I really hope he's OK.

[alisonparker]

As someone who spent 10 years active duty Army and has spent countless hours in various types of ceremonies, I can tell you this happens all the time. Sometimes from dehydration, overheating, illness or locking your legs out. I've seen it many times. Standing at attention for a long period of time is very difficult. I remember when I was stationed in Hawaii, we had a change of command ceremony that lasted over 3 hours. We had to stand information that while time in a field with no shade and it was 89 degrees out that day. Absolutely awful.

[sharontan]

Salute to all who guards the Queen’s coffin day and night. Absolutely painful to watch when anyone of them collapsed esp in such a situation. Praying for all of them and a speedy recovery to the guard who had collapsed. God bless you all! ❤️from Singapore

[tartanclad]

It’s worth mentioning, for the avoidance of any misconceptions here, that the man who fell is not a soldier. He is a member of the Scottish ceremonial guard, the Royal Company of Archers. They are all volunteers and mostly of retirement age, spending the rest of their duties representing their organisation in competition longbow. None of them were forced into it, they volunteered for this duty.

Unfortunately for this poor chap, he was probably under the weather and, combined with his age, found it really difficult to stay there for his 20 minute slot. I do hope he’s alright.

Edit: For what it's worth, there was an interview of one of the Yeoman Warders (Beefeaters) who was there, an RAF veteran named Tam Reilly, and he said the archer recovered shortly afterwards.

[osaru-yo]

The way he smacked his face onto the ground could be dangerous! I hope he's doing okay.

[synappticuser]

Huge respect to him. My thoughts go out to him 🙏😊🌟, and I hope he's ok!

[josephjohnson]

I feel for this guy. As ex-military I know what it's like to stand to attention for a long period. But, with the added pressure if guarding the Queens coffin. I salute you all.

[mikkey_]

i feel bad for him, the impact looked quite serious like his full face crashed on the ground first. i really hope he's ok.

[amyjopatrick]

Oh, how awful. I truly hope that he wasn't hurt. God Bless him and everyone else.

[crystalermine]

Prayers to the guard as well as everyone who serve the Queen ❤ & my deepest condolences to the royal family ❤

[oldguydoesstuff]

The on-screen text here is terribly misleading. The guards stand at their posts for only 20 minutes at a time. Then they are relieved by other members of their unit. Their duty shift may be 6 hours, but they stand still only in 20 minute increments. Still, 20 minutes is plenty long enough to lock your knees and pass out. I hope the soldier is OK. Looks like he was just about to be relieved.

[MichaelThomas-wezp]

And the person next to him wasn't ment to move nor react because of duty. I hate this rule.

[derektoronto]

Besides the standing attention. It's everything surrounding the ceremony. The honor, the duty, the emotions. There's no comparison I mean I'm not there and I feel sadness of the pasting of the Queen. I remember I was a little boy when my parents took me to see the Queen visiting Hong Kong in 1975. Everyone was so excited to catch a glimpse of her. My dad bought a commemorative plate of their visit. I think we still have it.

[sharonhopton]

Bless him. I’ve done that myself when I was around 18 years old.

[shantafuller]

I was in ROTC back in high school. I locked my knees while standing at attention. After about 2 hour’s in a drill I passed out and hit the floor.
I can’t imagine what these wonderful guardsmen are going through. Sending so much love and prayers to him and all.

[roachtoasties]

The guard standing next to him had to see him start to wobble before falling down. I think it's a dumb rule that they have to stay still around someone who is already dead when someone who is alive needs help. Maybe he could have reached to break his fall.

[krampus]

I am so glad all these comments are filled with empathy and compassion for the man and the circumstances. I too hope he is OK.

[Tae]

That sound made my heart jump. Poor guy, I do hope he's ok 💕

[RebeccaNorthcott]

I think 6 hours is too much, I used to work on my feet and stand for about 3-4 hours. 4 was my max and that was me being young. Poor guy, I hope he's ok. I think a 3 hour period is more than sufficient especially for more senior members. I know he would have done it out of respect for the Queen and duty so for that I admire him.