The Queen's Foot Guards 2007
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Uploaded by AJK72 on Dec 8, 2007
The Foot Guards escort the Queen back along The Mall towards Buckingham Palace after Trooping the Colour.
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brilliant...it makes me proud to be british
2 years ago 22
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god save the queen
3 years ago 19
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Oh My goodness, the last platoon company to go past...they were very shoddy in their drill, terrible.
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What a bleeding waste of money.
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@ElvisGraceland1 Children of the Regiment - Julius Fucik
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@AJK72 L85 a2 proper name :)
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There are different types of bearskin, but the kind you see the Guards wear here were first awarded to the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards after the defeat of Napoleon's French Imperial Guard.
The British then adopted the new type bearskin cap and issued them to the Foot Guards, the most elite of the British Army.
1 year ago 2
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Back in its day, the 'bearskin cap' was a functional piece of headgear.
It broke the silhouette of the the soldier wearing it. Thus, lancers who aimed for the head would hit the bearskin instead.
The curb chain, the brass strap you see resting on the soldiers chin, protected the face from sabre slashes.
Bearskins were costly but added height to a soldier, and since tall soldiers were extremely desirable in European armies, it was only awarded to the most elite regiments.
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@KoleBesteQ , Following the Battle of Waterloo and the action in which they gained their name, the Guards were permitted to wear the bearskin , i would assume in honour of the defeat of the French Imperial Guard who used them as headgear.
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I like this and I'd love to see it. Question. Im American and Im wondering why the big hats? I've always wondered
1 year ago 2
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@specialbari09 Well as it's one of the best infantry regiments in the British army, you have to sign up for the army, go through the basic training then go through the training to join one of the guards regiments. Once you pass that, then it will be plenty of drill and ceremonial before starting battle training.
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@specialbari09 28 weeks I do believe
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what kind of rifles are they carrying
skullcrusher301 1 year ago
The SA80.
AJK72 1 year ago 3
I believe these guys are the Coldstream Guards. Buttons are in groups of two.
RTWXilef 2 years ago
Yes No. 7 Company, Coldstream Guards trooped their colours in 2007.
AJK72 2 years ago
What happens if you actually touch one? I've hard people say differnet things.
blahonyou123 3 years ago
I suppose it depends where you touch them and how firmly.
AJK72 3 years ago 3