Changing of the Guard, London I

Changing of the Guard - slow and quick march

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[oreillyfan360]

The main song you hear is definitely from Mozart... but I have no idea which one...

[fkalfus]

Non piu Andrai from Marriage of Figaro

[Guyisaritelegend]

But the MoD doesnt buy US bears, like all thinks from the US, they are bad quality

[emptyangel]

@YogaNate79

These bears are culled to keep their population down, if not Canada would be overrun by Brown Bears. Out of the thousands culled, the British Army only take a hundred.

[emptyangel]

@tobiasf1

The music they play on Forecourt at Buckingham Palace during the Changing of the Guard, and at Wellington Barracks before it, is all incidental and popular music for the tourists.

If you want to hear the real stuff you should have followed them down the Mall from St. James's Palace and back.

[worshipme213]

@SnickleFritz79

Think that at your own peril. They are a part of the army, they carry loaded automatic rifles and live ammunition.

Contrary to popular belief, you cannot do whatever you want to a guard whilst he stands completely still. Make any threatening move and you will be ordered to "step away from the queen's guard" and they are trained to react to any threatening movement.

[Someloke8895]

@sodakind I think it might be the sound travelling issue you get. It seems the camera is quite a distance from them.

[tobiasf1]

I was genuinly disappointed with the changing of the guard. Where is the military music? Seemed to be more Star Wars they were playing when I went.

[sodakind]

A little off step and off tempo. Command was a bit too fast.

[lkqazwsx]

@Guyisaritelegend they get them from canada T-T Our Bearsss!

[emptyangel]

@TortoiseWayfarers

The Guards Bands have a large collection of military music and go through that collection throughout the year, that is to say they don't play the same set of marches everyday all year.

They also play German and Russian marches regularly, as well as American TV themes and popular music on the palace forecourt.

So I don't see how playing an American march would mean that it is 'succumbing' to America.

[SnickleFritz79]

These soldiers look so feminine and gay.

[leklek69]

these security guards look like fags. why dont they march to the tune of nobody but you by wondergirls??

[TortoiseWayfarers]

I find it very amusing that a British military band at Buckingham Palace is succumbing itself to playing an American military march at tthe end of this video... National Emblem!