Speaking of Belgium my dad was a medic in WWII. I remember he had on the wall an award document from the governing council of Antwerp in appreciation. But otherwise he didnt speak much of those years. To be sure he saw many horrors. He passed at 92 in 2002🙏
My dad was a medic in the 5th Army and he went from North Africa to Sicily, Italy, and ended up in Monaco at the end of the war. He never talked about his war experiences either.
People laugh when they yell step back but what they don't understand is that guard will not stop, walk around or jump over you. He will walk through you. Remember these young men are British soldiers who have most likely seen combat at one time or another.
That is some of the best PR a Nato signatory country could get. Those soldiers are representing Belgium and for them to take time out of their site seeing to take pictures with people is just fantastic. Not all soldiers are mindless brutes these are the best that Belgium has and My hats off to them
This is very nice to look at . The Belgium soldiers was a good presence. They attracted some attention. Nice to see most in this video were well behaved. What a surprise! This is most pleasant respectfully to the Royal Guards and the great looking Horse. God bless. This message from Australia.👍🇭🇲🦘✌️
It would have been a nice gesture of the Belgian soldiers would fall in line and saluted the guard they took pictures of. Just a form of respect from one soldier to another one.
@gbormann71 true, but those young soldiers looked very much a lowerrank as far as I could see. But is more of a gesture than acknowledging ranks. As a simple thanks for the op to take a picture.
Such esplendid horse companions these soldiers have! They're pretty and seem well fed! Thanks for this good work, holding traditions is quite hard in this day and age. My family was there in the past and i hope to visit soon, maybe next year. God bless you all!
At one point they got more attention than the English guards and that could not be the intention, the Belgian soldiers felt a bit uncomfortable with that. Hence, they left quickly after a few photos. Historically, there has almost always been a very good relationship between England and Belgium. Despite the fact that the Counts of Flanders had to answer to the French kings, they were usually inclined to form an alliance with England.
FYI: They are actually still candidate NCO's from the Belgian Royal School for non-commissioned officers known as Saffraanberg. All components there: Army, Air Force and Navy.
Good looking and quite sexy as well!! Hope they get to read some of these messages, and realise they are well respected by most people, apart from the numbskulls that have ponytails coming out of their ears?? And a stupid hat, they have nothing better to do apart from mock our highly respected armed forces, they need to think back and see who helped their fathers and grandfathers, we didn’t go round making fun of them…… grrrrrr it really gets to me. Carry on guys and gals you are all amazing.
there will be a book of protocol involving saluting an inch thick; and most service staff know the important and common day to day regulations regarding saluting. This situation gets complex service members from different countries, were they there officially as part of an invited foreign delegation, were they filling in a couple of hours unofficially between their other duties in London, so do they go formal and salute, if they are there in an unofficial capacity? They thought is was probably better to forget it.... and they were most likely to be correct
Looks like we got Belgian (Flemish) NCOs who probably came for the military parade in Londen for the commemoration for the British soldiers who died in WW1.
I honestly would hate to have to do that job. You're trying to honor and represent your Nation as a guard, believing in the honor and value of all the long standing traditions for your regiment. But in reality you are thrown into the crowd as a tourist attraction and you know 80% of the people see you as a cute relic and instagram opportunity... It must be a great moment, when fellow soldiers come along that appreciate and understand though.
it would do your head in very quickly. Containing yourself from making sarcastic remarks is the worst. And figuring out where you would hide the bodies if you could have your way. That is all stressful. They are there to guard the place... not joke with tourists and being pleasant to the idiot ones. If you have ever been in uniform you will know that it has a magnetic quality to idiots. This is allowed in this case as it is a hugely popular tourist attraction and makes some money for the nation.
Welcome to our Beligin comrades and chuffed the British gaurd showed them respect -I have seen another video where Dutch soldiers were there and gaurds came out and invited them into barracks. This happens a lot between militaries and glad to see our friends being given the respect they deserve.
I was hoping the Belgan King's Guard woul be allowed to enter. That is thought provoking. I do not object; I also see that the disrespect was not violent by the Guard.
I watched a replay of the Falklands war and the BBC told the Argentines that mount longdown had been taken befor it had happened thus warning them of what was going to happen in advance.
@@stevefairbanks835 , she came out of number 10 and said that Goose Green had been taken before the battle had started , the colonel said he was going to have serious words with her when he got back , sadly he died in the attack at Goose Green
I believe the court area inside the gate is non smoking area! It just appears that the Belgium soldiers are not in very good discipline although friendly!
Thank goodness the MOD has now stopped the public from getting near the horses by using the White Line Box. No member of the public is allowed to touch the horses.
Pour info c'est le belgium cénotaphe parade le Gard se met au garde-vous pour honorer les soldats belges mort au champ d'honneur et salue la memoire du roi Albert 1
Este es un comentario grotesco, usted es el único que hace este tipo de reflexiones, todos los demás comentarios saludan la gran complicidad histórica entre los soldados ingleses y belgas. Les recuerdo que los cementerios británicos más grandes están en Bélgica.
@@michelwolfs2273 al reves, los grotescos, son los belgas que no saludan, y tambien lo son grotescos los que apoyan esa falta de educación. Se ve cuando te saludan, no devolves el saludo, eso habla de tu educación.
Aan die Belgische militairen... Was er een reden, dat jullie in die outfit londen gingen bezichtigen? Waarom niet gewoon in burgerkleding? (Jammer dat die vorige, groene cammo weg is. Dat was de mooiste oufit die er was)
King's guard TH-cam channels have a primary goal of gaining viewership at the expense of disparaging foreigners over some perceived slight. Once in a while, they actually post content that does not disparage tourists. This appears to be one such post. The channel author sets the tone by creating a thumbnail and title that drives the narrative, and 90% of the commenters, like lemmings charging off a cliff into the ocean, follow this narrative ... And then there's you.
Smoking in uniform???? Even if he doesn’t care about his lungs, he’s representing his country ….. 1914-1918 … did they bring us any chocolate as a guft?!
I hate to be mean, but as a veteran I find it hard to believe that the military allows a solder to be as overweight as the female solder is...And why the hell hasn't that solder shaved?? 1:40
@MIRANDAFONSO a salute has to be returned. So you should not salute a soldier that is under orders not to move. So yes, all the us-presidents that salute marines when they enter or leave their helicopter are wrong. Serious breach of protocol.
Surprised they did not pull the horse and replace it as it is clear it was in distress of some sort based on how it was acting. BIT could have been lodged odd or something else caught pinching in that area.
Si ils saluaient le soldat devait retourner le salut alors que normalement il ne peut pas bouger du tout. Il était donc mieux de le laisser tranquille.
Speaking of Belgium my dad was a medic in WWII. I remember he had on the wall an award document from the governing council of Antwerp in appreciation. But otherwise he didnt speak much of those years. To be sure he saw many horrors. He passed at 92 in 2002🙏
My dad was a medic in the 5th Army and he went from North Africa to Sicily, Italy, and ended up in Monaco at the end of the war. He never talked about his war experiences either.
@@bobdickerson3434 🙏
I live in Antwerp...the lads had a tough time in and around Antwerp which was bitterly fought for
@@stevedavis7555 🙏🙏🙏🙏
God bless all our veterans. 🙏
These Belgian Soldiers have comported themselves honorably and given a very high mark to the Belgian military. Well done boys.
The Belgians are an honourable people who have pride in their nation. Good luck to them.
Those guys speak flamish only ? 😂😂😂
King's guards and horses deserve respect at all times..
Nice to see our European military here. We have to stand together. Have a great stay boys. ❤❤
People laugh when they yell step back but what they don't understand is that guard will not stop, walk around or jump over you. He will walk through you. Remember these young men are British soldiers who have most likely seen combat at one time or another.
Our guards and horses are brilliantly turned out and a pride to our country
Showing you're colors and pride, nice to see for a change. Long live the King!
That is some of the best PR a Nato signatory country could get. Those soldiers are representing Belgium and for them to take time out of their site seeing to take pictures with people is just fantastic. Not all soldiers are mindless brutes these are the best that Belgium has and My hats off to them
A good soldier is fighting not because he hates what is in front of him, but because what he left behind.
screw nato.
Showing respect for this British soldier.
Well done Belgium!
Greetings from Canada.
Fantastic when the Guard came to Attention for that photo with the Belgians. Absolutely wonderful.
This is very nice to look at . The Belgium soldiers was a good presence. They attracted some attention. Nice to see most in this video were well behaved. What a surprise! This is most pleasant respectfully to the Royal Guards and the great looking Horse. God bless. This message from Australia.👍🇭🇲🦘✌️
WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF YOU HAD WRITTEN YOUR COMMENT IN ENGLISH THAT WE COULD UNDERSTAND.
@Rob-t4z7x What me? What did I say wrong? 😲😮😯🤫🤔⁉️
Wonderful picture of Brothers in Arms. Thank you. The comments and replies are heart-breaking.
It would have been a nice gesture of the Belgian soldiers would fall in line and saluted the guard they took pictures of. Just a form of respect from one soldier to another one.
@@LeeGee sad isn't ?
Depends on relative rank.
@gbormann71 true, but those young soldiers looked very much a lowerrank as far as I could see. But is more of a gesture than acknowledging ranks. As a simple thanks for the op to take a picture.
They will not salute because they know that the guard can't salute back. That is why soldiers never salute to civilians also.
@@HeinCannie its stil just respect to give to the gard
How wonderful!! My mother’s and father’s parents both immigrated to the US from Belgium.
Respect give and received.
The common values of soldiers, regardless of nationality.
These enormous horses are so majestic.
Love this no matter where you are people respect and want to be seen with fighting men
God Bless the defenders of freedom around the world
Such esplendid horse companions these soldiers have! They're pretty and seem well fed! Thanks for this good work, holding traditions is quite hard in this day and age. My family was there in the past and i hope to visit soon, maybe next year. God bless you all!
What lovely soldiers. Friendly and polite.
wow, what a handsome soldiers from Belgium....wawawawow♥
Agree
Soldiers will always respect soldiers. US Army retired.
I love how he nods his head….like saying ok all finished😂
Kings guards are the most photographed people on earth..
God Bless him .
When tourists become the attraction. Great stuff!
These are students, Petty officers, in training from air force school saffraanberg
It's a joint school now. There a student's from all components and all ranks now. These where indeed student NCO's.
@@MarkTilburgs , i Knox my son will start there next month.
@@jethda i was a student there for 4 years in the nineties .
@@MarkTilburgs hij start als kandidaat officier, daar hij zijn bachelor al heeft, is daarna voorzien voor bataljon bevrijding
@@jethda ik heb daar als onderofficier gestudeerd gespecialiseerd in hoogfrequentie technieken (toen radio/radar genoemd). Good luck 🤞
People are idiots don´t they realise horses are big and powerful creatures.
Great to see solidarity.
One of the best experiences being in the military is interacting with other national military units…same spirit different uniform.
At one point they got more attention than the English guards and that could not be the intention, the Belgian soldiers felt a bit uncomfortable with that. Hence, they left quickly after a few photos. Historically, there has almost always been a very good relationship between England and Belgium. Despite the fact that the Counts of Flanders had to answer to the French kings, they were usually inclined to form an alliance with England.
God bless these young Belgian soldiers.
FYI: They are actually still candidate NCO's from the Belgian Royal School for non-commissioned officers known as Saffraanberg. All components there: Army, Air Force and Navy.
I don 't see the green nor the blue " badge " upfront their hat to prove they come from the NCO school
Young Tourists Witness a Historic Heart Warming Moment Belgian Soldiers Pay King's Guards Visit
Did any of the cadets ask for permission and I didn't see any say thank you after they had took their photos !!!!!
They don't need permission.@@lawrenceglaister4364
Awesome!, the Queen would have been proud, my goodness I miss her
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣omg brainwashed🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@dimrrider9133 Omg just ignorant..
@@margaretflounders8510 diddy epstein royals hahaha
Awe that trooper in the archway is really good looking ❤
Creep
@@davebrown9707 she couldn't look more slack if she tried!!!
Good looking and quite sexy as well!! Hope they get to read some of these messages, and realise they are well respected by most people, apart from the numbskulls that have ponytails coming out of their ears?? And a stupid hat, they have nothing better to do apart from mock our highly respected armed forces, they need to think back and see who helped their fathers and grandfathers, we didn’t go round making fun of them…… grrrrrr it really gets to me. Carry on guys and gals you are all amazing.
Young Tourists Witness a Historic Heart Warming Moment Belgian Soldiers Pay King's Guards Visit
They all so handsome ❤
All branches of the military are special ❤
Really handsome, those Belgians.
They need to have a barrier between the horses and crowd. A simple stall guard across the opening of the gate
They have put a White line round now
At least one of them could have given the horseman a salute...After all, both sides are military
You can hear the Belgians discuss saluting in Flemish. They were wondering what to do, not sure the guard was allowed to salute back...
Why would you salute a private? A simple thank you would suffice.
Exactly...One no, all yes.
there will be a book of protocol involving saluting an inch thick; and most service staff know the important and common day to day regulations regarding saluting. This situation gets complex service members from different countries, were they there officially as part of an invited foreign delegation, were they filling in a couple of hours unofficially between their other duties in London, so do they go formal and salute, if they are there in an unofficial capacity? They thought is was probably better to forget it.... and they were most likely to be correct
Looks like we got Belgian (Flemish) NCOs who probably came for the military parade in Londen for the commemoration for the British soldiers who died in WW1.
Awesome
Fun fact, when he puts his sword in an up right angle it is their way of saluting!
The Kings guards have gorgeous uniforms, thats why they attract attention to tourists.
I honestly would hate to have to do that job. You're trying to honor and represent your Nation as a guard, believing in the honor and value of all the long standing traditions for your regiment. But in reality you are thrown into the crowd as a tourist attraction and you know 80% of the people see you as a cute relic and instagram opportunity... It must be a great moment, when fellow soldiers come along that appreciate and understand though.
it would do your head in very quickly. Containing yourself from making sarcastic remarks is the worst. And figuring out where you would hide the bodies if you could have your way. That is all stressful.
They are there to guard the place... not joke with tourists and being pleasant to the idiot ones. If you have ever been in uniform you will know that it has a magnetic quality to idiots.
This is allowed in this case as it is a hugely popular tourist attraction and makes some money for the nation.
Welcome to our Beligin comrades and chuffed the British gaurd showed them respect -I have seen another video where Dutch soldiers were there and gaurds came out and invited them into barracks. This happens a lot between militaries and glad to see our friends being given the respect they deserve.
We're kind of cousins after all, we have the same royal family. Windsor used to be called Saxe-Cobourg before WW1 but it sounded "too German".
Scratch a Windsor and you'll find a German. Queen Mary would call Queen Elizabeth's husband (Duke of Edinborough) "That bloody Hun!"
They were all family, intresting fact even during ww2 they fought against each other. Some joined (bc they were german) the Whermacht.
Belgians showed respect and they got respect by the british soldier.
I would cry too if I saw a belgian... ☹
Education must be illegal in your 3rd world country
How stupid to zoom in on the name tags of the soldiers! 😡
Get a grip
4:05 til 4:36 : Even tourists become tourist attractions.
What happens? You guys made a spectacular header but, come on.... don't overdo it. Nothing special happened!
Waoo moment 🌹🌹
I was hoping the Belgan King's Guard woul be allowed to enter. That is thought provoking. I do not object; I also see that the disrespect was not violent by the Guard.
This was not an official visit, only casual sightseeing or they would have been allowed to enter
At 6:15 you can hear the guard deepest sigh from here. He was so tensed with those girls, I wonder why? 😊
They use to women being around..
40 years ago, there was more respect for the Guards, nobody knew what a selfie is, and the people did not touch the horses.
GO BELGIË
Those are not just any Belgian soldiers. They are elite: Flemish!
Greetings from The Netherlands
Always nice to see my cousins.
did i see at 7:52 who clean the chrome when tourist make it dirty ???? (when the are on duty !)
3:39 the police guards always keep their hand on their weapon ready for any crazy crap going down ......
People having no respekt for this royal guards they should what difficult training they have and they do anything to protect the royal family
I didn’t know the Belgians changed their uniform’s camo. Nice.
They changed last year. And about twenty years ago they changed their british inspired service dress for an American one. Unfortunately
I watched a replay of the Falklands war and the BBC told the Argentines that mount longdown had been taken befor it had happened thus warning them of what was going to happen in advance.
And your point is?
I believe that was Thatcher announcing that and relayed by the BBC
@@stevefairbanks835 , she came out of number 10 and said that Goose Green had been taken before the battle had started , the colonel said he was going to have serious words with her when he got back , sadly he died in the attack at Goose Green
Cracking girlfriend taking the photo 📸!
I believe the court area inside the gate is non smoking area! It just appears that the Belgium soldiers are not in very good discipline although friendly!
Typical of Belgians smoking always a very traditional thing out here 😢lack of respect !
I found it very poor
Thank goodness the MOD has now stopped the public from getting near the horses by using the White Line Box. No member of the public is allowed to touch the horses.
It is so funny to see the sour faces when the public see the white line box & new signs saying Do not touch the horse.
Did they say "thank you" to the guard after the snapshot was taken?
Yes they did
They did...
The guard looks like he's 15.
So what does the step or stomp mean?
Why do all those scruffy people just hang about looking at bare walls after seeing our wonderful Guards.!!!
It's hard to think of them as the Kings Guards, and not the Queens Guards......
It's funny how the Belgians suddenly stole the show :D I bet the guards were quite happy to have some of the attention taken away from them for a bit
Interesting, the Belgian troops seem to have changed their camouflage uniforms.
i believe they are air force ground personnel
@@jimloontiens9275they are aircraft technicians, the whole belgian army has changed its camo to multicam about a year ago 😊
@@jimloontiens9275 As far as I can make out they are all trainee officers of the Air Component at the Royal Military College (Belgium).
where were they ? I couldn't see them
@@marcushull12 Having their picture taken with the trooper.
Tbh a salute ti the King's guard wouldn't have been out of place. Allies and all.
Estos soldados belgas son dormilones, el guardia real los saludo con taconazo al piso, y los otros no devolvieron el saludo, ni se dieron cuenta.
Pour info c'est le belgium cénotaphe parade le Gard se met au garde-vous pour honorer les soldats belges mort au champ d'honneur et salue la memoire du roi Albert 1
Este es un comentario grotesco, usted es el único que hace este tipo de reflexiones, todos los demás comentarios saludan la gran complicidad histórica entre los soldados ingleses y belgas. Les recuerdo que los cementerios británicos más grandes están en Bélgica.
@@michelwolfs2273 al reves, los grotescos, son los belgas que no saludan, y tambien lo son grotescos los que apoyan esa falta de educación.
Se ve cuando te saludan, no devolves el saludo, eso habla de tu educación.
Allies. Very cool.
Die Pralinen extra angekommen!!
Aan die Belgische militairen... Was er een reden, dat jullie in die outfit londen gingen bezichtigen? Waarom niet gewoon in burgerkleding? (Jammer dat die vorige, groene cammo weg is. Dat was de mooiste oufit die er was)
Zij waren daar een parade gaan doen genaamd (cenotaph) en hadden na de parade de kans om Londen te verkennen.
WHY IS THAT GUARD LETTING PEOPLE TOUCH THE REINS AND PET THE HORSE?
Is that a rhetorical question, if not then you should ask the soldier yourself?
King's guard TH-cam channels have a primary goal of gaining viewership at the expense of disparaging foreigners over some perceived slight. Once in a while, they actually post content that does not disparage tourists. This appears to be one such post.
The channel author sets the tone by creating a thumbnail and title that drives the narrative, and 90% of the commenters, like lemmings charging off a cliff into the ocean, follow this narrative ... And then there's you.
People are allowed to touch the horse. Some guards overlook people touching the reins or don’t notice
Caps lock
Think it's old vid as sign now that's says don't touch horses and white box around guard box
Я не увидел, как они поприветствовали его! Сначала приветствует- потом фото. Они посчитали , что круче?
I wonder if the same MOPs posed with British soldiers outside a palace in Antwerp?
Smoking in uniform???? Even if he doesn’t care about his lungs, he’s representing his country ….. 1914-1918 … did they bring us any chocolate as a guft?!
Wau ❤ 💪💪🇫🇮
If that was me i would have saluted him with respect
Your not meant to smoke hat on in any army I'm sure . Big big Trouble if I'm through British army
I notice woke Met Plod leaning against posts as if they dont care, they should be disbanded!
I also, don't know why people are allowed to touch the horses; this is completely unnecessary and causes some people to be very disrespectful!
she blinked out of order
I hate to be mean, but as a veteran I find it hard to believe that the military allows a solder to be as overweight as the female solder is...And why the hell hasn't that solder shaved?? 1:40
There are several comments on this. But I don't see what you are talking about. Mabe trey edited he video?
Around the second minute, they were assuming the gender of the Guard!
Interesting...English folks pay the guards salary, and the "guards" still yell at them...
Those doors need painting.
Why didn't they salute the King's Guard? King Philippe of Belgium, regret.
@MIRANDAFONSO a salute has to be returned. So you should not salute a soldier that is under orders not to move. So yes, all the us-presidents that salute marines when they enter or leave their helicopter are wrong. Serious breach of protocol.
@@daddyjohan911 thank you so much!
Belgian Soldiers that will never see any conflict or fight
One has a cigarette on the go pfff no respect
“Belgian soldiers....and then this happened “. WHAT happened ???
Just a hook. Bad manners.
Surprised they did not pull the horse and replace it as it is clear it was in distress of some sort based on how it was acting. BIT could have been lodged odd or something else caught pinching in that area.
Exactly what I was thinking, it definitely looked stressed. This was backed up by another Soldier coming over to adjust/inspect the bridle.
Where are the berets? Are those really Belgian soldiers? Students of royal military school???
le respect aurait voulu qu'ils le saluent
Rien a voir avec le respect ils sont là en temps que touristes et non officiellement.
Si ils saluaient le soldat devait retourner le salut alors que normalement il ne peut pas bouger du tout. Il était donc mieux de le laisser tranquille.
No weight limits now?