I’m seeing my 90 year old RAF veteran dad later. I’m going to show him this video. He will be SO happy that you young American men find this so good. Thank you so much. ❤😊
We were at our RAF Association monthly social to sort out the wreaths for laying on Remembrance Sunday. All the members were deeply touched. One was in the WRAF and is 100 years old! She is absolutely amazing and sharp as a tack. Thank you again. ❤️🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
The Royals are the middle man neutral the stop gap for the people also Ambassadors they trump up business for the country and highlight Charities it costs £1.29 $1.50 US just Under £115 a year a bargain for what they do to represent the country so I don’t understand why they keep saying it cost so much money to keep them it out weighs what the Tourists bring to the country for the shop keepers 👏all the palaces ,Jewellery etc belongs to the State but they own Balmoral and Sandringham as private homes both bought by Queen Victoria and handed down to the present Royal family 🤷♀️
As an ex-Gaurdsman myself from the early 80's, I think what many people find so satisfying about this video is that they are actually appreciating the really high level of dedication and discipline required to perform this. Many, many hours of practice go into this, both on the parade ground and through dress rehearsals. Also spare a thought for the Guardsman you can't see here, namely the street liners along the Mall, who have been up since the small hours of the morning who spend about 5-hours standing still, with only one or two very short marches to stop the toes and fingers from going numb. Stefan asked about the guys in gold and red. They are the Drum Majors representing the "Massed Bands" which is basically the 5 Guards regiments - the Coldstream, Grenadier (English regiments) the Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards.
Thanks for sharing this. I think the parade looks wonderful and credit to these men for their discipline and service. We should honour our forces far better than what we do in UK.
Thank you for your service, i was a medic in the army late 80s, i did not see active duty, i had left before that familiy stuff long story, my brother served 22 years in parachute reg he would have joined 86, he left as sergant major after 22 years, my grandfather was airbourne during the war, one of the lucky ones to come home, he was at arnham, the bridge to far movie, my wifes family all served, her father and her 2 brothers, one army one navy, again than you for your service
Of course they should have shown more Life Guards though😀 Septem Juncta In Uno. You know we all would have done anything for "The Boss". God bless her.
The 'colour' is the flag. Each regiment has a different flag and some of the regiments go back hundreds of years when the flag was carried into battle. The Monarch is head of the military in the UK so once a year the soldiers don their ceremonial uniforms and show their flag to their boss - they 'troop the colour'. Every soldier there is an active soldier. Thank you for watching this.
@@lauriewestall1437 Absolutely.. Each Battery has multiple honours and far too many to place on the Regimental flag.. Ubique quo fas et Gloria ducunt..
Strictly speaking, the colour is not being shown to the Queen. it is being 'Trooped' to new members of the Battalion. so they know it. It just happens that the Monarch is in attendance.
@@dougoneill7266 in 1748 it was decided that the parade of Trooping the Colour should mark the official birthday of the Sovereign. That is the actual reasoning
My great uncle was in the Coldstream Guards and guarded Windsor Castle in 1911 at the time the late Queens grandfather was King...George V. It made me choke up when all three of you said R.I.P to Her late Majesty's memory...so respectful and much appreciated ...
You must remember that these soldiers are on ceremonial duty in their red oats and bearskins, after this duty they go back to normal soldiering and go back to warzones.
I did 8 years in the medical corps, marching with the music behind you makes you feel so proud it makes all the movements sharper and in sync Each step is on the low beat, loved it
Remember that just because these soldiers are on ceremonial duty wearing ceremonial uniforms or riding horses, the remainder of the time they are on normal military duties including fighting in conflicts as infantry (foot guards in red and with bearskin caps) and the cavalry driving armoured vehicles. These are not actors in costume there for the tourists. Also Trooping the Colour is the Sovereign’s Birthday Parade to celebrate the Monarch’s official birthday as their actual birthday may be in mid-winter and so not conducive to this type of ceremony. They chose a Saturday in June for (hopefully) better weather where it’s not too hot to be standing around for hours. So not a holiday as it’s on the weekend.
JPS and friends the uniform of the British Guards was originally the uniform of the entire British Army and was used in battle too the idea being the bearskin was to make the soldiers look taller than they were hence the size of the bearskin. This was to terrify the opposite army. The red tunic is the colour of blood so that if the soldiers were injure the blood didn't show up this gave a feared respect towards the Brit army because the enemy thought the soldiers couldn't be killed because they didn't bleed. These guards are actually regular soldiers and have been to theatres of war before they go on monarchy guard duty The role of the Monarch in the UK is to be a leader when required. If we have a Prime minister or a party in govt that breaks our constitution then the monarch can dissolve Parliament and take direct control over the country with something called the privy council which are trusted members of parliament and lords and ladies.. this is done until a new govt can be found to run the country. This is the reason why nthe armed forces swear allegiance to the monarch of the UK and not the govt of the day so the monarch can order them to war on the govt of the day if they go rogue..the reason being it is a safety valve against a totalitarian government in the UK
The bearskin was taken up by the Grenadier Guards following the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, it was twenty years later that this was extended to certain other Guards Regiments, the Coldstream and Scottish Guards, the Irish Guards were formed in 1900 and the Welsh Guards in 1915.
You young guys are so respectful. You are welcome to the UK anytime. Thank you. It's a shame so many of our own youth cant be so interested & respectful.
If you like bagpipes you should check out the funeral of our beloved Queen Elizabeth II. There were about 200 pipers playing and it was spine tingling.
I remember watching it on TV. The Queen got the horse instantly under control and showed not a flicker of fear. The shooter was pounced on by the crowd before the police had time to move.
A Stupid teenager fired blanks - he was lucky to be saved by security before Spectators tore him apart. For Decades the Queen rode side - saddle all the way down the Mall to Horse guards and remained mounted throughout the entire ceremony.
@@malcolmhouston7932There is footage on youtube of her first time. The commenter says with a lot of enthusiasm, " And the moment we've been waiting for..." then she appears. 🎉 She was magnificent of course. RIP, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windser. 😢
Watching these guards live is a most spectacular thing to see. For years as a child my mum tried to see the changing of the guard every time we went to London and she always missed it. We didn’t have mobile phones with website info to look up at that time for up to the minutes info as to what time and day they would change, sadly. In 2019 I actually got to see the changing of the guards outside Buckingham Palace and it was mesmerising!! Such skill ❤❤
To answer the question about the rifles, they are the standard British Army SA80 (L85A3) bullpup rifle. The sights are likely to be the SUSAT telescopic sight. For ceremonial purposes, they also have a short bayonet attached.
Minor point: the A3 doesn't have the SUSAT anymore, it's got a ACOG or an Elcan now, usually supplemented with a red dot sight on top. In the video it might well be a SUSAT though, cover looks quite bulky for an ACOG/Elcan, and the vid is from a little bit ago
If you want to know/see more about British fashion, especially hats, try finding a video about Ascot (a race course), especially Ladies' Day. The women truly go all-out for that!
Only discovered your channel today and it is so great to see your obvious interest in our British traditions. So respectful and open about how you feel. I am loving this. Thank you.
When the camera had a close-up of the uniforms, you may notice that the gold coloured 'BUTTONS' on the jackets (tunics) are arranged in a pattern of THREE's; Thus, THREE buttons then a gap, then THREE more buttons together, another gap and THREE more buttons. This is so you can immediately tell they are SCOTS GUARDS! Each of the regiments have THEIR buttons arranged in a recognisable pattern e.g. IRISH GUARDS wear tunics with the buttons arranged in FOURS: Thus, FOUR buttons then a gap, then FOUR more buttons etc. - WELSH GUARDS are groups of FIVE, with a gap between, while the COLDSTREAM GUARDS are in PAIRS (TWO BUTTONS, the gap, then TWO BUTTONS etc.). Obviously, other symbols or insignia, i.e. feathers, badges and similar help differentiate the various regiments too.
@@jimspink2922 Yes, single buttons (usually 8), I just wanted to give examples and not every Guards regiment - although after re-reading my comment, perhaps I should have just done them all LOL!?😃
Thank you for your showing your friends, our british culture, means alot, i know you been here twice, you are a brit at heart, and have your rose, you know which one i mean
I seriously adore the respect you have for my country and our monarchy. It may not be what you live with, but you're so respectful of it. Omg, seeing the Queen broke me. I miss her so much. Just a note: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are now the Prince and Princess of Wales 💜
Nothing to do with celebrating the monarch its about the colours ( flag ) of the regiment the monarch attends as he / she is the head of the armed forces . And lets not forget these guys are battle ready soliders not just guards . 😊
It has everything to do with celebrating the Monarch. It's the ceremonial celebration for the official birthday of the British Sovereign. Hence why Trooping of The Colour is also alternatively known as the King's Birthday Parade.
@@andywilliams7323actually its a mix, of the sovereigns official birthday, and trooping the colour (the regimental standard). Which is "trooped" In front of the regiment so in the heat and smoke of battle all the soldiers can recognise their flag and can have a place to return to if separated. The Royal Artillery dont have a colour, but their guns are their colour.. losing the colour in battle is unforgivable. The Border Regiment as was still display the French Colours they won against Napoleon Bonaparte
@andirutherford2615 The Border Regment is indeed no more, having been absorbed into the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. In 1811, the old 34th Cumberland Regiment (later 1st Bn Border Regt) had captured the drums and drum major's ornamental mace of a French regiment- coincidentally titled ‘34eme Regiment Infanterie- taken after their surrender at Arroyo Molinos in Spain (Bonaparte was far away). Not the colours, however. Many years later, ‘Arroyo Dos Molinos' was granted to the 34th as a battle honour (under slightly anomalous circumstances since they hadn't been in the main action, and the regiments who had done the fighting were denied this distinction). It became the custom to parade the mace and drums on ‘Arroyo Day’ and this is still observed each year by the Duke of Lancaster’s who bear the distinction on their colours. The French still periodically ask if they can have the drums back.
The 'change arms' is a simple moving of the weapon to the other shoulder, often for a rest, or because it's a ceremony where they must pretend to be 'unarmed' (like putting a sword into your left hand, as samurai and kendo students do) such as the presentation of a colour, but they also go into a defensive formation around the ceremony. The 'arms drill' can be the hardest to learn, as when wearing white gloves, any hand movement done wrongly, or too soon or too late, stands out like a pea on a drum, as they say.
Theyre not skirts, theyre kilts. Theyre not skirts because the kilt actually has a hood at the back and is doubled in "skirt" format, so that you can pull one layer from the back over your head to keep warm. Its a robe that can be released and become easy to move around in. Scottish shepherds still use the kilt as a hood and drop it back into a skirt to do manual labour.
Most kilts I see being worn are what I would call skirts and have no resemblance to a real kilt. If you can't make a tent, cloak, or even a "nappy" where you pull it through the legs and tie it round, you're wearing a skirt.
@@IkarosWaltz yes short kilts were made for the military in the 18th century. Still very old and still very Scottish. The one I'm speaking about is the "feileadh mor" meaning "big cloak" (16th century). "feileadh beag" meaning "little cloak", is later.
@@braddo7270 I do think the older ones look way better. Mainly I'm talking about the ones everyone wears at weddings. Walter Scott, in my opinion, did Scotland a disservice in making people think of that as a kilt, when a kilt is as much a tool as a piece of clothing. One of the things I like about that band (their name escapes me at the minute) that plays on Buchanan Street is that they wear proper Kilts.
In the confusion of battle the colours were the regiments rallying point, they were protected by usually four sergeants. To avoid capture of the colours they would be ripped up and dispersed amongst the soldiers to be stitched back together later. The Regimental colours have their battle honours on them.
I was in the Royal Air Force for just 5 and a half years, it was a buzz to march in time with so many others on parade, not something you admit at the time but it does make you feel a pride and sense of purpose ive not felt since
My husband was in the Irish Guards Band for 24 years and did Trooping the Colour every year - it was held in the second week of June as that was the Queen’s official birthday. It’s quite a spectacle! They have two rehearsals the two Saturdays before so very tiring as it’s performed three times - but only the third one to the Monarch and the Royal family. It’s a very long march in the heat 😰 but just as bad if it rains!
The one year it rained so hard the BBC TV cameras went down. We flipped around the channels and found GERMAN TV doing a wonderful coverage! Presumably with waterproof cameras!
Well done lads. Great to see young people appreciating a different culture and history. These Guards are the best of the best but remember they are first and foremost combat infantry troops and many on that parade will have served in Afghanistan and Iraq. They are on parade to troop their colour but its actually the official Sovereign's birthday. Always a Saturday in June. The 4 people in gold uniforms at the front of the band are the drum majors of each band assembled as its a 'Massed Bands' occasion. Those uniforms are from the 17th Century. The bagpipes at the front are from both Scots and Irish regiments. As to the Queen / King they are the country, the UK, in person. Same for Canada, Australia and New Zealand. 14 countries share our Monarch as their Head of State.They are 'The Crown' which prosecutes every criminal case. Judges are selected by their peers but are independent by being appointed by, and swear allegiance to, the King. Senior lawyers called Barrister are 'Kings Counsel' or 'KC' Every Police Constable holds The Kings Warrant. Military forces swear allegiance to the King (not a flag). Royal Navy ships are 'His Majestys Ship' or 'HMS'. Canadian ships are 'HMCS', Australian are 'HMAS' and New Zealand ships are 'HMNZS'. It keeps the law, its enforcement and the military totally non political. The King's power to dissolve any tyrannical or inoperative Parliament is actually the last bastion of our democracy as they then hand power to the people in a General Election. The Queen did just this in Australia in 1975 and the people supported her when she did.
And the king should do this now, we are stuck in a two party state with both being the same WEF loving socialist ponces, but he won't as he is just as treasonous to his nation as they are
This is part of the Monarch's official birthday celebrations. The Queen's birthday was in April, and the King's birthday is in November, so to ensure good weather they have an "official" celebration in June. An occupational hazard is that one or two of the soldiers do faint in the heat occasionally.
Thank you guys for watching and respecting our culture it means a lot!!! The Monarch is what most Brits are proud of and loyal to! And as an RAF brat when I sing the National anthem it’s to King and Country. Well when I remember 😂 43 years of singing God save the Queen, it’s a bit hard to get my head around it and it still makes me cry when I slip up and sing the National Anthem wrong. 😢 It will probably take me another 43 years to get use to singing God save the King. 🤦🏼♀️
I seem to remember being told once they were known as 'The ladies from hell' because of their kilts and the sound of the bagpipes coming at you. I'm sure someone will correct me if I've got that wrong.
The Queen, used to command this parade herself, riding a large brown horse called 'Burmese', for many years. The colour is her colour, presented each year of her reign to her personal Guard, whichever regiment of the Guards Division has that position that year. Eventually her health didn't allow it, so the tradition was dropped, but she still attended alongside the 'commander', often her husband The Duke of Edinburgh. King Charles III may be commander of this parade the next time it happens. This will be on his 'official' birthday, the anniversary of his coronation, and every year thereafter.
Beside her in this video is Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, her oldest surviving cousin who no longer rides in the parade at the age of 88 though he is still working; you often see him at military events as he was a career army officer. The King took the salute this year, 2023.
JPs, you probably won't read this, being a six month old post, but, I'll tell you anyway! Since you admire precision marching and bagpipes, you MUST watch the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo with your mates! Really incredible to see! Massive combined regimental bands from the UK and other countries from around the world. Cheers☺
Infantry regiments have TWO colours. The Queen's/King's colour is a union jack with the regiments emblem in the centre. The colour being trooped is the regimental colour.
Hi Joel, delightful!! My great grandfather (Queen Victoria) and his eldest son (Victoria & Edward VII) were 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, London. My father (George VI & Elizabeth II) was a major in the Canadian Guards and I grew up with its 2nd Battalion. In 2012, Nijmegen Company, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards took me on the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. The drill you're watching is the same that I did daily at the Royal Military College of Canada. Dig out the booklet that I sent you last Christmas for photos. Today in Canada, there are two Guards regiments: The Governor General's Foot Guards (Ottawa) and the Canadian Grenadier Guards (Montreal), both allied with their sister British regiments. My dad's regiment was reduced to nil strength from four battalions in 1970. If you guys want to see a changing of the guard without having to fly to London, just head north to Ottawa in the summer. The guys in scarlet and gold in front are the Drum Majors from the five Guards regiments: the Grenadier Guards, Scots Guards, Welsh Guards, Irish Guards, and the Coldstream Guards. My dad's regiment was allied with the Coldstream Guards. The Regimental Colour ("flag") is consecrated and sacred. Even the King or Queen bows their head as they pass by it. I hope this helps. Very best, John in Canada
Never call them skirts or a very large Scotsman will be very unhappy….kilts! The ceremony originates from the time, over the last hundreds of years, when the soldiers might not know their flag to rally round in a battle (the colours), so it was trooped through the ranks to show them. So it’s not a Royal ceremony, the Monarch is there to watch and support her/his troops.
Theyre not skirts because the kilt actually has a hood at the back and is doubled in "skirt" format, so that you can pull one layer from the back over your head to keep warm. Its a robe that can be released and become easy to move around in. Scottish shepherds still use the kilt as a hood and drop it back into a skirt to do manual labour.
@@viviennerose6858Yes. Tell a Scotsman (or Irishman come to that) it’s a skirt, but before that organise someone to get you off the floor as you’ll be in a sad state.
hey guys, you mnetioned a few times, the bear skin the clothes and the heat, did you know, some do faint throught the heat, and did you know, they have to faint to attention, they cant just colapse on the floor, they have to faint, other soldiers just stans there while he is on the ground, medica will run in strecther away
Notice too that the body of men are carefully sorted by height, the tallest at the ends, and from front rank to back. It's quite a ceremony to find your place, but remembering it is pretty easy. Being of exactly average height myself, I tended to be in the middle rank centre, almost unable to see the parade. The tallest guys at the end-rear are also know as 'markers' and used to carry tall flags in battle to show where each unit had taken position. The tallest soldiers tended to find themselves 'seconded' to the Guards formations, as leaders and generals like 'em big, it is said. Certainly the czar of Russia, Napoleon Bonaparte and Frederick the Great did. There exists a, possibly satirical, painting of Napoleon reviewing his Imperial Guard, and his hat barely comes up to their chests.
I was senior sergeant 4 guard the year b4 I’m shocked at the response n intelligence of these gentlemen for yanks I’m amazed at the maturity for a very very young nation congratulations men 🇬🇧🇺🇸❤️
The black horses are called Chargers. They were trained to charge the enemy while the riders used swords. Now you know why so many Dodge Chargers were painted black.
Thank you for showing respect for the late queen and this historical parade. We are allies that have been through so much together and we have a lot to thank the Americans for during hard times 💪
Carrying the colour is a supreme honour. The person carrying it trains in the gym to build up arm muscle for months to carry something that heavy. Each regiment has their own colour with all the battle honours listed on it. Surprisingly because of their normal army duties, the regiments don't get to practice very much for Trooping the Colour. Btw - the black horses are called Cavalry blacks
You need to react to British cheese rolling. People chase cheese down a steep hill to get to the cheese, its extremely dangerous, broken bones and bodies tumbling diwn hill lol
Originally instigated as a way of making the soldiers of old recognise their regimental battle flag colurs, it was shown to all of them so everyone knew what they were following. Over time this has become purely ceremonial and the event celebrates the monarch's official birthday, so that it takes place in June, regardless of the actual birthday of the king or queen. QE2's birthday was in April and the king's is in November, but the official birthday is still in June. Makes sense as no-one wants to stand around on parade in November when they don't have to..... 🥶🥶🥶 (Incidentally, though we have a Royal Air Force and a Royal Navy, we do not have a Royal Army, as originally regiments were raised by private individuals with their own battle colours and traditions).
The bearskin was given as a battle honour after the battle of Waterloo to the first foot Guards they took the head dress of the French Guards as trophies
You need to watch the bagpipes at the queens funeral as they are lowering her coffin into the volt, extremely touching, infact the the funeral itself is moving but when the piper plays as she’s lowered it’s something else!
If you think this is synchronized the coronation parade would blow you away. The coronation parade is something people will only experience ince in their lifetime
For your gun questioning friend . The gun is the SA80 which is a normal combat weapon . These men are Guardsmen they serve on operational duties like in Iraq amd Afgahistan when this was filmed .
They wear hats at these occasions like you would at a wedding because it’s a formal event (like a wedding is) and particularly because you’re in the presence of a member of the royal family at a formal event.
@@brendagore1115 absolutely. Men and women of whatever financial means would try to have a “Sunday best” for “high days and holidays”. Nowadays it’s mostly at special occasions such as weddings etc or social events such as these.
When she was younger Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II used to review the troops at this ceremony on horseback riding sidesaddle. As she got older and less mobile she did it from a carriage.
I think the trooping of the colour is based way back when the army was made up by different earls/dukes. A rider would go through the ranks & show the flag of that particular earl/duke so the the troops knew their own flag. Hence trooping the colour. Bearing in mind the majority of the fighting men were made up of ordinary folk i e farmers etc & probably never seen the flag/colour. By doing this during a battle they would know where the rest if their unit was. There was always a flag bearer during battle.
Can you imagine children watching this beautiful ceremony.I as a little girl in the mid- 60' s loved it.I saw the late Queen as a young woman on horseback .The sound of the horses hooves is very atmospheric too.❤
As always Joel, another good reaction vid. You should have reviewed this years parade as it was King Charles' first as Sovereign and did the entire event in uniform on horseback.
The monarchy have a soft power, not to much though. The last time a king tried to assert his power he lost his head and we were basically a republic, but that didn’t last and the monarchy was brought back, it was called ‘the restoration’ but with a lot less power. Loved watching you guys react to this ❤
As a proud Briit, I find it amazing that you young Americans find some of our traditions so fascinating to watch. Thank you for taking the time to learn about Britain. You have another sub.
There is a documentary on TH-cam about the training they have to do to be a guardsman, they are also serving soldiers so they do this for 6 months and do a tour of duty in any conflict going on at the time. They rotate between being a gaurdsman and their tour of duty.
When I was at College, one day the sky went black. What had happened was that the huge Army stores at Donington had caught fire. Half of all the uniforms had burned, including all those bearskin hats. They had to get them replaced.
Something to lookout for, guys. That green leaves covered blockhouse or bunker in the rear of many of the shots of this parade was built during WWII, and is still part of the 'defence of Great Britain', as it was updated during the Cold War, and is still part of the Ministry of Defence, like most of the buildings around the parade square. There are rumoured (and some real) underground bunkers in London built for the essential government people rather than many shelters for the people who lived in London. This is why tales of the WWII times always harp on how people slept in the Underground Railway system to avoid the nightly air raids. It was because of enormous corruption about one Tommy MacAlpine (and others) totally failing to provide the taxes-paid-for shelters for the 'ordinary' people.
This is just a performance for the Queen, so they protect the heritage buildings that royals still go to, they don't go to battlefields, like this x lol didn't read the full thing idfk 😂 GOOGLE IT LMAO
as a Member of C.A.F. ~~ T.Y. for this Vid.,, & for the time you gave to it.. Your reaction was So Apreciated.. There is Truth in that " WE ARE THE WORLD " :)))
This is great boys that you share in this event. Spread the word we are cousins! The United kingdom is small, steep in history but from a military perspective still a discaplined albeit with a small professional yet very well drilled and capable military. We are always the best of allies with the U.S. - none of these blokes will ever run away from their duty, hence the drill!
Queen Elizabeth attended Trooping the Colour on horseback until 1986 (aged 60). From then she travelled by open air carriage to the parade ground and sat on the podium as you saw in this video. King Charles also attended this event on horseback in June.
The Rifles the Guards are carrying is the standard issue rifle of the british military, its the L85A2 or SA80 as its commonly known, its 5.56 caliber bullpup style rifle with a SUSAT sight which stands for Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux., but as time goes on the rifles are being replaced with newer weapons.
The guys at the front of the massed bands in gold and red are the Drum Majors of the individual bands, they control the movement and timing of the bands.
You should check out the series "In The Highest Tradition" as it goes over a lot of the British Army's nuances and is both informative and entertaining, and explains just what on earth is going on half the timel
This is a yearly for the Sovereigns official Birthday parade,the 5 Foot Guard regiments have it in turn each year to be the main guard plus the others.
These lads are the ones you see on guard at all of the Royal palaces/Windsor Castle/Tower of London every day and they also do the "changing of the guard" thing every day, with the regimental band.
I am so pleased to see this. My dad who was a Coldstream Guardsman would have nodded sagely. Trooping the colour is held in June every year. Consisting of over 1400 soldiers, 200 horses and the massed bands. The Colours hold every battle that particular regiment has ever fought in. At different periods the colours are retired with ceremony and reissued by the monarch. The Colours are protected at all times on the battlefield never to be dropped or lost. The people in gold with the maces who were ahead of the battalion are drum majorettes and their role is to carry out the instructions of the musical director. Loved your comments❤❤
It's amazing to think that each dress uniform is measured and made for each individual soldier. There was an excellent document about the making of tha all the uniforms for the Kings coronation.
Glad you posted this, there was a recent film made about Napoleon, it might make more sense for over seas viewers to know that this style of military drill, and uniforms, is the living embodiment of the army that fought and defeated Napoleon in 1815, and the regiments you are watching were in that battle.
I’m seeing my 90 year old RAF veteran dad later. I’m going to show him this video. He will be SO happy that you young American men find this so good. Thank you so much. ❤😊
Give him my thanks and respect please x
@@katewoolford7683 Thank you 🙏
We were at our RAF Association monthly social to sort out the wreaths for laying on Remembrance Sunday. All the members were deeply touched. One was in the WRAF and is 100 years old! She is absolutely amazing and sharp as a tack. Thank you again. ❤️🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
Hi guy's, glad you enjoyed one of our old traditions
The Royals are the middle man neutral the stop gap for the people also Ambassadors they trump up business for the country and highlight Charities it costs £1.29 $1.50 US just Under £115 a year a bargain for what they do to represent the country so I don’t understand why they keep saying it cost so much money to keep them it out weighs what the Tourists bring to the country for the shop keepers 👏all the palaces ,Jewellery etc belongs to the State but they own Balmoral and Sandringham as private homes both bought by Queen Victoria and handed down to the present Royal family 🤷♀️
As an ex-Gaurdsman myself from the early 80's, I think what many people find so satisfying about this video is that they are actually appreciating the really high level of dedication and discipline required to perform this. Many, many hours of practice go into this, both on the parade ground and through dress rehearsals. Also spare a thought for the Guardsman you can't see here, namely the street liners along the Mall, who have been up since the small hours of the morning who spend about 5-hours standing still, with only one or two very short marches to stop the toes and fingers from going numb.
Stefan asked about the guys in gold and red. They are the Drum Majors representing the "Massed Bands" which is basically the 5 Guards regiments - the Coldstream, Grenadier (English regiments) the Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards.
Thanks for sharing this. I think the parade looks wonderful and credit to these men for their discipline and service. We should honour our forces far better than what we do in UK.
I really appreciate your channel, you are a credit to your generation.
Yes the skill is insane
Thank you for your service, i was a medic in the army late 80s, i did not see active duty, i had left before that familiy stuff long story, my brother served 22 years in parachute reg he would have joined 86, he left as sergant major after 22 years, my grandfather was airbourne during the war, one of the lucky ones to come home, he was at arnham, the bridge to far movie, my wifes family all served, her father and her 2 brothers, one army one navy, again than you for your service
Of course they should have shown more Life Guards though😀 Septem Juncta In Uno. You know we all would have done anything for "The Boss". God bless her.
This is what makes us proud to be British. Thank you for your respect guys
Cheers mate concur.
Not most people only u nutty nationalists
Thank you guys for being respectful, many here loved Our Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11, we are very sad she has passed. Thanks guys
The 'colour' is the flag. Each regiment has a different flag and some of the regiments go back hundreds of years when the flag was carried into battle. The Monarch is head of the military in the UK so once a year the soldiers don their ceremonial uniforms and show their flag to their boss - they 'troop the colour'. Every soldier there is an active soldier. Thank you for watching this.
The Royal artillery doesn't have flags , our colours are the guns themselves as we have to many battle honours to fit on a flag
@@lauriewestall1437 Absolutely.. Each Battery has multiple honours and far too many to place on the Regimental flag.. Ubique quo fas et Gloria ducunt..
Strictly speaking, the colour is not being shown to the Queen. it is being 'Trooped' to new members of the Battalion. so they know it. It just happens that the Monarch is in attendance.
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in 1748 it was decided that the parade of Trooping the Colour should mark the official birthday of the Sovereign.
That is the actual reasoning
@@thescarlet-bard4852 It is still showing the colour to the troops and not the sovereign, regardless of the day it's performed on.
My great uncle was in the Coldstream Guards and guarded Windsor Castle in 1911 at the time the late Queens grandfather was King...George V. It made me choke up when all three of you said R.I.P to Her late Majesty's memory...so respectful and much appreciated ...
As a coldstreamers daughter I agree a fine regiment. Nulli Secundis
Yeah I loved when they did that too ❤
You must remember that these soldiers are on ceremonial duty in their red oats and bearskins, after this duty they go back to normal soldiering and go back to warzones.
The ones in gold are the drum majors, they control the movements of the band with using hand signals and the large mace that they carry.
Thanks Jeff. I tried googling what their role was and couldn't find anything.
I wills thank you for your RESPECT in saying RIP to my Queen..... As a serving soldier your reactions maker me so so proud, thank you.
I did 8 years in the medical corps, marching with the music behind you makes you feel so proud it makes all the movements sharper and in sync
Each step is on the low beat, loved it
well done mate hearing you talk about the monarchy like that , im an Aussie served 20 years Royal Australian Navy, love my Queen now my King
Don’t forget lads. These are fully trained soldiers. They aren’t there for decoration. ❤❤❤❤
I agree some people can be so disrespectful makes me mad I served in the army catering corps
Remember that just because these soldiers are on ceremonial duty wearing ceremonial uniforms or riding horses, the remainder of the time they are on normal military duties including fighting in conflicts as infantry (foot guards in red and with bearskin caps) and the cavalry driving armoured vehicles. These are not actors in costume there for the tourists. Also Trooping the Colour is the Sovereign’s Birthday Parade to celebrate the Monarch’s official birthday as their actual birthday may be in mid-winter and so not conducive to this type of ceremony. They chose a Saturday in June for (hopefully) better weather where it’s not too hot to be standing around for hours. So not a holiday as it’s on the weekend.
JPS and friends the uniform of the British Guards was originally the uniform of the entire British Army and was used in battle too the idea being the bearskin was to make the soldiers look taller than they were hence the size of the bearskin. This was to terrify the opposite army. The red tunic is the colour of blood so that if the soldiers were injure the blood didn't show up this gave a feared respect towards the Brit army because the enemy thought the soldiers couldn't be killed because they didn't bleed.
These guards are actually regular soldiers and have been to theatres of war before they go on monarchy guard duty
The role of the Monarch in the UK is to be a leader when required. If we have a Prime minister or a party in govt that breaks our constitution then the monarch can dissolve Parliament and take direct control over the country with something called the privy council which are trusted members of parliament and lords and ladies.. this is done until a new govt can be found to run the country.
This is the reason why nthe armed forces swear allegiance to the monarch of the UK and not the govt of the day so the monarch can order them to war on the govt of the day if they go rogue..the reason being it is a safety valve against a totalitarian government in the UK
Great reply 😊
The bearskin was taken up by the Grenadier Guards following the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, it was twenty years later that this was extended to certain other Guards Regiments, the Coldstream and Scottish Guards, the Irish Guards were formed in 1900 and the Welsh Guards in 1915.
Red was also the cheapest colour. To manufacture. Same reason to the roman army used red
The red to hide blood is a myth. When uniforms were established, red was the cheapest dye available.
The red jacket was last officially worn at the battle of Ginnis.
You young guys are so respectful. You are welcome to the UK anytime. Thank you.
It's a shame so many of our own youth cant be so interested & respectful.
If you like bagpipes you should check out the funeral of our beloved Queen Elizabeth II. There were about 200 pipers playing and it was spine tingling.
The Queen was shot at while riding her horse in the Trooping of the Colour. You should check out the video. She was a boss and just kept riding!
HRH Queen Elizabeth II was the greatest Queen Ever.
Queen Elizabeth I was pretty stoic too.
I remember watching it on TV. The Queen got the horse instantly under control and showed not a flicker of fear. The shooter was pounced on by the crowd before the police had time to move.
A Stupid teenager fired blanks - he was lucky to be saved by security before Spectators tore him apart. For Decades the Queen rode side - saddle all the way down the Mall to Horse guards and remained mounted throughout the entire ceremony.
@@malcolmhouston7932There is footage on youtube of her first time.
The commenter says with a lot of enthusiasm, " And the moment we've been waiting for..." then she appears. 🎉 She was magnificent of course. RIP, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windser. 😢
In the army the queen was our boss rip boss
This is amazing. Also REALLY worth watching the Queens Funeral Procession with so many different Regiments throughout. That was UNREAL!
Watching these guards live is a most spectacular thing to see. For years as a child my mum tried to see the changing of the guard every time we went to London and she always missed it. We didn’t have mobile phones with website info to look up at that time for up to the minutes info as to what time and day they would change, sadly. In 2019 I actually got to see the changing of the guards outside Buckingham Palace and it was mesmerising!! Such skill ❤❤
To answer the question about the rifles, they are the standard British Army SA80 (L85A3) bullpup rifle. The sights are likely to be the SUSAT telescopic sight. For ceremonial purposes, they also have a short bayonet attached.
Minor point: the A3 doesn't have the SUSAT anymore, it's got a ACOG or an Elcan now, usually supplemented with a red dot sight on top. In the video it might well be a SUSAT though, cover looks quite bulky for an ACOG/Elcan, and the vid is from a little bit ago
If you want to know/see more about British fashion, especially hats, try finding a video about Ascot (a race course), especially Ladies' Day. The women truly go all-out for that!
so sad seeing the Queen , brought tears to my eyes.
Only discovered your channel today and it is so great to see your obvious interest in our British traditions. So respectful and open about how you feel. I am loving this. Thank you.
When the camera had a close-up of the uniforms, you may notice that the gold coloured 'BUTTONS' on the jackets (tunics) are arranged in a pattern of THREE's; Thus, THREE buttons then a gap, then THREE more buttons together, another gap and THREE more buttons. This is so you can immediately tell they are SCOTS GUARDS!
Each of the regiments have THEIR buttons arranged in a recognisable pattern e.g. IRISH GUARDS wear tunics with the buttons arranged in FOURS: Thus, FOUR buttons then a gap, then FOUR more buttons etc. - WELSH GUARDS are groups of FIVE, with a gap between, while the COLDSTREAM GUARDS are in PAIRS (TWO BUTTONS, the gap, then TWO BUTTONS etc.). Obviously, other symbols or insignia, i.e. feathers, badges and similar help differentiate the various regiments too.
Single button gap single button is the GRENADIER GUARDS.
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Yes, single buttons (usually 8), I just wanted to give examples and not every Guards regiment - although after re-reading my comment, perhaps I should have just done them all LOL!?😃
And the First or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards have single spaced buttons.
Thank you for your showing your friends, our british culture, means alot, i know you been here twice, you are a brit at heart, and have your rose, you know which one i mean
I seriously adore the respect you have for my country and our monarchy. It may not be what you live with, but you're so respectful of it.
Omg, seeing the Queen broke me. I miss her so much. Just a note: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are now the Prince and Princess of Wales 💜
Please tell me what’s respectful about calling the kilt a “little skirt”.
in Australia this ceremony is carried out at Duntroon Royal Coillege on the 6th of June.
The Trooping of the Colour in Canada is held in Ottawa each year on Victoria Day weekend, the last weekend in May. 🇨🇦
Nothing to do with celebrating the monarch its about the colours ( flag ) of the regiment the monarch attends as he / she is the head of the armed forces . And lets not forget these guys are battle ready soliders not just guards . 😊
Very very highly trained soldiers who have and will fight in battles. These are just ceremonial duties
It has everything to do with celebrating the Monarch. It's the ceremonial celebration for the official birthday of the British Sovereign. Hence why Trooping of The Colour is also alternatively known as the King's Birthday Parade.
@@andywilliams7323 thanks
@@andywilliams7323actually its a mix, of the sovereigns official birthday, and trooping the colour (the regimental standard). Which is "trooped" In front of the regiment so in the heat and smoke of battle all the soldiers can recognise their flag and can have a place to return to if separated. The Royal Artillery dont have a colour, but their guns are their colour.. losing the colour in battle is unforgivable. The Border Regiment as was still display the French Colours they won against Napoleon Bonaparte
@andirutherford2615 The Border Regment is indeed no more, having been absorbed into the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. In 1811, the old 34th Cumberland Regiment (later 1st Bn Border Regt) had captured the drums and drum major's ornamental mace of a French regiment- coincidentally titled ‘34eme Regiment Infanterie- taken after their surrender at Arroyo Molinos
in Spain (Bonaparte was far away). Not the colours, however. Many years later, ‘Arroyo Dos Molinos' was granted to the 34th as a battle honour (under slightly anomalous circumstances since they hadn't been in the main action, and the regiments who had done the fighting were denied this distinction). It became the custom to parade the mace and drums on ‘Arroyo Day’ and this is still observed each year by the Duke of Lancaster’s who bear the distinction on their colours. The French still periodically ask if they can have the drums back.
The 'change arms' is a simple moving of the weapon to the other shoulder, often for a rest, or because it's a ceremony where they must pretend to be 'unarmed' (like putting a sword into your left hand, as samurai and kendo students do) such as the presentation of a colour, but they also go into a defensive formation around the ceremony.
The 'arms drill' can be the hardest to learn, as when wearing white gloves, any hand movement done wrongly, or too soon or too late, stands out like a pea on a drum, as they say.
The guys in gold at 10.15 to 10.20 are the drum majors btw. They lead the bands
Thanks for your respect ,good to hear young guys appreciative of our traditions ❤
Theyre not skirts, theyre kilts. Theyre not skirts because the kilt actually has a hood at the back and is doubled in "skirt" format, so that you can pull one layer from the back over your head to keep warm. Its a robe that can be released and become easy to move around in. Scottish shepherds still use the kilt as a hood and drop it back into a skirt to do manual labour.
Most kilts I see being worn are what I would call skirts and have no resemblance to a real kilt. If you can't make a tent, cloak, or even a "nappy" where you pull it through the legs and tie it round, you're wearing a skirt.
@@IkarosWaltz yes short kilts were made for the military in the 18th century. Still very old and still very Scottish. The one I'm speaking about is the "feileadh mor" meaning "big cloak" (16th century). "feileadh beag" meaning "little cloak", is later.
@@braddo7270 I do think the older ones look way better. Mainly I'm talking about the ones everyone wears at weddings. Walter Scott, in my opinion, did Scotland a disservice in making people think of that as a kilt, when a kilt is as much a tool as a piece of clothing. One of the things I like about that band (their name escapes me at the minute) that plays on Buchanan Street is that they wear proper Kilts.
@@IkarosWaltz Clanadonia? Everything about them seems so raw and authentic, feels good for the soul.
@@IkarosWaltzit’s completely disrespectful calling these soldiers’ uniforms “little skirts”.
Thanks for showing your friends part of the Trooping of the Colour Joel 💕 I think they appreciated it .
In the confusion of battle the colours were the regiments rallying point, they were protected by usually four sergeants. To avoid capture of the colours they would be ripped up and dispersed amongst the soldiers to be stitched back together later. The Regimental colours have their battle honours on them.
I was in the Royal Air Force for just 5 and a half years, it was a buzz to march in time with so many others on parade, not something you admit at the time but it does make you feel a pride and sense of purpose ive not felt since
Just 5 1/2 years you say?
Brother , you stepped up to the plate and served your Nation 👍🏼
5 1/2 years more than most folk.
Per ardua!😊💪
My husband was in the Irish Guards Band for 24 years and did Trooping the Colour every year - it was held in the second week of June as that was the Queen’s official birthday. It’s quite a spectacle! They have two rehearsals the two Saturdays before so very tiring as it’s performed three times - but only the third one to the Monarch and the Royal family. It’s a very long march in the heat 😰 but just as bad if it rains!
I was I'm the Micks from 1975 to 1982. I might have known him
The one year it rained so hard the BBC TV cameras went down. We flipped around the channels and found GERMAN TV doing a wonderful coverage! Presumably with waterproof cameras!
Well done lads. Great to see young people appreciating a different culture and history. These Guards are the best of the best but remember they are first and foremost combat infantry troops and many on that parade will have served in Afghanistan and Iraq. They are on parade to troop their colour but its actually the official Sovereign's birthday. Always a Saturday in June.
The 4 people in gold uniforms at the front of the band are the drum majors of each band assembled as its a 'Massed Bands' occasion. Those uniforms are from the 17th Century. The bagpipes at the front are from both Scots and Irish regiments.
As to the Queen / King they are the country, the UK, in person. Same for Canada, Australia and New Zealand. 14 countries share our Monarch as their Head of State.They are 'The Crown' which prosecutes every criminal case. Judges are selected by their peers but are independent by being appointed by, and swear allegiance to, the King. Senior lawyers called Barrister are 'Kings Counsel' or 'KC' Every Police Constable holds The Kings Warrant. Military forces swear allegiance to the King (not a flag). Royal Navy ships are 'His Majestys Ship' or 'HMS'. Canadian ships are 'HMCS', Australian are 'HMAS' and New Zealand ships are 'HMNZS'. It keeps the law, its enforcement and the military totally non political.
The King's power to dissolve any tyrannical or inoperative Parliament is actually the last bastion of our democracy as they then hand power to the people in a General Election. The Queen did just this in Australia in 1975 and the people supported her when she did.
And the king should do this now, we are stuck in a two party state with both being the same WEF loving socialist ponces, but he won't as he is just as treasonous to his nation as they are
This is part of the Monarch's official birthday celebrations. The Queen's birthday was in April, and the King's birthday is in November, so to ensure good weather they have an "official" celebration in June. An occupational hazard is that one or two of the soldiers do faint in the heat occasionally.
They do, and if it happens while "at attention" the fall forward still at attention!!
Thank you guys for watching and respecting our culture it means a lot!!! The Monarch is what most Brits are proud of and loyal to! And as an RAF brat when I sing the National anthem it’s to King and Country. Well when I remember 😂 43 years of singing God save the Queen, it’s a bit hard to get my head around it and it still makes me cry when I slip up and sing the National Anthem wrong. 😢 It will probably take me another 43 years to get use to singing God save the King. 🤦🏼♀️
here's a bit of info for you Joel ... bagpipes are the only musical instrument deemed a weapon of war
I seem to remember being told once they were known as 'The ladies from hell' because of their kilts and the sound of the bagpipes coming at you. I'm sure someone will correct me if I've got that wrong.
The Queen, used to command this parade herself, riding a large brown horse called 'Burmese', for many years.
The colour is her colour, presented each year of her reign to her personal Guard, whichever regiment of the Guards Division has that position that year.
Eventually her health didn't allow it, so the tradition was dropped, but she still attended alongside the 'commander', often her husband The Duke of Edinburgh.
King Charles III may be commander of this parade the next time it happens.
This will be on his 'official' birthday, the anniversary of his coronation, and every year thereafter.
Beside her in this video is Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, her oldest surviving cousin who no longer rides in the parade at the age of 88 though he is still working; you often see him at military events as he was a career army officer. The King took the salute this year, 2023.
I was lucky enough too be their on her final trooping the colour last year and her platinum jubilee
JPs, you probably won't read this, being a six month old post, but, I'll tell you anyway!
Since you admire precision marching and bagpipes, you MUST watch the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo with your mates!
Really incredible to see!
Massive combined regimental bands from the UK and other countries from around the world.
Cheers☺
Infantry regiments have TWO colours.
The Queen's/King's colour is a union jack with the regiments emblem in the centre.
The colour being trooped is the regimental colour.
Hi Joel, delightful!! My great grandfather (Queen Victoria) and his eldest son (Victoria & Edward VII) were 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, London. My father (George VI & Elizabeth II) was a major in the Canadian Guards and I grew up with its 2nd Battalion. In 2012, Nijmegen Company, 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards took me on the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. The drill you're watching is the same that I did daily at the Royal Military College of Canada. Dig out the booklet that I sent you last Christmas for photos. Today in Canada, there are two Guards regiments: The Governor General's Foot Guards (Ottawa) and the Canadian Grenadier Guards (Montreal), both allied with their sister British regiments. My dad's regiment was reduced to nil strength from four battalions in 1970. If you guys want to see a changing of the guard without having to fly to London, just head north to Ottawa in the summer. The guys in scarlet and gold in front are the Drum Majors from the five Guards regiments: the Grenadier Guards, Scots Guards, Welsh Guards, Irish Guards, and the Coldstream Guards. My dad's regiment was allied with the Coldstream Guards. The Regimental Colour ("flag") is consecrated and sacred. Even the King or Queen bows their head as they pass by it. I hope this helps. Very best, John in Canada
This type of thing happens also in Sweden,,Denmark,, Finland,, Norway. NEDERLANDS
Never call them skirts or a very large Scotsman will be very unhappy….kilts! The ceremony originates from the time, over the last hundreds of years, when the soldiers might not know their flag to rally round in a battle (the colours), so it was trooped through the ranks to show them. So it’s not a Royal ceremony, the Monarch is there to watch and support her/his troops.
Theyre not skirts because the kilt actually has a hood at the back and is doubled in "skirt" format, so that you can pull one layer from the back over your head to keep warm. Its a robe that can be released and become easy to move around in. Scottish shepherds still use the kilt as a hood and drop it back into a skirt to do manual labour.
And May show you his caber 😂
You beat me to it on the calling kilts skirts! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@viviennerose6858Yes. Tell a Scotsman (or Irishman come to that) it’s a skirt, but before that organise someone to get you off the floor as you’ll be in a sad state.
@@nilocnolnah6788 they're not that hard, that's why we own them 😀
I'm so proud that you watched this guy's, but don't forget these soldiers are a fearsome fighting source. Love from Yorkshire. 🥰
hey guys, you mnetioned a few times, the bear skin the clothes and the heat, did you know, some do faint throught the heat, and did you know, they have to faint to attention, they cant just colapse on the floor, they have to faint, other soldiers just stans there while he is on the ground, medica will run in strecther away
Notice too that the body of men are carefully sorted by height, the tallest at the ends, and from front rank to back.
It's quite a ceremony to find your place, but remembering it is pretty easy.
Being of exactly average height myself, I tended to be in the middle rank centre, almost unable to see the parade.
The tallest guys at the end-rear are also know as 'markers' and used to carry tall flags in battle to show where each unit had taken position.
The tallest soldiers tended to find themselves 'seconded' to the Guards formations, as leaders and generals like 'em big, it is said.
Certainly the czar of Russia, Napoleon Bonaparte and Frederick the Great did.
There exists a, possibly satirical, painting of Napoleon reviewing his Imperial Guard, and his hat barely comes up to their chests.
I was senior sergeant 4 guard the year b4 I’m shocked at the response n intelligence of these gentlemen for yanks I’m amazed at the maturity for a very very young nation congratulations men 🇬🇧🇺🇸❤️
The black horses are called Chargers. They were trained to charge the enemy while the riders used swords. Now you know why so many Dodge Chargers were painted black.
Technically officers have chargers, other ranks have remounts.
Back to the days when officers were expected to equip themselves.
Thank you for showing respect for the late queen and this historical parade. We are allies that have been through so much together and we have a lot to thank the Americans for during hard times 💪
You should check out the British Army Regiments saluting the King on his Coronation Day.
This always makes me very proud to be British!!
Carrying the colour is a supreme honour. The person carrying it trains in the gym to build up arm muscle for months to carry something that heavy. Each regiment has their own colour with all the battle honours listed on it. Surprisingly because of their normal army duties, the regiments don't get to practice very much for Trooping the Colour. Btw - the black horses are called Cavalry blacks
You need to react to British cheese rolling. People chase cheese down a steep hill to get to the cheese, its extremely dangerous, broken bones and bodies tumbling diwn hill lol
Originally instigated as a way of making the soldiers of old recognise their regimental battle flag colurs, it was shown to all of them so everyone knew what they were following. Over time this has become purely ceremonial and the event celebrates the monarch's official birthday, so that it takes place in June, regardless of the actual birthday of the king or queen. QE2's birthday was in April and the king's is in November, but the official birthday is still in June. Makes sense as no-one wants to stand around on parade in November when they don't have to..... 🥶🥶🥶 (Incidentally, though we have a Royal Air Force and a Royal Navy, we do not have a Royal Army, as originally regiments were raised by private individuals with their own battle colours and traditions).
These three are a force together.
The bearskin was given as a battle honour after the battle of Waterloo to the first foot Guards they took the head dress of the French Guards as trophies
You need to watch the bagpipes at the queens funeral as they are lowering her coffin into the volt, extremely touching, infact the the funeral itself is moving but when the piper plays as she’s lowered it’s something else!
If you think this is synchronized the coronation parade would blow you away. The coronation parade is something people will only experience ince in their lifetime
It’s incredible
I was 8 when Queen Elizabeth was crowned so have seen lucky to see two Coronations😊
If you get the chance listen to the Royal Dragoon Guards playing the Gael, outstanding!
Some of the bagpipers are from the Scots Guards and some (with the plain brown kilts) are from the Irish Guards.
For your gun questioning friend . The gun is the SA80 which is a normal combat weapon .
These men are Guardsmen they serve on operational duties like in Iraq amd Afgahistan when this was filmed .
They wear hats at these occasions like you would at a wedding because it’s a formal event (like a wedding is) and particularly because you’re in the presence of a member of the royal family at a formal event.
Years ago, all women wore hats sign of being well dressed even if not well off people had a hat for Sunday to go to church
@@brendagore1115 absolutely. Men and women of whatever financial means would try to have a “Sunday best” for “high days and holidays”. Nowadays it’s mostly at special occasions such as weddings etc or social events such as these.
I have one formal hat which is suitable for virtually every occasion, carefully stored in a hat box on the top shelf of the wardrobe!
When she was younger Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II used to review the troops at this ceremony on horseback riding sidesaddle. As she got older and less mobile she did it from a carriage.
Much respect for the RIP to our Queen, god rest her soul. God save the king.
I think the trooping of the colour is based way back when the army was made up by different earls/dukes. A rider would go through the ranks & show the flag of that particular earl/duke so the the troops knew their own flag. Hence trooping the colour. Bearing in mind the majority of the fighting men were made up of ordinary folk i e farmers etc & probably never seen the flag/colour. By doing this during a battle they would know where the rest if their unit was. There was always a flag bearer during battle.
Can you imagine children watching this beautiful ceremony.I as a little girl in the mid- 60' s loved it.I saw the late Queen as a young woman on horseback .The sound of the horses hooves is very atmospheric too.❤
Love these guys. Glad they appreciate the British military ❤️
As always Joel, another good reaction vid. You should have reviewed this years parade as it was King Charles' first as Sovereign and did the entire event in uniform on horseback.
It was amazing.
The monarchy have a soft power, not to much though. The last time a king tried to assert his power he lost his head and we were basically a republic, but that didn’t last and the monarchy was brought back, it was called ‘the restoration’ but with a lot less power.
Loved watching you guys react to this ❤
As a proud Briit, I find it amazing that you young Americans find some of our traditions so fascinating to watch. Thank you for taking the time to learn about Britain. You have another sub.
There is a documentary on TH-cam about the training they have to do to be a guardsman, they are also serving soldiers so they do this for 6 months and do a tour of duty in any conflict going on at the time. They rotate between being a gaurdsman and their tour of duty.
I'd like to thank you 3 gentleman for watching and appreciating this.
Made me cry seeing the late Her Majesty the Queen again - miss her so.
Love this reaction- you’re all gentlemen come to UK you will have a blast ❤❤
When I was at College, one day the sky went black. What had happened was that the huge Army stores at Donington had caught fire. Half of all the uniforms had burned, including all those bearskin hats. They had to get them replaced.
Something to lookout for, guys.
That green leaves covered blockhouse or bunker in the rear of many of the shots of this parade was built during WWII, and is still part of the 'defence of Great Britain', as it was updated during the Cold War, and is still part of the Ministry of Defence, like most of the buildings around the parade square.
There are rumoured (and some real) underground bunkers in London built for the essential government people rather than many shelters for the people who lived in London.
This is why tales of the WWII times always harp on how people slept in the Underground Railway system to avoid the nightly air raids.
It was because of enormous corruption about one Tommy MacAlpine (and others) totally failing to provide the taxes-paid-for shelters for the 'ordinary' people.
Fantastic.!What 3 amazing young men viewing the Trooping, so respectful
Is manouvering originated in battlefield requirements. The time of muskets required massed volleys at close range.
This is just a performance for the Queen, so they protect the heritage buildings that royals still go to, they don't go to battlefields, like this x lol didn't read the full thing idfk 😂 GOOGLE IT LMAO
@@alanaroberts477….I think the clue is in the word "originated"
@@keithrudd8003 lol
as a Member of C.A.F. ~~ T.Y. for this Vid.,, & for the time you gave to it.. Your reaction was So Apreciated.. There is Truth in that " WE ARE THE WORLD " :)))
This is great boys that you share in this event. Spread the word we are cousins! The United kingdom is small, steep in history but from a military perspective still a discaplined albeit with a small professional yet very well drilled and capable military. We are always the best of allies with the U.S. - none of these blokes will ever run away from their duty, hence the drill!
Queen Elizabeth attended Trooping the Colour on horseback until 1986 (aged 60). From then she travelled by open air carriage to the parade ground and sat on the podium as you saw in this video. King Charles also attended this event on horseback in June.
The Rifles the Guards are carrying is the standard issue rifle of the british military, its the L85A2 or SA80 as its commonly known, its 5.56 caliber bullpup style rifle with a SUSAT sight which stands for Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux., but as time goes on the rifles are being replaced with newer weapons.
The guys at the front of the massed bands in gold and red are the Drum Majors of the individual bands, they control the movement and timing of the bands.
Great seeing you showing your chums this but it's such a small part of the trooping. They all parade past the monarch, including the horse guards.
Aw they look like toy soldiers ☺️
It’s lovely seeing people enjoy our traditions ♥️
Wtf?
You should check out the series "In The Highest Tradition" as it goes over a lot of the British Army's nuances and is both informative and entertaining, and explains just what on earth is going on half the timel
Thank you for your respect of our heroic soldiers especially since you have so many magnificent heroes of your own.
Large hats are very beautiful 💕 they wear them at Ascot? very traditional . And elegant.
my mums friend actually made all the queen's hats and maybe some of the outfits but she met Queen Elizabeth II plenty of times!!!
The man in the yellow dress aka 'State Dress' leading the band is Drum Majors which commanding the band using signals and mace movement
I love how he makes sure we know what first time means
This is a yearly for the Sovereigns official Birthday parade,the 5 Foot Guard regiments have it in turn each year to be the main guard plus the others.
The black horses are Mount's of the Lifeguards( Cavalry),2 Cavalry Regiments, Lifeguards and Blues & Royals.
Thank you to JPS the new expert on British culture. Even just wearing a vest that the Americans probably call something else.
These lads are the ones you see on guard at all of the Royal palaces/Windsor Castle/Tower of London every day and they also do the "changing of the guard" thing every day, with the regimental band.
Thank you “Lads. I did have a feeling you were going to take the P…
We are naturally very proud of our heritage as I’m sure you are of yours.
I am so pleased to see this. My dad who was a Coldstream Guardsman would have nodded sagely. Trooping the colour is held in June every year. Consisting of over 1400 soldiers, 200 horses and the massed bands.
The Colours hold every battle that particular regiment has ever fought in. At different periods the colours are retired with ceremony and reissued by the monarch. The Colours are protected at all times on the battlefield never to be dropped or lost.
The people in gold with the maces who were ahead of the battalion are drum majorettes and their role is to carry out the instructions of the musical director.
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10:08 They are the drum majors and the one in the middle is the senior drum major.
Hundreds of years these regiments have been formed, proud to be British, no one does ceremony better
It's amazing to think that each dress uniform is measured and made for each individual soldier. There was an excellent document about the making of tha all the uniforms for the Kings coronation.
Glad you posted this, there was a recent film made about Napoleon, it might make more sense for over seas viewers to know that this style of military drill, and uniforms, is the living embodiment of the army that fought and defeated Napoleon in 1815, and the regiments you are watching were in that battle.