Disrespectful tourists have repeatedly sparked anger by ridiculing the King's Guard, and now a reel of videos has emerged showing the numerous times armed police have been forced to step in and stop them.
Despite many considering them tourist attractions, the King's Guard consist of elite serving soldiers who are tasked with protecting the monarch's life and properties. In two similar scenes, crowds of visitors are asked to leave after appearing to mock a guard in the same corner of the site Advertisement While tourists can take photos of them, armed officers stationed near them will step in if they get too close or behave disrespectfully.In the first video, a large group is giggling as they film the King's guard on foot. Two armed officers step in to ask the tourists to stop as the man filming the clip praises the policemen, saying 'well done officer' and 'that's it, throw them all out'.
Footage posted on TikTok showed the tourists, believed to be American, shouting and laughing at the guard in central London But one woman rushes out of the audience towards the black gates and has to be quickly stopped by an armed officer. Officers then march the man away from the area and the man filming says: 'Bye bye idiot. Off he goes.'
The woman is pictured standing next to the King's Life Guard just before she reaches out to stroke the horse, when she gets much more than she bargained forThis caused the King's Guard to bellow: 'Do not touch the reins!' What is the King's Guard and what are the rules around them? The King's Guard is the name given to the group of soldiers responsible for guarding Buckingham Palace and St James's Palace.
The King's Guard are generally not allowed to interact with the public, but may shout if they get too close or present their bayonets if they become aggressive. 'These soldiers serve their country, they take their job seriously, they are responsible for protecting this facility, they are not an object of ridicule,' he told them.Earlier this year, a female tourist who went in search of a photo with one of the famed Guard got a lot more than she bargained for, while the horse in question left no one in any doubt that it was up to the task of protecting the monarch.
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