British and French troops swap roles in historic Changing of the Guard ceremonies

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3 ай бұрын

British and French soldiers have made history by parading together for historic Changing of the Guard ceremonies on both sides of the Channel to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale.
In Paris, British soldiers took part in a guard ceremony at the Elysée Palace, while their French counterparts became the first non-Commonwealth troops to take part in the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh inspected UK and French troops on the forecourt of the palace during the event to highlight the close ties between the two nations.
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@ralphwallis1017 3 ай бұрын

Great , together in strength, nice to see in these difficult times, their men and our men standing shoulder to shoulder as one.

@horsebattery9243 3 ай бұрын

Our men, and their men and women, to judge from those on parade.

@justagerman140 2 ай бұрын

@@horsebattery9243 They're all men. The women are men, the children are men, and the men are - of course - men.

@artigne0770 3 ай бұрын

Respect to our British european brothers and sisters. We share history and values. Greatings from France

@burtlangoustine1 3 ай бұрын

Three entire blocks of butter to make one Croissant. I don't know how you can live with yourselves, but from the bottom of my heart, thank you France! 🥐🥐🥐

@JamieWalker-pc6nd 3 ай бұрын

@@burtlangoustine1shocking!! Also not entirely sure bout this “macron” guy… but otherwise I’ve had great times on joint training exercises with the “armee de la air” which I probably spelled wrong since I’m sat on the toilet 😂🫡✌️

@returrnfire9634 3 ай бұрын

lache leur le chibron

@burtlangoustine1 3 ай бұрын

@KurdishSoviett Compared to a Kurd or Soviet, the French smell like Freedom and cologne. And butter.

@Angelcynn_2001 3 ай бұрын

I am not European, and I am not your brother

@mdel8325 3 ай бұрын

Friendly greetings from a French cousin who sees England when the sun is out. Happy to have you as neighbors and to share with you more than a thousand years of history. Longue vie à l'Angleterre

@stevetheduck1425 2 ай бұрын

I have seen France from the town of Folkestone ( on a clear sunny day ), and there were five ferry ships in sight at once. We're that close. - and more alike than different. ;-)

@user-mg5cm4vs3m 3 ай бұрын

Amazing, we appreciate all our neighbours and I love the gesture from both nations. I can only speak as on Englishman, but I appreciate and applaud the French people and their amazing culture and contributions to the modern world. Hip hip, hooray.

@C.P.-mj4ft 3 ай бұрын

Merci. We return the compliment. A happy day when our countries join to show the strength of their bonds. Our geographical closeness, our shared history (however sometimes bumpy) and cultural bonds make us cousins in a way. We wish the British people the best.

@jamal22958 3 ай бұрын

You by no means represent the english en masse. The french have a snobby little nose that are only good for war time and keeping the peace. Other than that they have a stinking attitude. Definitely not like the english

@colinharbinson5510 3 ай бұрын

The manufacture and export of dinghies, for example.

@Mickekzon 3 ай бұрын

As the world becomes more and more unstable Europe has to work together, strengthen our relations and be prepared for the worst. It's nice to see the two strongest armies in Europe cooperating! Hope there is more to come.

@swannsilver4773 3 ай бұрын

We are not in Europe though

@hofnarrtheclown 3 ай бұрын

@@swannsilver4773just Because the Lands of Europe aren't All Connected doesn't Make you Brits any Less European

@Mickekzon 3 ай бұрын

@@swannsilver4773 You're in the Land of Confusion, I agree.

@swannsilver4773 3 ай бұрын

@@hofnarrtheclown I am not and never will be European.. mainly because they hate us and give us Nil points in the eurovision ..

@swannsilver4773 3 ай бұрын

@@Mickekzon so true.

@LeeTillbury 3 ай бұрын

C'est magnafique!!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️🇫🇷

@guilhmo7343 3 ай бұрын

Magnifique*, tu nous fais honte avec t'a faute d'orthographe

@ShireTommy1916_Somme-Mametz 3 ай бұрын

😂

@christianv-h3278 3 ай бұрын

@@guilhmo7343*Ta, tu nous fais honte avec ta faute de grammaire😂

@Etheral101 3 ай бұрын

Wow the French uniforms look great. Great way to celebrate it

@romrom9761 2 ай бұрын

la classe.

@Hew.Jarsol 3 ай бұрын

Have to say that the Brits and French have a long and interesting history. Nearly a thousand years fighting!

@keithorbell8946 3 ай бұрын

I have a book by my bed called “1,000 years of annoying the French!” 😂

@christophermichaelclarence6003 3 ай бұрын

A Thousand years of rivalry and fighting each other for WorldDomination. Both Former and Greatest Colonial Empire. The Hundred Years War, the Seven Years War 1756-1763 and the Napoleonic War 1804-1815 We finally made peace with each other by joining forces against the Russians in the Crimean War 1853-1856 Queen Victoria was delighted about it so she could visit France as vacation. She was the first member of the Royal Family to do so, a state visit And both most military victories

@patricketheridge5796 3 ай бұрын

@christophermichaelclarence6003 glad you specified as a state visit. Many other English monarchs had been there with other business beforehand...

@nigermant6347 3 ай бұрын

@@keithorbell8946 do you know why everybody is craving for peace at the end of every war and repeat to themselves "never again, never again..." but, stupidly and psychpathly, they star a new one over and over?. A dumber and more violent being in the universe?. They don't make it 🤦‍♂

@thetruthhurts7675 3 ай бұрын

@@nigermant6347 It's called History. Understanding history, and a countries Geography makes modern problems more predicatble, and repeatable, TIME, AND TIME AGAIN.

@willboswell 3 ай бұрын

The Coldstream's look superb on Parade.

@AlexanderofMiletus 3 ай бұрын

The French uniforms look half as ridiculous...British military drill is a joke.

@DrugsBunny973 2 ай бұрын

Indeed❤.... Très imposant.😊

@DrugsBunny973 2 ай бұрын

U from????... Tell us for jokin.@@AlexanderofMiletus

@Liamtheboss123 3 ай бұрын

I was their to witness the changing of the guard what a tremendous thing to see 😊

@johnwatts9932 3 ай бұрын

That's really great..lovely to see....the French were very smart looking....

@romrom9761 2 ай бұрын

La classe.

@billtaylor2050 3 ай бұрын

So heartening to see. We share so much, together we have achieved so much and right now we need all the allies we can find.

@thomasecosse 3 ай бұрын

Positive news, stronger together, shoulder to shoulder, eyes on each other's backs, allies and friends sending a strong and irrevocable message to the world! 09 04 2024 UK

@Random_person-di9um 3 ай бұрын

The entente alliance with never be forgotten and the people who fought for it will never be forgotten

@norahdenovan8658 2 ай бұрын

Great to see, strength together.

@CamAteUrKFC 2 ай бұрын

Its amazing how bitter rivals have become such close allies. Despite the tragedies occurring through out the world, let us not forget the progress which has been made.

@astra-rb6sz 3 ай бұрын

The good old red coats .

@mercian7 2 ай бұрын

Respect is a hell of a thing.

@simonhaste2864 3 ай бұрын

Lovely to see.

@dirkbazuin8903 3 ай бұрын

Just brilliant!

@D3ViLTh3OrY 3 ай бұрын

That is sooooo cool!

@mpersad 3 ай бұрын

I have watched, and admired your work for a number of years. You have a new Patreon sub.

@mikehumphreys2805 3 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@Skizzores 3 ай бұрын

Today let’s drink the Pernod and eat the croissants. Les Bleus! 🇫🇷

@christophermichaelclarence6003 3 ай бұрын

Lame frenchie

@alastairstuart5800 2 ай бұрын

British Army sense of humor going strong - send the tallest guard officer they could find to head the French detail. Excellent.

@badfairy9554 3 ай бұрын

Awesome.

@AverageWhiteGuy101 3 ай бұрын

Love seeing history being made, even if it is with the old enemy. 😂

@muhammaddavidkim 3 ай бұрын

Congratuates 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale. Greetings to the best alliance and rivaly - Britain and France

@gb9065 3 ай бұрын

We are going to need eachother in the coming years, we have more in common than not. We also have several shared enemies that we will need to lean on eachother to defeat and send packing.

@ralphwallis1017 3 ай бұрын

The past is the past, be positive look to the future, this must be a good thing, to Great Countries as one, as l said before in these very difficult times. Strength in numbers, l found it refreshing.

@1justme 3 ай бұрын

Exactly, only russia lives in the past.

@hofnarrtheclown 3 ай бұрын

So the Past cannot be Remembered!? Bruh.

@joe-vl3nd 3 ай бұрын

Nice 👍🇬🇧

@BANKO007 3 ай бұрын

We are much more the same than we are different, and important fact with all the conflict brewing in the world.

@jaredisley-oliver389 3 ай бұрын

This is actually pretty cool! Greetings from Canada!

@paulmoore4344 3 ай бұрын

I love this

@jimweights8908 2 ай бұрын

This is awesome. Tres bien jouez

@Jaxck77 3 ай бұрын

I’m not sure I could be more proud to see this moment :)

@Fw190A 2 ай бұрын

French be like: They stole that Hat from us

@stevetheduck1425 2 ай бұрын

Embarrassing but true. Now we buy some from the Russians every year.

@warden330 3 ай бұрын

Those expressing shock and horror at this are evidently unaware that we have had a French Brigadier-General commanding the 1st (UK) Division of the British Army before now, most recently in 2022.

@cherriepie 3 ай бұрын

Coolest thing I’ve ever seen!!

@AWMulholland99 3 ай бұрын

Should be wearing the old guard uniform but modern ! This is indeed some history !

@thetruthhurts7675 3 ай бұрын

The old guard were disbanded after the end of the first republic.

@SeteaurisCXCI 3 ай бұрын

@@thetruthhurts7675 it was after the fall of the first french empire (in 1815) that came after the first republic. The old guard was one of the three guard ( the young, the middle, the old) that composed the imperial guard under Napoleon 1er

@thetruthhurts7675 2 ай бұрын

@@SeteaurisCXCI Yes I know. So what are you saying here? The First republic was declared the day after the French Monarchy was abollished thus on the 21st of September 1792.

@greggchastain4261 2 ай бұрын

As an American with French ancestry, it's wonderful to see the bonds that have been formed between England and France over the last 100 years. Thankful for both our partners in Europe and the bonds we have with them as well. I was richly blessed on two occasions while in France. Once in Paris on the fourth of July as I observed a French band form near the L'Arc de Triomphe and began playing the USA national anthem as they marched to the Arch under the US flag, and then another time in Fontainebleau as an older French man approached my wife and I and thanked us for our nations support during the war. Our parents were born after the war and we obviously weren't there, but his thanks was moving.

@carlhicksjr8401 2 ай бұрын

That is a grand and generous gesture from both nations. Greetings from an American veteran to our allies. My respects.

@1justme 3 ай бұрын

Nice 😊 🇬🇧🇨🇵

@waltertomashefsky2682 3 ай бұрын

The Duke of Wellington is spinning in his boot in his grave.

@deborahrose5093 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@bowen1704 3 ай бұрын

The medieval times are far from over. The Crimean war and The Great Wars United these two great nations. Impressive military display.

@Diogene-pl1lq 3 ай бұрын

Amazing Two Brillant countries, two brillant and brave people celebrate their friendship. French soldiers are dead in Lille to stop and delay german troops in order to english soldiers to go back home safe. Few times after, english pilots stopped definately german's ambition! What a DREAM TEAM! Let's go on.Vive l'entente cordiale

@CyberSQUID9000 2 ай бұрын

That's made my day, Fantastic ! A thousand years have passed since strife did wane, When French and English, erstwhile foes in fray, Now side by side, in unity remain, In arms conjoined, they guard the realm's array. Once fields of blood, now fields of friendship bloom, Where swords once clashed, now hands clasped firm and true. Their valor shines amidst the battle's gloom, Their loyalty a bond that time can't undo. No longer do they fight 'neath different flags, But as one force, they march with shared accord. Their unity defies all ancient snags, In common cause, they pledge their solemn word. For history's page, this tale shall brightly gleam, Of French and English warriors, a timeless dream.

@horsebattery9243 3 ай бұрын

0:09 is this part of the video sped up? They seem to be stepping a bit too quick?

@sasoriae5225 2 ай бұрын

That’s the news I like to see, it made me smile for no reason 😅 We like to tease and joke about each other but we’re still good friends 🇫🇷🤝🇬🇧

@silverblueshadow 2 ай бұрын

the new stand at ease drill used by the royal guards

@jeremieherard2166 2 ай бұрын

You know what they say: keep your friends close ...

@davisluong2060 3 ай бұрын

Doesn’t show the French conducting the guard. It just shows the ceremony part. They marched in and then out without changing of the guard guarding the palace.

@gayleralan 2 ай бұрын

I love seeing this. Europe should be one!

@ORO323 3 ай бұрын

Yo the French uniforms tho. Looks like they’re ready to conquer Europe again. Now they just need a Napoleon…

@Adargi 3 ай бұрын

Good to see an actually funded and competent military on our streets for once.

@jacobbrockley5413 2 ай бұрын

you know what they say about bigger hats

@stevetheduck1425 2 ай бұрын

Yes.

@HighlandFace94 3 ай бұрын

Good to see these two countries despite many years of conflict in the past they still have each other. Remember, the French imperial Guards considered to be the best during 18th century, but later on defeated by the Duke of Wellington with his Red Coat army together withe the Great Prussian Army in the Battle of Waterloo. Nevertheless British and French now considered brothers.

@Mikethemerciless11 3 ай бұрын

Someday, we will have our king back.

@notsorrybricksanimationstu4917 2 ай бұрын

Tomorrow we are gonna hear how French Soldiers took over the palace.

@ANONIE47 2 ай бұрын

Swapsies! Nice one!😊

@geo.m1639 3 ай бұрын

First time meeting on the field since waterloo

@tatumergo3931 3 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking 😊

@stevetheduck1425 2 ай бұрын

The Crimean War, numerous African countries, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, ...

@geo.m1639 2 ай бұрын

@@stevetheduck1425 I’m talking about the specific regiments smartass

@josephbuckley5961 3 ай бұрын

Its funny how the Canadian bear hats is actually frenches 😅 lol

@CharlesJenkins-be2cv 3 ай бұрын

Well not really it’s only that style that was adopted after Waterloo bear skin hats have been used by armies such as Britain way before the imperial guard look at the British Grenadiers

@lucemiserlohn 3 ай бұрын

Greetings from the "other" European power - I hope that one day we might join this honorable exchange. And seriously, why do we not make this sort of guard exchange a more permanent fixture in our respective military traditions?

@robertclive491 2 ай бұрын

We don't want German troops in our country thanks.

@rg7599 3 ай бұрын

wait till they find out where they got the bearskins from

@Lrzmsibelts 2 ай бұрын

These people killed each other for century’s, but now found peace.

@baJeeken 3 ай бұрын

get the some of the US military's honor guards to do this.

@CalumLyons-do1xi 3 ай бұрын

They came by rubber boat 😂

@gameram6382 3 ай бұрын

❤ 🇬🇧🇨🇵💪

@wc8246 2 ай бұрын

Never realised how tall those bearskins make people look

@stevetheduck1425 2 ай бұрын

The French Imperial Guard used to wear them, too. We adopted them after Waterloo.

@michaelfederico2873 3 ай бұрын

This will undoubtedly upset LtCOL Blackadder ofthe royal regiment of Shirkers.

@aking-plums6985 3 ай бұрын

Arthur Wellesley the Duke of Wellington must be rolling in his grave =(

@christophermichaelclarence6003 3 ай бұрын

I doubt it. Pettry sure, he wouldn’t mind that. It’s most likely The French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte would be Rolling in his grave. He despise the British

@emailvinz 3 ай бұрын

I think not, I bet he was smart enought to know that the foes of today might be the allies of tomorrow :) and I like that idea.

@billbrockman779 3 ай бұрын

I just read a book about Waterloo and immediately thought of the changes two centuries have made. Prussians from friends to enemies and back to friends. French from enemies to friends.

@christophermichaelclarence6003 3 ай бұрын

@@billbrockman779 You mean the Battle Waterloo 1815. The Redcoats led by Duke of Wellington won that it. The British Form Square formation was really efficient against the French Cavalry.

@ilovenitnat 3 ай бұрын

Hardly, we have had two world wars since then where we have been allies.

@Wanderer628 3 ай бұрын

Weird to think this would have been normal if the Franco British Union had happened...

@scrubsrc4084 3 ай бұрын

The french brush up well.

@Conn30Mtenor Ай бұрын

I grew up listening to British marches but the French marches are special in their way.

@panzerwolf494 2 ай бұрын

Man, what a turn around compared to their past.

@stevetheduck1425 2 ай бұрын

When I was a schoolboy, French was taught, and I learned some. I understand French is not taught in school now for decades.

@JohnWheatley-bm1eu 3 ай бұрын

Henry 5 ARGINCORP

@tonys1636 3 ай бұрын

Former enemies in Napoleonic times now celebrating 100 years of cooperation if not quite close friendship yet.

@karlwalther 3 ай бұрын

It is strange that they forgot about the main cannon fodder of the First World War. Russia and France entered into a military alliance back in 1892.

@adrien5834 3 ай бұрын

@@karlwalther That ended in 1917.

@karlwalther 3 ай бұрын

@@adrien5834 Not happening. Is the intervention in Soviet Russia not the Entente?

@adrien5834 3 ай бұрын

@@karlwalther Okay, then. That ended in 1918. Or was it 1923? Anyway, it's over. It's been over for a century, so nothing to celebrate.

@karlwalther 3 ай бұрын

@@adrien5834согласен.

@seanmoran2743 3 ай бұрын

Meanwhile in the English Channel lol

@Cody-5501 3 ай бұрын

First time since 1066

@GenMaj_Knight 2 ай бұрын

Maybe in 2039, America, France, the U.K., and possibly even Russia and China, can swap guards with each other in some way to commemorate WW2. If there isn't some sort of war or other political situation going on.

@Kuro_W0lfy 2 ай бұрын

Russia and china lol you are a clown 🤡

@KrebsonMACROwave 2 ай бұрын

Baguettes and Fishes

@escoltarevista4290 3 ай бұрын

Better if the French Army uniforms be like: Grande Armee

@ChristianMARECHAL-gu3wd 3 ай бұрын

Salut les Cousins !

@catsupchutney 3 ай бұрын

If I weren't used to those bearskin hats, I'd be truly perplexed.

@backgroundknowledgeisevery3089 2 ай бұрын

“There is no known instance of a country benefiting from a prolonged period of warfare.” - Sun Tzu, The Art Of War. Book I, Chapter VIII. 500 B.C.

@drjamespotter 3 ай бұрын

The Duchess of Edinburgh looks a little different. She has grown about 10 cm, become brunette and changed her face.

@Bazookatone1 3 ай бұрын

Wonder what the Duke if Wellington would say if he saw it! Or even napoleon?

@stevetheduck1425 2 ай бұрын

'How did it take you sh**heads this long?' I expect.

@DomLysandru 3 ай бұрын

What does Lord Blackadder have to say about this?

@andrewhutton4046 2 ай бұрын

We've come a long way from Truss, being friends with France is modern history and our collective future!

@TheBhje 2 ай бұрын

London Captured

@Semper_Iratus 3 ай бұрын

The French would be far more impressive, uniformed as Napoleon had made them.

@johngreen-sk4yk 3 ай бұрын

Ironically, the British Guards wearing of the Bearskin was pinched from the French imperial Guards after waterloo, as a sort of war trophy 🙂

@jonesyjones8465 3 ай бұрын

@@johngreen-sk4yk wrong! They wore bearskins in the 1700's.

@johngreen-sk4yk 3 ай бұрын

@jonesyjones8465 British Guards wore shakos during the napoleonic wars, except grenadier company's. After waterloo they were issued to all

@jonesyjones8465 3 ай бұрын

@@johngreen-sk4yk no, only guard regiments wore bearskins

@johngreen-sk4yk 3 ай бұрын

@@jonesyjones8465 Not during napoleonic wars

@swannsilver4773 3 ай бұрын

And the point is ?

@stevetheduck1425 2 ай бұрын

Somewhere out there...

@osark2487 2 ай бұрын

From now on that will be the new Entente in Europe. The only combination outside America and now Japan, that can put up a fully capable blue water navy. Apart, neither of them can float a fully capable navy. Together they can just make it. I just wonder what will be the lingua franca of this new force. lol

@lilpenpusher 2 ай бұрын

Whenever somebody tells you that military tradition and ceremony are "just expensive, militaristic nonsense", show them this video.

@mattu909 2 ай бұрын

What’s going on here.

@alexzicker 3 ай бұрын

The 1814 Coalition of about 150,000 Russian and Prussian troops that took Paris must have guarded the palaces where the Tsar of Russia and the King of Prussia stayed.

@Solveig.Tissot 3 ай бұрын

Average Virgin Cringe Brainless Fatherless Anti France Troll Fanboy taking Copium over here ⬆️