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John, my husband is a Veteran Welsh Guard. He worked all the major Palaces and The Tower of London. I just wanted to point out, if you weren't aware about why the Guards walk their post. It's partly part of the job to patrol but also to stretch they're legs. My Husband spent 2 hours shifts on and to stand for 2 hours solid is impossible. So when they're feet would start to go numb they would walk it off. But to patrol they're designated post is part of what they have to do it's to also keep the blood flowing and stretch the leg muscles.

Love the reflections on the pavement. Even a rainy day can be beautiful.

What a normal British day!! Sorry you’re having to do this for us today….but you are very much appreciated!! Love the contraception!!😂😂😎🌻😎

There's something comforting about the sounds when it's raining. Of course, I'm cozy inside. Thanks, John for braving the elements to bring us Horse Guards!

John-you bring back memories of Johnny Morris in Animal Magic when you talk for the horses 😂

At least the horses won't get harassed as much.

John all this talk of rumpy pumpy and contraception where is your mind today, you make me laugh 😂😂😂! Thank you for braving the elements to bring us this video ! It cant be pleasant for the horses and guards to be on duty when the weather is like this. I love the horses im beginning to recognise some of them thanks to your commentary ! Hope you got to have a hearty breakfast and a hot coffee after filming today! ✅🤞👍Well done !

Had an amazing day despite the rain, it was great meeting and chatting with you ❤ Wanda and Leah ( yellow umbrella/ yellow coat) 😂

What a dreary day! Thank you troopers, horses and MOD police for braving this weather to perform your duty. Respect. And John thank you for documenting their efforts. I especially love the honor you show by not taking money for use of your videos by the news. Also defending the troopers, when they cannot speak for themselves.

Good old English weather

Terrible day. Fair play to you.

Life size contraception 😂😂😂

Hi jon. I love watching the walk you do to Horse Guards looking at all the lovely buildings on the way. "Lifesize contraception" 😂😂..this is what i wait for every day the fun commentary 😂😂😂 And the horses of course. Those poor troopers must be soaked through coming over this morning,hopefully they had a nice hot cup of tea when they got in. You would hope that they would get overtime wouldnt you? Thankyou for explaining the chitsman job again intresting there is a whole new level under the tilt. 😂😂 that poor child when the guard shouted 😂 I love the fact you are so well known and yu take the time to talk to people ❤ Ever proffesional as always. Thank you.

I have been very much enjoying your witty commentary throughout your posts....it would be lovely for you to momentarily show your face, so that I can match your voice if you understand me. Thank you for your dedication...a very worthwhile endeavour.

Excellent handling by the lifeguard trooper when his horse objected badly to the rain.

Good afternoon John! Maybe the rain will keep the crowd limited and there won’t be troublemakers. Greetings from Pennsylvania!!

Unfortunately I went out today after getting up at 5am and ended up in excruciating pain with Planta Fasciitis. Already disabled it just made it worse. Walking around these large grounds in the pouring rain and getting soaked miles from the house shops and coffee lounge. I eventually got to the very large Garden Centre trying to buy plants for my garden. I did sit down around 9:30 but that made my foot worse. I have been growing vegetables in my garden for over 24 years but this year I have given it up so planting flowers and shrubs in the place the veg used to grow. It’s just me now and at the end of the day I gave nearly all the vegetables away to neighbours family and friends. However when I got in doors it was lovely to have a hot shower and lie down. Which is when I thought of those poor troopers sitting out in the rain and getting cold. They can’t decide oh I am just going to have a lie down when they bring the horses in knowing they have to go back out in an hour. Gosh they must be so fit, admittedly they are mostly in twenties and I am seventy but I do admire our troops. I don’t think even in my twenties I was fit so in awe of them all. So Proud to be British 🇬🇧

John I feel for the Blues &Royals getting soaked! We were on parade and waiting to be inspected by Princess Margaret and it had been raining all night. The parade ground looked like a swimming pool. She turned up late and we were dripping. She complained that our boots were splashed and looked muddy!! She then asked my mate Tom who was standing next to me how long he had been there? His reply ….since half past f**king six!! He got marched off to the guardroom!!!

John😎 you really need to stop singing in the shower!😜look what you made the weather do 🤣🤣

I like that cop! He does excellent job protecting the horses and troopers. Thank you sir! And thank you John for your narratives. I've learned a great deal from watching your videos!

Thank You John for braving the weather to bring us your narrated video❤much appreciated

Ok I spit out my tea with the contraceptive remark. Ahahhahahah

Thanks for working today so we can enjoy it. That is true dedication.

I recently subbed to your channel, I am born and bread in this country so glad to be a UK citizen , over this bank holiday I have watched hours if your content, keep up the content mate absolutely loving it and keep the long videos I'm loving them and sure everyone else is to ♥️

About the rain......my nana always used to say "drips don't get wet, they get bigger". In other words, it is what it is 🤣🤣xx

The raindrops look beautiful and sparkly

Good on you john for saying something to those young disrespectful boys

Over 60K subscribers now! Wonderful.

Your humor is on another level john. Absolutely love listening to your commentary Love the sound of the rain, the buildings look great in the reflections of the puddles yet again another great video 👍 up 😊

It’s amazing that people who get caught doing something wrong, just walk off without apologizing for the mishap. They act so entitled!

its raining cats and dogs .....make shure you dont , step in a Puddle ..../ pooddle / .... lol..lol..lol..lol..

You would think that when the yard was closed for construction, that they would have corrected drainage issues. I know toooo logical. 😂

Like that tourist you was speaking to I'm of an age where police officers look like they should be in school. Once in town I saw an officer who, if he had come up to talk to me for some reason, I wouldn't have known whether to bother answering him or just flip him over to change his nappy he looked that baby faced.

Look on bright side we sell a lot of umbrellas 😂

Thanks John, really enjoy your commentary and footage. Had me chuckling in this one. Been following for a while, never boring always interesting. Cheers mate from Australia.

Thamkyou John for yourvideo and humour.The Blues and royals can take it !.Rain i mean.wish we couls see Trooper Monty and Trooper Jeffrey in the boxes.Brilliant.!.

John, admiro seu profissionalismo, faça sol, chuva ou neve, gravando os vídeos. Muito obrigada. Desculpa comentar em meu idioma, fiquei com preguiça de usar o tradutor ☺. Grande abraço!

During this long wait I've been admiring the patient little kids in the front row. Good for them. 26:21

Thank you

Love your videos

Thanks for this video in the rain! Your humor is wonderful, I enjoy it!

Wow never seen it so empty

41:02 Old Trooper's on duty, great!

Bye the way. Thank you for braving the weather. You make it interesting every video. 🌹🇺🇸

You really sound convincing John about the weather, on this lovely May bank holiday. Stay as dry as you can John, make sure you get a hot drink sometime today.

When the back feet come off the ground it’s a definite sign that the horse does not want a rider.

Well that makes a change - pouring down in London while it’s bright, sunny-ish and a few degrees above perishing here. But we are over 500 feet above sea level so it doesn’t usually happen that way. I don’t envy the Blues & Royals who will be standing guard in damp jackets. Can I ask John, for the sake of animal welfare, if you’d be careful what you say. Your comment about life sized contraceptives almost had me spluttering my coffee over the cat. Unlike Queen Victoria, who was frequently amused, she wouldn’t have been.

Thank you for the time you make to send these videos come rain or come shine!

ASMR time. Oh I do love these rainy videos John, thank you for braving the rain.

1835 Animal fighting - such as dog fighting, cockfighting, bear baiting and badger baiting - was outlawed in the UK in 1835. While, thankfully, most of these bloodsports can now only be found in history books, some still continue to this day across England and Wales.

Thank you very much for this video on such a wet day. Excellent work John.

It's rained all day here in Reading ... typical Bank Holiday!! 🤣 Never mind, maybe the next one at the end of this month will be better. 🤞

I appreciate your steady commentary on what is happening around you. Could you ever interview a Guard on what kind of education they receive on dealing with tourists? Then the signs on the boxes - could they be in different languages ? Would that help with not touching the reins? But some are going to try and touch the reins no matter what. People want to crowd in with no idea that these huge animals have feelings and fears and dislikes and just plain - "leave me alone"! Alot is being asked of these horses. Bless the people who train and love and work and understand them. One last thing - the doors and wood trim in boxes need painting. OK - I will stop bugging you now. Thanks

Horses don’t mind rain. When my dad would put the horses out in the rain they loved it. I don’t think they like these people with their twirling umbrellas in their faces at all

It's been sunny in Manchester 🌞

Thank you so much for explaining about the ‘Chitsman/Chicksman’ today, I’ve been wondering about that. I think some ladies might like the idea of some of the troopers being called ‘chicksman’ 😉

You can tell they're getting paid double time. Never seen so many police there!😊

Know? Ty John. We all join our morning tours and afternoon visits with the Guards and horsies. I've never seen anyone running not to just get out of the rain but lightening.

sorry to say this John but i am in glorious sunshine in Lincoln today.

Only at the beginning, oh, now I know again, why I love the british humour. 🙂 😅 It rains and rains (dogs and cats) and youtuber from all over the world would be sad and a bit grumpy, I guess. 😐 Would it be the same with this you tube channel ? But no, here we are, in rain, wind, and sunshine, we got our video, explain things in a friendly and funny mood, and even some jokes. 🙂 Thank you so much. 👍 Here is a thought from me: well, there maybe a lot of rainy days in this beautiful land, in UK, but anyway, the humour is very dry. ( do you say it in even in the English language, dry humour? I'm not quite sure) 🤔 Thank you for your work

Those poor buggars, I hope someone will bring over a change of clothing so they can be dry and warm. Maybe they sent their tunics over separately to keep them dry. You stay dry and warm as well, John. We got rain here in southeast Queensland Australia, and we normally don't have wet weather in May.

I am on my 2 week countdown before I head over from the States for vacation. I will definitely stop by to say hello😊

Thank you for your video's. I love the horsies. Greetings from the Netherlands.

Good morning Sitting Water, glad to see you braving the rain . Tippical English weather hot and sunny one day next day heavy rain and quite chilly so instead of doing jobs in the garden again I will be sitting comfortably in the dry enjoying you😂❤

Congratulations for the "Early arriving award" 👍 🏅 😊 (me, learning new idioms, every day) greetings from Germany, where the weather can't deside, if it is cold or warm, rainy or sunny, winter, springtime or summer, 🙃it changes a lot.

1835 all blood sports where banned. We learn something new everytime we come here and we are never too old to learn. Thank you.

Rain rain! ❤ Fav part: you commented on the new gate guard, saying he was poised like a viper ready to strike because of people close to being in the arch LOL adding the trooper has a kind of Ormonde-ish reflexes (not exact quote) LMAO Super video! ❤️

Good old British bank holiday weather!

Greetings from Texas 🌧️🌧️🌧️

What a horrible day John typical bank holiday in Britain. Love the way the blues shout

Lovings sunny weather

' Lifesize contraception '

Wonderful British rain 😮

Did you really say "rumpy pumpy"? I about choked on my granola!

Good Morning John trade you for your rain , here in Oklahoma under Tornado threats tonight ,and through the night . We have that to look forward to the next 2 to 3 months ,plus we have some small earthquakes always to enjoy😅, naught 😅. I finally got to see your full face, you look like you are between my two oldest Daughters age , still Young . OH just seen how old you said you were, my I am surprised, your 2 years older than I am. All that walking has kept you Young and Pray Healthy. Hope you enjoyed your rainy day.❤

Now that I like, when I got voice is his entrance, that’s the way they should be stop being polite and be loud to make people move the loud and proud to make others get out of the way😮😮

Thank you for explaining the chitsman. I was one of the ones who asks.

I have visions of The Blues and Royals sitting in chairs having their helmet plumes blow-dried!!! Being asked if they are "going anywhere nice for their holidays?" 😂😂😂It's good to see the tourists enjoying the full experience of good old Blighty's spring/summer weather!!! Great video..as always John!!! Thank you. xxxx

Members of His Majesty's armed forces are salaried so no 1.5 or double time.

Your “viewpoint” and mine are so similar, John. As I was admiring the reflection of the spire in the puddle, you stopped and mentioned it! Or, wait a minute, did you actually READ MY THOUGHTS?!?! 😳 Thanks for what you do for “your people,” John. Your videos mean a lot to me…..get, how about a nice Scottish accent? I’ll know it is just for me!❤️🐈

I served 12 years and did not get paid extra for being on duty on a bank holiday

Greetings from Oregon, USA

Again, that was something that soldier kept fantastic control of the horse lost his helmet but another trooper came out and picked it up for him and gave it to him and Q 10 and the rest are going to be very unhappy riding home in the pouring rain and again it’s pouring heavy. I am I wow.😢😢😢😢

Sunny day. Hmmm😊😊. Have a wonderful day💜

The more I see of our Troopers the more my admiration for them grows. They deal with the temperamental horses so sompetently. Wonderful.

I'm left-handed as well

John, bank holiday is just a normal day the armed forces. Nothing extra!! I know I’ve worked many Christmas holidays!!

We have had a gloriously warm,sunny spring bank holiday here in the West Midlands 😂😂 I even checked that your video was of today 😂😂

Maybe when the horses first come out of the gate, the first set of flagstones become slippery in the rain and some horses find it more difficult to walk on them.

The rain pouring down looks very much like where I live,the northwest coast of the USA in the state of Washington. This state is well known for our rain but one benefit of the rain is the lush greenery we have around us. That is where we get our nickname as The Evergreen State. Just a little bit of trivia for your audience. Our weather like yours can get quite hot in summer, but thankfully not for long periods of time.

Military don't get any difference in their pay on public holidays. I'm a veteran.x

Looks lije normal English weather😅😅😅

John, I my younger days we used the word CHIT to refer to a (document/certificate/ticket etc) which gave permission to gain entry/be there, so maybe CHIT(S)MAN refers to the guard responsible for checking such documentation, just a thought from history, a bit like a 'tallyman' checking the correct number of items being loaded unloaded from a day etc.

Cockfighting was banned in England & Wales in 1825, and in Scotland in 1912. No idea about N.I.

Can I share a little story with you? Pre-war my dad was in a dance band which went around a lot of the villages in Somerset. One of the guys worked for Fyfes Bananas and they used his van to go around the venues. The van had a huge banana on the top and they notoriously became known as the Banana Gang!! 🍌😆

It wasn't the childs fault it was s that of the adults supposedly in charge of them.

Your comment re live size contraception caused spillage of tea this morning. Just so you don't feel so bad it's the smell weather here in Connecticut

That trooper with glasses was at the stables helping groom Monty, for the Elizabeth Cup

Dude you is so funny at times 🎉🎉 literally cos if that was me there taking a pic I be like ah hello I’m taking a pic .. well you stood right in front of me and blocked me view lols 😂 and the same when ppl look up at the sign and they then grab the reins doh 😩 😊