Guards in gray are the same as red, the gray is winter red is summer

This is THEE worst researched and therefore incorrect account of the ceremonial units of the British Army. Can’t even put it down to terminology, it’s just plain wrong in so many areas.

"The grey ones can kill you" I'm actually dying that's there winter uniform

“Since the 1200s. Can you imagine how long ago that was” Yes, idiot. I can even calculate it

Rifles not machine guns, bands not orchestras.

Sorry mate but I need to correct you here. First of all it's not just the Guards that guard. Most Regiments do Palace duty. I was in the Royal Regiment of Artillery and I done 6 months on Palace duty. In fact the RAF and as from (I believe) start-mid 2018, the Royal Navy started doing Palace Duty. Horse Guards Parade is often guarded by the Kings Troop Regiment Royal Artillery. As for the "long pointy toes marching" well its called the Slow March and every single soldier learns it from Basic training until you..well leave the service. The band of the Guards are not the only band that does all Palace music. The Band of The Royal Regiment of Artillery (based also in London) do a huge number of functions for the Royals and external Functions. As for "we can't talk to the public" well yes that is true, to a certain extent. If you get touched or being surrounded by tourists or (as you said) they stand in front of you. We WERE allowed to shout VERY VERY LOUDLY "Stand Clear of the Queens Guard" or "Make way for the Queens Guards" even though we are allowed to shout, obviously if a child wants to stand close or in front of us, No we wouldn't shout. And trust me SO SO many people try to make you laugh while your stood guarding and yes there are some that make you smile, even break a little laugh, but you don't want to be caught, especially by the DSM (Drill Sergeant Major) if he catches you. Then expect a good few hours getting marched at 200 paces a minute over the road in the Guards Regimental Parade ground for 2-3hours..... Not pleasant 😂😂😂. Anything else you wanna know, just ask (within reason, and National security)

no it doesnt start at 800 pounds per month its over a thousand i know i was a coldstream guardsman

“Horses are like people and can’t stand more than an hour” they literally sleep standing up

Sorry I had to stop watching soooooooo so many errors and false facts. Poor effort.

They aren't 'orchestras' they are BANDS!!

This is wrong on a lot of things. You can join the Guards straight from basic training.

I'm proud of my 14 years service as one of Her Majesties Grenadier Guards. It was an amazing point in my life and it's made me who I am today.

"There's a no cooler job that protecting the Queen from all kinds of dangers" Shows clip of the Queen walking with Donald Trump

"The grey ones can kill you" That's just winter dress mate Also, just anyone can join the guards, even women. SA80 isn't a machine gun. There are 5 foot guards regiments it's not just 1, the oldest foot guards regiment is (officially) the Grenadiers, and was not formed in the 12th century. The button spacings denote the regimental order of precedence. Officers are made from Female brown bear skin, dyed black. There are some synthetic bearskins, but they are shite, and the bear population is heavily regulated so as not to allow an extinction. The slow march does hurt a little, but only mongs can't manage it, it's not hard.

And shortly after 9-11, the band played the US National Anthem. Ordered by the Queen. God bless her!

I live in London and I have seen the Queen and she waved at me! That is the greatest honor for a British.

The fur is Canadian Black Bear. Not grizzly.

All guns are machines but not all guns are machineguns.

The "step of the guards" is called slow marching, and it's easy.

I served 3 years in the Coldstream Guards, they aren´t "The Elite" believe me! Para´s and Royal Marines are better fighting soldiers, being good at drill doesn´t make you an elite soldier.......

Used to stand guard at Edinburgh castle for 2 hours at a time...one guard would call out standby for a 4 beat patrol and both guards would march up and down for 4 lengths..got a bit boring after a while then my pal would shout out really fast and in his strong scottish accent that the tourist would never understand..."Stand by for 4 sausage rolls ...ROLL"... LOL..

Hey random person scrolling through the comments. I just want to say have a great day or night. Remember your loved and you have a purpose in this world. Always stay positive and never give up in life and on your goals

don't know who this bloke is but he hasn't done his research. just shows, don't believe everything on here!!!

1:29 they are SA80 Assault Rifles

I’m guessing the creator of this video dint realize that black bears and grizzly are two different species. The queen’s guard hats are made of black bear pelts.

If I wear AirPods, but the Queen doesn't, does this mean I am richer than the Queen?

Proof that too often Internet info is soooo totally wrong!

Wow just wow. This is a fantastic example of someone creating a video with absolutely no research done at all. Not even a little.

Makes my blood boil when tourists disrespect them. These are genuine soldiers who have fought for their county. Have some respect.

8:45 “and there it comes, the changing of the guard.” *shows a clip from trooping the colour*

Guys, don't believe this guy. My uncle is a Queens guard and he says that they where grey uniforms for the winter 😂

4:04 "Dont touch him" 4:24 *hold his hands"

Never seen a video be soo wrong at once

I believe it is Black Bear fur not grizzly which is typically brown. Also grizzly bears are not as common as the black bear.

Maybe you should actually do propper research into the subject befiour releasing the video. You are so wrong. It's insulting

mad they nicked most of the clips from *Guarding the Queen* and still managed to get so much wrong

The thumbnail is fake. They only wear grey when its winter and they wear big fury hats (I belive) because of a sign of victory at waterloo or something where the napoleons guard was defeated and they was wearing big fury hats and so they took it as a symbol for victory and defeat of the guard.

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The "ceremonial step" is called marking time and it's just marching on the spot, you get taught that in basic training for any regiment not just the queens guard. And the "pointy toes one" is slow marching, used in ceremonies and funerals... yet another thing taught in basic training

"The hats are made of bear fur" *Angry PETA noises*

Playing the Empire song eh? The British Strikes Back.

the rifle they use is called an SA80 not machine gun just to correct you

"The grey ones can kill you" Well they can all kill me....

Lol the slow March you said was really hard it's the opposite it's my favourite command 😂

What a crappy job, I'd snap after 3 minutes

First of all the guards with the navy blue coats can’t kill you, that is just their winter coat

In the British Army the guards define the drill movements of the British Army (except the light division and Gurkhas). Once adopted, a drill movement the movement is introduced to the rest of the Army. The guards must introduce a drill movement for a weapon before a weapon is accepted in to general service (only really small arms)

All of the film material is plagiarized from the bbc series “guarding the Queen” and no credits are given for copywrite purposes. This video should be taken down

Being a guardsman is the most British thing anyone could think off, Im joining the coldstream guards, and start my infantry training in less than a month. The history of coldstream guards dates back to 1776 (Oliver Cromwells first army) *extra fact*

They are regimental bands, not orchestras. Do some research

From the U.S.A. and I think the idea of a Queen is a bit strange, but how cool would it be to be one of the Queen's guard? I love my British brothers and sisters!

So much rubbish your just making up 50% of what you are saying

Correction:most of the guns are not loaded unless there is a high threat/rumor

4:05 Mind Werehouse: dont touch it 4:24 Girl: (HOLD'S THE ROYAL GUARD'S HAND)

Everyone in my army cadets made fun of "The grey ones can kill you" I'm gonna put corrections below: Pay in training: £15,671, rises to 20,000 with time. Officers get: £27,272 in training, that rises to £32, 780. In both instances, you get more and more pay the more you serve. Someone I know is going into the Colestream guards and he's only 16 and going to AFC Harrogate. What usually is considered best of the best in the Army is Paras, SAS, or anyone else in the British Army Commandos. While the guards occasionally have loaded guns, its generally the armed police who guard the Queen. The guards are ceremonial most times. The gun they use is an assault rifle, specifically an L85 A2 (some have got the new L85 A3). The gun is only loaded when there is a threat. I believe that the guard usually stays in bearskins and all at night, just different people operate and there's always guards in normal uniform back in the base. The Scots guards were first. Formed in 1642. Then Colestream in 1650. Then Grenadier in 1656. Then Irish from 1900 and finally Welsh in 1915. I'm also surprised that this isn't copystriked because nearly every clip is used from the Gaurding the Queen documentary.

That really needs so much patience to be a royal guard

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when i was in london i would not g near the guards they scare me 😂

" The best of the best" ????? I'm sorry where did you get that from ???....A Guardsman ??

The Guardsmen are highly trained and well respected throughout the British armed forces

Its called a slow march boi when done right its painfull

And that way we have to respect them they are real soldiers please guy give me like if you respect and love soliders ❤️🙏🙏 please like for the soliders

Queen : Wheres the parachute?! Johnny English : Whot parachute?!

8:14 : Is this from Pirates Of The Carribbeans !!??

Wrong in so many ways.to much to mention.

Incorrect in so many ways. If the topic interests you I would suggest researching it outside of KZfaq.

Might be wrong but I think the grey costs are for the winter. Spring forwards are the red coats.

The gray ones are just the winter coat. The red one is for summer

"Motionless, silent" says the narrator as they march along playing the trombone. Talks about bears in Canada... shows footage of bears in Alaska.

If they’re not drawn from: • Royal Marines • Paras • SBS • SAS • Ghurkas ...then I don’t understand how you can say “the best of the best”.

Yes, the secrets they don’t want us to know. That’s why all this information is widely available to everyone with an internet connection

I always read the comments first when I watch videos like this. I like reading comments from folks that were in the RG point out what is wrong in the video. And yet you still have folks who were never in the military say how the folks that are in the RG are wrong.

Not sure I would describe the Foot Guards as the best of the best and they are not "The Royal Guard" The Guards Brigade are infantry, this bloke knows about as much about the British Army as I do about embroidery.

He is getting most of his clips from “Guarding the Queen” you should watch it it is pretty good

When I heard the bear....tightened my finger like I was about to kill a bear in Skyrim

I used to be in the WRAC and in London there was once a club for the forces of the crown. I met quite a few guards and used to go out with them.

Or Maybe...... Patrick Put A Secret Antena To Tell The Guards What To Do

The were first mentioned in the annuals of the 12th century.. can you imagine how long ago that was... ??ehh??

They *are* allowed to move. Every ten minutes or so, you may see a soldier going through the drill himself, tapping his feet, marching a bit up and down the aisle.

The History of the Royal Guardsman goes back a lot of centuries. If you watch a Robin Hood film like the 1991 version and the 2010 version, both set in the late 12th Century. The 1190s. King Richard the 1st, the Lionheart.

I hate to be the “but actually guy” but actually the weapons are never loaded unless there is a high threat

Dude the queens guards playing music is from another video... and the marching is again another video

Wow a personal conversation with queen. Thank you

If its secret how does the internet have them. 2:01 that policeman was like "What are u doing?"

Trump just looked completely disinterested when "inspecting" the Guard. Talk about lack of respect. What an awful man.

LOOK EVERYONE AT 9:07 a rare sighting of the greatest guard in queens army the guard that wields the infamous n word pass

They are not only guards at the palaces but also normal infantry and the guard is rotated between all the guard battalians, non guards ie The RAF regiment, navy even units from abroad.

I'm pretty sure the ones in grey are just the winter uniforms.

I don't why but I just felt sad throughout the video 🙁

Hey isn’t that the queens guard?! *gets ran over by a horse*

I think when they 'hover' their feet along the ground while marching slowly, it's called Slow Marching and is basic military drill

Saw a nice video after a long time!!

Awsome content as always :)

I will take the Swiss Guards any day. THEY ARE HOT!!!!!! WOOF!!!!!

3 of my Uncles served in the Grenadier Guards and they all guarded the Queen. None of them were invited to a reception. The famous bearskin, made from the pelts of black bears culled by Native Americans in Canada, were adopted after Waterloo in 1815. The 1st Foot Guards held back the French Imperial Guard as the French attacked the British army position, while our Prussian allies attacked the rear of the French army. When the famed Imperial Guard broke, the British troops stole their Bearskin’s and taunted them. The Guards believed they had defeated the Grenadiers of the Guard - in fact it was the Chasseurs of the Guard - but the name stuck and so did the historic bearskins. Prior to this the Guards wore traditional British army shakos. The red coat is a relic of Cromwell’s New Model Army. Cromwell wanted his men to be uniform, to look the same, and would have probably have chosen a less showy colour. But red dye was cheapest and in true MOD style the cheapest contractor won. Each regiment of Guards has a distinctive number and layout of buttons in order of seniority. The Grenadiers are the most senior regiment of the British Army followed by the Coldstream Guards. The latter regiment is so named as they crossed the River Tweed from Scotland to assist in the restoration of Charles II although they had been a Parliamentary regiment during the Civil War. You can guess how warm the Tweed is! There are also the Scots Guards, the Irish Guards and the Welsh Guards, as well as the two cavalry regiments, the Lifeguards and the Blues and Royals. Each regiment has its own band - not an orchestra - with exceptionally high musical standards. The grey greatcoat worm by all is simply a winter overcoat, not a mark of seniority. In the 1950’s my uncles said their guns were not loaded, but they weren’t too bothered. The bayonets are real, and the British army last used them in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Guards are all regular, serving soldiers and a part of the British Army that can and has been deployed on active service from the Peninsula to Iraq. Ceremonial duties play a part but not the main part of their careers. My uncles, all over 6ft, all straight backed despite being in their 70’s, still speak proudly of guarding the Queen, and without hesitation they would have given their lives to protect her. I think they still would, to be honest.

4:34 when your whole squad is afk and you keep walking into the same door as your team

The whole thing is so inaccurate, why bother making it?

ok are the weapons loaded or not? ive heard so many different answers.

I’ve been marching for 6 years now. From an inside point of view, the only part that is difficult is staying completely still

“machine guns” 😂😂