Remember, kids, don’t lock your knees ~ someone who did marching band for years.
It was hot and he was wearing a bear on his head.
Þe Army teaches it, too.
This idiotic thing should be a crime against humanity, because it’s a crime against your “subjects”.
Fucking “monarchies”.
Off with their heads.
Military parades are hardly monarchy-specific.
I love how they are trained to not help. Good job, braindead drones.
Lemmy ahh comment.
I hope that as we all learn to cope with climate change, they let the king’s guard wear shorts. Tiny ones, like a postal worker would wear.
Kilts.
Nah don’t let the English appropriate kilts.
Tiny ones, like a postal worker would wear.
Daisy Dukes
The hottest pants.
I can’t get the image out of my head of my postman who wears shorts in the dead of winter wearing one of the floofy hats of the palace guard on top of his normal winter work outfit
“Jeeves, have that man executed.” -the queen probably
The dead queen?
That is a pretty old image. It was the Queen in the image.
Fair. I don’t mind the imagery of her rising from the dead just to order an execution for some dude who passed out.
Lol, so disgusted by his lack of decorum and commitment.
Heat?
Yes extreme heat plus those stupid outfits.
This looks like a screenshot from an early-2000s strategy game
It’s way older. This happened in the 70s or early 80s. It was at a time when Queen Elizabeth (the one on the horse) was still young enough to ride. And no, you don’t get disciplined when something like this happens.
Officially
Oh, I know
When was this? Any context?
It looks like it’s from June 1970 during the Trooping the Colour, which was the Queen’s birthday celebration.
1970?! That photo looks so good for being half a century old.
That’s the power of film-based photography. It’s why some old movies look good even at 4K
It’s why some old movies look good even at 4K
Couple other good examples of this: the original Tremors and the music video for “Last Christmas” by Wham. Both look shockingly good for their age.
Do not lock your knees.
Probably got written up for slacking off on the job too
What’s up with the fake 'fros?
They’re bearskin hats. Just a tradition.
Poor bears.
The British army are/were looking into synthetic alternatives…
Is someone forcing them to do that job?
If it works like the recruiting works the same way in the US they where probably lied to/tricked.
I believe the king’s guard only recruits from enlisted veterans. They also have to have been deployed to an active warzone. In those terms, it’s both quite relaxed and an important position. The pomp and ceremony that visitors see is only a small part of their job.
That actually sounds like a much nicer option for veterans than the homelessness or underemployment they can experience in other countries.
It’s worth noting that their job has zero room for errors. They are expected to be basically invisible, outside of the ceremonial parts. They are also (I believe) authorised for live fire, at their own discretion.
They walk a political tightrope, and the last major fuck up I heard about was decades back now.
Not quite, Royal Guards typically know what they were getting into - it’s a little more involved than just joining the military and being tricked into the position.
Same, mate. Same.
They’re going to be forced to current that uniform as climate change worsens.
Savages…
