American Guardsman Reacts | British Household Cavalry 

And Many Places before.

One part of the Regiment operates Light Reconnaissance Tanks as seen here in Afghanistan in this video, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B8bN6-ThzPI.html

Probably the most (in)famous instance of the Blues & Royals in combat was when a certain Life Guards Major James Blunt (yes THAT James Blunt) was leading a troop of armoured vehicles along with Paras on foot when they got to their objective - an airfield at Pristina in Kosovo only to find that the Russians had beaten them to it and had occupied the airfield. The British had been delayed by a US General in NATO who refused to let things start until the US Army arrived. And they were very late. The Russians had taken advantage of the late start and rushed in to take positions. When reporting in to his senior command who should came on the radio but US General Wesley Clark OC NATO forces who told Blunt to 'destroy the Ruskies'. Which Blunt refused to do knowing the ramifications especially as head charge of a bunch of Paras looking for a fight. He was arguing against this order when British Army General Mike Jackson came on the radio and told Clark "If you think I am going to have my men start WWIII for you then you are very much mistaken" and then ordered Blunt to 'sugar off round the airfield' which he and his troop with grumbling Paras duly did. Jackson vs Clark went right to the top of both countries especially as Jackson had parlied with the Russians on the airfield (in fluent Russian aided by Vodka), agreed to supply stores and food and then they left. Clark was later relieved of his NATO command.

Regiment cut in half .Half Are stay behind Guard Queen or KING other half Off to War when need be it 6 month on and off

@@1chish 100% correct. The Perfumed Prince of the USA armed forces got told to foxtrot Oscar by a real soldier and ex SAS trooper Gen Jackson.

Not quite right. All regimental horses carry a rank. The kettle drum horses are unique in carrying OFFICER rank.

And hard of hearing.

@@michaeldoolan7595 I went to the next comment then actually got what you said i had to come back to say that was really funny....🤣🤣🤣

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you gat around the channels, girl !

@@stirlingmoss4621 😁

Seen many in my time. And you Could be right.

This is just as wakcy as Americans claiming the US is the best place in the world. Not a little brainwashed. How many other countries are you intimately familiar with?

Bullshite. Absolute lying BS. Blues & Royals didn't amalmagate until 1969. They were separate regiments before then. They were a cavalry regiment during WW2: they fought in tanks, not as infantry in APCs. Blues & Royals were never part of the 7th Armoured Div, so they were never "desert rats". Your gradnfather never served with the LRDG unless he suddenly became a New Zealander. If he was in Italy then he never went to Europe as the *only* Allied unit that fought all the way to Europe was the 2ns New Zealand Division entering Trieste at the very end of the war. He was never a band member and no one served from 1940 into the 1970's. You're just completely full of shite.

@@iatsd He never told us anything. We pieced together where he was and who he was with from his papers after he died. You definately confuse me with an ANZAC only LRDG. That is completely false. He was an enlisted soldier from 17 till retirement. Never conscripted. The only things we know for sure. His wife knew he was a Desert Rat. His wife and son remember his parade uniform as Blues and Royals. He was later a.Blues and Royals band member. Beyond that I would very much appreciate any insight. I have looked it all up historically. And it does tally. Sorry. Oh. And from his photos, they were definately APCs with a cannon.

as a Military person, i am sure he will get the logistics and research done to perfection.

There is a YT of a 'assault' by a member of the public on a 'Royal Guard' and it was clearly staged by actors as the 'guard' had such a light weight fancy dress tunic and no belt or weapon.

Yes - compare the British No.2 dress with its direct equivalent from Australia and you can see the difference immediately. Aussie 2's are shiny and creasy. Absolutely understand the need for a lighter-weight fabric in Aus though

@@GAFloppa UK tropicals are only worn in hot climates (don't start me on the idiocy of having to include my blues in my BA baggage allowance for a single day in Gibraltar before going into whites!) but are a twill weave if I remember correctly so the cotton hangs straight and isn't shiny.

@@jacquieclapperton9758 cotton twill is the way for sure - other forces seem to be using polycotton or blends though. Heathens

@@GAFloppa and stickier in two senses! I'm old enough to remember all the No 8s working dress being replaced with pure cotton after the Falklands when they found that the mixtures made burns so much worse. Ten+ years later, I was on a BISC course at Whale Island and we were told about a burns case from the Falklands who was still being treated for burns due to artificial fibres in his t-shirt and warned us to wear pure cotton undies. I'd hate to think of burns when wearing a polycotton full uniform.

I never knew that, so it's far from pointless. Thank you.

Thought that only applied to a midshipman's uniform. Hence calling Midshipmen "snottys"

@@orwellboy1958 No my friend, Thank YOU.

@@Cheezsoup You may be right. Thank you for correcting me :)

@@twt3716 The thing to remember was (in the days of sail) Midshipmen could be children (say very early teens though the youngest ever was 2)so wiping there nose on their sleeve was perhaps understandable.

None of the "ratings" have ever ridden before training. I'm not sure about the higher ranks.

@@jimmyccam Knowing horses as I do, I'm sure many of the horses have great sport tormenting the new recruits with nipping, biting, kicking, and head butting etc. Kudo's to the soldiers who learn to ride and manage these characters especially since they are not wise as to the ways of bored 1000lb. horses that can kill them or toy with them. They do a great job and I commend them all.

And New Zealand.

Although OK on horseback, the high boots look extremely uncomfortable and clumsy to march/walk in - as seen when the guards have to move position. Very interesting video though.

The weapons are NOT loaded while on ceremonial duties such as thesem, by the Household cavalry OR the Guards Regiments. That's why there are ARMED police officers on duty at Horse Guards Parade. The mounted troopers are carrying SWORDS, when did you last have a "loaded sword"?

Firstly the Household Cavalry don't carry rifles, they carry cavalry sabres! The footguards who do carry SA80s are never loaded on ceremonial duty, so you're talking crap.

That is the Royal Navy Field Gun Race. Lots of examples of it here in RU-vid.

@@tacfoley4443 the whole reason why there was a Naval Brigade dragging field guns around South Africa is very interesting in its own right !!

Yes.

@@ken-u3n So are they regular military, do they fight overseas as military, or are they something totally different? I get different answers every time I ask so am curious.

The Royal Armouries in Leeds, they even have jousting tournaments, since having (forgot the department's name) horses at certain times of the year they least would perform reenactments of historical battles.

I've seen the horses having a run on the beach @ Holcomb on their holidays ☺️

Not quite. The George Cross has equal weight but the VC is ‘in the presence of the enemy’.

All Leather soled boots are shod with 13 studs. It used to be more but the number was reduced to save steel in WW1

I know it's picky, but it's "For Valour".

also saluting an Officer with out head dress, to which the Blues do.

@@steverose8633 They always were a bit dodgy.....

It's a shame how many storied regiments have been amalgamated or disbanded. Another crime on the long list by parliament.

The Rocket Troop of the Royal Artillery does not toast the British king at mess dinners, but, instead, pays respects to King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. It's a good exercise for you to find out why.

I teared up reading your comment and remembering that vile incident - those beautiful innocent horses. And I remember Sefton well.

I remember that, it was horrifying.

I was in London on that day and heard the bomb and saw the aftermath. A horrible day

I thought the different shaped crown arises from Charles's choice to replace the St Edward's Crown of the United Kingdom which featured on his mother's cypher with the Tudor state crown of England (destroyed in 1649) for his cypher to be used everywhere except Scotland and with the Scottish crown for the cypher to be used in Scotland. As St Edward's crown was represented in the cyphers of George II, III and IV as well as Victoria and Elizabeth II, the crown used does not seem to be dependent on the gender of the monarch.

@@MrBulky992 my son was an officer in the RAF and they apparently use the term "Queens crown" and "Kings crown" so from what he told me, historically there was always one style for a Queen, with a different shape for a King, likewise with tunic buttons etc. This is often picked out by forces staff when they see films with Monarch incorrect "crown" badges. 👍

@@The1958Rocker I don't doubt what you are saying and that this is a handy rule of thumb used in the Armed Services but I cannot find any information to back up a longstanding formula along those lines. Apparently, Victoria, unlike Elizabeth II, did not (as I had thought) select the St Edward's crown for the royal cypher: she used other crown symbols. All kings 1902-1952 used the Tudor crown symbol which Charles III has adopted. Kings from 1660 to 1837, on the other hand, used the St Edward's Crown symbol. The Wiki article on the Tudor Crown does not lend support to the idea that kings always select the Tudor crown symbol and queens always select the St Edward's crown. My guess is that Elizabeth II abandoned the (English/Welsh) Tudor Crown symbol in favour of the St Edward's Crown (a British symbol since 1707) specifically to appease Scottish sensibilities (at a time when the Stone of Destiny was stolen and ERII post boxes were being blown up); and that Charles has gone back to the Tudor crown to create the option of a prestigious separate cypher for Scotland showing the Scottish crown (to emphasize the monarchy's link to Scotland in the climate of increasing separatist feeling).

@@MrBulky992 I admit I'm not an expert, and to be fair it was a very "off the cuff comment." I'd say from your research that you have a much better and more solid answer. Thanks. 👍

Wouldn't it be C III R

@@Cheezsoup probably

Life Guards

Great expaination.

"Lifeguards". Show behind the guard.

@@RogersRamblings eh! ?

There is no rank of Sargent in the household cavalry as the word Sargent sounds to close to servant, and as The Lifeguards were formed by gentlemen of the court of Charles II 1660. The rank was never used, hence Corporal of Horse, etc.

A service horse has its service number tattooed on the fetlock, in order to prove the loss of a horse in combat, and indent for a replacement... the hoof was required as evidence. Hence the axe

You do realise the word khaki derives from a Hindi word for dust coloured? Unbleached cotton was used for British Army uniforms for the troops based in India instead of red woollen tunics, the colour of the local cotton was called khaki pronounced car-key.

Both Khaki and Cack derive from the same Hindi word. Dust, dirt, shit coloured - all the same thing!

I come from Gloucestershire but to the South of the County. I did attend Stroud collegue for a while when young and on family car trips remember passing the majestic mills in the area.. a sight to behold I always thought. Last year I was watching a video from a tv programme on RU-vid.. sadly i do not recall its name, where Guards were at their depot somewhere being put through their paces practicing for some upcoming event. New tunics were made and had been chosen by a senior officer. However, they did not match the other uniforms in the red dye used. this was causing consternation as both could not parade together. i think they decided to wait until all the new tunics were available being rolling them out. I was a subtle difference butof course, the attention to detail is eveything. I remember, lol, the part of HM The Queen in the parade was rehersal by young guardsman holding with an A4 sheet of white paper stating he was HM the Queen.. lol lol lol lol. for r4hersal purposes of course. lol. I was int he Met Police and down the years attended many parades in Central London - as the daughter of a RAF Drill Instructor who used to drill officer cadets I was rather well versed in what constitutes a good parade - I enjoyed the spectacle and music - unless one has stood down the mall and had that band music coursing through you body... literally.. the vibration.. then you haven;t experienced it properly. Fantastic. back when i starred we did';t have to face the crowd as strictly as they do now. Terrorist threats did for that, unfortunately.. and the need to look for protestors. My favourite sight of all was seeing a much younger HM The Queen riding in her Guards uniform, side saddle in Trooping the colour. Such a magnificent sight she was too. Regal and Commander in Chief of her troops. Once seen, never forgotten. She was my Sovereign Lady, The Queen. I attested to that and never forgot it. I once found a lost toddler on the Mall, crying his little eyes out. He was inconsolable until i picked him up high and pointed out the Queen riding by on Horseback - I said, see. there is the Queen, the Lady you came here to see and his sobs totally stopped and he was waiving in delight. A chocolate biscuit, a cup of milk and the free gift in the lost child/first aid portacabin RV point at the back of the crowds, of a teddy dressed in Police uniform calmed him down fully - until his near hysterical mother was brought in and they were tearfully reunited. lol. I think that little lad will be around 46 or so now.

And even after they leave the military they still regard their oath as sacrosanct. Hubby swore his oath to Queen Elizabeth of New Zealand, he has been out of the military for several decades now - well retired - but still holds that his oath was sacrosanct and if needed would come when called (highly unlikely I know). I know of others from the UK military who say the same and one, used to be a neighbour decades ago now in south Dublin, who also regards his oath as sacrosanct. And he is born and bred Irish but served in the British Army.

The Royal Navy do not swear allegiance to the King as they are The Sovereign’s Service, now known as The Senior Service.

lol...

lol, every uniform on parade for the Coronation will have C111R on.