GURKHAS OFFICIALLY HANDED CONTROL OF ICONIC WINDSOR CASTLE 2024 

My Grandpa did too. We love them ❤

Sorry, but that's badly wrong. Some Gurkha regiments and other Indian Army units were part of the Chindits, a brigade force that was half British Army and half Indian Army, commanded by Maj Gen Orde Wingate. ... and it's ''Gurkhas" (or previously "Goorkhas"), never Ghurkas.

@@John-G Spelling police out again. It's not wrong at all. THEY WERE KNOWN AS 'WINGATES CHINDITS". I've listened to lots of stories about them when my uncle was alive. You are correct about there being Indian regiments fighting alongside too. I just assumed older people would know that. My mistake. It seems you like to nit pick. My comment was not badly wrong as you insinuate. You must have quite a history on knowing the Gurkhas......

@@elsiecook2259 Sorry, but it's simply wrong. The Gurkhas WEREN'T "known as Wingate's Chindits". That's what they were part of. That's what they were in. The other units, British and Indian, weren't "fighting alongside" the Chindits, they were all IN the Chindits. It may sound the same thing to you, but it's simply badly wrong. I'm not trying to nit-pick, but it's just plain wrong. To anyone who's ever been in or knows the military, there's a VAST difference between being "alongside", being "with" and being "in".

@@sarahprice1375 🫡 . My grandfathers did too! RIP🙏

Many who actually knew what they were talking about were horrified as it meant there was nothing in it for Nepal any more, so why would Nepal be happy to lose Gurkha pay and pensions that were previously going back to Nepal? Nepal has already said it will end Gurkha recruiting as a result, and that shouldn't have surprised anyone.

@@John-G I didn't know this. How upsetting

I hope they are alowed to bring their wives / children after a certain amount of time...

​@@John-Goh gosh...didn't know

@@daphnethurlow5388 They are, under the same immigration / visa rules as anyone else - one of the many reasons why recruiting Gurkhas is no longer beneficial to Nepal and their government have said they will end recruitment of Gurkhas.

With the bagpipes taking the lead. Amazing!

Gurkhas haven't been in the British Army for 200 years - up until 1949 they were part of the British Indian Army.

​@@John-Gso how long have they been with the British army then, &even serving with the British Indian regiment, it all comes under British, which means they fought & stood with us didn't they, how many year's?😮

@@patriciadavis2506 They've been part of the British Army since the Tripartite Agreement in 1949. We've now broken that agreement, trashing it totally, so that Nepal is no longer benefiting from it or from Britain taking some of its brightest and best who now contribute nothing to Nepal and return nothing to Nepal. Unsurprisingly the Nepalese government have said that they are going to stop Britain recruiting Gurkhas, just as they've already stopped the Indian Army doing so (for different reasons). The only reason it hasn't already happened is because the Nepalese government is in disarray. Mind-numbingly short-sighted by Britain and selfish by the Gurkhas who protested with no consideration for future generations or for Nepal.

Ma samahat chu, thulo samman Gurkha haru ko laggi 👍🇳🇵🥰🇬🇧 Because of some in Derby I visited Nepal last year. And can now boast to have stayed with a retired Gurkha engineer in his home in Kathmandu and was well looked after by his wife’s family. I had an amazing and eye opening time, i visited the British army camp in Pokhara and have seen the mountain they go up as part of the tests. Truly amazing country, they did love it when I was speaking Nepali telling them their food was tastier than UK food 😂😂😂 I was received so well, they were thanking me for coming and learning about Nepal! Of course i thanked them back for beating the British and joining our forces then to teach us white people about their country and accept me into a minority. I’ll be going to east Nepal next time 😊

I totally agree with you we owe them for the ones that lost their life's fighting for our country

Nepal thinks so too, which is why they have said that since the UK has unilaterally broken the 1949 tri-partite agreement, so as Gurkhas are no longer sending their pay and pensions back to Nepal they're going to stop Gurkha recruiting, although they haven't yet said when.

Yes I agree

@@daphnethurlow5388 Then why are you supporting Britain's unilateral change to the 1949 treaty on recruiting Gurkhas which means that Nepal no longer benefits from allowing Britain to recruit Gurkhas, as none of their pay or pension is returned to Nepal anymore?

No chance

If only you didn't mess up their lands and stole their wealth in the first place.

@@joshnengi Not me matey, I've never been there!

The quote from former Indian Army Chief of Staff Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw is actually ""If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha." which is rather different. I suggest you read Birdie Smith's "Even the Brave Falter" if you want some insight, or Allinson's diaries. FWIW, Anyone who says he is not afraid in battle is a liability and a danger to everyone around them.

@@foodie8790 Umm ... Buy one or steal one? 😂😂😂

@@foodie8790 Well I've got a WW2 era one after my Grandad fought with them in Burma.

@@foodie8790 "those"? What "those"? 😂😂😂 FWIW, "Gurkhas' kukris" are available for sale in every unit PRI shop as they're mass produced in Dehradun, India, by the thousands and bought by the Army (#1 or#2, parade or service). ... and while some Nepalese still call them "khukuris", in the Bde they're always "kukris".

Thank you for his service.

I put my uncle in Borneo instead of Burma. It's an age thing...lol. He was with Wingates Chindits. I love the Ghurkas, they're very loyal Britain... ❤

He was also with the Chindits ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

My late father-in-Law fought alongside the Gurkhas during WW2. He said VERY little about the fighting, (& his capture), but he said he has never known Soldiers like them for bravery - they were wonderful soldiers.

What year..? I was stationed at 17 inf. Wkps. Sek Kong. Lived at Dills Corner ‘63-66. Best Days ever.

An Avenger to speak for avengers!

Nepal is Maoist - it isn't Britain's ally.

You couldn't have a more loyal friend than a Gurkha, or a worse enemy. Perfect Gentleman and Warrior combined into one person. The Scottish connection is the Clan Douglas tartan from an association with the Cameronian Scottish Rifles and the Pipe Band goes back to the 1880's, again from a Scottish Army connection. You can learn all you need to know about the Gurkhas on Y-T videos from the early days to the present.

@@stuartmccall5474 , thank you very much. I'll watch RU-vid

@@anamariafernandeztroxler4007 : Try this video which gives the history why the Gurkhas are in the British Army, The Gurkhas: Nepal’s Legendary Warrior Class. It's very accurate.

@@stuartmccall5474 , thank you!

​@@stuartmccall5474The link doesn't go to a video, but given the title it's likely to be wildly inaccurate - they're NOT a "warrior class" and never have been.

Gurkha infantry units do light infantry drill, the Corps don't. When marching at the same time as regular infantry, light infantry units march at the same (regular infantry) pace. Gurkha felt hats are worn in No2 dress - in Blues / No1 dress they wear Kilmarnocks.

@@John-G thank you!👍

@@Seagalfree2024 Forgot to mention it - the band's are red. The bandmaster, currently a woman, has a seriously large red hackle 😅

They were only trainees before...

Different regiments do guard duty at all the Royal castles etc. There is an official handover from one regiment to another. All the Ghurka 's will do their duties until the next regiment takes over from them. I hope I've managed to explain it a little bit clearer.x

No they're not. Absolute rubbish. Gurkhas have been allowed to become British citizens on discharge since 2004. Unfortunately this, along with their change in TACOS to that of British soldiers, has meant that Britain has unilaterally broken the 1949 tri-partite agreement with Nepal so that it is no longer beneficial to Nepal to allow recruitment to continue, and the Nepalese government have said that they will end the arrangement although they haven't said when. There is simply nothing in it for Nepal any more, particularly as Gurkhas are no longer primarily uneducated poor from the hills but are increasingly the educated middle class from the towns who are leaving the country for ever, taking their pay and pensions with them. As all recruiting is in Nepal, sons of Gurkhas in the UK are no longer able to join the Gurkhas, leading to even more of a drain on Nepal's brightest. It was a very shortsighted move, pushed by a greedy few with no consideration for their own country.

The "problem" is that there's nothing in it for Nepal any more as they now leave Nepal taking their pay and pensions with them.

No. Gurkhas don't usually carry bayonets in ceremonial, only kukris.

Ask any combat veterans who served with them including in Afghanistan

They've been paid the same pensions and on the same TACOS as Brits since 2007. As a result, since there's nothing in it for Nepal anymore and Britain broke the 1949 tri-partite agreement unilaterally, Nepal has unsurprisingly said that it will end Gurkha recruiting, although it hasn't yet said when.

Anglos aren't indigenous. The crown is Germanic.

@@brainworm666 I was referring to the population.

@@brainworm666 Wrong. The Anglos are the indigenous people. Germany is barely 200 miles away.

@@lynnecromack4933 you’re quite literally wrong you crazed individual. Celts, Scots, Gaelic, Cornish, Manx. None of these are related to the Anglos. The Anglos are not from here. You are not from here so you should go back to the Germanic lands and take your Royal family with you.

@@lynnecromack4933 We’re full, Anglos need to be deported.

AMEN

and ours

This is the first time I've ever seen or heard of them 😊

Our country

They are a credit to UK!

Such honour to have them in our country. God bless them.

Sir ralph, you have the MC, you are pretty brave too !

They still are in my house!

I have a book on the Battle of Cassino which has a photo of Gurkhas charging downhill, silhouetted against the sun and flashing their kukris. Decades after I first read it, that image sticks in my mind. All I can say is, if that's what you're up against, you're only getting out of it dead or with soiled pants.

​@douglassun8456 I bet that picture is something to see. I'm imagining it in my head now. Wow. They just look scary to me. Anytime I watch a movie where they are portrayed I start getting nervous cuz I know shits about to go down!

That's where my grandfather was with them

We the British need these amazing fearless Soldiers, maybe more than we did in the battle against any enemy that have tried to kill or enslave us. Our silent cunning enemies have infiltrated every City, Town and village in Great Britain, and the Powers to be have allowed this to happen. I hope this is a sign, that one of the most feared Soldiers in the World have moved into this Fortress, and, have orders to be on hand, when the Enemies are more than ready to strike the British. Far fetched you maybe think, but , as that wise man back in the 60,s ENOCH POWELL warned, if our Border Gates are left open many years to come, these vengeful Nations will try and takeover this Beloved Country, and, will never be the same again. Well that time is clearly near, and our Government are letting it happen, in fact are allowing any Patriot of Great Britain be arrested for quietly and, Peacefully waving the Flag of this once Proud Country !.

@@phyllisbennett9950 Enoch Powell wasn't evil. He understood their culture

@@phyllisbennett9950 Keep taking the tablets ...