The Queen would have no say in the convoy planning, it would be mainly the German Security services who decided to put that show on. In the UK she normally has just 4 Motorcycles and up to 4 cars. Seeing the escort in motion around London is incredible, they get her through London traffic faster than this convoy on cleared roads in Berlin. Until a few years ago, Prince Philip used to drive himself around London in a standard Black Cab taxi with just his personal protection officer. The Queen regularly takes the train from London to Sandringham alongside members of the public on the same train. When Trump visited the UK with all his own vehicles and security, his Limo is so ridiculously heavy it actually bottomed out and got stuck on a speed control ramp near the Palace.
The Germans doing it, like only the Germans can for our Queen, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. Long to reign over us, happy and glorious. Thank you for the respect, Germany 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
I always love how Germany seem to have like 15 motorcycle cops around her and a hell ton of police cars and support vehicles and an ambulance but in the uk we just send 3 armed motorcycles ahead to block traffic and another armed motorcycle in front of her car and a couple of unmarked vehicles from the Royal protection unit run by metropolitan police which protect the in Royal at home or abroad and any heads of state from other countries who visit the uk
Normally the Queen moves around London in a her Bentley with maybe 4 cars as an escort, she even takes a train to her Sandringham Estate for Christmas and rides with the public. This is very over the top I have to say, over 80 different vehicles and motor bikes! Well I guess given her very recent family history, she really is the Queen of Germany too !
Even her normal car and escort are quite over the top compared with the usual way, German top line politicians are chauffeured around. take a look here, how Chancellor Merkel gets picked up by her security detail and drives away. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1oIi4iDCZGE.html Two Audi A8L (this day, might be a Mercedes S class or BMW 7 series the next day), hers probably armored. And that’s that. This show with the hundreds of police vehicles has nothing to do with normal day business and also has nothing to do with the Queen in particular, it is simply the way, foreign heads of state - of any state that is - are treated on official state visits. I guess it would not be much different, if the president or monarch of another country visits London for an official state visit with hundreds of the household guards standing at parade while they drive a motorcade from the airport up the Mall towards Buckingham palace, would it?
@@Kref3 the guards display are a guard of honour and provide a ceremonial role however motorcades for foreign officials in the UK rarely exceed 3 cars and 4 motorbikes. Usually it will be 2 cars and 2 bikes.
Yes but the german police put in for overtime so they could say to their families "I was there escorting HRH Queen Elizabeth 11" that day , probably the greatest monarch to have ever graced our planet ... not a very good view though!! more business like rather than the pomp and ceremony the British are masters at!
Well she is the leader of a country. it doesn't matter that she is a queen, her family is a bunch of Royal monarchs, and most of the country leaders all around the world are a bunch of presidents and dictators. why not give, Her Majesty a motorcade ,just like they do with other country leaders like presidents and dictators. I personally just view it as honoring and respecting her as a leader.!
These are the one people in the world that are terrified that something happens to the only head of state alive the actually was in WW2 and had her home bombed .
I swear I'm the driver of that cab seen in the first four seconds of that video - I even remember that day because we were so lucky to get in front of that motorcade otherwise my fareguest and I would have probably been stuck for at least 10 minutes. She was a very nice doctor trying to get to an emergency operation so she told me - I am absolutly not kidding! That's part of the reason I remember that day so well.
Bloody Hell in Britain there would be a couple of motor bikes and a couple of cars. ( To b fair on ceremonial occasions the Guards and other military would turn out .Looking forward to my visit to Berlin In November . trying to consume some beer between visiting the places of interest ( other than the pubs )
We see presidential motorcades all the time. but we never see many Royal Monarch motorcades. This video is the motorcade of Queen Elizabeth Queen of the United Kingdom UK
It costs a lot more for a "Royal Funeral" than you think !!! and giving the whole country another day off is REALLY expensive!! and Royals are more liked than politicians!!
@@duncanmckechnie4468 haha I appreciate this response being well over a year, probably almost two years later to my original comment. It is nice to revisit things sometime! Question, do the PM’s get state sponsored funerals too?
Yooo this is bringing back memories. I was actually there when this happened. Our school class went to Berlin for a week together and the Queen came that exact week.
Why do people complain about them 'wasting' the money you pay with taxes? The money just goes back into the economy, workers/personnel get paid, everyone is happy. I don't see why this counts as 'wasting'...
Euhm, not to be hateful but where are the paid workers in this video?? All i see is way to many police officers who could be doing their job instead. Protecting and serving the public.
The same would happen if the money was spent on useful things that actually aid the population instead of financing a life of luxury for one single family. If you don't care about that that's your choice but calling people "uneducated" and "brainless" because they're not big fans of monarchies is just ignorant and idiotic. Opinions are different
Her Majesty Rocks! I really like and respect Her Majesty, the Queen Elizabeth the Second! In her long and majestic reign, she has been a force for the good for the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and the rest of the world. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your service!
WOW! Her Gracious Britannic Majesty Queen Elizabeth II NEVER gets this kind of escort in the United kingdom, unless it's a ceremony. That was along of cars lol. God save our Gracious Britannic Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal family 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@RU-vid Universal Channel You don't even know insanity when it comes to Escorts. Come here to the United States where escorts like THESE are everyday where the President goes! We do it so very often that there are now Over 200 videos of these with all 3 U.S. Presidents! Bush, Obama, Trump!
For those that are interested, there are approx 60 vehicles in this escort (not including HRH official car) 14 police cars, 16 police vans and 30 police bikes. You’re welcome
Did taxpayers in Germany really need to pay for an extra 16 motorcycle cops to escort the Queen in a fancy "V" formation when she already had a sizeable escort? Talk about overkill!
Matthew B she is visiting a foreign country, so the immense responsibility of keeping her safe falls on that country, because if something did go wrong, they would be blamed for not doing enough. Better to be OTT than not.
It may be overkill, but you don´t want to be responsible if something happens, exspacilly if you are Germany. Better safe than sorry, also remember that Germany isn´t covered with cctv like London.
