Trooping the Colour in Denmark - Slagelse Tattoo 1982 

As the C.S.M. in charge of this parade.We had 2 days drill and rehearsal to put this together. I took time to size the guys as well as possible.I had to take into account the parade was on wet grass. We tended to sink in the soft ground.In all it was a quick trip from Germany where we were an armoured company. We were well looked after by the Danish people.

this has just popped up on my youtube, I didn't realise this had been filmed. I was there doing this mini troop. its number four company 1st battalion Irish guards. officer commanding the company was major Brian O'Gorman, or commonly known to the company as major o,go i was his driver in Germany best company commander in the battalion back then.

I am amongst the ranks taking part in this parade... Good times

You are always welcome in Denmark, British brothers and sisters.

Every summer (except most recently due to the pandemic) the regiments of the Canadian Grenadier Guards and the Governor Generals Foot Guards (otherwise known as the ceremonial guard) conduct changing of the guard ceremonies as well as a trooping of the Colour on the lawn of parliament hill in front of the Peace Tower in Ottawa. Thank you for sharing this rare footage of the Irish Guards doing their trooping abroad! very cool.

Looks so much smarter back then.

Absolutely flawless. And not one overweight guard, quite different from what you see nowadays. So yes, something went wrong in Western Europe.

These Micks were Guardsmen of old. Graduates of the Guards Depot. Sad to see nowadays Guards Division deportment and drill, but todays Guardsmen are better equipped and educated and after all, they are the soldiers fit for purpose of these dangerous times. (Ex SG 1960s)

Different World. Different Times. Different Standards. But the same men. Once a Guardsmen always a Guardsmen. This is the Standard you get when you had a GUARDS DEPOT

16:34 Saluting was Prince George Valdemar of Denmark (1920-1986), cousin to the late Queen Elizabeth II, the late Prince Philip, and Queen Margrethe II

Amazing to see Guardsmen the same height (I assume within the required height) and all fit looking, carrying proper rifles!all I might add with the Guards traditional swagger something in my opinion that is sadly lacking nowadays! that's progress eh?

Isnt that drum major Dixie Dean, im pretty its not him. He used to have a moustache but he doesnt have it.

Impressive to see the band doing the moon walk

Drum major in tunic 🇬🇧💂

Drum Major turns left on countermarch ( correct) the band countermarch to the right

These were the times when guardsmen were the same height, same weight, and same performance... now its a mess...

Music at 2:17 ?

I’ve taken three points away from these comments; 1. That people actually think the SLR was anything better than a clapped out lump of pig iron. I’ve carried it, it was hateful crap. 2. That the BAOR consumers of yellow handbags seem to think that marching around in Victorian working dress to a given standard in 1982 makes you a better soldier than blokes (and women) who actually soldiered rather than excelling at synchronised walking. 3. The Guards Depot; I had the misfortune to visit it once. The first two people I saw were an officer on a horse and a Lance Sergeant taking his pace stick for a walk. That epitomised the Household Division for me. The Guards Depot did not produce better soldiers than ITC, it was a nest of petty bullshit that spent more time on the square than the ranges. It fetishised mindless nugatory tasks in the mistaken belief that the rest of the army were in awe of them. Spoiler; we weren’t. So in summary, the Cold War warriors who had sports afternoons and Friday stand downs at midday, who were functioning alcoholics who did an NI tour once in a while (been there, done that several times) are not qualified to chop off about soldiers who spent from 1990 to 2015 on ops of one form or another (also done that). They were too busy soldiering to worry about dressing and sizing off, or anything else that old men in stained regimental blazers think.

whats the music at 3:39?

what rifle are they using?

Why didn’t they play the National Anthem of U.K.?

Good to see that back in the old days the height requirement, SLR and smart drill all went to make a grand impression. These days a short guardsman (or woman, in the band) next to a tall one looks ridiculous. They're like children playing soldiers. The SA80 looks poor for ceremonial drill and the standard of drill has definitely fallen. No depot. Lower standards. I make no comment about their fighting ability because I don't know enough about it.