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What the escort commander said at the start after "Escort for the colour, in close order, left dress"
Its not a Castle. Just public buildings, This is central London
Yeah as other commenters have put it's called horse guards parade. The buildings nearby contain many different functions and different departments of government.
The purpose of 'trooping the colour' dates back hundreds of years when the flag of each regiment was used as a rallying point in battle. So this exercise was to make sure that each soldier recognised the colour (flag) of his regiment.
My Uncle Jimmy was a Sergeant Major in the Irish Guards. He was also served at Sandhurst. When he died some flowers arrived from one of his former charges, King Hussein of Jordan.
The British army , is now a very small army, been cut to the bone, it has servicemen from as far away as Fiji and of course the famous Gurkhas, But Britain has always been a warrior country, it fears no one ,
I was brought up in an army family and l have watched the troop every year since l was approximately 8 years of age, l am now 68 years old, God Save the Queen, 🇬🇧🇬🇧
I am also army born and bred, then married a squaddie. However, I'm not a slobbering sycophant. Vive la Republique!
@@PhyllisGlassup2TheBrim Glory to the Ancien Régime!!!
I love being British...Portuguese by birth, British by choice and going now 40 years!
I love this great country as much I love my little country of birth.
It ain't a bad place is it? Thanks for the nod.
we love you too you beautiful human being
Good for you, but never forget your roots
You are more then wellcome in the uk obrigado
@@robertlangley1664 correct me if I'm wrong, but I was told obrigado is to a man, and obrigada is to a woman
I was a proud guardsman for almost ten years in two of the regiments the Scots and the Irish guards. I did two troops and many other ceremonial duties like the guard of honour for many world leaders and the state opening of Parliament. People need to remember guardsmen are infantry soldiers first and foremost who have been in every conflict since the guards were formed 44 Victoria crosses have been awarded to members of the guards division.
Karl, my Grandfather was a Corporal in The Irish Guards during The Great War. He survived but sadly I never got to meet him as he passed before I was born.
Makes me proud to be who I am. Don't be fooled by the pomp and uniforms. These guys are as hard as nails. Love your channel btw.
Squaddies are not tough, they're just a bunch of over drinking, under educated bums who are used as canon fodder by the military. Our Royal Marine Commandos, RAF, SAS personnel etc are tough AND smart; unlike most squaddies. Nearly anyone can join the army, other parts of our military are much more particular about who they allow in their ranks. Proud of being a pawn?? That's funny! 😂
@@blahblaahh3004 you sound like a right crown and anchor
Blah blah..you sound as is your in the raf regiment hahaha....yes we are tough as nails..we can go from front line combat in afghanistan to ceremonial duties days after we get back.
@@blahblaahh3004 Royal Marines receive basic training, then have to go through a selection course to become Commandos, same goes with SAS. Don't know about the most junior service, although the officers do have to be able to fly a plane. British Troops aren't used the same way as American Troops, they aren't thrown away wilfully. All the Troops out there involved in Trooping the Colour have on ceremonial dress which takes a lot of upkeep, especially the Cavalry. 7 elite guards units. Top two are the Lifeguard and Blues and Royals, followed by the Grenadiers, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh. None are your basic soldier.
Hi I'm a Canadian ,we do this so I think the colours are the flag of each regiment the colours are presented by our Queen or one of the other royals I think they do this annually God save the Queen is the national anthem of Britain and the Canadian royal it's like they're showing how well they perform for their commander in chief (one of the royals) it's actually quite impressive eh? Susan in London Ontario
Hey girl. I love your appreciation of our Country and Queens guards. Take care.
I am a born British lad. I am honoured to have been born in this beautiful country, the safest place on earth I swear, I don't quite follow this kind of stuff heh but I will always feel privileged and lucky to have been born into this wonderful society. I will always maintain that the British have the best comedies in the world hands down. when you think about how lucky you are, or unlucky. I will go the grave knowing that I was born in the most safest and funniest country that this world has ever seen. Your reactions are wonderful you've shown great respect for our culture and I wish you the happiest and funniest life. We have the best comedy the world has ever seen and it is extremely pleasing to see someone like yourself enjoy and engage in our lives over here in the U.K. Much love to you Ashley, you are a wonderful human being, good for you.
They look so serious because they are soldiers on military parade, it's not a pantomime for tourists.
Love this and love the Queen she is a role model I am very proud to be able to call myself British
When my third child was 8 or 9 my wife took him on a trip to London for a birthday treat. He’d never been before. We forgot it was trooping the colour that weekend, so he had the surprise of his life when he found himself watching all the troops marching, and then he got to see the Queen as well.
The castle you refer to isn’t actually a castle. It’s Horseguards Parade. At one time it was the headquarters for the British Army.
Still is.
@@Trooper1355 Army HQ is currently at Marlborough Lines, Andover. Prior to that it was in Wilton near Salisbury. Horseguards is, however, the HQ for the army’s London district.
Ashley. Up until 1986, the Queen used to take part in the Trooping of the Colour herself. There are a few CZcams videos of her taking part if you're interested.
In full ceremonial military uniform herself of course, as commander in chief!
To shed some light on some of the commands being given. "In close order, left dress" - To bring the troops into a tighter formation and to align themselves properly. Dress/Dressing is the term to make the formation have correct intervals and spacing between each soldier, whilst maintaining straight lines. "In open order" is just to open up the formation.
Other commands given were fairly self explanatory.
"About turn" - to turn around 180
"Slope arms" - to bring the Rifle to a sloping position on the shoulder
"Change arms" - Move the Rifle from one side to the other
"Present Arms" - To Present the rifle at the formal salute (Note, can only be done from the left shoulder, hence, the Change arms)
"Will advance/Will Retire" - Basically telling the soldiers to expect movement either to their front, rear, or side.
"Quick/Slow March" - Pretty obvious
"Left/Right Form" - Tells the troops to form their line using either the far left or right soldiers as the guide.
"'Shun" - Come to Attention, just shortened.
Some of the Cavalry were given the commands "Parade Swords" and "Slope Swords" - Which are fairly self evident.
Trooping the Colour originated from earlier times, when the Regiment would parade the Colour (The massive Flag) in front of the Soldiers so that they would recognise it and therefore know where to rally in battle (the reason they're big is because of gunpowder smoke). It was also a way for commander to know what Regiments were where and who they were. And even, sometimes, to intimidate the enemy. For example - if you heard an Enemy Regiment was particularly ferocious and had a reputation for gallantry, you might see them opposite you and be a bit concerned.
Colours were also trophies - To capture a Colour was to dishonour the enemy and to bring triumph and fame upon yourself and your Regiment. (In the Napoleonic Wars, the French had Eagles as their Colour. To capture an Eagle was to solidify your name in history)
@@gymnastica6696 No worries, one of my mates is ex-Coldstream Guard and a lot of my friends are Army/Navy.
Oh, and the Massed Bands doing the pin Wheel, there are no written logs or commands for it, it's passed down through Garrison Sergeant Majors/previous Troopings
@@gymnastica6696 I think you'd really enjoy the series "In the Highest Tradition" - it's from the 80s/90s, and is on CZcams. It gives real insight into the Army and the differences between the Regiments, and even the same Divisions, with bits of history dotted about in places.
@@gymnastica6696 No worries, have a great weekend. (i also recommend Sean Bean's Waterloo, for just generic viewing)
The queen is indeed there.. it is her army she served in ww2 as an medic ambulance driver and every soldier pledges elegance to the crown (and thus the current king... or queen
My mum took my grandparents to Trooping of the Colour before he passed. My grandad said it was one of the best days of his life. He was a member of the British Legion and an army man through and through 🏴
Trooping _the_ colour.
It’s never Trooping of the colour! 🤦♀️
The formations and movements of the guards reflect the time in history when armies had to fight together in ranks and files in order to bring massed fire on enemy infantry or defend themselves in square formations from cavalry. Moving between these positions had to be done in a highly coordinated manner and techniques and commands were developed over time which allowed them with training to do this efficiently. The guards regiments especially fought in these tight formations and were used to defend important positions on the battlefield or to fight on mass to overwhelm and break through enemy formations. The colours of the regiment were displayed to provide a highly visible sign of the regiments position on the battlefield in the chaos and smoke of battle. The colours contain the honours or lists of battles where the regiment fought with honour from the time the regiment was formed up to the present day.
Makes me so proud to be British. Our military are the best in the world and the best trained. 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🏴
The Colour is the Regimental Flag, it usually has dates of significant battles on it. This is an old tradition where the colour was displayed so the troops would recognise it. The Trooping of the Colours is carried out on the Queen's official birthday. They are brilliant, aren't they?. Love the horses.
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@Donald Sinclair Possibly yeah, I respect those who have served.
@Donald Sinclair Me and my best friend went to join the army the day after we finished high school. We did the Barb test and applied. Unfortunately I couldn't join because I used an inhaler when I was 12. I went down to watch him pass out. I was so proud.
@Donald Sinclair This was at the army recruitment office in 1996. They told me I had to have not used an inhaler for 6 years. They had my information from my doctor. I was never actually a bad asthmatic. It was mostly reactions to cats.
@Donald Sinclair My brother served in Iraq but when he first tried to join up he failed the physical. For which I'm eternally grateful. At 17 he had testicular cancer - if the army medic hadn't seen it he wouldn't have known and he'd be dead now. He had it removed, wife two kids and thankfully only one tour in Iraq. We don't get on but I made sure he had two bluies a week (though I mucked up the first one because I'd didn't realise you don't put letters inside them)
Having served 22 years in the Senior Service, the Royal Navy, no one does this stuff better than us, BZ to the Army
Trooping the colour celebrates the official birthday of the Monarch usually end of May/Beginning of June. All Royals turn up and go out in possession in the morning for the parade at Royal Horseguards parade. After the trooping there's a procession back to the palace, the Royals come out onto Buckingham Palace balcony for a gun salute and Royal fly past.
It's an interesting event to attend. Tickets are needed to watch the trooping at Horseguards parade but not the Royals going out or coming back.
These are the guards, the best display regiment in the world and one of the best fighting regiments.
Pure class, we have our differences in the UK, but we are a proud nation 🇬🇧
The parade square is Horse Guards Parade, and the ‘palace’ or ‘castle’ in the background is the Horse Guards building, which is an important military headquarters with stables and barracks, and home to the Household Cavalry Museum.
I did chuckle at 'castle' lol.
@@PhyllisGlassup2TheBrim It is similar to Dublin Castle (built in its present style about the same time). Interesting that aside from The Tower of London , there are not official castles in London ( though some regiment HQs are in the style of a Fort or Castle. (Plenty of Palaces, some of them castellated in parts)
Dear Ashley. The building is Horse Guards. It is where the Household Cavalry stand guard. They change guard everyday at 11.00am.
Nice to see a reaction to our old and revered traditions. The "Colour" is the heart and soul and embodiment of the history of a regiment. "Trooping" is showing to the ranks, as it was the rally point during battle. Not a castle in the background, but "Horseguards" barracks and right in the middle of London, backing onto St James Park - Buckingham Palace is at the other end of the park. This clip is the highlight of the actually Trooping - Part 5 as it says. The full thing is much longer, the forming up and the eventual leaving. Happens every year on the Queens "official" birthday. You really should try find a clip of Light Infantry - The Rifles - doing their party trick, the "double"! Would love to see somebody react to that!
The Rifle regiments march to a shorter, faster step than the Frederick the Great-aping quick or slow march of the infantry and Guards regiments.
Most light infantry, mountain and police regiments world-wide do it.
It's so they can get forward, kill the enemy officers and win the battle before the others get there and steal the credit. ;-)
Has the battle honours on it the colour, as well as each of the 5 drum majors mace's
The Trooping the Colour happens every year on the Queens Birthday, The Colour itself is the Regimental Flag covered in their Regimental Battle Honours stretching back in time to Battles like the Battle of Waterloo and the 1st and 2nd world wars right up to Afghanistan, Every Household Regiment of Guards has their own Colours, Each soldier remembers his Regiments Battle Honours not just because of the battles but they remember the Soldiers of their regiment who served and made the ultimate sacrifice, In days gone by the Colours used to be a Rallying point for that particular Regiment and the Colours were fiercely defended from Enemy attack, So it is with pride and honour that they troop their colour before their Sovereign, It may interest you to know that a lot of the marching you see is done by counting steps in their heads, Every movement is rehearsed until it’s perfect for the Queen to see, So you see the Colours are very important to each Regiment of the Household Guards be they Coldstream, Welsh, Scots or Irish Guards and a source of Regimental pride.
Top tier comment! Saved a lot of wiki reading!
All British infantry regiments have two colours. The Queen’s Colour and the Regimental Colour. Cavalry regiments have a ‘Guidon’ which is basically the same thing (though a different size). The Royal Regiment of Artillery considered its guns to be its ‘colours’.
The building is ‘Horse Guards’ which was the historical headquarters of the Army in the nineteenth century, just next to the Old Admiralty Building. It was super ceded by the War Office and then in turn by the Ministry of Defence Main Building. All of these building are on a street called ‘Whitehall’ which is the home of the British Government. 10 Downing Street is just off Whitehall and the Houses of Parliament are just at the end of Whitehall. All within a long stone’s throw of each other.
Also the Grenadier Guards
Queens official birthday 🙂
All infantry regiments have colours, except the Rifle Regiment. They historically were skirmishers & didn't carry colours on the battlefield.
My dad guarded Churchill at Chequers. Sadly died in 80s, had medals and was amazed he was at Normandy beaches. He named the daughters, guess french, German and God knows where I'm from. 🇬🇧 ❤📥
I spent 7 years in the guards and was proud to be part of this every year
Thanks for your service mate 🇬🇧
0:52 “Escort for the Colour, In close order, RIGHT dress” the company who are to escort the colour close ranks into close order (one pace forward), right dress means to line up against the man on the right.
1:33 “Escort for the Colour, will advance, by the left, quick march” there are three different marches in the British Army; Slow March, Quick March and Double Time. Quick march is the normal pace. Slow is mainly used ceremonially and the Rifles Regiments use Double time. ‘By the left’ is the person on the left that everyone matches their pace to.
It was a left dress.
@@rob7290 same thing!
@@realburglazofficial2613 no
@@oliverspence9450 it is. Right dress you dress from the man on the right, left dress you dress from the man on the left. The only difference is where your eyes go.
@@realburglazofficial2613 if its a left dress and you dress to the right then you’ll look an idiot
The Parade Commander orders, "Escort for the Colour, in close order, right dress".
To "dress" means to line up in a perfectly straight line, and at a perfect distance from the man to your right.
It's normal routine for a platoon to dress off before marching any sort of distance and again when stopped.
There is a very good documentary called ‘Guarding The Queen’. It features a couple of new people as the train to be Grenadier Guards.
Been there done that got the tee shirt ex 2nd Bat Coldstream Guards ' yes a lot of hard work goes into it
yes we are proud to watch this each year !
Horses Guards Parade Ground London (the Horse Guards building was once the Head Quarters of the British Army)
The Trooping takes place at a parade ground called Horse Guards in London. It only took place at a castle during COVID when a scaled down version was done at Windsor Castle.
You make a good effort to understand what is happening, some don’t! I was at the Colonel’s Review this year for the first time ever, it was wonderful. On the two Saturdays before the one when the monarch attends (which is televised and they have the Flypast and the appearance of the Royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace) there are two rehearsals for which tickets are sold and these two rehearsals are exactly the same as the‘official’ trooping (on the final Saturday) except for the King’s absence, the flypast and its not televised but it’s a wonderful spectacle! Tickets for the King’s trooping are by ballot so little chance of obtaining!!😊
The CO at the start gave the order “Escort for the colour, in close order, right, dress” he’s asking the escort to take one step forwards and smarten up on the right hand man in their line.
Answer to your next question: they’re not at any castle. They’re on Horse Guards Parade in London.
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00:50 - "ESCORT FOR THE COLOUR, IN CLOSE ORDER, LEFT, DRESS!"
It's also not a castle, it is Horse Guards Parade.
Until quite recently the Queen - a superb horsewoman- was also on a horse for the entire parade. It's not exactly fun parading in front of the Queen. She's now been at nearly 70 Trooping the Colour parades and has apparently a keen eye for any mistakes...
In full ceremonial military uniform herself of course, as commander in chief!
She stopped riding in 1986 when her horse Burmese was retired. I wish 1986 was fairly recent, but unfortunately it’s 36 years ago!
How right you are.
Horse Guards Parade, used for ceremonial parades. Horse Guards was British Army Headquarters for two centuries and is still the Headquarters of the Household Division, which contains all of the Guards infantry and cavalry (armored) units and the Royal Horse Artillery Regiment. Part 5 is the march past of the Guards at slow and quick times before the Queen. This ceremony dates from the late 17th century and in it's origins, was designed to teach all soldiers of their allegiance to the Monarch, the necessity for loyalty to the Monarch and the Regiment, and to honor the battle history of the Regiment. The Colors, which contain the regimental crest identifying the unit, also has cloth tabs surrounding the center crest each of which identifies each battle that the regiment has been awarded a battle honor for since its' foundation, and are what were the center of the regimental battle line and the indicator of the head of the regiment and it's position on the battlefield. It identified the regiment to it's soldiers in battles all the way from the English Civil War until the Boer War, when linear battle tactics and close order drill used since the introduction of muskets in infantry warfare in the 16th century were abandoned in the face of the increasing power of modern rifles, artillery and machine guns which began during the American Civil War in 1861 and changed the face of battle familiar to soldier since the Reformation. You have to understand what the Color means to the past and present members of every regiment in the British Commonwealth. It has pride of place, and honors the sacrifice of all members, past and present.
The US Army uses battle streamers on unit flags in the Prussian fashion, and until the Spanish-American War ended these were carried by US units alongside the nation flag when entering battle. Different armies, different customs.
The Colour is the regimental flag that has all the history of the regiment on it, such as The Battle of Tripoli 03/06/1823 “not sure of the exact date, just made it up for demonstration purposes. The colour is VERY closely guarded normally in said regiments officers mess. All regiments have one & trooping it in front of the queen 👑 is a very special occasion q.
As a younger woman, from late 1960s to early 1980s the Queen used to RIDE to this parade on a horse called 'Burmese' which was a gift from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. She rode side saddle, wearing a version of the guards uniform and looked VERY smart. After the parade she would lead the parade back to Buckingham Palace. On one occasion someone took a shot at her. The horse was startled but the Queen, being a fine horsewoman, kept it under control and remained calm and unruffled.
It's on for around two hours every June as it celebrates the Queen official birthday, her actual birthday is 21st April the official one was bought in a couple of hundred years ago, for any monarch who had birthdays in the Autumn /Winter so the public could join in the celebrations during the summer months so our Queen and ancestors have had two birthdays, and this will carry on in the future,
This is Horseguards Parade in London where Beating The Retreat (HM Royal Marines), Trooping The Colour (by footguards and Horseguards including The Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery) for HM The Queen’s birthday in June and other events happen including the start & finish of the parade on Remembrance Day by veterans. In June 1991 i was sat in a stand on Horseguards for Beating The Retreat.
It is Horse Guards Parade. The most important ceremonial place in British history.
The Prime Minister's official residence is behind the small copse of trees.
Remember, these are fully trained combat soldiers in their Sunday best.
If you want to see what they do for a living, watch the movie Tumbledown..
Interesting fact...Horse Guards Parade was also used in 2012 as the venue for the London Olympic's Beach Volleyball tournament !
This is an annual event. Usually broadcast live from London!🇬🇧
Horse Guards Parade is a large parade ground off Whitehall in central London It is the site of the annual ceremonies of Trooping the Colour, which commemorates the monarch's official birthday, and Beating Retreat.
The adjacent Horse Guards building was once the Headquarters of the British Army. The Duke of Wellington was based in Horse Guards when he was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. The current General Officer Commanding London District still occupies the same office and uses the same desk.
The six-week training thing. It's more rehearsal than training. The soldiers already know the movements, they just need to perfect them. Any large parade will be rehearsed. There's a great series on CZcams called "Guarding The Queen." You should watch.
Are there official sizes/numbers to an 'Escort' and a 'Troop' (or is Troop the adjective, not noun in this instance ?)
@@highpath4776
There may be, but either there is and I've forgotten, or there isn't, which might be why I can't remember.
A Troop, is a small unit, roughly platoon size, in the Royal Marines, or a 3(?) tank unit in an armoured regiment.
@@johnt8636 I was thinking of the specific (ish) sizes of Roman commands- particulary Cohorts, which I think were 20. Centurions I understand were not grouped in 100s, more assembled as needed. Looking at old WO muster rolls, a Regiment ( well division of ) fitted in number roughtly on two vellum sheets - and went down in number as casualties occurred until regrouping or recruiting in new ones !.
Ashley after the part where the video ended all the troops march/ ride past the Queen in salute,. In her much younger Days her Majesty and family was known to ride from Buckingham Palace to the Horse Guards parade ground then sit on Horse back in uniform for the whole service and then tide back to the palace. Then they come out on the balcony for the public and a fly past of military aircraft ie Red Arrows.
As a kid I watched the trooping of the colour on the telly every year. The full event lasts a couple hours and the pageantry is always entertaining. Even now if I have time I will watch it, but I don't go out of my way to record it. I might record it this year as I expect it to be really spectacular given the jubilee and them not doing a proper trooping the last few years.
It's not a castle, it is horseguards parade and they look serious because they are fully trained soldiers. The colours are battle honors in those. On each flag is the name of a banner in a gold scroll
Many people think of the Guards as toy soldiers, but they're pretty much all combat veterans.
So very proud to be British and served in the British Army but really appreciate and respect other countries pomp and ceromonies too.
Best Trooping ever ( IMHO) was the silver jubilee parade in 77, The Boss on Burmese and pretty much the entire Household Div on parade so something like 20 Infantry bns + the donkey wallopers.. Incredible
You must be ex Household division, Donkey Wallopers, haven't heard that nickname in years, from an ex SG.
@@davidtaylor7242 My second will contact yours regarding the Household Division slur sir.. Choose your weapons 😡🏴
protect the colour and the crown
Thank you so much for showing interest in and showing the Trooping of the Colour. I have watched the ceremony every year for as long as i can remember. It's just fabulous. Im sure you would love all the pageantry scheduled for HMQ's Jubilee.
Trooping _the_ colour.
Never trooping *of* the colour.
The band doesnt just keep the time for the steps. It also covers the fact that everyone in those ranks is talking, in a loud whisper to everyone around them - out of the corners of their mouths - to prevent anyone screwing up. You get very good at ventriloquism when you do that.
It ended abruptly because they were just "retiring" which means marching off the field, which is boring.
From 12.56 that was just "Change Arms"(change the shoulder the rifle is on ) "Present Arms" and "Slope Arms" (put the rifle back on the shoulder). In the background you could also hear the Household Cavalry commanding officer shout "Household Cavalry, Slope Swords". "Officers Take Post, Quick March". then the Colours moved behind the Guardsmen.
The location for this ceremony is Horse Guards Parade, in London, which is a piece of land behind Downing Street, the UK Prime Minister's residence and is at the eastern end of The Mall, which leads from Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square.
It's held not at a castle but Horse Guards Parade in St James Park, Whitehall in central London.
Since you ask, that "castle" is the horse guards parade ground. The Horse Guards' Museum, simply known as the "horse guards"
The 'Castle' is part of the Whitehall Estate. To the right as you look at the parade ground is Downing Street, to the left is the Old Admiralty Building. Behind the camera is St James Park and beyond that is Buckingham Palace.
The Best Army In The World. The Guard are pretty awesome never miss a step and it actually being knowing if they do miss a step or do anything else Her Majesty will pick it up straight away
That parade is taking place at what is called Horse Guards. I served as a soldier there in 1982. The interior is fascinating if you are interested in military history.
It's not a castle: this is the parade ground at 'Horseguards'.
Nearby are:
the Admiralty building (Royal Navy HQ in London),
Hyde Park,
a road called Rotten Row which is optimised for people to ride horses on,
a number of WWI memorials,
Winston Churchill's War Rooms where a HQ controlling WWII was situated which is now a major tourist attraction,
the back garden of number 10 Downing street, where Boris holds his illegal lockdown-breaking parties,
and Downing Street where the Prime Minister of GB has his official residence while his new flat is re-decorated at the taxpayer's expense.
The back garden of 10 Downing Street was also targeted by a mortar attack by the Irish Republican Army some years back.
More importantly, nearby is a large ivy-covered bunker that dates from WWII, and a lake, probably called The Serpentine.
St James park, not Hyde Park although that is only about half an hour walk away.
@@stretfordender11 I dont think the Lake in St James Park has a name - but I think it might be fed in part by the Tyburn en route to the Thames.
"These guys are so serious"........They are members of her majesty the Queen's guard. They are soldiers. They have practiced and trained for weeks for this. Did you think they should be grinning and waving to the crowd?
They are also professional soldiers don't let their traditional uniforms fool you into thinking there just for ceremonial duties.
There are 5 regiments of foot guards. All have seen action through hundreds of years.
The colour is another name for the regimental flag, it was called the colour on the battlefield in the old days. It is the Scot’s Guards that is escorting the colour so it will be the regimental flag of the Scot’s guards that will be trooped.
Being in the Royal Navy and being taught to drum, we learnt the tune to British Grenardier as: Some die of drinking water, some die of drinking beer, some die of constipation and some of diarrhea, but of all the world diseases theres non that can compare to the drip drip drip of a septic pr*** and the smell of gonorrhea.
if you ever watch again, listen to the subtle word changes, escort FOR the colour, then escort TO the colour
The escort FOR the colour is the group of soldiers who will escort the colour when it is trooped (carried through the ranks so that soldiers will recognise it!). When they begin to escort the flag, they become the escort TO the colour.
The initial command was “Right dress”, an order for the ranks to line up on the right marker (the soldier at the right of the front rank). Dressing can be in open order or close order - the spacings are an arm’s length in close order, one or more paces in open order. Hope this helps!
The building is the Horse Guards. The open space is the Horse Guards Parade. As far as I'm aware, it's the headquarters for the Queens Guard, but I could be wrong. It's just one of many regal buildings in London. South side is Downing St, where the Prime Minister's office is (our "White House"). East is St James Park. Across from that is Buckingham Palace. North is Trafalgar Square, the big arch and the long straight road to the palace called "The Mall".
Watch part 5! That’s also very interesting! I watch it every year, it’s quite cool.
Horse Guards is not a castle it is a historic building in the City of Westminster, London, between Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade. It was built in the mid-18th century, replacing an earlier building, as a barracks and stables for the Household Cavalry, later becoming an important military headquarters. Horse Guards functions as a gatehouse giving access between Whitehall and St James's Park via gates on the ground floor. It originally formed the entrance to the Palace of Whitehall and later St James's Palace; for that reason it is still ceremonially defended by the Queen's Life Guard.
Is it the case you cannot whistle while going through the gate (is it disrespect or fear of signalling to an attacking force ?)
This is a 5pt vid, the actual BBC programme was about 1:30hrs approx, it also included the March back down the mall escorting her Majesty back to Buck House.
Love you Ash 💚
The opening command is :
Escort for the Colour!
In close order !
Left!
Dress!
This orders the Escort to close ranks to prepare them to march off to collect the Colour held by the Colour Party in the centre of Horseguards Parade Ground
This clip is from 2011 when my dads old Regiment trooped their Colour ( Scots Guards ) although this is the 1st Battalion and he served with the 2nd Battalion (Now F Company )
No country does pomp & ceremony like us Brits 🇬🇧. Thanks for another great reaction video.
Yes. Chile is here on youtube and they are still doing the Prussian drill recognisable from the earliest films of WWI Germans.
There is nomanual for this. It is handed down by the RSMs, who run the British Army. Glad that you are impressed
That's not a castle - that's Horse Guards Parade, just off Whitehall.
No castle. Central London. Horse guards parade approximately a mile from Buckingham Palace. It is a huge parade square all ceremonial duties/ parades take place there. These guards men are all professional soldiers. There are 5 regiments of foot guards.
Coldstream guards
Grenadier Guards
Irish guards
Scots guards
Welsh guards.
Each regiment on parade will be chosen to parade their flag or colour before the Queen. Some guards regiments are hundreds of years old .
The whole ceremony typically take just shy of 2 hours
I'm new t your channel, but have enjoyed your video's almost as much as your reactions. I was in the Household Cavalry and every time I put the uniform on for a major event I was excited. And hoped my mount was calm. For "The Lord Mayor's Parade or "The Major Generals Inspection" like the "Trooping OF The can take months to properly organize. There are rather alot of moving parts to getting 2 to 3 Thousand men deployed as well as our 300 or so horses.
Colour is trooped to make sure each soldiers could recognise the colour of his regiment in battle through the noise and chaos of a battle
This takes place in June every year and apart from minor changes to the music it is the same each year, hence them only needing six weeks of rehearsals. The whole event takes about two hours and ends with the Royal Family appearing on the balcony at Buckingham Palace and a fly over from the Royal Air Force. I'm lucky that where I live some of the planes from the flypast (the tankers and transports) fly over my house on their way back to base so I can watch it on TV and then ten minutes later stand in the garden and watch the planes fly over.
This year, covid permitting, I will be attending the full rehearsal, the weekend before the full parade, with Prince William taking the salute instead of the Queen
Do you need a ticket for entry or is it invite ?
@@highpath4776 If you google Trooping the Colour tickets you can buy tickets for the two rehearsals. Tickets for the Queens Birthday parade are allocated by ballot. Interestingly it is on a Thursday this year because of the double bank holiday Jubilee weekend.
@@howardscott1556 Thought they would have stuck to Saturday (I presume if the Queen does not make it to the anniversary date (feb) or the celebration, it will be changed to a celebration for the King.
@@highpath4776 you can just roll up to the Mall to see the guards and royals followed by the flyover.
@@JulieWallis1963 First saw a changing of the guard when I was on a coach tour with school, in the days when PSVs were allowed down the Mall
That's Horse guards parade which is on Whitehall but that view is from St James Park.The Palace of St James was built by Henry X111
James, after James the lesser .
Sorry Henry the eigth
@@tonybennett9964 Would have been nice to know what the palace of whitehall looked like, when it burned down there were not really any good sketches of it surviving. Interesting in later times that a private residence - house - for the Duke of Buckinham was built so close to a Royal Palace (both St James and the remaining uses of Whitehall).
Of course it’s serious what do you expect them to be when on parade in front of their sovereign Queen, it’s not a show to please the public, it’s Her Majesty’s birthday parade and to honour the regiments colours
Ok calm yourself !
Answers to your questions, seriatim
1. First command "In close order, right dress"
2. Not a castle, Horse Guards Parade in central London, behind Whitehall and Downing Street
3. Six weeks: remember these Guards are trained in public duties. One year, one of the Regiments taking part started its training whilst deployed in Afghanistan.
4. At the end of the Troop, the commands wer "Escort to the Colour, change arms", then "Escort to the Colour, present arms", then the Colonel commands "Guards, Slope arms"
5. "Officers, take post", the officers move to their positions for the march past
6. "Number one to five guards will retire, about turn"
Yes, this indeed Pt 5, the Guards then march past in slow and quick time, then the Household Cavalry at the walk and the trot, then the King's Trrop RHA.
The colour is their regimental flag which lists all the famous battles they have faught and died in.
The light coloured monument beneath the trees is the Guards Memorial. It is where the Royal Horse Artillery line up. They don’t have a standard so the last horse/gun/limber on the right of the Line is considered to be the ‘Colour’ and receives the military respect.
I don’t mind telling you but my heart bursts with pride when I watch this as I have done for nearly 60 years. My handkerchief ends up as a sodden mass of rag.
Imagine wearing those heavy uniforms and bearskin hats on a hot day - torture.
I watch trooping the colour every year if i can, my favourite part is when the Household cavalry and the Kings troop, troop past her majesty, and the fly past from the RAF and the Red arrows.
This is Horse Guard’s Parade in central London, not a castle - it is near The Mall, St James’s Park & Buckingham Palace, as well as Trafalgar Square (Nelson’s Column) and the Houses of Parliament (Parliament Square)
And he said “ESCORT TO THE COLOUR, IN CLOSED ORDER, LEFT DRESS!”.
The building in the background is a barracks for the troops of the House hold division Guards and Blues and Royals Cavalry
Use to have a poster of this on my bedroom wall when I was a kid. Under their hats is where they keep their flasks and sandwiches 😂🍧
It's Horse Guards Parade in Central London.
You must remember that these are not ceremonial soldiers. We don’t have ceremonial soldiers. These are battle hardened soldiers that build on what they learned in basic training when called upon to do ceremonial work. The same is true of all British forces 👍🏻
Remember these are the SAME guys that you see in battles overseas on the news .These parades are just a part of their duties(the same goes for when you see them at Buckingham palace .They are real soldiers :)