In this final episode, the Guards on ceremonial duty are in London practising for Trooping the Colour alongside their regimental rivals, the Coldstream Guards.
In loving memory of those who risked their lives for us. Guardsman, Simon Davison Guardsman, Daniel Probyn Guardsman, Tony Downes Guardsman, Daryl Hickey Guardsman, David Atherton Will always be with the Grenadiers. Once a Grenadier always a Grenadier
@@CrusaderGamer he was driving an armoured vehicle when he drove into an ied and blew up the vehicle but after doing his tour of duty he became a police officer in derby
These episodes were great!! I thought they (queen's guards) were just ceremonial guards and their job was nothing to do other than guarding the queen( though i had much respect for them)....but after knowing what each soldier goes through......I'm Speechless!! Massive respect for all soldiers out there serving their country. REST IN PEACE Tony Downes, Simon Davison and all soilders who sacrificed thier lives for thier country. Again much much respect for these soldiers!
It’s completely normal for ceremonial soldiers in all armies to be combat trained as well. That’s just how it works. Otherwise they’d just be line dancers 👯👯👯👯and dead weight. Similarly, bandsmen can be also infantrymen or medics.
As it should my friend, your dad risked his life for each and every one of us in the free world. If he is still with us then make sure to tell him how proud of him you are. 🙏🇬🇧❤
So sad for Tony being filmed six weeks before he died in Afghanistan , and his parents reading his final letter, heartbreaking for any parent to read .
I went through my Training in the 90s. My Mate who I went through Training with died in Northern Ireland. Furthermore, when I was trraining New Recruits at I.T.B. Strensil and then I.T.B. Catterick, I lost a few lads that I trained. I still feel guilty that I didn't Train them good enough!? I know I did this to the best of my abilitiy. Although, I can only, therefore conclude, that it's the luck of the Cards so to speak. Salute to All my Brothers and Sisters. THEY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN! PATRICK through the Ranks: 2503...R.S.M. Infantry, late entry Major, Reserve Royal Signals Rtd.
From my perspective as an American, these series of videos show what true sacrifice is. I have nothing but respect for The Grenadier Guards and what they do. At heart, regardless of what country you are from, we are all in this world together, we all have emotions, families, and we all feel hardship as well as loss. God rest the Guardsman.
@@jacksonthesyndicalist2771 I am an American, and I am also grateful. When we were attacked on 9/11, men like this came forward and helped. True friends that come help and fight when you need them. I will always be grateful for their help.
Phil Brennaman the people who carried out 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia but since they give us our oil we didn’t invade them. Then we made up reasons to invade Afghanistan and Iraq where thousands died. The UK joined us for the right reasons but for the wrong purpose.
@@jacksonthesyndicalist2771 it was not the government of Saudi Arabia that attacked us. It was planned out of Afghanistan. Just because some of their citizens We're responsible you don't take down the government of the country they grew up in.
When the letter was read out I cracked - whips tears from face and sniffs- It's impossible not to cry when they start reading out the letter that Tony sent to his parents.
As a Yank, I just want to express my utmost and sincere gratitude and honor of being able to serve with my British brothers in both Iraq and Afganastan. We shared some good laughs, and some hard tears, but we will always remain friends, even if we don't remember each other's names or faces. I love you lads, may God bring you everlasting happiness and joy. CM2 NMCB-7 Naval Expeditionary Combat hoorah fighting Seabees.
I was reduced to tears when the fifer played the grenadier's return as they carried the coffin into the herc. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. God bless the grenadiers, the british army and rest of the services (RN, RAF, MN)
It's a beautiful sight, those wonderful ranks of red tunics. And the losses break your heart. Such young guys, theyre better than I could ever be. I have unending respect for them.
My great grandad (my Dad's Dad's Dad) was with the Grenadiers from the 2nd Boer War until his death in the Spanish Flu of 1918. He became the RSM before his death. He will always have a special place in our family history, and the Guards will too.
What a crazy roller coaster of humor, pride and utter heartbreak. Any tourist who causes trouble with these amazing heroes should be forced to watch this series and apologize, or be locked up! Good on the Queen for looking each guardsman in the eye. 💂♂️ 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧
Joined in 98 and left in 2002! it's been 16 years and i still remember every beasting i got served and all the good mates i found and also lost in service. I wouldn't change it for anything. Proud to have served my Queen and country.
@@lordvader3808 So basically if you wanna Join the British Army you must go to British website sign up and then if you come from any other country you must do commonwealth
And you must learn how to speak British Accent for my opinion because I also joined it when I was 16 years old but I left in 39 years old so must learn how to speak British Mate
what i knew is just those iconic "guards" standing still at the palace facade. the famous changing of the guards and trooping of the colour nothing else. but i was really amazed what is all about, everything behind how these magnificent soldiers are made of. my respect and honor to the British Grenadiers. on a side note; that Sgt. Maj Steve Monroe... tough yet seems have a soft spot in his heart though, with a funny side in his pocket to spare with :) if i could turn back the time...i were a British, i would be a Grenadier. go Grenadiers!
RIP all, and every Grenadier and soldier/sailor/marine/airman/coastie who for the safety of his/her nation. You served your country well with honor. I thank you for your bravery and courage. Sincerely, From a fellow patriotic teenage American, who loves his country, and his country's allies
The CSM of Nijmegen Company was brilliant, his duty of care to his men is exceptional...... from teaching them about their ceremonial duties and Trooping of the Colour to preparing the fallen soldiers' friends for his funeral. A true father figure to the lads.🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌
That's actually how I found this series, ran across a random video of an idiot tourist messing with them. Seriously disrespectful. They should be made to watch this series.
***** Haha I found this series the same way you did too. Tourists can be really ignorant to the point of disrespect when they're in another man's country. I think it should be mandatory for people to educate themselves with some must-know facts about a country before they visit it.
I wholeheartedly agree! The whole point of visiting another country is to learn about their culture and way of life, and key to that is respect of their traditions and etiquette.
I wish they had done a full series on the Guards, these three episodes were very well produced! Quite informative as well! I really enjoyed the perspectives of all the individuals they had featured.
Of course it was well produced it was produced by the Royals during the height of the wars in the middle east. It was basically a recruitment commenlrcial.
Long Live Her Majesty, Long May She Reign. Long Live Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The Commonwealth and Her overseas protectorates, dominions and territories. God Save Our Queen.
With all my respect my fellow servicemen.. Your sacrifice will never leave our hearts.. God bless you all. Guardsmen of honour... Simon Davison, Tony Downes, David Atherton, Daniel Probyn, Daryl Hickey. We will remember you!!! RIP.
This was an eye opener. Everyone knows that uniform, but relatively little is known about the guys in the big hats over here in the US. That was a great doc and I have a lot of respect for those soldiers.
RIP fallen royal guards, and thank you for your heroism, sincerely from the United States. To the guards that are still with us, good job for doing what you do, total respect.
I'm American and I have much respect for the grenadier guards, and the UK Army in general. It was such a pleasure to see the Queen Elizabeth arrive to our shores in the US. 💪
Are you aware that the national religion of Britain is Christianity, Pretty sure you being American is going to be the problem rather than your religion.
God bless all who have the bravey to go and fight for queen and country, these young lads are braver than I was at their age. Top respect to all and rest in peace all those (past and present) that laid down their lives for what they believed in and what they wanted to do. Great series.
IT is such a waste that the sacrifice that these men is now in 2021 being ignored as the Afghan people are being abandoned at this point !! Long Live The Queen ; from Canada
To watch this series it must make people from the UK proud. thank you for this series and please do not forget the many who have made the greatest sacrifice, Summa Cum Laude to the Guard. Rob From Canada
Not really no we went to a country that we no right to be in and we killed women & children and old men.The TALIBAN was only defending there honour and çountry against some alien foreigners?? Wouldn't we do the exact same thing if they invaded the UK & CANADA?? And we are tellingthems where to go and what to do and when to do it??? While arresting your Father,Son,Brother on trumped up terrorism chargers and sent to GUANTANAMO where they all got tortured and some died..And we lost a lot of bloody good lads well young kids actually same with CANADA you lost some absolutely great soldiers as well RIP and all for what exacly??? Only for BIDEN to strike a deal with the TALIBAN then runaway like a f**king coward leaving our "enemy" with $85 BILLION DOLLARS of MILITARY HARDWARE where is the sense in that??? Absolutely bonkers..SMH
brilliant, thanks for uploading. My dad used to say there are two kinds of people in the world . Those that are British and those that want to be British. Now I finally get it. RULE BRITANNIA
My father was in the Coldstream Guards and he was surprised to learn that the requirement of 6ft and over had changed. He himself was 6' 2" when he joined, before and during WW2. He was injured in France. Loved the Regiment and proud of serving under King George. Taught his family what duty, loyalty and service meant. "Second to None".
I'm really glad that I watched the series. I had no idea that the guards did all of that. It's always heartbreaking when a young man or woman dies for their country and for freedom. Thank you for putting this on.
Before this there was a fly on the wall documentary about the Welsh guards and more recently one for the Coldstreamers, would love to see one about my old regiment the Scots guards.
amazing documentary no other has had me laughing, crying, and feeling proud of be british at these have. totaly respect to our brave troops and our allies.
Rest In Peace Simon (?) And Tony may there be a place for you in Heaven. It breaks my heart when soldiers die. It's the worst thing in the world together with when a friend of yours or hero to you has died. Quite a few friends I knew have died and my biggest hero died 3 years ago. I found out he was dead 2 years ago and will never get over it. I've tried to put him in the back of my mind, but when your major inspiration dies you can't. You have to remember those you have lost.
The only thing worse than your hero/mentor dying is when your child dies. Especially when your child is an adult. I thought it would be worse if you lost a child when they were still a kid but I was wrong. It’s way worse when you lose your adult child. Maybe because they’ve been a part of your life for more years I don’t know. And when you lose them in a stupid war it’s even worse. In WWII and even Vietnam and Korea we at least knew WHY we were fighting but Iraq? Afghanistan? What the hell is my son fighting for? Not democracy. Not against evil like the Nazi’s. Not against communist aggression. Not for our freedom. Not for our way of life. We have more reason to fight in Crimea than we do in Afghanistan. Don’t get me wrong I’m not anti military or anti serve your country. Im just anti stupid fricken waste of lives, resources and money. My family has had at least one member from every generation serve his/her country for well over 1,000 years. I pray my grandson skips the military and goes straight to college. I think our family has served enough. Time for others to step up and take our place.
As a Canadian infantry soldier I served in Kandahar in 2007, from time to time I worked around the brits and they were decent to be around. Safe future tours troops.
Soldier humor 9:52 after seeing the fortified outpost: "Rorke's Drift, init?". References a battle in the Zulu war and a popular film with a young Michael Caine, and a lot of Zulu warriors.
I was so lucky I served with them in Afghanistan in 2010 in Camp Bastion,near Camp Leatherneck!!...and I even drove with them Brits Boys to a OutPost that took us 30 hours from Camp Bastion!
Julian Pomeroy I don't remember the specific unit,this was in 2010 and I was stationed in Camp Leatherneck and the Brits emptied out an Outpost and they had to move out all their equiptment,I was part of the Convoy escort.
I'm glad you said 'some'. I went on R&R to the UK, and visited places, took some pictures, enjoyed some food.... Actual tourist stuff, rather than stereotypical American tourist stuff, and never ran into any problems. Proof you can be a tourist without pissing off the local population.
Charles Barnett A good many Americans died to throw the Crown out. I'd fight alongside the British any day, but as an American I would not give my life for the Crown my countrymen died to reject.
ive seen tons of vids about the us army, and tons of vids about the airforce. but this, this is something special in of itself. i have much, much more resprect for the british military now. thanks for the awesome work of putting this dokumentation together.
When that Guardsman described his cap badge, that was pure unfiltered regimental pride right there. "It's not some weed, or a flower, it's a weapon.... and it's ours."
They sent you to war in stripped down landrovers with bugger all armour. The politicians and senior staff that let that happen should have been strung up.
I am grateful for the sacrifice that these young men made & for that which has been made by any of both the British & Americans who are truly selfless in serving their countries & the Afghanistan from the Taliban. These young men have given their lives for the freedom of those who are oppressed. Their families may miss them, but can be proud of the sacrifice made by their sons & brothers.
Evan Friend , nice point but actually not quite true. The monarchy is head of government in form only. The Brits are politically ruled by an elected parliamentary democracy similar to the US congress, both houses. The monarchy serves to absorb the emotion, pride and loyalty of Brits, to stand for honor, order and tradition. The value of the system is that their politicians don’t become ‘fake celebrities’ like they do in the US. They don’t play to the crowds or talk out of both sides of their mouths to trick votes from vulnerable citizens as much as American pols do. In sum, the royalty serves a public purpose America might well envy, given the state of its perpetual and emotionally manipulative political chaos. Brits argue and debate only the facts of a law in parliament, leaving emotional and religious appeals of national patriotism to the monarch. “God save the Queen” translates to ‘long live England.’ Not a perfect system but it has its advantages.
@@noaheinstein2369 Our Queen has the power to dissolve parliament and in the Commonwealth . Any law or treaty passed at Parliament has to have Royal Assent from the Queen.
In loving memory of those who risked their lives for us.
Guardsman, Simon Davison
Guardsman, Daniel Probyn
Guardsman, Tony Downes
Guardsman, Daryl Hickey
Guardsman, David Atherton
Will always be with the Grenadiers. Once a Grenadier always a Grenadier
No
Yes
So dad
So sad
Yes
R.I.P. Grenadier Tony Downes - a young life and adventure cut short +
Do we know what happened to Steven cooper after this documentary
Crusader Gamer he was actually hit by a mine, but recovered fully
J Yelvington survived an IED explosion in 2009
Alfie Stanko but sadly the guy with him, who was around 18 was killed and was just out of basic training (like Steven in this documentary)
@@CrusaderGamer he was driving an armoured vehicle when he drove into an ied and blew up the vehicle but after doing his tour of duty he became a police officer in derby
Sergeant Major wearing a Batman suit just made my day.
RedboRF Definitely
These episodes were great!! I thought they (queen's guards) were just ceremonial guards and their job was nothing to do other than guarding the queen( though i had much respect for them)....but after knowing what each soldier goes through......I'm Speechless!! Massive respect for all soldiers out there serving their country.
REST IN PEACE Tony Downes, Simon Davison and all soilders who sacrificed thier lives for thier country.
Again much much respect for these soldiers!
For queen and country
It’s completely normal for ceremonial soldiers in all armies to be combat trained as well. That’s just how it works. Otherwise they’d just be line dancers 👯👯👯👯and dead weight.
Similarly, bandsmen can be also infantrymen or medics.
Well said.
@@aquilifergroup 😂🎉
@@olanrewajuihenacho178 are the musicians also serving soldiers?
god i cried for the first time in a long long time when his dad reads the letter
Same..
We ask a huge amount from our brave young lads. May they all rest in peace.
I didn't know how much the grenadiers did. My dad was in the grenadiers from 1977 to 1982 and it makes me feel really proud of him
You have every right to be proud! Good for you.
As it should my friend, your dad risked his life for each and every one of us in the free world. If he is still with us then make sure to tell him how proud of him you are. 🙏🇬🇧❤
If I was you I would make him proud too and be a Grenadier, Respect to you're dad.
So sad for Tony being filmed six weeks before he died in Afghanistan , and his parents reading his final letter, heartbreaking for any parent to read .
He did not died
@@JustForce_ He will never die.
@@JustForce_ well he did
I went through my Training in the 90s. My Mate who I went through Training with died in Northern Ireland.
Furthermore, when I was trraining New Recruits at I.T.B. Strensil and then I.T.B. Catterick, I lost a few lads that I trained.
I still feel guilty that I didn't Train them good enough!?
I know I did this to the best of my abilitiy. Although, I can only, therefore conclude, that it's the luck of the Cards so to speak.
Salute to All my Brothers and Sisters.
THEY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!
PATRICK through the Ranks: 2503...R.S.M. Infantry, late entry Major, Reserve Royal Signals Rtd.
He was my cousin
From my perspective as an American, these series of videos show what true sacrifice is. I have nothing but respect for The Grenadier Guards and what they do. At heart, regardless of what country you are from, we are all in this world together, we all have emotions, families, and we all feel hardship as well as loss. God rest the Guardsman.
Tony, thank you for your service and sacrifice. A grateful American.
FFEMTB08 why are you grateful as an American they’ve done little to nothing for you.
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@@jacksonthesyndicalist2771 I am an American, and I am also grateful. When we were attacked on 9/11, men like this came forward and helped. True friends that come help and fight when you need them. I will always be grateful for their help.
Phil Brennaman the people who carried out 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia but since they give us our oil we didn’t invade them. Then we made up reasons to invade Afghanistan and Iraq where thousands died. The UK joined us for the right reasons but for the wrong purpose.
@@jacksonthesyndicalist2771 it was not the government of Saudi Arabia that attacked us. It was planned out of Afghanistan. Just because some of their citizens We're responsible you don't take down the government of the country they grew up in.
When the letter was read out I cracked - whips tears from face and sniffs- It's impossible not to cry when they start reading out the letter that Tony sent to his parents.
As a Yank, I just want to express my utmost and sincere gratitude and honor of being able to serve with my British brothers in both Iraq and Afganastan. We shared some good laughs, and some hard tears, but we will always remain friends, even if we don't remember each other's names or faces. I love you lads, may God bring you everlasting happiness and joy. CM2 NMCB-7 Naval Expeditionary Combat hoorah fighting Seabees.
Good for you Maria. God bless America, God save the Queen!
Thank you for that. We feel the same. Its great to know we watch out for each other..
Thank you Maria. That means a lot. God Bless you.
Thank you for Your Service,from a Limey RN Medical Assistant(Corpsman)
Actually feel sorry for "Too Tall" after all the hard work and preparation he is not allowed to participate because he is "Too Tall".
Yeah it's all 😪
He has balls though, trying to sneak his way into the parade? I would be trying to sneak out, hate parades!
Parades are cool, then your legs start to hurt, then your back, then you just ache. I have never passed out, yet...
He should call everyone who refers to him by that name "Too Short."
He's to tall. Ya fucktard.
Big respect to all these young men.
Long live the Queen and her government. Once again respect to these young men.
Rest in peace the young soldier.
Hate the Queen respect the men
+Wizard GEFF NOO love the men and queen
Abs Al rest in peace yeah long live the queen no monarchy is outdated says us Scots up north
@@ludaheracles7201 Play us a tune MC majid you know any Oakzy B or do you know any fuck up yet stupit tim
@@wizardgeff4075 god save her majesty
I was reduced to tears when the fifer played the grenadier's return as they carried the coffin into the herc. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. God bless the grenadiers, the british army and rest of the services (RN, RAF, MN)
take a shot for every ceremonial practise where the narrator starts with "sgt major steve monroe is training them and it's not going well"
🤣
ntjbrfsifnharuj aodaoikda opika i aam a
R.I.P the 5 fallen grenadiers, you served the queen and her country well
Sensational! You can't beat the good old British Army....(from an Aussie)...well done. God save our Queen..
Dick sauce (From a planet)
+Biased Sherman xD
Bet you know the taste son.
From an Aussie to an Aussie. Fuck the queen.
agreed. Long live the Queen.
God Bless, Simon, Daniel, Tony, Daryl & David. Your commitment to your country and the crown will not be forgotten. THANK YOU xoxo, God speed!!
As a US Army Veteran I have a great deal of respect for the Grenadier Guards . They are definitely experts in their craft . They look sharp !
And sharp on the battlefiield.
@@paulanthonygreen8048 I agree !
It's a beautiful sight, those wonderful ranks of red tunics. And the losses break your heart. Such young guys, theyre better than I could ever be. I have unending respect for them.
RIP Tony Downes
Shortly after this guardsmen steven Cooper`s vehicle was blown up by an ied in Afghanistan but thankfully everyone survived
Where do you get the information after the documentary’s
Elise Lawless I googled him because i wanted to know if he made it home
Elise Lawless news.bbc.co.uk/local/derby/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8352000/8352723.stm
Holy crap! Thank god he’s ok! (And the others too)
My great grandad (my Dad's Dad's Dad) was with the Grenadiers from the 2nd Boer War until his death in the Spanish Flu of 1918. He became the RSM before his death. He will always have a special place in our family history, and the Guards will too.
What a crazy roller coaster of humor, pride and utter heartbreak. Any tourist who causes trouble with these amazing heroes should be forced to watch this series and apologize, or be locked up! Good on the Queen for looking each guardsman in the eye. 💂♂️ 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧
Excellent series. Thank you uploader.
Joined in 98 and left in 2002! it's been 16 years and i still remember every beasting i got served and all the good mates i found and also lost in service. I wouldn't change it for anything. Proud to have served my Queen and country.
Hello Jimmy, how could I join the Royal Guards?
@@lordvader3808 So basically if you wanna Join the British Army you must go to British website sign up and then if you come from any other country you must do commonwealth
@@JustForce_ does my country have to be a commonwealth?
@@lordvader3808 of course but if you are from England you can still join
And you must learn how to speak British Accent for my opinion because I also joined it when I was 16 years old but I left in 39 years old so must learn how to speak British Mate
RIP to all the soldiers that have died trying to protect other people’s lives by putting there’s in front
what i knew is just those iconic "guards" standing still at the palace facade. the famous changing of the guards and trooping of the colour nothing else.
but i was really amazed what is all about, everything behind how these magnificent soldiers are made of. my respect and honor to the British Grenadiers.
on a side note; that Sgt. Maj Steve Monroe... tough yet seems have a soft spot in his heart though, with a funny side in his pocket to spare with :)
if i could turn back the time...i were a British, i would be a Grenadier.
go Grenadiers!
RIP all, and every Grenadier and soldier/sailor/marine/airman/coastie who for the safety of his/her nation.
You served your country well with honor. I thank you for your bravery and courage.
Sincerely,
From a fellow patriotic teenage American, who loves his country, and his country's allies
From a fellow patron American? FELLO AMERICAN? There British you idiot
+JohnLarry he said patriotic dumbfuck
+AlexGrant Connell Yeah but he said fellow American when there British also ever heard of autocorrect?
who cares he said stay safe fuck off
+AlexGrant Connell He didn't say stay safe though
Im from Australia, and this makes me proud of our British heritage. Brothers in arms forever.
You Australians are formidible soldiers too
Poor soldiers, poor, poor soldiers. 5 lives not may be a big number but it does have a big impact on the rest of the unit, army and families.
Respect. Regards: Former soldier of the German Air Force
The CSM of Nijmegen Company was brilliant, his duty of care to his men is exceptional...... from teaching them about their ceremonial duties and Trooping of the Colour to preparing the fallen soldiers' friends for his funeral. A true father figure to the lads.🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌
He was a brilliant company sergeant major, wonder if he made RSM.
Perhaps the tourists should learn about the Grenadier Guards before messing with them.
and all the other Guard regiments
Coldstream
Welsh
Scots
Irish
TheGreatGuanaco Indeed
That's actually how I found this series, ran across a random video of an idiot tourist messing with them. Seriously disrespectful. They should be made to watch this series.
***** Haha I found this series the same way you did too. Tourists can be really ignorant to the point of disrespect when they're in another man's country. I think it should be mandatory for people to educate themselves with some must-know facts about a country before they visit it.
I wholeheartedly agree! The whole point of visiting another country is to learn about their culture and way of life, and key to that is respect of their traditions and etiquette.
"We have to stop baddies from hurting other little boys and girls"
I wish they had done a full series on the Guards, these three episodes were very well produced! Quite informative as well! I really enjoyed the perspectives of all the individuals they had featured.
Of course it was well produced it was produced by the Royals during the height of the wars in the middle east. It was basically a recruitment commenlrcial.
Nothing can take away the relationship of a mother and father to their child, not even death
Respect. Regards: Former U.S. Army M1A1 Tank Commander.
Long Live Her Majesty, Long May She Reign.
Long Live Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The Commonwealth and Her overseas protectorates, dominions and territories.
God Save Our Queen.
With all my respect my fellow servicemen.. Your sacrifice will never leave our hearts.. God bless you all. Guardsmen of honour... Simon Davison, Tony Downes, David Atherton, Daniel Probyn, Daryl Hickey. We will remember you!!! RIP.
How weird will it be that when our queen dies. We will have to sing" God save our King"😰
At least the Queen will be spared the title "King Mother"............
This was an eye opener. Everyone knows that uniform, but relatively little is known about the guys in the big hats over here in the US. That was a great doc and I have a lot of respect for those soldiers.
Now in the end of the series you realize that Steve is not such a bad guy... i think he trained them well.
RIP fallen royal guards, and thank you for your heroism, sincerely from the United States. To the guards that are still with us, good job for doing what you do, total respect.
I'm American and I have much respect for the grenadier guards, and the UK Army in general. It was such a pleasure to see the Queen Elizabeth arrive to our shores in the US. 💪
Respect from the US.
No respect for the USA from the USA the UK is where I wanna be
Poptart Ninja true but you can do what I do Laugh at how stupid everyone is around you because people actually think in the UK a lot more then the US!
Poptart Ninja well good luck once your in you don't feel like it was the best choice
Are you aware that the national religion of Britain is Christianity, Pretty sure you being American is going to be the problem rather than your religion.
OceanBlue I donna speech engrish
RIP Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh and thank you for your service to this country.
Here here RIP PRINCE
PHILIP GOD SPEED
God bless all who have the bravey to go and fight for queen and country, these young lads are braver than I was at their age. Top respect to all and rest in peace all those (past and present) that laid down their lives for what they believed in and what they wanted to do. Great series.
This is so interesting. I'm not really patriotic; the weather in this country does my head in. But these guys really are amazing.
Long Live Her Majesty. Long May She Reign.
Guardsman Rigby. Lest We Forget.
Lee was a Fusilier
Bruce O'Handley Sorry, I was not referring to Lee rigby who was killed in London, I was referring to a guardsman rigby from the grenadiers. Apologies
@@jordanelder321 Cheers
Heart breaking to see Tony's dad read the letter...
IT is such a waste that the sacrifice that these men is now in 2021 being ignored as the Afghan people are being abandoned at this point !!
Long Live The Queen ; from Canada
God rest their souls. Respect.
RIP all of them they were brave soldiers who fought for the country I don't live in UK I live in USA
Unlucky you moron
This was in 2007. Think how old some of these men would be now. Thank you for your service.
To watch this series it must make people from the UK proud. thank you for this series and please do not forget the many who have made the greatest sacrifice,
Summa Cum Laude to the Guard.
Rob From Canada
Not really no we went to a country that we no right to be in and we killed women & children and old men.The TALIBAN was only defending there honour and çountry against some alien foreigners?? Wouldn't we do the exact same thing if they invaded the UK & CANADA?? And we are tellingthems where to go and what to do and when to do it??? While arresting your Father,Son,Brother on trumped up terrorism chargers and sent to GUANTANAMO where they all got tortured and some died..And we lost a lot of bloody good lads well young kids actually same with CANADA you lost some absolutely great soldiers as well RIP and all for what exacly??? Only for BIDEN to strike a deal with the TALIBAN then runaway like a f**king coward leaving our "enemy" with $85 BILLION DOLLARS of MILITARY HARDWARE where is the sense in that??? Absolutely bonkers..SMH
To those young men mentioned, bless them all!
Am I the only one who laughs when they go "LEFT TURN! GET OUT!" ???
Yes you’re the only one, it wasn’t funny at all...
No, you're not the only one. I laughed too. One of them left turned, the others right turned...priceless. Brings back memories of learning to march.
No
RIP Simon Davison
Awesome, this is what I call HERITAGE, my friends. We all have so much to learn from the British... Greetings from sunny Florianópolis, Brazil.
brilliant, thanks for uploading. My dad used to say there are two kinds of people in the world . Those that are British and those that want to be British. Now I finally get it. RULE BRITANNIA
Too tall is a bit ironic considering how grenadiers were originally selected.
ankhi3 well they still are selected ..
@@SR-ol6xm They used to select the tallest people for the job because they were more intimidating.
My father was in the Coldstream Guards and he was surprised to learn that the requirement of 6ft and over had changed. He himself was 6' 2" when he joined, before and during WW2. He was injured in France. Loved the Regiment and proud of serving under King George. Taught his family what duty, loyalty and service meant.
"Second to None".
I love out British Allies Respect from America guys
Chris Le thanks :)
They dont respect us so stop
I'm really glad that I watched the series. I had no idea that the guards did all of that. It's always heartbreaking when a young man or woman dies for their country and for freedom. Thank you for putting this on.
Before this there was a fly on the wall documentary about the Welsh guards and more recently one for the Coldstreamers, would love to see one about my old regiment the Scots guards.
British&Proud! ;)
amazing documentary no other has had me laughing, crying, and feeling proud of be british at these have. totaly respect to our brave troops and our allies.
Rest In Peace Simon (?) And Tony may there be a place for you in Heaven. It breaks my heart when soldiers die. It's the worst thing in the world together with when a friend of yours or hero to you has died. Quite a few friends I knew have died and my biggest hero died 3 years ago. I found out he was dead 2 years ago and will never get over it. I've tried to put him in the back of my mind, but when your major inspiration dies you can't. You have to remember those you have lost.
The only thing worse than your hero/mentor dying is when your child dies. Especially when your child is an adult. I thought it would be worse if you lost a child when they were still a kid but I was wrong. It’s way worse when you lose your adult child. Maybe because they’ve been a part of your life for more years I don’t know. And when you lose them in a stupid war it’s even worse. In WWII and even Vietnam and Korea we at least knew WHY we were fighting but Iraq? Afghanistan? What the hell is my son fighting for? Not democracy. Not against evil like the Nazi’s. Not against communist aggression. Not for our freedom. Not for our way of life. We have more reason to fight in Crimea than we do in Afghanistan. Don’t get me wrong I’m not anti military or anti serve your country. Im just anti stupid fricken waste of lives, resources and money. My family has had at least one member from every generation serve his/her country for well over 1,000 years.
I pray my grandson skips the military and goes straight to college. I think our family has served enough. Time for others to step up and take our place.
Thank you for this documentary. God Bless the soldiers
Big respect to Gurkha who have sacrificed a lot since world war 1
“May They rest in peace”
Man, I love Britain and am glad you're our allies...
As a Canadian infantry soldier I served in Kandahar in 2007, from time to time I worked around the brits and they were decent to be around. Safe future tours troops.
RIP Tony and Simon. Gone but not forgotten.❤️
Soldier humor 9:52 after seeing the fortified outpost: "Rorke's Drift, init?". References a battle in the Zulu war and a popular film with a young Michael Caine, and a lot of Zulu warriors.
I was so lucky I served with them in Afghanistan in 2010 in Camp Bastion,near Camp Leatherneck!!...and I even drove with them Brits Boys to a OutPost that took us 30 hours from Camp Bastion!
datCubanGuy what unit
I'm joining the Australian army as an officer
Julian Pomeroy I don't remember the specific unit,this was in 2010 and I was stationed in Camp Leatherneck and the Brits emptied out an Outpost and they had to move out all their equiptment,I was part of the Convoy escort.
datCubanGuy ok cool
Jeez some tourists just piss me off.
Hermeez me too mate!
I'm glad you said 'some'. I went on R&R to the UK, and visited places, took some pictures, enjoyed some food.... Actual tourist stuff, rather than stereotypical American tourist stuff, and never ran into any problems. Proof you can be a tourist without pissing off the local population.
Marcus Trevor me to.
“ I think it’s really cool to have LIKE a king and queen and stuff.”
P off 😂
Well same here they just some tourists mock them and disrespect them.That makes me wanna give em a black eye.
5:23 gutted for the guy that ended up in the puddle.
Haha I noticed that too! 😂😂. may his clean, dry socks rest in peace
Above-Average Nerd not the socks his parade shoes mate 😂
Lmao! I didn’t see that! Poor soggy tootsies!
Immensely moving...a prayer of thanksgiving for these brave guardsmen and many more that they stay safe wherever they are on duty...❤️❤️
wow! i've just finished all 3 episodes here.
absolutely brilliant! i enjoyed watching the royal grenadiers in action!
-Singapore
british grenadiers not royal
Same
Watching all three episodes was very informative as I am joining the IRISH GUARDS on the 22nd of January! Very interesting!
IM a Red White and Blue Yank .. I would die for Her Majesty.
Good. Go do it please. Save us.
OceanBlue there were Americans allied to the crown. They are called Loyalists.
OceanBlue where's Charles's lee
Charles Barnett A good many Americans died to throw the Crown out. I'd fight alongside the British any day, but as an American I would not give my life for the Crown my countrymen died to reject.
I'm British......and you have to look after your own country 1st.....but then we will protect each other.
Tradition, history, Love of country, Not to mention the BBC, Thank you Great Britain,
Rob from Canada
ive seen tons of vids about the us army, and tons of vids about the airforce. but this, this is something special in of itself. i have much, much more resprect for the british military now. thanks for the awesome work of putting this dokumentation together.
When that Guardsman described his cap badge, that was pure unfiltered regimental pride right there.
"It's not some weed, or a flower, it's a weapon.... and it's ours."
Poor Tony, he was just a kid! R.I.P. Tony!
Happy Birthday to Her Majesty The Queen.
I love the bit of rivalry between the Guards regiments.🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌
Interesting series;thanks for posting it.
They sent you to war in stripped down landrovers with bugger all armour. The politicians and senior staff that let that
happen should have been strung up.
I salute you for your wonderful dedication CSM Steve
Splendid. So Amazing. the story of Noble Heroes. Gorgeous to see. God bless you all
I am grateful for the sacrifice that these young men made & for that which has been made by any of both the British & Americans who are truly selfless in serving their countries & the Afghanistan from the Taliban. These young men have given their lives for the freedom of those who are oppressed. Their families may miss them, but can be proud of the sacrifice made by their sons & brothers.
R.I.P Simon! God save the Grenadier guard
Thank you for sharing this wonderful episode.
What fine young men. God bless them from Texas.
Well, he was right! He sure did have his final goodbye. Glad he had some fancy dinners before he left!
Man I wish they had this in America
We fought a war so as not to have that. Respect it all you want, I do, but good men died to ensure that we don't have it.
Evan Friend , nice point but actually not quite true. The monarchy is head of government in form only. The Brits are politically ruled by an elected parliamentary democracy similar to the US congress, both houses. The monarchy serves to absorb the emotion, pride and loyalty of Brits, to stand for honor, order and tradition. The value of the system is that their politicians don’t become ‘fake celebrities’ like they do in the US. They don’t play to the crowds or talk out of both sides of their mouths to trick votes from vulnerable citizens as much as American pols do. In sum, the royalty serves a public purpose America might well envy, given the state of its perpetual and emotionally manipulative political chaos. Brits argue and debate only the facts of a law in parliament, leaving emotional and religious appeals of national patriotism to the monarch. “God save the Queen” translates to ‘long live England.’ Not a perfect system but it has its advantages.
@@noaheinstein2369 Our Queen has the power to dissolve parliament and in the Commonwealth . Any law or treaty passed at Parliament has to have Royal Assent from the Queen.
A great series, an informative and touching insight into the characters and history of the Guards.
"Blessed Are The Peacemakers........
A brilliant series!