How the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment prepares for a state visit

Forces News has gone behind the scenes at Hyde Park Barracks to see how the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is preparing for its first state visit under King Charles III.
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[@robnewman6101]

Keep up the good work.

[@adamgray8502]

My great grandfather was in the household cavalry during WW1. He said he was the only Scotsman. His horse, Dolly Grey was shot out from under him rescuing an officer. I still have his military medal.

[@romeisfallingagain]

good luck!

[@KonJamo]

Other brigades: Avoid the 7S(ins), Cavalry: Make it Shine, make it sound the bells of joy!

[@mintyfrompolo]

Don't be so disrespectful

[@andrewglover3788]

Also is it not the household cavalry not the king's lifeguard? Blues and royals where the regiment leaving barracks

[@somebawldy3789]

Look at the Shiny Shiny

[@royaldragoon7059]

Go on the blues

[@renatanahlovska3439]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉

[@joeboyd8702]

It is the Royal Household Cavalry Regiment.

[@lachlanchester8142]

It’s not

[@joeboyd8702]

@@lachlanchester8142 Not what I heard.

[@williamevans9426]

Do the Household Cavalry wear dress uniform or khaki their under greatcoats when the latter are required?

[@drunkinclam100]

Both

[@williamevans9426]

@@drunkinclam100 Thank you Mr Ross - 'though not both at the same time, I presume?!! (V. poor attempt at humour there, I'm afraid.)

[@evelinemarquesdasilva6000]

Good luck, that best. 🤪❤👍

[@deanjohnson4109]

I'd never trust a HCMR promotional video without clumps of Klear bombs on cleaning room celling- - And some of those young troopers had bigger moobs than Haitch HJ.

[@Paulchen7223]

Stolze Schönheiten ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@anthonywhelan5419]

What a waste of public money. Give the show over to a theatrical company to make a profit. The MOD needs to be MODern. You know - tanks, jets, practical kit for the soldiers and sailors. I know they already exist but there could be more. The UK can't rely on the USA to defend it in future conflicts.

[@JammyDodger45]

The UK has never relied on the US for its defence and I don't see that changing any time soon.

[@annephillips8494]

Not everything is about War.Testosterone time.

[@jon1801]

Time to spend money on the sharp end, ie warfighting. This stuff belongs in the past.

[@insertnamehere001]

A country without tradition is barely a country.

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Don’t whinge if you don’t like it get out the past looks after the future

[@millennialtrucker6435]

Same with the bands imo. Although I’m unsure of their current pay structure, RAF bands used to be high pay band. Turn up, play a trumpet, knock off. Get paid very well to do it, and no have no real military benefit. Should be civilianised and rented in when needed like other countries do.

[@TheCamberwell]

The revenue from tourists pay for this ten times over, you have no idea.

[@millennialtrucker6435]

@@TheCamberwell I would like to see the evidence for that claim. The millions spent on the pomp and pageantry, salaries, upkeep of the horses, maintaining central London military establishments…all paid for by a few tourists sipping a Starbucks in the rain? You know some peoples “lived experience” is sub standard accommodation, no heating, cold showers and generally rubbish food. You could scrap all this pomp and shine and genuinely improve the living experience for the actual proper military.

[@spookyt8692]

I wonder if the Taliban wouldn’t of won if we had more people fighting rather than shining their swords.

[@lachlanchester8142]

Sorry to burst your bubble but not every single soldier in the army gets deployed at the same time during a war

[@spookyt8692]

@@lachlanchester8142 yeah some are dying and some are on rotation to look pretty in parades. I am aware everyone gets their turn, just find the pomp and ceremony a bit redundant in times of war. That was my point.

[@Bric_Flair]

Modern day slavery

[@sigmaputin6888]

Soon Russia will add the uk to its vast territories 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🤗

[@Diamerald]

😂🤣😂🤣😂Putin should feel fortunate he is still dictator and head perp.😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@thefrog4023]

Russia can’t even take Ukraine😂😂😂

[@paraguard60]

Maybe in Mad Vlads psychotic dreams...........................................

[@waynesworldofsci-tech]

Yep. Sure. The Russian military is one of the saddest, most incompetent bunch of fools on the planet.

[@randomsimpsonsquotes6033]

Brilliant, next joke please.

[@caza00caza]

Why would anyone want to give their life to polishing in the army

[@drunkinclam100]

This is just one of thirst duty’s , they are frontline troops also

[@caza00caza]

@@drunkinclam100 frontline troops with horses 😂 more useless then the army band

[@archiebald4717]

They don't.

[@mintyfrompolo]

Obviously something you have no idea about

[@kaamos79]

There's dedication to duty and pride in self and service. But beyond this, they don't 'give their life to polishing in the army', they're soldiers first and foremost, and many will have done time abroad, in actual combat.