The Guards march to Horse Guards Parade

[@iMANC1966]

It's easy to forget these guys are highly skilled Infantry soldiers and may have just come back from some war torn country. They will then be expected to immediately switch to their ceremonial duties and their drill has to be impeccable. Only the British can do pomp & ceremony like this. So proud to be British. Long live the King.

[@topcat8891]

Yes good point its something not everybody is aware of .

[@markbunyan9092]

Great display and brilliant to hear the irish lads with the skirl of the pipes !

[@PatrickJOHanlon]

Some of the tunes were Kelly of.Killann.The.wearing of the green The Sash The Holy Ground

[@margaretreid2153]

Hi from New Zealand 🇳🇿 too my Grandfather was a bandman,love the marching.

[@delvinrodriguez3341]

Great video! This years Troop will definitely be an interesting one to say the least! The marches played were, (Band of the Grenadier Guards) 1) 3:35-Rastlos Vorwärts (Relentless Advance) (Massed Bands of the Irish, Welsh, and Scots Guards) 2) 5:03-Blue Plume 3) 7:40-Rhythm of the Line 4) 10:39-The King's Guard 5) 12:54-Fare Ye Well Inniskilling 6) 13:29-Kelly the Boy From Killane 7) 14:05-The Minstrel Boy 8) 14:37-The Sash My Father Wore 9) 15:12-The Wearing of the Green 10) 15:33-Company Marches of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards

[@topcat8891]

Yes was lucky I was in the right place at the right time 😁 thanks for the musical run down much appreciated 👍

[@cathyb46]

Just can't beat when the band comes in to join the pipes for the Irish Guards march in. Love it, thanks for the video 😊

[@AnnofWales21]

Hi Delvin, nice to catch up again! I’ve been absent a while but am gearing up to attend this in 2weeks time for the first time in my life! Did you notice the return of your favourite DM? Haven’t seen him in a good while but I saw a Drum Majors practice for the Trooping some weeks back where only 4were taking part & I figured he was going to be the one to fill the vacant spot😌 So now I can feel slightly smug🤭 Hope you are well, and thank you for the listing again😎

[@AnnofWales21]

Hello again Delvin, just wondering if you've seen a video posted by a SANJB titled "The State Ceremonial Musicians of the Household Division-Rehearsal" ? They play this year's composition for Trooping the colour quick march, it's rather splendid🥰

[@delvinrodriguez3341]

@@AnnofWales21 Hellooooo Ann! So wonderful to see you back! Hope you're keeping well! Wishing you safe travels, and of course I hope you enjoy yourself! Yes, ASDM Fitzgerald has returned, he does spend a lot of time away! So it's always spiffing to see him lead the Bands! As always it's my pleasure to provide the marches! I'm doing great! Thanks for asking! Just preparing myself for more march listings haha! The new quick march is wonderful! I sadly can't reveal anything about it just just yet. Don't want to get in trouble!

[@saturdaysun5724]

Thanks for this video. I never tire of watching our military marching, just perfect.

[@topcat8891]

Yes very true I never tire of it either .

[@ericfung4699]

Absolutely right

[@thecurlew7403]

Weres me belly can't march ill dream a dream and end up in 1980 trooping flip 2024.😅😅😅😅😅

[@nancylpowers4778]

The sound of the band marching among the brick building and under the cover of the trees. Really gives you a great effect.

[@chookie4678]

Hi from Australia. 👋👋 🇦🇺 So enjoyed this video. Love to hear the bands play. Feel like I’m back in the Marching Girls all over again. Most times we did march to the bagpipes though. Loved it 🇦🇺🦘🐨❤️💐 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@topcat8891]

Yes the pipes are my favourite but I love the bands too 👍

[@daviddrake3504]

Advance Australia...best friends and long may it be so. Same with Canada and New Zealand.

[@user-sz6nb1vk6q]

A few chunky chaps in that one guard, possibly HQ company!!

[@thecurlew7403]

Well the BA is only a few thousand now most can't even march they really would be of little value n ireland proved that when they were laughed at daily😅😅😅😅

[@arlenechambers2419]

So proud of them all

[@topcat8891]

Likewise 👍

[@thecurlew7403]

paramilitary force now.😅😅😅😅

[@arlenechambers2419]

@@thecurlew7403 you are very disrespectful to kings troops

[@thecurlew7403]

@@arlenechambers2419 Well it's a shambles really like UK.no health service wick roads no work and full of all races terrible to live there.😮‍💨😒

[@thecurlew7403]

@@arlenechambers2419 No work no health service poor roads just a depressing country really. 😢

[@irenefitzpatrick6480]

Fantastic sight and sounds! ❤

[@topcat8891]

Glad your enjoyed it .

[@leslie6583]

It brings tear to the eye. Top stuff.

[@Rumbletummy117]

Wonderful video. Thank you.

[@topcat8891]

Glad you enjoyed it thanks

[@lynne-sm8uu]

Wonderful ,thank you for sharing

[@daviddrake3504]

Champion video. Wish they would play some traditional old marches of the vanished regiments as a tribute.

[@AnnofWales21]

What a fabulous video, I’m so glad you were there to record it. The sound is superb (I’ll admit I have it blasting through headphones🤓) When you consider this is termed a practice for the rehearsals (1st and 8th June) of the main event (15th June) they already sound perfect! The video also captures the sound of the marching feet and that in itself is something wondrous! Then of course the pipes, don’t they just add that something extra special. I enjoyed all the marches played here and will single out that bit at 11:47 where the band revs up and puts the after burners on in “The King’s Guard”😍 Thank you for sharing👍

[@topcat8891]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes they do sound great .The pipes are my favourite hence the reason I ran to catch up when they started up 😁

[@EdwardPeter1]

Very obviously practice rehearsal for Annual Trooping of the Colour, great marching music! Commands not like the old drill Sargeants, which were almost a scream!!

[@mervwhitney7229]

Thank you. I really enjoyed that and being there in spirit if not in person.

[@topcat8891]

Glad you enjoyed watching yes I appreciate how lucky I am that I get to see them in person regularly 😁

[@patriciaquigley4856]

canadian here love watching

[@hazel1605]

A lovely video, thank you 😊

[@si_commandoflyboy]

Get on boys, me and the country are proud of you.

[@joannicholson3030]

Perfect ❤

[@jacobkeppler1984]

The foot guards regiments march to horse guards parade rehearsal for kings birthday parade

[@veronicaroach3667]

This was obviously a special occasion - and all those seats waiting to be filled at the end - so what was the occasion ? I'm a Brit watching from the US - lost track of what happens when in the calendar ! You tend to forget how many of them there are in these brigades as we tend to see them only when they are doing guard duty !

[@topcat8891]

Hi It was a rehersal session for The Trooping of The Colour which is on the 15th of June . They will be in full dress uniform on that day and will be joined by The Household Cavalry .I might get lucky and see the cavalry rehersal too - nothing more stirring than seeing the Household calvary ride down The Mall in full dress uniform 👍

[@bosh5049]

Slimming world/ Weight watchers should pay a visit to the barracks. No BFT anymore then chaps?

[@gunhojput]

Gad! the drill is real sloppy these days are we sure this is the guards and far too many fat bellies as well. i must be getting old it sure was not like this in my day, well maybe they are recruits just out of training. but then again the british army has gone to pot. but thanks top cat for a video about prevailing times. love to all.

[@peterbleach270]

Clearly, standards have dropped from where they were 15+ years ago. There is no excuse for obesity in the Brigade of Guards.

[@geoffmitchell6515]

Brilliant display but just to many beards for my liking

[@user-sz6nb1vk6q]

Yeah, just doesn’t look right, but give it a few years, just watched one with the RAF Band, females with pony tails flying in the wind, good to see that hasn’t crept in to the guards bands yet, but the RAF have let their guys have beards for sometime, so watch & shoot!

[@kathleenwestbrook7514]

I agree it should be stopped it’s not a good look. Neither are the ghastly tattoos.

[@TooEssgee]

A lot of fat bloaters amongst them too. Beards can be shaved and tattoos covered when in full HSC, but a fat bloke is still a fat bloke. Time the CQMS was cutting rations.😁💂‍♂

[@jesselomas8626]

Ahh.. "Woodentops"... I may be "Jack" and take the ****, but theyre British and I still stand by each and every one of them...

[@midnightteapot5633]

Well the Officers still look the way they are supposed to look at least.

[@michaelwilkinson2928]

Where are the Scots Guards' pipers?

[@laurenshayton2399]

Didn't know you could be fat in the Guards

[@michaelwelsh776]

Practising for trooping the colour?

[@johnridout6205]

Sorry but some just look four feet tall, thank goodness it’s just the band.

[@shanemac5199]

Kings guards? what's he done to need so many? 😆

[@heyabusa1]

Can someone explain how some of those on parade are clearly in pretty poor shape?

[@bob7342]

That is only a rehearsal, and it looked pretty smart to me

[@glenmiller272]

​@bob7342 think they were referring to the shape of some them, too many pie's...

[@Perseus7567]

@@glenmiller272 Those are the Sergeants. Different rules apply to them apparently.

[@paulholloway1447]

Seen sharper, and do not think beards look right .Sorry.

[@Perseus7567]

It's literally a practice for the rehearsals. Give 'em time lol.

[@andresnightwear]

It looks like they are going on a Sunday walk ..very poor