THIS ROYAL TRADITION MADE ME LOOK TWICE!

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[@susanmorris3930]

God bless the UK for reminding us that history and traditions keep the continuum going in all its glory.

[@mikaelb7735]

So right you are!!!!!

[@mariewolton7027]

Oh those horses! They get so excited and show off so well - simply gorgeous! Soldier's looking good to ❤

[@witkrag4953]

End the shallow pomp of the royal circus. why fail to post my accurate and acceptable comment. Don't like to hear the truth. Voetsek 👑🚮🔚

[@nicolatunley1351]

Thank you everyone for your kind comments. Love from London UK ❤

[@deborahfarooq3492]

The traditions they have are stunning, beautiful, so glad that, they keep and maintain these stunning colors, stunningly beautiful. Traditions.

[@BonnieTrobis]

Its such a Beautiful Scene with all the Horses , Officers and Troopers USA

[@sandrawells7665]

Beautiful Horses. I love the sound of their hoofs clip clop clip clop absolutely wonderful 🩷✨️💕🎉❤🙏💖

[@carolswiedomstephens]

We need to remember where we come from and support the proliferation of historic importance. Shout out from Dallas, Texas

[@Jen-eo1fh]

This is what I love about Britain. Pageantry and tradition. 🇦🇺

[@JG-yp6pt]

The bits need to be brought into this century. They are hurting the horses mouths hence the continuous head tossing.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Couldn’t agree more. The UK sucessfully preverved their tradition and pageantry 💪🇬🇧🟥👑🦁💂🐴🛳🎡🍵👊 throughout centuries unlike the Frenchies who most likely gave up 🇨🇵🏳😆

[@annabeck4323]

Me two!

[@maureenmiller3029]

Ohhh, me too. There's nothing like it anywhere else.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@maureenmiller3029 Long live Great Britain 💪🇬🇧🟥👑🦁💂🐴🛳🎡🍵👊

[@melanytodd2929]

Beautiful ❣ I wish there was a voice over to tell what's going on. Love from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤

[@rahoche3]

Beautiful horses, as always. The soldiers are regal. Thank you for posting. It's absolutely stunning. From the US.

[@katrinaward5769]

When I see this it makes me proud to be British 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Thank you for your service.

[@MCampbell-hd5md]

Beautiful job. Love the Royal pageantry ❤.

[@s.mernstsons8402]

Absolutely magnifiicent.

[@susanrobinson4808]

utterly beautiful im soo proud to be English

[@eileencharnas7481]

They are so inspiring and beautiful. Xoxo ❤❤🎉😮

[@thorpsewinglessons5913]

Wonderful to see our traditions, values, faith, freedom,beautiful horses and our soldiers in all their uniform.the whole event was beautiful.Thank you to everyone and the beautiful horses.🕊️✝️🇬🇧🐎🐎🐎🐎

[@noradinneen1]

What a spectacle! Just magnificent-uniforms, soldiers & horses.

[@carolynkuzio5649]

Absolutely gorgeous horses.

[@christianzotter4224]

Good morning from Upper-Austria! Great video, beautyful horses and beautiful unifprms! Have a nice sunday! Could not really find out, what the "Royal Tradition" was!? Maybe the Leopard-Fur/skin?

[@susanrobinson4808]

oh its gorgeous i love tradition please never let it die

[@deborahfarooq3492]

This is absolutely amazing , beautiful, and just beautiful culture ..

[@kimantiracist9222]

Amazing that the Household Cavelry are all active duty British Army soldiers!

[@kesterbathgate4531]

As are the foot guards. They all have an active and a ceremonial role.

[@avryllsixtus3429]

As are the Guards bandsmen and the bandsmen of the Household Cavalry. In times of war the bandsmen act as stretcher bearers for the injured..getting them to safety often under heavy fire. They all do 12 weeks combat drill...well my daughter did...lovely pics of her doing assault course disciplines...plus stretcher practice...now she is Director of Music at a Music school in Europe...

[@norellemaher2956]

Well that sent me searching...'The 21st Hussars had a unique leopard-skin, which included the entire pelt including legs and head (above the crupper). This style of leopard-skin was adopted by several regiments after the shabraque was abolished' lol found it under Hussars horse funiture

[@elsiestormont1366]

Thank you. I found myself wishing I was watching this with someone who could explain all the different regalia.

[@nannyofmany8315]

Thank you for taking the time to discove the facts. I was quite shocked but we Brits did perform some pretty barbaric practices during periods in history. Most fascinating. Am glad it is now illegal to use the skins!

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

The Light Brigade of Hussars commanding from Lord Cardigan was a disaster back in The Crimean War 1853-1856 (Queen Victoria Era) According to the reports back then, there had been lack of communication and the Cavalry was wiped out by the Russians Not to mention, in general, the British troop was much effective. At least, they won the Battle of Balaclava with the aid of the French and Turcs 🇬🇧🇨🇵🇹🇷⚔️🇷🇺

[@MCampbell-hd5md]

Very interesting 🤨. ❤

[@ehilton96]

'Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns' Alfred, Lord Tennyson They charged into the guns instead of behind, but didn't break rank, very few of the six hundred returned.

[@jennyhathorn9133]

What an amazing tradition. Something given to us by the UK 🇬🇧 Equally something to be extremely proud of. As a South African living in Switzerland 🇨🇭 I really do appreciate all these events.

[@paulainsc8212]

No one does pageantry better than Britain. Lord love them. And save them from London’s Mayor!

[@user-dl8eo6zc9z]

@paulainsc8212 you maybe interested in ut Pakistani Parade, that is extremely well done and certainly different.

[@lindavis224]

Wonderful sight ♥️

[@bronlieahlberg9535]

Yes they're magnificent ❤

[@user-wg7jp7mp8t]

I used to live and work nights in central London and would see them riding out in the early hours … was something quite magical about it xxx

[@wendyschaumberg6850]

That's awesome, how cool that must have been... before tourons decend is great time to enjoy London..miss it❤

[@lynnbogard3596]

The horses are majestic!

[@debrabolton9372]

Stunning! What is the tradition of the officer riding with the leopard saddle? Such pageantry. 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧

[@reggawardle4874]

A beautiful constant and partner of the British military..timeless ❤

[@crm4625]

I love royal tradition fantastic ❤ thanks for sharing ❤️👏👏

[@user-wj9df9ys3e]

So unique 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@robnewman6101]

Good to see Police Officers on duty. If you have a problem whatever it is.

[@2000konnie]

Fantastic sight. I dabble with playing a few musical instruments and also I used to ride horses. I can’t imagine playing a horn or the other instruments while riding a horse. that’s some amazing skill.

[@timcubison9832]

It certainly is

[@gillydowell7759]

With pomp and tradition is our country style. This is our thing ! We love it all ……..

[@user-lb3hd7ip4o]

🥕🐎Beautiful🥕🐎🇬🇧🌹🇬🇧🌹🇬🇧🌹

[@user-cz3mp4jm4u]

Yes, wish there were some comments, commentator to explain all of the differences in headwear as well as saddle, blanket and uniform. Stunning. Was suprised at how many there are. God Bless the King & Commonweath. (Cdn).

[@sjwilloughby-greene8214]

I would love to see this in person. Another great video. Thank you for sharing. 🌿♥️♥️♥️🌿

[@unitb7713]

A leopard-skin forming part of the saddle-cloth shabraque or even replacing it is indicative of a Hussar regiment of the British cavalry. Many such regiments saw lengthy service in British India where the custom developed. The 21st Hussars in particular used the whole pelt and leopard head as shown here. Other Hussar regmnts also followed this. Churchill was in 21st at chage of Omdurman. It is a very famous regiment now amalgamated with 17th Lancers.

[@barryandjackypowell8239]

I asked in a previous screening of the video following the General Inspection, what the story was behind thenleopardskin saddlecloth. I presumed it to have had a significance to a battle or skirmish involving the particular regiment. (I had assumed Royal Horse Artillery.) Thank you for referring to the Hussars.

[@natsarimlife9508]

Although it would take a lot of work, it would be interesting if you could do a video on what the different uniforms mean for all the folks that are not lucky enough to live in the UK and know these things. Thanks so much for sharing this video.

[@lizbilson6602]

Absolutely Fabulous! But why would anyone in this day and age be using a fur skin …, head and all …, as a saddle blanket? 🤷‍♀️

[@charlotterockel-kennedy8913]

I also can't imagine what the horses think seeing a predator amongst them on the back of a horse. I'm just also hoping it's fake and not an actual dead animal.

[@bettyhunder6146]

Of course it is not fake😂

[@betrisherninox2865]

If you look closely at it, the leopard skin is clearly very old and worn. I don't think they go about murdering leopards in order to harvest saddle-cloths any more. :)

[@shirleyanneyoung955]

@@betrisherninox2865They still use genuine bearskin for their hats sadly

[@FAArchbold]

Tradition, tradition and tradition. Bless our military.

[@unitb7713]

Interestingly also, the officer inside the leopard-skin equipped officer is also from 17th Lancers (another v'famous regiment). He is wearing a Lancer Czapka (Lancer cap) not the Hussar bonnet, This cap was adopted when Britain formed Lancer regiments having been savaged by Napoleons use of Polish Lancers. Now only the Lancer Honour Guard (which this might be) of the new amalgamated Royal Regt. Lancers wear these. The Lancer Regt is of course a combat tank regiment.

[@danielcarmeli7624]

Magnificent 🎉

[@0369sweetp]

Not all traditions are good. Example harming animals through sports, ect, is not good traditions. Enslaving animals and humans to gain power is not a good tradition.

[@barrettemonique9070]

That leopard was killed in 1874 when it attacked Queen Victoria while she was in Africa, her guard killed it and she awarded him the skin.

[@ireneyoung8696]

How interesting.

[@barrettemonique9070]

@@ireneyoung8696 I had to really search to find this out. Too bad it is not common knowledge as it is an extremely rare sighting.

[@norellemaher2956]

nice story but she never went to Africa

[@noradinneen1]

​@norellemaher2956 Yes she did-they called her the African Queen when she sailed up the Nile.

[@norellemaher2956]

Really?? Wonder what year that was, since it's not noted in any history I can find.

[@lillianrivera4701]

Beautiful 🫶🏻

[@colettedemaria1009]

I hope in an other life it was a stuffed animal 😱

[@Gartenpalme1]

You are all getting worked up over ONE saddle pad but when the rich go hunting and shoot every animal in Africa, just to get a trophy, I guess that is ok with you?

[@debbiegoble9836]

Beautiful, beautiful scene of gorgeous horses. Just lined up. They're a little too close to each other . They look like they're about to bite each other's butts. This is a beautiful scene.

[@AbdulGani-ji9hd]

👍🇬🇧🤝🙏

[@susancurd495]

We must keep all our traditions in UK

[@user-jx3lb2zx4c]

Красота какая!

[@elizabethmeyer7107]

I wish I lived in London, I love the traditions and would love to find a book to read about it, from Missouri/USA

[@catherinetobin7273]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@janhodgson1740]

Yes as Brits we love our history and traditions.. our history to uphold.. and not weaken.. we are patriots for our country ❤

[@michaelwilkinson2928]

I noticed full dress hussars, lancer and RSDG in the mounted party. Not often that one sees proper full dress uniforms outside the Household Division other than in some bands and Colour parties.

[@lesliespann6420]

💚

[@sandrawells7665]

This is our great country those soldiers are amazing and need respect . These are the same soldiers that stand for hours to attention in London and t h ey get abuse from the ignorant public 😢❤😡

[@goldkhw]

My goodness.

[@Caocao8888]

Horsemanship AND an embouchure? Those are difficult job requirements…

[@DeniseDuncanjones-tw2vq]

Love pomp and ceremony and proud to be british ❤❤

[@margaretwhitehead3913]

Yes I do as well

[@esterarney3251]

All the king's horses and all the king's men..... Exactly what is the occasion? From Carlsbad, CA USA.

[@carolyuengling8085]

❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@celialynch]

All the different hats.

[@lisabierschwal4622]

He the only 1 i saw with a leopard skin saddle blanket

[@Patricia-fl7my]

I assume that's a leopard pelt, but maybe not.

[@wittywoo]

It looks so cute, like he is sat on his favourite toy.

[@suzannehaigh4281]

I just hope those leopard (?) ae not real? I now they use bearskins but think it is past time for an alternative.

[@charlotterockel-kennedy8913]

As far as I'm informed the bar skins are now actually fake ones. They sadly used to be real 😢 hoping these leopards aren't real either

[@kesterbathgate4531]

Well, if it is, its likely quite old, as I don't think the army wouldn't countenance using real leopard skin nowadays. As regards the Guards bearskins, they are real bear fur but from Canadian culled bears.

[@charlotterockel-kennedy8913]

@@kesterbathgate4531 you are right, I looked it up again and they still haven't changed them to fake bearskins 😢 I'm a vegan so you can imagine how I feel. I was sure I read a few years ago that they was going to stop making the new ones out of bears skins. Shame on them

[@timcubison9832]

It is probably well over 100 years old by now! The last time full dress uniform was worn routinely buy all Regiments in the British Army was in 1914 immediately before WW1. I doubt the Guards Brigade will use fake bearskin for a long time. The government tried to force them to use fake bearskines a few years ago but the Guards refused as they both don't look Wright and are not cost efficient

[@user-uw3kn2db5c]

Это как коррида в Испании- пережитки прошлого, пора прощаться с прошлым

[@frankbrown9618]

I have noticed the officers at the back, wearing historic uniforms different from those of the Household Cavalry Regiment (Life Guards and Blues and Royals) Who are they? Do they represent other cavalry regiments of the British Army? Do any of you know?

[@michaelwilkinson2928]

Hussars, Lancer, RSDG and Dragoon Guards.

[@avryllsixtus3429]

Oh this is the annual Major Generals inspection if the Household Cavalry in Hyde Park..some weeks ago.

[@patbrown8117]

That bloke walking - 2:02 - he was obviously previously mounted. I wonder what happened to his horse? Perhaps it was enjoying a private gallop across Hyde Park.

[@kirstymackenzie2437]

Didn’t realise how many horses and soldiers there were in the Royal Pageant! 3:26. Actually soldier who had the leopard on his horse didn’t look like a British soldier, but somewhere else in Europe, because of his uniform.

[@ednamitchell9821]

I've never seen that before. Are they english their hats and riders look different on the three horses as though they are being escorted

[@Starose47]

Beautiful horses!! Were they the drum horses leading the parade ?

[@richardwest6358]

Yes - that's why they were carrying drums !

[@denisedaly2445]

@@richardwest6358 Only the drum horses are shires

[@Starose47]

@@richardwest6358 thank you, I didn't realise they had drums on. 😉

[@Lynne2106]

The next to the leopard skin guy leans slightly forward because he is having difficulty settling into his saddle. His tension transfers to his horse which is tense and jigging, causing more discomfort and tension in the rider, and the cycle repeats. Maybe the guy in the fatigues walking is the riding teacher.

[@mariefortier2991]

Don't approve of the feline blanket under saddle !

[@susan9188]

I'm English have friends whose in the Royal Household Cavalry and never have I seen a Leopard as a numna underneath a saddle! The only leopard skin I can think of was the one Queen Victoria had, so could be that.

[@darilynadams7281]

Why do they have the Leopard skin there? Looks a bit strange? I hope another leopard is not killed! 🙋‍♀️🇦🇺

[@elizabethdible323]

This is magnificent but can anyone explain the Leopard covering on the gentleman's saddle I would love to know with love and respect from Scotland

[@mikewinston8709]

Good to see the KRH with cherry picker trousers and a leopard skin……..the cavalry; there to lend tone to what would otherwise just be a vulgar brawl…..

[@alisonmorgan6500]

Why does he have a leopard 🐆 under his saddle. What’s the meaning ?

[@invcark]

Hello. Have you heard anything about the horses that were hurt last past days.

[@annemerson5339]

Thankfully they are doing well.

[@annakisfaludinebaan]

..and didn't you notice that behind one of the horsemen (swordsman) there is a puppy lying at the end of the saddle? It can be seen at 4.16!

[@kawaii58204]

No that’s the leopard

[@Art-heaven-studio]

Why is there an animal skin with head as a saddle…

[@jackiepark4673]

Leopards are beautiful animals full of grace and speed ,i hope that is not a real skin as its a sure to be a sin.😮

[@eduardobrinckhaus3166]

What a ridiculous thing!!!

[@michaelmais3657]

Recently it was said that the armed forces are not strong enough to defend this country, but can afford this. It's said that it brings in tourists so let the Tourist Board pay for it. In other countries thay have a tourist tax, why spend the Denfece budget on it, and use highly trained, and at great expence, soldiers as actors. I'm a former soldier, and have been in units who could not replace worn out clothing and equipment, and when I was posted to BAOR the only cold weather clothing I got was a secondhand brown pullover.

[@kk-ankh]

Das Leopardenfell gefällt mir weniger, aber ansonsten sind die Uniformen und das Zaumzeug der Pferde sehr prachtvoll! Gelungenes Video! Liebe Grüße aus Niederösterreich 😊

[@susanmitchell9257]

Don’t see any explanation as to y they are sitting on dead animals. It is 2026 right

[@user-rn8ej6jh3k]

That's no way to treat a cat

[@rustyiron]

Who or what was being saluted?

[@user-mh5ls4eu1u]

My be it's the horses favourite stuffed toy 😂

[@marthaanthis3980]

Who was the bloke that was walking? Is this a punishment walk?

[@caroljenny7701]

When I see this I enjoy the beauty and quality of the horses, AND I see the huge pricetag.

[@marionm5311]

A Cheetah and a Leopard.

[@Aprilsraven629]

So what was the leopard skin meant to represent

[@chrissierichards6802]

Lovely chestnut xx unusual xx