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A Queen’s guardsman saw red when a giggling student took the mickey out of him outside a royal palace by mimicking his actions - and went on the ATTACK.
Columbian student Nick Ibarra, 23, began larking about for pal Suzanne Cadosch, 22, who was videoing the armed guard on duty in his bearskin and red tunic.
As the guardsman marched up and down as he stood sentry duty outside St James Palace in front of dozens of tourists, laughing Nick marched alongside him.
He had heard that the famed royal guards never leave their post unless a threat to the royals presents itself.
But he got the shock of his life when this one lost his cool and quick marched over to him and clipped him round the back of the head and aimed a boot at him.
Then according to Nick he pushed him away with his SA-80 semi automatic rifle while letting out a furious roar.
Unfortunately Nick’s student pal Suzanne was so shocked and scared she stopped videoing the soldier’s attack.
She said:”I just thought “Oh My God” he’s got a gun and he’s going for Nick and he grabbed him and tried to boot him and we were so shocked we just ran away fast.
“You often see people pulling faces at the guards and standing beside them for photo’s and marching along with them but obviously this soldier didn’t find it funny.
“In hindsight I can understand the soldier losing his cool but it was very frightening indeed” she said.
Nick, who is studying English in Oxford, Oxon, said: ”I felt this huge hand on my collar and managed to avoid a boot up the backside but he was growling like a bear.
“I was worried because he had a bayonet on his gun and didn’t want that going somewhere painful! He pushed me away with the gun and I just ran for it”, he said.
The guardsman was on sentry duty at St James Palace which is the senior Palace of the Sovereign and is where the Princess Royal and Princess Alexandra reside.
The St Jame’s Detatchment of The Queen’s Guard mounts sentry duty there daily and Clarence House where Prince Charles and his sons live is within St James’s environs.
A Queen’s guardsman, on being shown the video, said: ”On one hand you can understand him wanting to put a hobnailed size 12 up the guy’s backside for taking the p**s.
“But on the other hand he will be in hot water for losing his cool when he should have ignored it. He should have gone back into his sentry box and just stood guard.
“But he will no doubt feel very satisfied at putting this oik to flight”, he said.
A Queen’s guardsman saw red when a giggling student took the mickey out of him outside a royal palace by mimicking his actions - and went on the ATTACK.
Columbian student Nick Ibarra, 23, began larking about for pal Suzanne Cadosch, 22, who was videoing the armed guard on duty in his bearskin and red tunic.
As the guardsman marched up and down as he stood sentry duty outside St James Palace in front of dozens of tourists, laughing Nick marched alongside him.
He had heard that the famed royal guards never leave their post unless a threat to the royals presents itself.
But he got the shock of his life when this one lost his cool and quick marched over to him and clipped him round the back of the head and aimed a boot at him.
Then according to Nick he pushed him away with his SA-80 semi automatic rifle while letting out a furious roar.
Unfortunately Nick’s student pal Suzanne was so shocked and scared she stopped videoing the soldier’s attack.
She said:”I just thought “Oh My God” he’s got a gun and he’s going for Nick and he grabbed him and tried to boot him and we were so shocked we just ran away fast.
“You often see people pulling faces at the guards and standing beside them for photo’s and marching along with them but obviously this soldier didn’t find it funny.
“In hindsight I can understand the soldier losing his cool but it was very frightening indeed” she said.
Nick, who is studying English in Oxford, Oxon, said: ”I felt this huge hand on my collar and managed to avoid a boot up the backside but he was growling like a bear.
“I was worried because he had a bayonet on his gun and didn’t want that going somewhere painful! He pushed me away with the gun and I just ran for it”, he said.
The guardsman was on sentry duty at St James Palace which is the senior Palace of the Sovereign and is where the Princess Royal and Princess Alexandra reside.
The St Jame’s Detatchment of The Queen’s Guard mounts sentry duty there daily and Clarence House where Prince Charles and his sons live is within St James’s environs.
A Queen’s guardsman, on being shown the video, said: ”On one hand you can understand him wanting to put a hobnailed size 12 up the guy’s backside for taking the p**s.
“But on the other hand he will be in hot water for losing his cool when he should have ignored it. He should have gone back into his sentry box and just stood guard.
“But he will no doubt feel very satisfied at putting this oik to flight”, he said.
Sadly the Guardsman is going to be in the s
t for this 
I think it's taken quite seriously if they leave post no matter how short a distance.
ETA: Are they carrying live rounds? Without one in the chamber obviously
ETA2: Just watched the video, what a load of balls, if genuine the bloke is in the poo as this happens all day everyday to these blokes.
What a boring job though, 8 hours of walking. Suppose you turn off and go to autopilot after a while. Do they have earpieces to listen for any security threats?
Don't they do one tour of guarding, one tour of armoured infantry?
t for this I think it's taken quite seriously if they leave post no matter how short a distance.
ETA: Are they carrying live rounds? Without one in the chamber obviously
ETA2: Just watched the video, what a load of balls, if genuine the bloke is in the poo as this happens all day everyday to these blokes.
What a boring job though, 8 hours of walking. Suppose you turn off and go to autopilot after a while. Do they have earpieces to listen for any security threats?
Don't they do one tour of guarding, one tour of armoured infantry?
Edited by Taita on Friday 23 January 10:42
Can I have the last 3minutes of my life back
Though... he is supposed to be the epitome of calm, armed guard and should be Royally teabagged for losing his cool like that.
This sort of thing happens all the time and they have to be above it.
I don't think that kid was even being particularly offensive/ annoying... if he was a 7year old I doubt the guard would have reacted.
Though... he is supposed to be the epitome of calm, armed guard and should be Royally teabagged for losing his cool like that.
This sort of thing happens all the time and they have to be above it.
I don't think that kid was even being particularly offensive/ annoying... if he was a 7year old I doubt the guard would have reacted.
Well for a start their story is factually wrong - the SA80 isn't semi-automatic at all. Secondly it seems a tad convenient that she just so happened to stop videoing when the guy was "attacked". It just looked like he grabbed at him tbh.
The guy will still be in serious st though - I suspect he'll be lucky to escape a charge. More quality reporting from the sun 
The guy will still be in serious s
t though - I suspect he'll be lucky to escape a charge. More quality reporting from the sun Edited by dwilkie on Friday 23 January 10:41
Feel sorry for the guard.
I know he should have risen above it, but fact is, he'll no doubt he'll lose his post.
If I was there and my brother or a mate did something similar and got a clip round the ear for their effort, i'd be pissing myself with laughter, not going to the papers making a story out of it
I know he should have risen above it, but fact is, he'll no doubt he'll lose his post.
If I was there and my brother or a mate did something similar and got a clip round the ear for their effort, i'd be pissing myself with laughter, not going to the papers making a story out of it
dirty boy said:
Feel sorry for the guard.
I know he should have risen above it, but fact is, he'll no doubt he'll lose his post.
If I was there and my brother or a mate did something similar and got a clip round the ear for their effort, i'd be pissing myself with laughter, not going to the papers making a story out of it
Absolutely right. We live in worrying times.I know he should have risen above it, but fact is, he'll no doubt he'll lose his post.
If I was there and my brother or a mate did something similar and got a clip round the ear for their effort, i'd be pissing myself with laughter, not going to the papers making a story out of it
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