Changing the Guard Windsor - 20.4.2024 *GURKHAS FIRST GUARD MOUNT OF 2024*
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2024
- Changing the Guard in Windsor on Saturday 20th April 2024, this is a special video as the Gurkhas mount Windsor castle guard along with musical support for the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas.
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The Gurkhas are wonderful. We are so lucky to have them in our country. ❤❤❤
most certainly are
great to see the Gurkhas
It was good to see the Gurkha band playing and marching at infantry and light infantry pace
Aren't they marvellous? The King's own
We should be rebuilding our bond with the wonderful men that become Gurkhas we need more of their quality and dedication
God Bless Our Gurkhas
The King's own, that's respect
@@suemcgregor9248"The King's own"? King's own what 😂😂😂😂😂?
My heart swells with pride for the Gurkhas who are so deserving of this position. May God be with you always
i just love our friends the Gurkhas i went on there bace in Aldershot in 1997 when i was in the Army and what a great bunch of Guys so a big thank you
It’s nice to watch the Gurkhas marching at their normal pace 👍👍👍👏👏👏
We should be honoured and proud to have these as part of the British Armed forces....
We are!
Brave, the Bravest of Men. God Mightly Bless Them.
Hear hear
Great Gurkhas. A great addition to the British Force
You don't want to mess with a Gurkha. Astonishing that, for such a feared army unit, they are the nicest, most polite people. I hold them in the greatest respect.
It was brilliant to watch the Gurkhas as my father had spoken about them from the time he was WWII British 8th Army.
fearsome warriors. Thank god they are on our side !
The policeman that led them out had best get on his bike, these lads don't hang about :)
Wonderful to see the Gurkhas.
Wow this was truly amazing to watch and listen to. Their infantry and light infantry pace was outstanding.
Thank you for sharing. It's a great sight to see such great troops. ❤
Finest most modest fight ing men on the Planet
Gurkhas Great ,Support them, Long Live Britain and Northern Ireland
Very, very smart
Great video. Thank you.
his is Treat, I haven't seen the Brigade of The Gurkhas for quite While. They're always Amazing to Watch, not least for their Pace, which always has me threatening to break out in a Sweat. The Normal Pace Rate of the British Army & Airforce is 116 paces per Minute for Trained Personnel & 120 ppm for Recruits at a Quick March & the Slow March is 65 ppm. It is a very deceptive Pace, when you look at the Foot Guards during a Guard Change they don't appear to be Moving all that quickly, but it does cover a lot of ground all the same. Then take a Look at the Gurkha Brigade, the Rifle Regiments & the Light Infantry, their Quick March Pace Rate is 140 ppm & they have no Slow March at all. On Ceremonial Parades, where there are March Pasts at Slow & Quick time, such as The Trooping the Colour, All 3 do the Slow March Past at their Normal Pace of 120 ppm & increase their Pace to 140 ppm for the Quick March Past.
It's interesting to see the Tempo & Pace the Band plays at change, when they're leading a Guard Detachment not Mounted by their Own Regiment. They were set to do a Guard Change with their Own Regimental Band for the First time ever in September 2022. The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas had led their own Troops On Parade before ofcourse, but Not on a Guard Change in the UK. They'd had to Prove their Ability before they were allowed to provide Musical Support for a Guard Change, particularly when the Guard Detachments were not from their Regiment. As today shows, they are more than able to match their Tempo to the Guard Requirements.
The Band did very well indeed for one of their First Guard Changes. They do have a rather Unique Sound & it's great they have their Pipers included, playing together. They'll improve with time on the Circuit I'm sure & Expanding their Repertoire, in the Meantime they have the Novelty of Speed of their Tempo when leading a Gurkhas Guard Detachment to keep Spectators Happy. They did an excellent Job of one of my Favourite Marches 'Glorious Victory'. The Gurkha Pride is obvious, written on the Faces of Band & Troops, after 210 years of Fighting with the British, they're being Accepted Fully into the British Army.
Great Pictures & Audio AFV!. You did well to Keep up with the Gurkhas Band & Guards & with no loss of Stable Viewing. At least the Return leg was Slower, with an Old Guard from The Grenadier Guards. Thankyou for Sharing this. It's not unusual to have a Detachment of Gurkhas Mounting Guard Duty at Windsor, but it is only the 1st time for them to have Musical Support from their Own Band, so Thankyou for Sharing the Video.
You need to re-check your march rates - 140 ppm is light infantry pace, 180 ppm is double time.😂
Thank you for the information about the paces of marching. I've always been interested in the pace of the Gurkhas. It's so fast and they look so smart. There must be a history why it is like that.
Sorry, Vicky, but while it sounds convincing and knowledgeable you're talking absolute, complete rubbish. Just utter rubbish. Gibberish.
With the extra Capitals and the jumping around its hard to follow, but .....
The Gurkhas, Rifles, etc, don't 'Troop Colours' on any parades - they don't have any colours to troop.
180ppm for a quick march? That's a double march pace.
They've never had the Bde Band before at Guard changeovers, when they've done the guard before, several times, for 8 weeks at a time? They had the Bde Band every time there was an internal changeover - every time.
Their own regimental band? None have one anymore, it's a Brigade Band.
It's just complete, total rubbish, start to finish. Sorry, but it's just nonsense. Gibberish.
@@binduzutshi2874 It's standard light infantry pace / light infantry drill - nothing more, nothing less.
As they were shorter than Brits and Indians they took a shorter, quicker pace, and light infantry drill met the requirement.
The "history" is that they were light infantry in the British Indian Army, so that's what they remained after 1949 when they became part of the British Army. Pretty simple.
@@John-G Indeed one of us is talking Rubbish!
1) I did not say the Gurkhas, Rifles, Light Infantry have Colours or Troop the Colour. What I said was, if you Read it Properly, is that when there is a March Past at Quick & Slow March, ... LIKE IN TROOPING THE COLOUR ... They don't actually have a Slow March. The Trooping the Colour Parades have a Slow March Past First, then a Quick March Past Straight after. There are Several of the Freedom of the City Parades that have a Similar Format, Marching Past the Saluting Podium twice, 1 at Quick & 1 at Slow. I used the Trooping the Colour as an example of that Format, because it's more known to a lot of People than a Freedom Parade is.
2) You are Correct regarding the 180ppm. That was an Error on my part & I have Corrected it. Thankyou.
3) If you care to do a Search on UA-cam, you will see The Gurkhas Engineers Parading with Para Officers being Led by One of the Household Division 5 Foot Guards Band - Every time. The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas have also Led Detachments of The Foot Guards on Guard Changes. The Queen's Own Gurkha Signals have paraded with The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas. As part of The Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, The Band of The Brigade of Gurkhas were to lead a Mixture of all the Gurkhas for Mounting the Guard at London & Windsor, however it was Cancelled due to The Death of The Queen. They Marched together at the Coronation behind The Band of The Brigade of Gurkhas & The Band of The Bugles & Rifles.
All the Information in my Comment can be found on The BA Website & The Royal Gurkha Rifles, The Queen's Own Signals & The Gurkha Engineers (Attached to 23 Paras) have a Section within it & are also included on The Net Force online. There is mention of the Royal Gurkha Rifles & The Bugles & Rifles also on the Household Division Website.
Check out Gurkha selection in Nepal . Hard ,very hard .
Ive been there, it was hard enough riding up some of the hill/mountain sides on an off road enduro bike let alone running with all that weight.
I wish I could have spoken to someone inside the camp, I only got to tell one of the gate guards how proud I was of the guys wanting to join our forces and that they made Britain great. The retired Gurkhas around Derby have been so welcoming, I even went into an Indian food place in Derby and one of the chefs (who is Nepali) knew me from the family photos on FB he had seen of me in Kathmandu at his relatives house 😮
I can just about spot a Nepali now mainly the language, how shocked and happy they are when I chat to them in Nepali 😂👍
Another Excellent video!! Anyone else remember the Two Ronnies Sketch about the Catering Corps?! "Cock O' The North" reminds me of it! "Oh Roly-Poly". 😂
The marches played were,
1) 0:23-Atholl Highlanders & Cock O' The North
2) 2:53-Jellalabad
3) 4:11-Scotland the Brave & Highland Laddie
4) 5:15-March to the Everest
(Return to Barracks)
5) 5:51-Atholl Highlanders & Cock O' The North
6) 6:40-Glorious Victory
7) 9:07-Scotland the Brave & Highland Laddie
8) 9:58-British Grenadiers
Caught me
Thanks delvin. I had some fun recording and marching at 140!! 🤣
@@ArmedForcesVideos_07 I think I saw you in someone else’s videos. I thought to myself, “bless his heart. He’s walking as fast as they are marching.”😊
Bravo for the 2 Ronnies memory. They were marvelous. I managed to see them on stage
on one occasion.
@@meadowlands1937 They were indeed marvelous! You were very lucky to have witnessed them in person! I'm too young to have seen them on TV, but I enjoy watching their Sketches on UA-cam! Their Scottish Pipes and Drums sketch was excellent, so was the Aldershot Brass Ensemble one!
Great Video Nice to hear Atholl highlands
Marches :
Atholl Highlands Cock o north
Jellabald
March to take Everest
Atholl highlands Cock o north
Glorious Victory
Scotland the brave
British Grenadiers
Thank you!! It certainly was great to hear some different marches.
@ArmedForcesVideos173 just love the gurkhas so brave polite and fearless warriors great they serve our country well they have every right to live in our country god bless them all
@@ArmedForcesVideos_07Your Welcome 😂
We saw one of these gentlemen on sentry duty at Windsor Cadtle yesterday afternoon. Thank you.
Nepalese British warriors, stay safe lads
that was the smallest Coldstream guard i have ever seen at the end
That, I think, was the CSM!
I agree used to be a minimum height. He has a pace stick and sword so a Warrant officer
@@plumroseham There still is - 5'2" for most trades, 4'10" for some.
TBF, it used to be 5'10" for the Guards and 6'2" for King's Company, but recruiting isn't exactly stellar, so ...
He's the CSM so he's hardly a recent recruit.
A nice gentle stroll on the way back to barracks!
Only 4% of applicants get into this regiment, when they do they're given the respect they deserve
I noticed the Grenadier guards had bayonets affixed on their rifles while the Gurkhas carried their Kikari knives in their shields affixed to their backsides. My dad served with British Forces in Burma during WW2. When the Gurkhas drew their Kikaris, it's as wicked as the bayonets or the Imperial Japanese army Katana swords.
Rifles at the trail Bayonets (Swords) never fixed.
They're called kukris.
they are pretty amazing. Any task set before a Gurkha will be done above expectation. A saxophone or tuba is a great deal more complicated than an ATM and forget lipping on a trombone. A tuba is 2/3 weight of a Gurkha and not as easy as basket of stones to carry, either.
Beautiful 🤩
Love these lads. Brave brave Gurkhas! True Brits!!
"True Brits!!"? They're Nepalese - they can't get British citizenship until after they've left the Gurkhas.
I listen to their glorious - but out musiced - pipers and think my old pipe major would have loved playing with the gurkhas. He really enjoyed speeding the music up and would have loved playing with them at their speed. Happy memories
They don’t come any tougher than these guys
You wouldnt want to meet them on a dark night if they were looking for you
9:48 I noticed that company sergeant major is from 1st battalion grenadier guards. And i noticed the saber. I realized that I might see my favorite company sergeant major from 2 or 1 year ago in nijmegen company again as a first battion sergeant in windsor or Buckingham.
He's hardly likely to be from the Second Battalion - there hasn't been one for thirty years 😂!
... and you noticed a "saber"? Where 😂?
@@John-G?Well, I guess you miss understood what I just said. I just met to say that I miss a different company sergeant major that I was used see in videos. He was a drill sergeant in grenadier guards Nijmegen company in 2021 or 2022.
saber?? Well, it the sword next to this company sergeant major 9:48 on the left. You can see it easily or I might be wrong mate.
@@guardsdivisionfan John-G idiot thinks your stupid. No bullying allows bot.
@@John-G Respect people bro.
@@guardsdivisionfan That idiot John-g thinks you're stupid. Not bullying allow bot.
So what is the Clan tartan are those pipers wearing?
I pity any tourist who tries to mess with the gurkhas. The greatest fighters in the world. Hope UK has decided to pay them their pensions properly now. They have fought many battles with us.
They're brilliant soldiers. All credit to them
Not a problem....the loan police officer in front will see whoever off 😔
Well, you simply don't "mess" with a Gurkha. Tourists, get a grip, grow up. If they draw the kukhri, it's not in your best interests. How fortunate we are to have them on our side after the shoddy way we treated them, pension wise.
They've had the same pensions and TACOS since 2007.
A clear breach of the 1949 agreement with Nepal, along with British citizenship, so Nepal no longer gets anything out of the deal but instead loses some of its brightest and best, for nothing.
No surprise that Nepal has said it's ending Gurkha recruitment, although it hasn't said when.
Short-sighted and greedy, those who pushed for it have done Nepal no favours.
@@John-G thanks for the update.
What a pity the 28th didnt get that recognition
🫡
Rifle regiment pace.
And what is the purpose of this changing of the guard?
Public duties / ceremonial.
Sorry didn't like the fast marching. I bet they have to be really fit in order to play & march like this.
All Gurkha units use light infantry drill, as does the Rifle Regiment. 140 instead of 120 paces to the minute. To commemorate their historic role as skirmishers ahead of the main body of troops. Got to keep these traditions alive.
@@jameswills6320 Fair enough. Thanks for the info.
@@jameswills6320Thank you for this information.
Little Nepalese mercenaries.
Piss poor photography.