BEATING RETREAT 2024 - A Military Musical Spectacular 'Celebration' at Horse Guards Parade!
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BEATING RETREAT 2024 - A Military Musical Spectacular 'Celebration' at Horse Guards Parade! 16.07.2024.
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Thank you so much for recording this, I would never be able to attend. John, do you know where the profits of the tickets go to?
I could make a small donation. Thank you.💕
This was great. I'm over here in the US.
Thanks John. Well done as always. Greetings from Down Under, Australia
Thank you for recording this moment in history
Your videos are a lasting record of the horse guards beating retreat by the household direction
In long go when the end of day where lowers with the union flag the last post is sounded and they remember in war and in the conflict as they're going down at the sun we will remember them
We are one of the very few countries that still keep this tradition to go to any barracks or any army establishment or naval or efforts that will lower the fact coming down of the sun beating retreat to retreat to count their rules and regroup to fight another day
Has a lot of things happening on horoscopes it is tradition and it has purpose may not so much now it has in history it also forms discipline thank you once for all your videos you do. During the week and many many months you do a fabulous job in making a permanent record of course guards life
Thank you.
Thank you so much John for this fabulous video! The music was just amazing and of course the horses were beautiful! You never fail you watchers always quality! ❤❤ from an old lady in the USA!
Filming this event was a logistical nightmare, but this is the first complete recording of Beating Retreat 2024 on UA-cam : )
If you are attending tomorrow night or on Thursday, you might not want to watch this as you'll know what to expect! 😂
Although it was a logistical pain in the rear; you've done a splendid job capturing it
@@LondonCityWalks John it was perfection! You are truly an artist! I loved the whole thing, it was really like being there!!
John you did an awesome job
Thank you so much John. Worth every minute of your time…… regular watcher of London city walks, Kiwi from NZ
Thank you so much from Australia.xxx@@valgrey7416
John that was simply amazing. Thank you so very much for doing this for us you're simply the BEST.❤
Stay Safe John ❤❤🇬🇧🇬🇧
Wow wow wow!! Something completely different than what are used to seeing John! I love this! Being a band geek in school and a former equestrian, this is the perfect combo! ♥️♥️♥️
This was a lovely treat. I enjoyed it immensely. I think my favorite were the Scottish musicians. I also loved the formations the bands do while playing. It's impressive. The "80" was very cool. The DDay music with those videos choked me up. It brings a swell of pride for our soldiers (all who participated). And of course all the horses were stunning as ever. John, you did a marvelous job filming. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank John, what a wonderful performance !! Thank you for going and filming it, it gives us the opportunity to see this wonderful performance from all over the world, I’m so grateful to be able to see it.. again Thank You John
Wow, John what a polished video you have created. You have really performed a service to everyone involved in Beating the Retreat. So here are just a few of the things I enjoyed about this video. First the trumpeters on their white horses, beautiful and the sound resonated across the parade ground. It gets into your being and moves me so. The bagpipes, love them. They are so wild and untamed. The video they showed of World War II while playing the music made me cry and remember all over again why I admire the British nation. The maneuvers while marching and playing music. You could tell they had practiced to perfection. There is so much here, even my new favorite the Gunners. Remembering is important. Thank you for giving your beloved military a wider platform.
That was a real treat and my first time enjoying this musical spectacular , if it weren’t for you John I would never have been able to experience this so thankyou from the bottom of my heart for all that you do ! ❤❤
The Guest of Honour accompanied by the Major General James Bowder OBE and the seniors officer of the Household Division was His Grace the Duke of Norfolk. His Role is Earl Marshal in charge of Sovereign's Funerals and Coronation as well as the State Opening of Parliament
That was magnificent! What a wonderful, wide ranging music selection. The marching intricacies were also a joy to watch. I have so much respect for these military musicians. The whole ceremony was moving and, at times, pure joy.
Thank you so much for sharing John.
John, thank you so much, first by being there and for recording this fabulous great to share with us. To see such such professionalism and talent and dedication is beyond discription. Thank you for all your videos and sharing such pageantry to us across the pond. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
spectacular!!!! Cheers to you John, absolutely brilliant.
Ooodles and ooodles of love to you and your family.
Thank you John for filming this and sharing. No one does pageantry like England, just beautiful.
What an amazing event. Nothing in the world compares to British pageantry and pride. British by birth America by choice. My parents and all my family were in the military in WW11. The pictures of the landing and of the bombed out areas were stories I heard first hand.
Thank you John for showing this event. 🇬🇧🇺🇸Bronx, NYC
There’s the French Republican Guards pagentry as well. But not enough to appeal the Public audience. Our British Military celebration is far more better
Thank you for this John. Much appreciated. Now THIS is how HorseGuards Parade was designed to be seen. And what a splendid backdrop it makes too! Just lovely....and SO impressive that the bands can execute such neat drill given that even moreso than the footsoldiers the bandsmen(and women) vary wildly in heights, and thus natural strides. The tallest would be over 6 foot in old money, and there are a sprinkling of musicians in there that are at LEAST a foot or more shorter than their fellows! To keep step whilst playing, particularly a brass instrument is impressive.
And i love the massed pipes. Its a unique sound, and i adore it.
Edit to add: Just read a comment regarding an hour at Horse guards and I was all, "nah, couldn't have been“ but I decided to check......almost an hour and a half!!! It felt like 10 minutes!! seriously, that went by SO fast, it's unbelievable!!! Thank you again John, for something that many of us will never be in a position to see live.🙏
Thank you a whole hour of celebration from the Household Cavalry/ Devision
This year was special: HCAV + The Household Division + The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery!
@@LondonCityWalks John lucky you being able to be there. Plus some of the best military bands. Thank you.
Thankyou John. This has been awesome I really enjoyed it from all the way from Tasmania Australia
Thank you so much and everyone remember you matter ❤
Spectacular, John. Big thank you for being there and giving us this joyous display of British pageantry.
Thank you John , from the bottom of my heart. Just awesome.
What a treat to see the whole perfomance and not just snippets. Thank you so very much, John, for recording all of it and posting it for all of us, who are scattered around the world, to enjoy. I'm thrilled to see Juno, the mare, front and centre as the drum horse and not the two big lads, Atlas and Perseus. My father was a drummer in the Caledonian Pipe Band of Western Australia so seeing the massed pipes and drums reminds me of my childhood, spent at many Scottish gatherings/events here in Western Australia. Thanks again from me, in the tiny town of York, Western Australia, and no longer able to travel.
The King's Horse Artillery were spectacular! Doubly so, now knowing that they are mostly Lady Troopers. Maybe the last group to possess that set of specialized skills. What a treat. Thanks for making the extra effort, John!
Thankyou John - breakfast time here in Australia 🇦🇺 what a great time to listen to this eating my cornflakes.
So they are calling ACDC as British hmm...🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thank you John, just found this on UA-cam, watching from New Zealand 🇳🇿, my Grandfather was a bandsman, and he wrote music,both him and my Dad would have loved this,like I am.Thanks a million, love from Kiwiland ❤
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@@MsCheetah123 technically they are. They were born in Scotland and emigrated to Oz in 1963. Bon Scott playing bagpipes in the song LWTTT could have been a tribute to his heritage. Still, I class them as Aussie too, because they were so young when they got here🥰👌
You never miss a beat your always there to let us see all the best of Britain.❤
A soul-stirring event! I got pretty emotional a few times. Thank you John! ❤️
Thank-you John, this was a real treat after a week of boredom left in Beryl's wake and 8 days without power and no entertainment due to power outages, downed trees, immense heat and humidity. I didn't have a generator so I had to tough it out. But this really was a treat for me.
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful spectacle. There is nothing in the world as glorious as our soldiers marching & the pride they have in their regiments is humbling. Thanks again
As an American with British ancestry, this just thrills me. I love the precision, music, pipes, horses...actually every bit of it❣Thank you, John! Very memorable and moving.
Spectacular! Thank you so much John. Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. The far left grey had someone wrong with its gear.
I cannot extend enough thanks for posting this amazing concert for us to view! It was wonderful!! Your video shots and sound quality were absolutely stellar! You’re the BEST!!! Thank you so much! ❤️🇬🇧
Always providing us with bangers John, and I love it!
Thank God I took a pro tripod ... the image is clean and there should be no 'motion sickness' panning.
@@LondonCityWalks smooth as butter 🧈
Thank-you for such a wonderful experience. I know this could not have been easy or necessarily pleasant. It was however so very much appreciated. Please enjoy a couple pints on me.
Kathleen from Indiana.
That's extremely kind of you Kathleen, thank you! ❤️❤️
Thank you, John! That was fabulous!!! ❤
Thank you John for taking time to record this i think that was trooper harry the drum horse all the horses did the regiment proud and not forgetting there human troopers keeping them calm when all the noise from the seats spooked them a bit
Ahem, that's Major Harry to you, thank you😉😄.....actually it'd be Major Atlas(Harry's his stable name I think..,.I might be wrong there tho) wouldn't it? The drum horses have the rank of major when on parade.
Not that's not Atlas (Harry) - he has a full face blaze, as does Perseus. That's the beautiful mare, Juno.
@@catzkeet4860 It's Major Juno - Atlas (Harry) and Perseus have full face blazes.
@@heatherharvey3129 yes I was there and to quite a kohn favourite phrase instinctively I thought it was Juno as she didn’t look big enough to be one of the male drum horses
@@heatherharvey3129ahhhhh I thought the horse looked a bit too dark for Atlas myself but I couldn’t for the life of me remember the other drum horses names, so thank you for the correction🙏(memory like a sieve, that’s me)
Btw this is catz Keet here 😁. I’m just on my iPad atm and forgot to change my accounts
John !! Thank you so much for being us with you ! Wow wow wow. This is so fantastic.
Royal Artillery I miss them in the videos now they were great 🤗
The Royal Artillery are NOT part of the "Household Division"!!
The pipes are something special. :)
It is beautiful, I am from South Africa 🇿🇦🌃, thank you John...
I’m in the US and have never seen anything like it!
Hello John big thanks for spectacular event coverage .a Big thank you to all guards an troopers who took part .❤❤❤❤❤❤
Love this thank you John ❤
WOW I shall save this to watch tomorrow eve. Thank you so much for doing this and taking up your whole eve. I know it will be wonderful
AWESOME! Thanks ❤
Thank you John absolutely brilliant, we have the best soldiers in the world and we are the best at pageantry
Wow jon. Thankyou so much for recording this. This was brilliant, my favourite being the musical section with fireworks/powder, amazing, well done to all the regiments for the amazing show and to the amazing men and woman behind the scenes, congtatulations on a brilliant show.
Jon thankyou for all yu do in showing us the regiments/troopers and the stars of the shows our beautiful trooper horses. ❤
OMG!!!!what a treat, THANKYOU so much for that John❤
Thank you for taking the time and effort to do this, it was an absolute treat and gave me so much joy to watch, thank you again
John
Your recording of Beating the Retreat was something to see. It was the best. The video was great and the audio was even better.
Adore the Scot’s pipes!!! Wow, just wow.
Only in part were they Scot's pipers, otherwise they were Pipers & Drummers of the Irish Guards!!
Thankyou from the bottom of my heart. You've made my day. Im suffering with mental health issues and this has lifted my spirits tremendously. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
hope I didn't spoil it for myself. I will be there Thursday. But Queen , my favorite band, Radio GaGa. And everyone clapping like they used to do for Freddie Mercury.
I really enjoyed your video especially the Scots pipes and drums. Loved how there were some who just couldn't keep their feet still!!
I hope you enjoyed the Irish pipes as well
Thank you, John, for sharing that. Even though my Mom was always a fan of the Royal family and we watched some rare events on TV growing up here in Canada, this is something I’ve never seen before. I love the way they even mixed in some pop music for the kids and kids at heart, lol. What an incredible range of history represented today. It brought some joy to an otherwise dull after-dinner dishwashing job here in Canada. 🇨🇦 😊
Thank you John this all so beautiful. The Magnificent Soldiers glory & splendor. Long live Kings Horse Guards. ❤🎉
The music is fantastic.
WOW! Spectacular is the right word! I just watched it again, the Band was pitch- perfect, the Horses were stunningI loved every minute of it The pyrotechnics lit up the evening sky perfectly. The Kings Troop performed brilliantly. Thank you John, that was a wonderful, moving video about the D-Day landings and the London Blitz, I loved it.
That's cool John!! If it's anything like it is here in Arkansas, I don't see how they can stand the heat! Heat index was up to 110° today. They're all dreaming of a cold shower when it's over. 😂😂 Thank you John!
Thank you so much from Queensland Australia 🇦🇺
Thankyou John for this video today. It is wonderful
That drummers horse is such a good lad. ❤
That's the mare, Juno..... so she's a very good girl. 😉
Thank you very much for posting this John. My nieces son is in the Scots Guards band. I am now waiting for the release of the formal video of they do one now I have seen this. 👍👍👍
Hi John WOW WOW WOW Just when l thought it couldn't get any better
You're the best thank you for putting so much effort for your viewers ❤
Wow wow ....words cannot describe this !!!!❤
I agree 100%❤
Thank you very much enjoyed the music
Hello John from Australia, 17/7/2024 - Thank you for this wonderful video, we don't get to see these spectacular things in Australia. The big screen in the background also makes it more spectacular with the overhead perspective and other background features.
Danke!
Danke! 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️
Beautiful! Makes me really miss my military friends and family. Thank you for sharing
Thank you John for videoing this amazing spectacle. Tears of remembrance for my Uncles who came all the way from New Zealand to fight in WW2. I was five years old and I still remember flying the English flag the day the war ended; 78 years ago. What a special two hours of remembering for me: Kiwi
As always a fabulous video, thank you John was great watching. Wow that was something else, once again goes to show that only the Poms can manage to make a procession of a group of bands into something so breathtaking, amazing just blxxdy amazing. Well done to everyone involved.
Wow, John! You had the best seats in the house. It was like I was sitting right beside you, watching. What a fantastic performance! I also LOVE the way you don't cut or edit the video! Adding to the feeling of actually being there! I was in tears during the D Day video on the screen. The olympic rings were fantastic. The overhead cam really brought the formations to life. I'm afraid I fell apart at The Last Post. How poignant.
This is so awesome thanks for sharing this John
That Palomino! I think I fell in love....what a stunning horse! 🥰
I have always loved Palominos and Appaloosas, I think of them as a very South Western horse. Living in Tucson it is Horse Country.
Thank you John awesome work loved we got to see the aerial view as well. Loved the pipers especially the ones really feeling it and tapping their feet in time
Such a treat!! Thank you so very much. This is great to watch. You do amazing work❤
Thanks for another great vid John. Better than t bbc! Ahhhhh, memories o Kneller Hall! Used to be on Grounds Maintenace, heard snoppets of music coming out of t building. They invited t gardeners to their evening concert.
I miss seeing T Royal Artillary going through my neighbourhood to Wormwood Scrubs, t horses leaving 'Rose Fertiliser', behind!
Your welcome dude 👍😉☕
Thanks. That was very enjoyable.
Just watched this after I got up early. Absolutely loved it, thank you so much for filming and sharing it with us. I’ve only been watching your channel for a month or so but all your videos are so interesting with the amusing commentaries. It’s obvious how much respect you have for our military and I for one applaud you
Thank you so very much, my first Beating Retreat and it was wonderful, the music was perfect and the drills the band did were perfect. I really enjoyed it, just wish I was there to attend in person.
Well done all
FANTASTIC❤❤❤
Awesome, I Loved every minute 😊
And Precious Handsome Majestic Harry, Drummer🥁 Horse🐎❤
Thank you, very much John
and Britain,for sharing y'alls Beautiful Heritage!!!!
God Bless
From Across the Pond
Tennessee USA😊❤🇱🇷🙋♀️😊😊
Watching the beginning. The drum horse is so stoic, only moves his head, bless him.
@@starvingartist2824 Once again, thank you 2824. I never noticed the reins thing but of course some control would be needed. Hands are otherwise occupied. These ;gentle giants' are usually very chill horses. My grandfather had Belgian draft horses, before tractors arrived, and they were wonderfully calm and sweet with a little kid, me.
@@starvingartist2824 LOL, exactly. Grandpa's last horse, before he bought a tractor, was Zona, a beautiful gray Belgian. When he'd return from his field work with her he'd put me up on her to ride back to the barn. Same thing, legs straight out her back was so broad. Loved Zona, hated that new tractor that replaced her. Memories. (Have picture of me sitting on a calf, loved his Guernsey cows, too.) Thank you for your mom memory.
Thank you for taking us along.
Thank you John,
Muse is my favorite Brit band... awesome use in the guard performance...
OH WOW!!! What can one say after listening and watching this great video. Speechless. A Military Musical Spectacular Indeed. The musicans are some of the best I've ever heard. Thank you very much for this video John. I truly felt like I was there. This made me so happy for the whole day. Music is the best medicine for the soul IMHO. TY TY TY TY TY TYVM. I do so appreciate you and your time and effort. I will be watching this several times. ALL MY BEST from the USA............Sue
Thank you John, perfect video,perfect sound,perfect position 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Incorrect commentary, after Alfords "Great little army" and "By land and sea" they play the march "Namur" before whatever new march it was that was played. Oddly the march Namur is suspected to have actually been written by Alford (Ricketts) during his time at Kneller Hall and generously given to Bandmaster Richards, who was struggling to think up a composition for the compulsory march competition. As it happened Richards was awarded first place.
The Romans would have run in fear if they'd have seen that Radio Gaga section coming over the hills toward them! That was relentless. Fire, loud sounds, completely synchronized marching while playing. Worth every minute of anguish you experienced putting this up for us to watch. (yes, I enjoyed the more traditional sections, too, but this just sort of hit me)
Thank you, John, so much for filming all that you do. I am an ex-Brit in Australia for more than 50 years, but still love the British pomp, ceremonies & the Royal Family etc... you are a great avenue to keeping up with it all ❤
Sending goose bumps down my spine. You lucky vegemites. How wonderful for showing us. BIG THANK YOU from the Antipodes.
Truly lovely filming John xx
Thank you - very kind!! ❤️🙏🏻
Thankyou John for recording us this amazing event.
Our military has not only amazing soliders riders but amazing musicians and musical directors in all areas of the military.
As shown here.
Thankyou once again John and look forward to watching your channel.
Thank you so much..I'm watching
from Myanmar..I'm so proud of
your country..God bless you...
Brilliant 😊
Ty John
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Absolutely stunning. My husband, who passed in March, would have loved the pipes. Thank you John for the beautiful video. From Wisconsin, USA❤
Great video. Thanks! And thanks to HM troops - marvellous!
i dont think i could walk and step while playing an instrument - im way to uncoordinated; i cant even tap my head and rub my belly at the same time.
Thanks John for taking time for recording this it’s very important to have these moments for great people to fight 😮😢
Like if you agree so I know you care
Well John you have done a brilliant job on this Avent thank you So much love all your hard work you take to do for us all to see thank thank you Mick from Oswaldtwistle Lancashire
Amazing❤
What a thrill to be able to view the Military Musical Spectacular Celebration. It was truly amazing. Thank you John for sharing it with us!!
Thank you john.