US tourist succeeds in making Queen's guardsman laugh
Usually impervious to the antics of tourists, a soldier standing guard outside Horse Guards Parade cannot help cracking a smile at the efforts of this joker
The Queen's Guard are are known for their ability to stand motionless and expressionless at attention outside royal residences in London.
Their discipline is challenged daily by tourists visiting the sites, and it appears one may have finally succeeded in breaching their strict protocol.
The culprit, identified only as Yankel, begins his offensive by taking up a position next to the soldier.
“We were together in school, me and him. He went his own way,” Yankel says as his friends record the encounter.
The soldier remains impassive as Yankel continues to elaborate on their friendship: “I remember in school, he used to sit by himself and read books. I was the guy fooling around,” Yankel says.
A minute into the routine, the soldier begins to crack as Yankel tells how the soldier’s mother would continue to pick him up from school until he was 20.
When the guard finally breaks into a smile, Yankel punches the sky screaming at this victory.
The footage was posted online on Wednesday, although it is unclear when the incident happened. Neither the guard, who is wearing the uniform of the Household Cavalry Regiment, nor the four men dressed in Orthodox Jewish garb, have been identified.
The video has been met by disgust by some viewers.
Commenting on the original YouTube posting, Aryeh Kalman wrote: "As an Englishman, my first reaction was utter embarrassment for such a chilul hashem [sacrilege] as these soldiers put their lives on the line for our country." Although the writer later concedes to have been amused by the prank.
"Absolutely disgraceful. Such disrespect. I am ashamed he is Jewish," wrote one.
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