A tourist has vowed "never to return to London" after a Queen's guard yelled at her for touching a horse's reins. The incident has gone viral on TikTok with the video being viewed over 200,000 times.
The soldier can be heard shouting: "Stand back from the Queen's lifeguard, don't touch the reins." Many have leapt to the defence of the Guard, though, with one saying: "Serves her right you aren’t allowed to touch the guard."
The video was captioned: "We Will Never Return To London After This Incident." However an Army spokesperson has spoken out about the incident, reports Birmingham Live.
They said: “We take all incidents like this seriously and want to ensure all those who visit Horse Guards have an enjoyable time. This area is particularly busy with tourists and, on occasions, the soldiers undertaking Guard duty need to shout loudly to alert members of the public if they get too close to the horses, which happened in this case.
“We have signs placed alongside the horse boxes, stating that the horses bite and would always encourage the public not to get close to horses, as after all, they are animals and can be unpredictable.” Another TikTok user backed them, saying: "They really don’t care if you’re going back I promise you."
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