Do royal guards faint?

London — On the hottest day of the year in London, the Queen’s Guards are quick marching into 100-degree heat. Every one of them is hoping not to faint. All soldiers are prone to fainting in the heat, even the U.S. Marines. In fact, it’s such a problem that the British Army is funding research on how to prevent it.

Why do Queen’s Guards faint?

The troops who will line the route of the royal procession and escort the royal couple, many of them Foot Guards who will be wearing sweltering scarlet coats and bearskin hats, have been given orders that they must “faint to attention” if the heat proves too much for them next Friday.

Are the Queen’s Guards guns loaded?

Those guns aren’t loaded… The Guard’s intimidating weapons only have ammo in them when they are aware of a potential serious security threat. The guard on Reddit, who uses the username “nibs123,” says that he has never carried a loaded gun as a Guardsman.

Why do royal guards wear black pants?

Because guards are expected to stay at their post no matter what, they are given black pants in case they can’t make it to the toilet in time, according to News.com.

What are the rules for the Queen’s guard?

Guards “are allowed to get [people] away by shouting…warnings if they fail to move away or start to act aggressively,” the Reddit guard says. For instance, they’re known to yell “make way for the Queen’s Guard!” at tourists who get in their way.

Why does the British National Guard have a big hat?

This all starts with the overly large hat on their head. The hat – a bearskin – is a symbol of what it takes to be the best. While the Guard date all the way back to 1656, their trademark bearskin shakos date back to the Napoleonic Wars, the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

Why do these bear-fur guard hats look so furry?

Those hats look so furry because…they’re made from real bear fur. The Redditor says that they did try the more humane option of “synthetic” furs, but the colors ran too easily. However, that doesn’t mean guard-hat-makers are massacring bears on the daily.

Why do British soldiers wear bearskin hats on their uniforms?

That’s also when their uniforms picked up the now-iconic bearskin hats. Specifically, the British picked the hats up from the dead bodies of fallen Frenchmen. Some of Napoleon’s most elite troops and diehard supporters were the French Imperial Guard.