Buckingham Palace Guards by junge1
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The Buckingham Palace Guards are serving soldiers. Guarding the Sovereign is only one of several duties. The tradition of guarding the Sovereign by the household troops (as they were known at the time) dates back to the time of Henry VII (1485-1509). The hats they wear are know as Bearskins and weigh 665 grams. I was standing at the fence of Buckingham Palace watching these two parading up and down and I was trying to figure out who gave the command for the about face when they reached either the fence or the Palace Guard House. It was spring time and by European standards fairly warm. These hats must have been pretty uncomfortable to wear. This picture was taken in May 1978 and later scanned.
Thanks for viewing and commenting on my previous upload.
Comments (15)
Cosine
Very interesting, Sig. You do a very good job of scanning these old photos. I've always wondered why the chin straps on these hats don't go all the way down under the chin so they would actually hold the hat on.
sharky_
Interesting dress wear. Aloha
mercedestookit
Those straps over their faces must be extrmely uncomfortable. The guy of the left looks like his strap is slipping. LOL. Lovely shot!
artaddict2
Great capture Sig. There was some old TV footage they would show here one year when the Summer was unusually hot. The guards were all lined up standing perfectly to attention, then one fainted crashing to the ground but as he fell head first his whole body was still rigid.
delaorden_ojeda
it looks fantastic, nice compo, excelent pov !
ledwolorz
Excellent shot.
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent shot and very beautiful saturation of colors....!!!
timtripp
it's the whole package, photo, history.... thanks
Hendesse
Great shot, thanks for sharing!
MrsLubner
guess you can't stick them with looking stuffy, eh? Nice shot.
jocko500
that why they say the brits have tight lips lol this is a very good image
mizoli
Beautiful shot!
Richardphotos
being a Westerner I never understood the pomp and such reverence to a normal human, but I think it must be interesting to see them(soldiers). excellent capture
Miss_Smile
pretty picture...
danob
Good to see part of our heritage and still looking vibrant after the years..