One of the royal family's living decorations fell down.

Remember, kids, don't lock your knees ~ someone who did marching band for years.

This idiotic thing should be a crime against humanity, because it's a crime against your "subjects".

Fucking "monarchies".

Happens in every army, monarchy or not.
- Seriously I know a ton of guys who do MMA/Boxing and served in the military and they almost all told me their time in the military did the most damage and often it was parad shit that fucked them up. One guy had his first TBI fainting just like this guy and hitting the back of his head on the ground. Or it fucks up their knees and ankles. And no one watches that shit. There is no reason for it, it's just there to entertain the dumb nepobabies that make ip the officer class.
- Shit you don't even have to join ROTC/military. You can just join band in high school and you'll get your chance to watch kids drop. Cross country/track.. football. When it's hotter than hell and humid and your stacking pads and pushing yourself, some people just die.
- I'm talking about this picture, about the "royal guards", a totally stupid idea in the 21th century. This is just more bullshit added to it.
Off with their heads.
Military parades are hardly monarchy-specific.

I love how they are trained to not help. Good job, braindead drones.

Except they do.
- Nooooooo.
  Don't bring facts into this discussion. How else would i show my signature superiority complex.
- Is this loss?
- You're still defending a public display for a monarch who doesn't have to do any real work even once in their life and gets everything handed to them on a silver platter
  A bootlicker is a bootlicker
- I don't see any of the other "soldiers" moving in to help here. Or are you talking about the random person that runs in? And if so, how does that prove in any way that the soldiers themselves aren't trained to ignore fallen comrades? These pictures just make it look worse cuz his buddies literally just have to stand there and wait for someone else to rush in
- Wonder what happened to that guy. I don't think he didn't face any consequences for embarassing them.
There are dedicated stretcher bearers to take them away.
- you do realize that there being dedicated stretcher bearers makes it about a hundred times worse, right?
Lemmy ahh comment.

I hope that as we all learn to cope with climate change, they let the king's guard wear shorts. Tiny ones, like a postal worker would wear.

Kilts.
- Nah don’t let the English appropriate kilts.
Tiny ones, like a postal worker would wear.
Daisy Dukes
- The hottest pants.
I can't get the image out of my head of my postman who wears shorts in the dead of winter wearing one of the floofy hats of the palace guard on top of his normal winter work outfit
I’d imagine they’d wear what they were wearing in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Jeeves, have that man executed." -the queen probably

Heat?

Locked knees.
- Absolutely it. Happened to me standing for a memorial service. Lots of stories from military where this happens, and "don't lock your knees" is often taught first thing.
Yes extreme heat plus those stupid outfits.

This looks like a screenshot from an early-2000s strategy game

It's way older. This happened in the 70s or early 80s. It was at a time when Queen Elizabeth (the one on the horse) was still young enough to ride. And no, you don't get disciplined when something like this happens.
- Officially
- Oh, I know

When was this? Any context?

Do not lock your knees.

Probably got written up for slacking off on the job too

Is someone forcing them to do that job?

no. They're army veterans who usually take good pride in it.
- They are an active regiment in the British Army. You’re probably confusing them with the Beefeaters, who wear an entirely different uniform, and are mostly ex-service persons.
If it works like the recruiting works the same way in the US they where probably lied to/tricked.
- I believe the king's guard only recruits from enlisted veterans. They also have to have been deployed to an active warzone. In those terms, it's both quite relaxed and an important position. The pomp and ceremony that visitors see is only a small part of their job.
- Not quite, Royal Guards typically know what they were getting into - it's a little more involved than just joining the military and being tricked into the position.

What's up with the fake 'fros?

Same, mate. Same.

They're going to be forced to current that uniform as climate change worsens.

Savages..

They're soldiers. Not living decorations.