r/MadeMeSmile • u/Intrepid_Minimum_635 • 23d ago

Wholesome Moments Small actions make the biggest impacts 😍

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u/myaccountgotbanmed 23d ago

That guard was an absolute bro - properly makes me smile...

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u/enanvandare 23d ago edited 23d ago

Maybe I am mistaken, but I think s/he does this quite a lot because I think J have seen at least one other video.

The horse is of course very well trained, but he is also a good rider (in addition to being a good person)

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u/whiterazorblade 23d ago

So as long as people are observe the rules, and don't just start grabbing him, he will take pics, let kids pet his horse (he isn't supposed to do these things). But try to force yourself into a photo with him or be rude about anything, and he will knock your block off.

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u/rigbysgirl13 23d ago

The mounted police are very cool, but one must remember they are police and they're also armed around the palace (at least the female officer I saw up close and chatted with was - there is a holstered gun that seemed to be part of the tack on the horse).

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u/wonkey_monkey 23d ago

He's not police, he's a King's Guard.

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u/Shining-Ripple88 23d ago

That's true.

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u/thesilentbob123 23d ago

So waaaaaay better trained than any police I'm guessing

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u/Drownthem 23d ago

It's two totally different jobs. The police aren't wannabe soldiers like they are in the US.

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u/DOA-FAN 23d ago

That any USA and Mexican police officer 😅

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u/MisterMcZesty 23d ago

Let's make this guy Lord Commander

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u/DaGurggles 23d ago

When my brother went to NYC he saw a cop mounted on a horse and asked the guy “why do you guys hate Santa so much?” First cop was annoyed the second thought it was hilarious.

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u/MastiffOnyx 23d ago

Saw a clip where a guy walks up to a cop and horse and asks, "Can I pet it? cop goes, "Yea, go ahead."

Man then pets the cops leg.

Cop loses it in laughter.

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u/Gingernurse93 23d ago

The central park rangers 😡😡😡

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u/peachyspoons 23d ago

Elf. Starring Will Ferrel.

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u/MagicCarpetofSteel 8d ago

What’s the joke? I don’t get it

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u/dprophet32 23d ago

He is not police he is military as much as any other soldier and they can and will use their weapons if necessary.

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u/DrasticXylophone 23d ago

They don't have bullets in their guns.

The security of these places is on the police who while you cannot see them are 30 seconds away from any of these posts.

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u/DeathByLemmings 23d ago

These are still very well trained soldiers, the blues and royals are no joke

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u/DrasticXylophone 23d ago

They are fully trained soldiers with all that comes with that. They are just ceremonial in this case.

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u/DeathByLemmings 23d ago

That post is ceremonial, the unit is an active military unit

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u/Sponjah 23d ago

Exactly. Similar to tomb of fallen soldier, etc. every military has ceremonial positions but the people filling those roles are very much active duty military members. I got selected (lottery draw not my choice) for special guard duty in Hawaii but later was canceled because I have visible tattoos.

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u/throwawayaccyaboi223 23d ago

Iirc it depends on the state of preparedness at the time. I read somewhere that they can have a spare magazine loaded with ammo (while the one in the gun is empty) if there is a heightened risk of something happening at the time.

But yes, there are armed police usually just out of the camera's view here.

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u/Steppy20 23d ago

Tbh I'm trying to remember the last time the threat level wasn't heightened or above though.

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u/OKane1916 23d ago

I'm not sure about the horse guards, but the other guards, the famous ones with red coats, will have loaded magazines in their coats in times of extreme security threat

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u/Every-Referencees 23d ago

"This is so heartwarming."

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u/Massive-Exercise4474 23d ago

I find it hilarious theirs the swiss guard in the Vatican dressed up in 16th century army gear with pikes when they're all of the most trained marines the swiss have. At this point are they still trained how to poke people with lances or is it decorative?

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u/himem_66 23d ago

Wait...Swiss Marines????

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u/ArtFart124 21d ago

Not quite, this is the Household Cavalry. They have a panic button that will inform armed Police and military units of their location. They aren't armed beyond the sword they carry.

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u/Ice_Visor 23d ago

Yeah, that's not a cop, that's a soldier. This is in England.