Inspection of the Queen’s Company, Grenadier Guards at Windsor Castle by Queen Elizabeth II in 1983.

#grenadierguards #windsorcastle #thequeen
Queen Elizabeth II inspects the Queen’s Company, Grenadier Guards at Windsor Castle, 1983.

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  • @JAY61ish
    @JAY61ish Жыл бұрын

    I was on that inspection.. very proud moment . I still have the photo on my wall. This was 1983 .I was 22 yrs. This the summer before we went to Northern Ireland.

  • @lewisseddon7570

    @lewisseddon7570

    10 ай бұрын

    My dad's also on this one too 😁

  • @NGH87
    @NGH872 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely beautiful.

  • @jacobkeppler1984
    @jacobkeppler19843 жыл бұрын

    The band and corps of drums play great music 💂🇬🇧

  • @barnabyg6808
    @barnabyg68082 жыл бұрын

    That was one of the smartest turnouts I’ve ever seen, sorry guards of today but you have been trumped well and truly. I’ve no idea what’s happened to the guards recently but there just isn’t the same finesse as is seen here

  • @edvandegraaf484

    @edvandegraaf484

    2 жыл бұрын

    Britain is an empire in decline.

  • @barnabyg6808

    @barnabyg6808

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@edvandegraaf484 it’s already declined?

  • @barnabyg6808

    @barnabyg6808

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Ryan I’m afraid so, different kind of ops as well, usually year diploma deployments rather than the 2 or more that was the norm in Banner

  • @keijomattinen5447

    @keijomattinen5447

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Ryan I dare say something has happened to the height of the guardsmen. That outfit seems to be of even height.

  • @deborahrunnells8222

    @deborahrunnells8222

    Жыл бұрын

    They love and respect their QUEEN 👑

  • @noobienitro7480
    @noobienitro7480 Жыл бұрын

    Impeccable

  • @danielw5850
    @danielw58502 жыл бұрын

    A Major, with only 1 decoration (GSM Northern Ireland, probably): a different time; a different tempo!

  • @stephensmith7656
    @stephensmith76563 жыл бұрын

    remember it well i was Front Rank , Right Flank of the Color , i was one of the shortest , with my 6 ft 1 inch takes place every 10 years , an Honour and every man a legend .

  • @lewisseddon7570

    @lewisseddon7570

    10 ай бұрын

    Just showed the video to my dad as he's on this too. Definitely brought a smile 😁

  • @jacobkeppler1984
    @jacobkeppler19849 ай бұрын

    Corps of drums grenadier guards playing hazelmere 💂🇬🇧

  • @deborahrunnells8222
    @deborahrunnells8222 Жыл бұрын

    All men should be so cultured;and disciplined, very classy

  • @jacobkeppler1984
    @jacobkeppler19843 жыл бұрын

    British grenadiers is the quick march 💂🇬🇧

  • @jacobkeppler1984
    @jacobkeppler19843 жыл бұрын

    Queen is colonel in chief grenadier guards 💂‍♀️🇬🇧

  • @edvandegraaf484

    @edvandegraaf484

    2 жыл бұрын

    Then why is the Duke of Edinburgh wearing the uniform of colonel of the grenadier guards?

  • @martinodonnell7984

    @martinodonnell7984

    2 жыл бұрын

    And Her Majesty is also the Company Commander of Her Company, The Queen's Company, carrying The Queen's Company Colour, the Royal Standard of the Regiment. The officer seen here, a Major, is referred too as the Captain of the Queen's Company.

  • @martinodonnell7984

    @martinodonnell7984

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@edvandegraaf484 he is the "Royal Colonel"

  • @deborahrunnells8222
    @deborahrunnells8222 Жыл бұрын

    👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

  • @filthypapist6084
    @filthypapist60843 жыл бұрын

    Poor queen is absolutely mogged by all these soldiers

  • @Goffas_and_gumpys
    @Goffas_and_gumpys3 жыл бұрын

    Height standards 1983 vs what they have today :-0 Chalk and cheese.

  • @tayspuddy

    @tayspuddy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah what's happened? Saw the GG at the Colonel's review of the 'Troop' 2019. The Queen's Company formed the 'Escort' I swear at least half of them were under the stick. I asked a GG WO2 afterwards. "if the Queen's Company had shrunk in the wash" and he replied "they didn't worry about height so much anymore". My reply to him was " height is what the Sovereigns Company of 1st Bat GG is world famous for, if you're going to let this standard slip; and become just like any other Company in the Infantry. Then why should you have the privileges bestowed upon you, by the Sovereign" He didn't like it and I was sorry if I insulted him. I was just very disappointed with what I saw.

  • @RossKyle95

    @RossKyle95

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tayspuddy the soldiers ahave also way more operational demands with less battalions , a good soldier is a good soldier

  • @tayspuddy

    @tayspuddy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RossKyle95 Thank you for your reply. I'm not quite sure what point you're actually making. A good Soldier has always been a good Soldier! I've attended the 'Colonel's Review' since 2002, when the Scots Guards formed the Escort to/for the Colour. In that time, I've watched each of the 5 Regiments of Foot Guards, troop their Colour past their Royal Colonel or stand-in. 2019 was by far the sloppiest performance by The Sovereign's Company First Guard, i've witnessed in this time period. The Queen's Company of First Guard trooped their Colour in 2010. They had only arrived back from Op Herrick XI in April 2010, This was the shortest period a Guards Regiment had ever had to prepare for the Troop. The quality of their performance, was far superior to the performance in 2019. The Army at this period had never been running hotter. So I'm afraid that I will have to disagree with you on this subject. Once again thank you for your reply, good evening!

  • @williamdodds1394

    @williamdodds1394

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tayspuddy We are living in Different times under the stick is right the army needs brought back to its formation and build it back up even though Germany is closed to battalions stationed there we need at least 120 000 army plus reserves new IFV of wheeled and tracked a new rifle and go from there high standards of Drill can be achieved if we invest in instructors to train the next Generation and Guards height higher than todays .

  • @jacobkeppler1984
    @jacobkeppler19843 жыл бұрын

    Drum major in state dress 💂‍♀️🇬🇧

  • @shill700
    @shill7003 жыл бұрын

    In the days when men were men and pansy was the name of a flower! :)

  • @slabdab4202

    @slabdab4202

    2 жыл бұрын

    1983 men were men ? 1983 was not 1943. 1983 failures got us to where we are now so I highly disagree. If men were men we wouldn’t of lost the empire and Hong Kong. Men stand up they don’t stand down

  • @shill700

    @shill700

    Жыл бұрын

    @@slabdab4202 don't blame it on the Grenadier Guards.

  • @TIMG128
    @TIMG1282 жыл бұрын

    Anyone know what the band plays as the inspection music?

  • @kah10161

    @kah10161

    2 жыл бұрын

    The piece is Cornet Carillon, which my junior college Symphonic Band played about 30 years ago. Per my husband, the arrangement we played at the time was out of print.

  • @vulsipide510
    @vulsipide5102 жыл бұрын

    The guards looks so tall compared to the queen

  • @jacobkeppler1984
    @jacobkeppler19849 ай бұрын

    Who is the drum major 💂🇬🇧

  • @handredeosimarmata.5012
    @handredeosimarmata.50122 жыл бұрын

    00:11:20

  • @zynuuu
    @zynuuu3 жыл бұрын

    windsor castle

  • @JamesSmith-ro2tz
    @JamesSmith-ro2tz2 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately uniformity in height is difficult today because of woke. Fat bottoms and hight lacking because of gender inclusion.

  • @JAY61ish

    @JAY61ish

    Жыл бұрын

    We all had to be over 6'

  • @slabdab4202
    @slabdab42022 жыл бұрын

    Nothing like a Greek and a German …. Acting British