Drama as royal guard faints while holding vigil beside Queen's coffin
ok.co.ukA Royal guard caused a small commotion in the early hours of Thursday morning as he fainted while guarding The Queen’s coffin and toppled face first from the podium.
The unfortunate event happened at around 1am, just as the guard was about to change over, with one soldier dressed in black appearing to be a little unsteady on his feet ahead of the incident.
Stepping off the podium momentarily, he regained his composure and resumed position, but just a few moments later, the same guard sadly fainted and fell from the podium headfirst into the ground.
Immediately two police officers rushed to his aid to pick him up, but the live broadcast suddenly cut out, and went to images of the Houses of Parliament to allow him some privacy during the medical incident.
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