Prince William Has Message for Palace Guards After Fainting Incidents During Trooping the Colour Rehearsal

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Prince William shared a message of thanks to the palace guards, following Saturday's Trooping the Colour rehearsal, which saw multiple fainting spells due to the high heat in the United Kingdom.«A big thank you to every solider who took part in the Colonel’s Review this morning in the heat.

Difficult conditions but you all did a really good job. Thank you. W,» the Prince of Wales personally wrote on his and Kate Middleton's joint Twitter account.A big thank you to every solider who took part in the Colonel’s Review this morning in the heat.

Difficult conditions but you all did a really good job. Thank you. WOn Saturday, William took the lead during the rehearsal for the Colonel's Review at Horse Guards Parade where he was dressed in full military regalia, including ceremonial guard attire, a bearskin cap and sword.

During the procession in London — ahead of next Saturday's Trooping the Colour, which is King Charles III's official birthday celebration — a member of the Band of the Welsh Guards fainted as William carried out his review.In what marked the first time he carried out the review of the Welsh Guards as Colonel of the Regiment, a group of medics rushed to the trombonist's aid as he lay on the ground still holding his trombone.After the musician was carried out in a stretcher, the 40-year-old royal praised soldiers who took part in the rehearsal under «difficult conditions,» as temperatures soared into the high 80s.