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Caught on Camera: UK Queen’s guard yells at woman tourist

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A video clip showing the British Queen's guard astride a horse outside Buckingham Palace, yelling at a woman tourist in London has gone viral triggering a major discussion online.</p>
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="536" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I-kkVthQUlA" title="Queen's Guard screams at tourist after she touches his horse" width="953"></iframe></p>
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The incident took place when the woman was posing for photos and got too close to the horse and even held its reins.  </p>
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"Stand back from the Queen's lifeguard, don't touch the reins!" the soldier suddenly yells aggressively while raising his sword, with the horse, too, moving forward.</p>
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The woman gets so scared that she just bolts from the vicinity. </p>
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Another video of a similar incident involving another woman tourist and the Queen’s guard has also gone viral on Tik Tok.  </p>
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The two videos have been viewed millions of times and stirred a debate online. Many users slammed the reaction of the guards.</p>
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"The shouting was unnecessary! He could have spoken with a less aggressive tone of voice!" a Twitter user commented.</p>
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Others, however, said their actions were completely justified. "He's a guard, not sure what people expect to happen," a Twitter user said. "She deserved it, don't touch, there are signs telling you not to," commented another.</p>
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Although getting a photo with one of the Queen's guards is considered a part of the tourist experience of visiting London but there are rules such as no touching, which some tourists tend to ignore.</p>

IN Bureau

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