One of many royal guards watching over the Queen’s coffin within the first night time of her mendacity in state at Westminster Corridor all of a sudden collapsed.
He was standing on the foot of the late monarch’s casket when he fell to the ground, showing to faint.
Footage taken from a reside broadcast which was posted to social media at round 1am captured the collapse.
As he was tended to, the reside imaginative and prescient rapidly pale to exterior, night-time imaginative and prescient of the constructing.
Over an hour later, the printed had nonetheless not returned to the scene contained in the corridor.
The guard, wearing black, was holding a ceremonial workers when he fell to the ground, with close by officers rapidly dashing to assist.
Troopers in ceremonial uniform are sustaining a relentless, 24-hour vigil across the Queen’s coffin whereas she is mendacity in state.
Whereas the troopers rotate each 20 minutes, the hours of remaining utterly nonetheless whereas standing are six-hours in size.
The guards from models which embody the Sovereign’s Bodyguard, the Family Division or Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London are required to stay utterly nonetheless on the 4 corners of the catafalque.
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It comes after a procession of the Queen’s coffin via central London yesterday afternoon, transferring her casket from Buckingham Palace.
King Charles walked behind the coffin together with her different kids and his sons Prince William and Prince Harry.
They arrived at round 3pm to Westminster Corridor, the place the Queen will lie in state till the morning of her funeral on Monday.
Members of the general public will be capable to file previous pay their respects to the late monarch, after becoming a member of a queue stretching for miles.
It's not the primary time a guard has collapsed whereas standing for lengthy intervals.
Two guards fainted whereas ready for dignitaries to reach on the Platinum Jubilee ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral in June.
Guardsmen have additionally fainted in robust warmth throughout Trooping the Color.
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