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09-28-2007, 07:41 AM
Sentry caught off guard
One of the Queen's guards is in trouble after he was caught on camera making a rude gesture outside Buckingham Palace.
His hand signal was videoed by an American sightseer and posted on YouTube, reports The Sun.
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The sentry is seen moving his clenched fist up and down, apparently in a joke insult to a comrade.
Palace guards are strictly forbidden from communicating with anybody while on duty.
The guard is believed to be from Nijmegen Company, a ceremonial unit of the 1st Battalion the Grenadier Guards.
A Foot Guards officer told The Sun: "Everybody knows you stay still as a rod out there, no matter what. He's for the high jump, that's for sure.
"He's embarrassed the Queen and made the regiment look like thugs."
An Army spokesman said: "We're identifying the individual. This behaviour is unacceptable."
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One of the Queen's guards is in trouble after he was caught on camera making a rude gesture outside Buckingham Palace.
His hand signal was videoed by an American sightseer and posted on YouTube, reports The Sun.
http://www.ananova.com/images/web/1114178.jpg
The sentry is seen moving his clenched fist up and down, apparently in a joke insult to a comrade.
Palace guards are strictly forbidden from communicating with anybody while on duty.
The guard is believed to be from Nijmegen Company, a ceremonial unit of the 1st Battalion the Grenadier Guards.
A Foot Guards officer told The Sun: "Everybody knows you stay still as a rod out there, no matter what. He's for the high jump, that's for sure.
"He's embarrassed the Queen and made the regiment look like thugs."
An Army spokesman said: "We're identifying the individual. This behaviour is unacceptable."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2529373.html?menu=