To want to know how is the guard that fainted?

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Just that. It was gut wrenching to watch and it's been in my mind since

It's awful saying this but the fact it was a proper 'face plant'and his knee only bent due to the fact it was on a step will mean it was a 'proper faint' so will be better received from what I remember of DHs days on Palace duties!

The news here in Australia said he's now fine.

I've seen a slow-motion online and he seems to put his hands out slightly so hopefully didn't hit his face.

Poor guy - hope he’s ok. That looks bloody painful.

no, they change guards every 20 minutes - the 6 hour thing is the change of shifts (4 shifts in each 24 hours).

He'll have the piss taken out of him forever. It's already started in the military forums. Some of the stuff that's been sent is hilarious to be honest.
As someone upthread mentioned, if it's seen as self inflicted then he'll be tapping the boards to be charged.

I think the guard behind him could have reached out and prevented him from face planting like that. I understand they have protocol to follow but he could have really hurt himself.

He'll be in for a lot of ribbing, but I'm sure he's fine. I've been a parade fainter too. It happens.

@Grandeur It looks in the slow-motion version like the other guy had tried to grab the back of him with his free hand but wasn't quite quick enough. Probably restricted by his uniform to a degree too.

@Lockheart is the knee bending 'proper'faint something true? Dh may have just been on the windup of me!

Poor bloke, as someone who faints, especially if I stand for any length of time, I feel for him.

Gut-wrenching?! People faint all the time. It's normal and common.

A cuppa and a biscuit and he'll be fine.

Poor man, I hope no one takes the mick, it could happen to anyone, karma and all that. I wouldnt be surprised if members of the RF and the military have fainted with all the stress, lack of sleep, emotions, walking around, heavy uniforms.

It was just worrying that he seemed to fall onto the stone floor from the height of the section of catafalque he was standing on.

It wasn't the faint that bothered me- folding to the floor is relatively safe. I fainted off a chair and didn't hit the floor hard as it was more of a slide.

He fainted off a step and hit the stone with his head. That was the ouch bit.

It looked like he hit his face with some force. Poor sod.

A faint from height onto a stone floor can be very dangerous at worst and extremely painful at best, as I’m sure you know really.

I'm sure he'll be fine but his mates will never let him forget it.

They've taken him outside to be ceremonially executed.

"Gut wrenching"? Really?

When pp talk about him being charged, you mean a disciplinary?

If you are military then you'll know

Standing in one stance without moving for a period of times can cause fainting as blood pools in the feet and away from the brain - gravity and all

That's why you will see military periodically called to attention and at ease to ensure they move

Yep.

He'll be fine . Lots of paraesthesia have fainters, generally not so publicly though. His mates will be ribbing him from here to Kingdom come and back again.
He'll be an absolute legend

What an odd thing to say. Do you not care about other people? Would you walk past a person lying in the street because they are a stranger?