{"id":1173134,"date":"2021-12-30T16:34:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T21:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1173134"},"modified":"2021-12-30T16:34:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T21:34:38","slug":"watch-dont-tread-on-me-marching-british-soldier-tramples-child-outside-the-tower-of-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-dont-tread-on-me-marching-british-soldier-tramples-child-outside-the-tower-of-london\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Don&#039;t Tread on Me! Marching British Soldier Tramples Child Outside the Tower of London"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-dont-tread-on-me-marching-british-soldier-tramples-child-outside-the-tower-of-london%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1173134&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1236558770-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A young child tourist was apparently trampled by a marching guard while visiting the Tower of London on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In a viral video, a soldier of the&nbsp;Coldstream Guard \u2014 the oldest continuously serving regular regiment of the British Army \u2014 was seen barreling over a young child who had accidentally stepped in front of the marching soldier.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@user7312510220627\/video\/7046827761142451462\">footage<\/a>, the guard was heard shouting \u201cmake way\u201d before allegedly trying to step over the child and seemingly treading on the youngster\u2019s foot.<\/p>\n<p>The video was posted on the social media platform TikTok by an anonymous user, who wrote that the footage demonstrated that \u201cnobody is safe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>An onscreen caption in the video said: \u201cMy sister went to England; first day in.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Confirming the incident, spokesman for the Tower of London&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/uk-news\/2021\/12\/29\/soldier-on-tower-of-london-patrol-appears-to-step-on-childs-foot\/\">told<\/a> the <em>Express and Star<\/em>:&nbsp;\u201cWe are aware of this incident and were sorry to see this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guard at the Tower do take care to warn the public when they\u2019re moving, and this was an unfortunate accident. Our staff and the soldier checked in on the family afterwards, and were reassured that all was well.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@user7312510220627\/video\/7046827761142451462\" data-video-id=\"7046827761142451462\">\n<section><a title=\"@user7312510220627\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@user7312510220627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@user7312510220627<\/a> Nobody is safe <a title=\"england\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/england\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#england<\/a> <a title=\"royalguards\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/royalguards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#royalguards<\/a> <a title=\"foryou\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#foryou<\/a> <a title=\"foryoupage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryoupage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#foryoupage<\/a> <a title=\"london\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#london<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - user7312510220627\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7046827727714208518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 user7312510220627<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A British Army spokesman also confirmed the veracity of the video, saying: \u201cWe are aware of an incident at the Tower of London earlier today during a routine patrol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman added that the guard had \u201cwarned members of the public that a patrol was approaching, but the child, unfortunately, ran out in front of the soldier unexpectedly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe soldier tried to step over the child and continued on his duty.&nbsp;Following the incident, the soldier checked on the child and was reassured that all was well,\u201d the spokesman concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mod.uk\/who-we-are\/corps-regiments-and-units\/infantry\/coldstream-guards\/\">Coldstream Guards<\/a> is primarily an infantry unit within the British Army, however, as the oldest continuously serving regiment, it also performs ceremonial duties such as serving as protectors outside royal palaces, such as Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace as well as the Tower of London.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Tower of London\u2019s section on the Historic Royal Palace\u2019s website, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrp.org.uk\/tower-of-london\/whats-on\/guards-at-the-tower-of-london\/\">guide<\/a> for visitors states: \u201cPlease be aware that sentries on duty are serving military personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVisitors are advised to be respectful and stand clear when the guards are marching and performing their official duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Kurt Zindulka on Twitter here <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtZindulka\">@KurtZindulka<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A young child tourist was apparently trampled by a marching guard while visiting the Tower of London on Wednesday. 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