The scene of the fainting of one of the soldiers participating in the ceremony of the "Order of Rabat" - Britain's highest decoration of knighthood - caught the eye, in the presence of King Charles III, Crown Prince William and the rest of the princes and members of the royal family, which was held on Monday, June 19, 2023 in Windsor, London.

A video clip circulated on social media, showing a scene from the event in which a cavalry member fell unconscious while serving the King's First Order of Rabat before the arrival of the royal forces began, and some of his colleagues rushed to help him and keep him out of the way.

The Knights and Lady Companions of the Order of the Garter process to St George's Chapel.

Two new appointees (Lord Patten, Baroness Ashton) at front ahead of Princess Anne, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales, Queen Camilla, King Charles.

(A soldier fainted just before...) pic.twitter.com/93JlNbGOW5

— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) June 19, 2023

The newspaper "Daily Mail" British that the fall of the soldier due to the high heat and standing for hours waiting for the king's procession, which roams the streets of Windsor to St. George's Church, where the event is held and installed two new members.

Temperatures have passed 30C in London today, overwhelming some soldiers who took part in a military parade alongside Prince Williamhttps://t.co/McrUFliY2F pic.twitter.com/KAYXloNTvV

— ITV News (@itvnews) June 10, 2023

What drew attention is that the fainting of soldiers during their work is not the first of its kind, but it happened with 3 during the final training of the colored forces at the beginning of this month and the heat was also the reason, which angered the rest of the army.

British Royal Guard soldiers are prevented from leaving their places even if they feel tired and exhausted (Reuters)

Strict rules

Members of the Royal Guard are subject to strict rules that are not allowed to be exceeded under any circumstances, and for this reason pictures of soldiers fainting from fatigue without their comrades intervening to rescue them while waiting for the intervention of the competent authorities, even if the soldier feels tired and exhausted, he must not leave his place until he falls unconscious.

In daily missions, each division guards a specific position for two hours without movement or even a nod of the face, after which the soldier moves with his rifle and counts 15 steps back and forth, in order to rest his shoulder carrying the gun.

Before any patrol, the soldier must read the service instructions, which state that he may not eat, sleep, smoke, relax, sit or talk to anyone during the guard period.

In view of the large number of curious people who reach the point of inconvenience by provoking the guards or trying to extract a smile from them, the rules of the Royal Guard stipulate that they must first arouse the attention of these people by hitting the shoe on the ground and strongly, and then the soldier shouts strongly "Stay away from the King's Guard", and repeats it more than once, and in the event that the person concerned does not move away, the guard puts his weapon on alert as a kind of threat, and if he is not deterred, here the military has the choice between arresting The person himself or request the intervention of the police, which is usually nearby.