Palace Guards. How are they trained (and agree) to stand still for hours? How do they endure it?

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And also why do they still exist? Can’t a regular soldier do the same thing?

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Answer 1

Like others have said, the British ones are pulled from regular soldier units.  Mainly the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, and the Welsh Guards.  And when I say regular units, I mean actual soldiers who may be sent overseas into combat.  Here’s a BBC video from 2007 of the Grenadier Guards in [Helmand province Afghanistan](https://youtu.be/4lIi0dZVdyE?si=4Xq8AfMezlbgicNn).

Also, when the guards units are doing regular soldier things, it’s not unusual to see units pulled from the Royal Navy or Royal Air Force [for Kings Guard duty](https://youtu.be/vIt41IDbJaM?si=WMUjgM508a8dRN9E).