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James Rodger & Ellie Kemp

People rush to defend King's Guard after he shouts at crying girl

A King’s Guard was captured shouting at a girl to move out of the way, as she bursts into tears. The King's Life Guard yells "stand clear" - causing the girl to break down sobbing.

In reply, one TikToker wrote: "They have job to do people don’t know the rules or choose to make there job difficult." And a second chimed in with: "These guys are not a public attraction, [they are] there [to] carry out a duty."

One asked: "people really think he's going to be like "oh excuse me sweetheart can you move?" Another said: "Remember it’s not Disney land the parents are to blame"

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"I bet you they do this on purpose and then laugh about it after !," said another. Another said: "If they gonna be doing this why can't they create designated areas for the public to view and be out of their way instead of it being all open."

"Everyone knows the queens guard or I guess the kings guard moves for nobody they will literally run you down if you get in their way," said another. "Educate your kids, make sure they are close to you, they respect other people jobs and this won’t happen," another reasoned.

The official titles of these soldiers was the Queen's Guard and the Queen's Life Guard before the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, September 8, reports BirminghamLive. Since King Charles III's accession to the throne, they've been known as the King's Guard and the King's Life Guard.

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