Shocking moment woman lashes out at King’s Guard for ‘pushing’ her out of the way – but people are divided
SHOCKING footage shows the moment a woman lashes out at a King’s Guard for “pushing” her, leaving people divided.
The incident, which went viral on TikTok, took place at the Horse Guards Parade as the guard was carrying out his duties.
The guards, who are sworn to protect the official entrance to St. James’s Palace and Buckingham Palace, are known to not move out of the way for anyone.
Footage shows a woman holding a can of pringles standing very close to one of the mounted guards while other bystanders stand further back.
As he salutes his fellow guard, the King’s guard on foot can be seen turning to the woman and asking her to step back.
Although she moves back slightly, the woman then moves back into the guard’s path as he makes his return to his position.
Shouting “make way” loudly as he walks, he sticks out an arm to move her out of the way.
And the fuming woman reacts by lashing out at him with the can of pringles.
The woman can then be heard asking the crowd “did you see that?”
One man can be heard on camera replying: “He asked you to move and you didn’t do it.”
She is then heard telling shocked bystanders “I’ve got a broken arm” before an armed policeman moves in.
He politely tells her to leave before moving off camera but she starts to rant at one of the mounted cavalry.
After a few minutes of arguing with the returning officer, the woman eventually makes her exit.
As always TikTokers were quick to weigh in with their opinions in the comments section.
Many unsurprisingly took the guard’s side in the dispute.
One commented: “I still can’t believe she wasn’t arrested.”
A second commented: “The King’s Guards have a job to do and some people need to respect them all.”
“Move when they say,” simply added another.
“The guard will walk through anyone/thing in his path everyone knows this”, said a fourth TikToker.
However, others said that there was no need to be overly rude to the woman involved.
They wrote: “Ok/I get it. This lady is miserable & exaggerating. But it’s disheartening 2 see so many mean spirited ppl. She’s unhappy enough-why insult her more?”