After passing out during the coronation ceremony this morning, a soldier had to be hauled through the mud.
The poor man was attending an event at Cardiff Castle in Wales when he unexpectedly fell forward and went flat on his face in the mud, as captured on video.He was at the end of the queue, and his hat had fallen off.
The man was part of the 104 Regiment Royal Artillery’s ceremonial royal gun salute.
His colleagues stood unflinchingly quiet and undistracted while the procedures progressed, until two guys in Army uniform raced into the scene.
He was thrown on his back and pulled up by the two guys around five seconds after hitting the ground, before being dragged along the ground through the muck and part of a puddle out of view.
Many individuals on Twitter expressed their condolences to the soldier, while others believe it will spark some office jokes.
One man said: “That’s going to cost him a fair few beers I can tell you.”
While another added: “And this is born a lifelong nickname from his mates. In all seriousness hope the lad is alright. Thankfully he was on grass. The drag off looks undignified but that’s the way of it – clear him as quickly as possible to get him sorted.”
Another man commented: “Check he’s breathing, and the recovery position would have been a bit better fellas.”
A fourth said: “Bit harsh… dragging him partially through the puddle.”
The event occurred as millions of people across the world watched King Charles III and Camilla be crowned today at Westminster Abbey.
Thousands of people were invited to the event, which began at 11 a.m., and more than 200 members of the Armed Forces were there to assist them throughout their march back to Buckingham Palace.
Many more military troops, like this soldier, were busy across the country conducting a variety of jobs.
