VIDEO : Watch: The Guards get too hot while William inspects the troops
Several British soldiers suffered from the heat on Saturday as they wore woolen tunics and bearskin hats to a rehearsal for a parade in London led by Prince William.
Several British soldiers suffered from the heat on Saturday as they wore woolen tunics and bearskin hats to a rehearsal for a parade in London led by Prince William.
At least three Guardsmen fainted during a military parade known as the Colonel’s Review, in which the heir to the throne, Honorary Colonel of the Welsh Guards, inspected more than 1,400 soldiers of the Royal Division and the Royal Horse Artillery.
Following this, William tweeted: “Many thanks to every soldier who took part in the review of the colonel this morning in the heat. Difficult conditions, but you all did a really good job.”
The event was a rehearsal for the annual Trooping the Color military parade held every June to commemorate the monarch’s official birthday.
King Charles III will oversee the ceremony on 17 June.