: `/ D& U- ?* b& GIt's privates on parade - again!ELITE Queen’s Guards rehearse Trooping the Colour in BARESKINS. ( p: c& y) ]' g. P2 L8 e" ^
The soldiers stripped off with only pants to stop privates going on parade.3 I( t( E [' v2 R0 E! |$ o$ T
6 _# v$ [- k$ ?/ D/ {, ~4 X( oWearing nothing else but boots, belts and bearskin hats, they practise using broomsticks for rifles and a feather duster as the drill stick in their barracks next to Buckingham Palace. ! Z" v5 C+ ]$ p( TOne patriotic soldier wears a Union flag THONG. 6 m( |6 _2 v/ ~, N, ^3 D YThe Welsh guardsmen stripped off in their spare time the day before last June’s parade to mark the Queen’s birthday. 9 }, O. o6 o4 `5 w6 C: o" JA source said they did it to stay cool on a blistering hot day — and to keep their red tunics and black trousers in pristine condition for the annual event.2 i! T! l0 O/ d) k
The hilarious rehearsal, with a solemn commentary, was recorded on a mobile phone — then passed to The Sun. * C: T% n7 f5 X p1 S/ W8 a) q4 YSince the video was made, the Welsh Guards have completed a highly-successful six-month tour of Bosnia.9 p8 A9 C/ R+ @
An Army spokesman said: “This is harmless fun.”
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