{"id":113368,"date":"2024-07-23T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/23\/king-charles-guard-horse-bites-tourist-posing-at-london-museum\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T00:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T00:00:12","slug":"king-charles-guard-horse-bites-tourist-posing-at-london-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/23\/king-charles-guard-horse-bites-tourist-posing-at-london-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles\u2019 Guard Horse Bites Tourist Posing at London Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"


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One of King Charles III<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s guard horses bit a tourist posing for a photo in London.<\/p>\n

Footage taken<\/a> outside of the Household Cavalry Museum on Monday, July 22, showed a large crowd of tourists surrounding a soldier and his horse, who appeared unsettled as several people approached to try and pet the large animal.<\/p>\n

Despite a large warning sign on the wall just behind the King\u2019s Guard that reads, \u201cBeware: Horses might kick or bite. Don\u2019t touch the reigns. Thank you,\u201d several tourists attempted to touch the horse and pose for a photo with the horse nipping at each of them in warning not to come too close.<\/p>\n

At one point in the clip, a woman dressed in a black baseball cap and a Pink Floyd shirt ran up to stand right next to the horse, who immediately chomped down on her arm. The woman cried out in pain before returning to her companions and collapsing on the ground with a visible injury.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>A Guide to Royal Titles and How They Change With Ascensions<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tChris Jackson\/Getty Images Royal titles are not set in stone and automatically change with a new monarch\u2019s ascension. Following Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s death on September 8, 2002, many royals received new titles, including King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton. The royal family is a hierarchy, meaning their titles are important to [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This is not the first time tourists have disregarded a royal horse\u2019s warning. Last year, a tourist posing for a photo with a King\u2019s Guard horse was shocked when it bit her ponytail and dragged her off balance. In a separate incident in April 2023, another tourist attempting to take a photo with the King\u2019s Guard was headbutted in the arm by the soldier\u2019s horse.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe want to ensure all those who visit the Horse Guards have an enjoyable time,\u201d the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence said in a statement to The New York Post<\/em><\/a> in 2023. \u201cThis area is particularly busy with tourists. Signs clearly display warnings that animals may bite and for tourists to keep their distance. This is for the safety of those on duty and the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement continued: \u200b\u200b\u201cIf this is the case, they are actually allowed to shout warnings at you to make you go away. If people start acting aggressively, the soldiers can even present their bayonets to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Per the official website<\/a>, the Household Cavalry is considered to be the public face of the British Army, both at home and abroad, and is divided into the army\u2019s two most senior regiments: The King\u2019s Life Guards and The Blues & Royals. They carry out mounted ceremonial duties on both State and Royal occasions.<\/p>\n

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