A Grenadier Guardsman who broke strict rules by dancing on parade outside Buckingham Palace is potentially facing a 21-day prison sentence and a £1,000 fine.
Footage of the unnamed soldier performing a series of ballet-style pirouettes while on guard duty has become an internet sensation, watched by more than 1.7 million people on YouTube.
But Army top brass have reacted furiously to the video and are ready to hand down a custodial sentence.
Millitary of silly walks
Millitary of silly walks
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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You want to audition to take Rowan Atkinson's place, maybe being a palace guard isn't your calling.
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Yeah, if "the ability to express my individuality" ranks high on the list of things you look for in a job, then Palace Guardsman is probably not the right career move for you...
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Obviously he broke decorum - but given the sentences handed down to violent offenders in the UK, I think it's ridiculous that they're going to put this soldier in jail for 21 days - or any days, really!
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan