Adorable moment King's Guard breaks protocol when blind 8-year-old boy salutes him

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A King’s Guard broke protocol to make a heart-warming gesture to an eight-year-old blind boy.

Guards perform their ceremonial duties outside royal palaces famously astutely and are not afraid to bark orders.

They have become known in recent years for their furious commands for tourists to get out of the way or not get too close.

However in a video posted on X, a soldier, who is wearing his customary plumed helmet, salutes a blind boy by stamping his foot. 

In the video the boy walks over to the guard while guided by a voice off-camera and stamps his foot to salute the guard.

The video’s caption reads: ‘A very kind soldier. When a visually impaired child salutes, the guard salutes the child by stamping his foot hard on the ground.’

The child can be heard saying ‘have a good day’ to the guard before leaving.  

The X post has been viewed more than 931.6K times and has more than 19K likes.  

A King's Guard broke protocol to make a heart-warming gesture to an eight-year-old blind boy

A King’s Guard broke protocol to make a heart-warming gesture to an eight-year-old blind boy

In the video the boy walks over to the guard while guided by a voice off camera and stamps his foot to salute the guard

In the video the boy walks over to the guard while guided by a voice off camera and stamps his foot to salute the guard

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One comment read: ‘What an unbelievably beautiful moment’. 

Another X user commented: ‘Such a great moment, I’m sure he will remember this for the rest of his life.’

The boy, called Amin, has his on TikTok page where family members share videos of him out and about in London.

Many of the videos show Amin interacting with Royal Guards.

On rare occasions the King’s Guards have been known to break royal protocol for exceptional cases.

In 2023 a soldier allowed an elderly military veteran to touch his horse and a member of the Life Guard moved closer to a boy with Down’s Syndrome outside Horse Guards Parade.

However not all commenters believe the guard stamped his foot to salute the child in this instance.

Some were divided on the issue, with one X user saying ‘That’s the official warning stomp.’ 

Last year a man tried to grab the reins of a King’s horse, prompting a furious rebuke from the mounted soldier, while in another case a woman was bitten by a mount for getting too close. 

The King’s Guard are posted outside at Horse Guards Parade from 10am to 4pm each day. 

What is the King’s Guard and what do they do?  

The King’s Guard is the name given to the group of soldiers responsible for guarding Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace.

Traditionally, guards stand still while on sentry duty, which lasts for two hours, before they then have a four-hour break.

Every 10 minutes, they come to attention, slope their arms and do a march of 15 paces across the area of the post.

They must work regardless of the weather, and must follow strict rules such as not grinning or laughing, which can result in a £200 fine.

Guards are not generally allowed to talk to the general public, but in certain circumstances, such as when people obstruct them, they can shout a warning to get them to move.