- Child became distressed in large crowd trying to watching ceremony today
- Met Police officer invited him over barriers to stand next to him on the road
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This is the heartwarming moment a police officer invited a distressed boy out of the crowd at Buckingham Palace to get a better view of the Changing of the Guard.
Metropolitan Police officers noticed the child had become upset next to the gates of the royal residence in Central London because of the large crowd around him.
They therefore tried to calm him down after allowing him over the barrier to have a better look at today’s ceremony which was led by the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards
A touching photograph posted by the Royal Parks Police unit on social media this afternoon showed the boy next to the officer on the road as they watched together.
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![The boy watches the Changing of the Guard with an officer outside Buckingham Palace today](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/27/15/79371397-12904135-image-a-128_1703690671822.jpg)
The boy watches the Changing of the Guard with an officer outside Buckingham Palace today
![The boy was invited out of the crowd at Buckingham Palace this morning during the ceremony](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/27/15/79371397-12904135-image-a-129_1703690676654.jpg)
The boy was invited out of the crowd at Buckingham Palace this morning during the ceremony
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The post said: ‘A bumper crowd at this morning’s Buckingham Palace Changing the Guard. #STJamessPark #TheGreenPark #BuckinghamPalace.’
This was then reposted soon after by the main Met Police account on X, which said: ‘During the Changing of the Guard this morning, officers noticed a child at the front getting upset because of the large crowd.
‘To help calm him down, officers invited him over the barrier to have a closer view of the ceremony.’
The ceremony, which saw the Welsh Guards given musical support from the Band of the Scots Guards, was the first to be held since Christmas Eve.
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The officer’s actions were widely praised online, with more than 100 comments in response to the post which also had over 1,200 likes and 150,00 views.
One X user said: ‘That’s what I call community policing. Good on them. Have a Happy New Year to all to the people in blue.’
Another said: ‘Good! The training on neurodiversity is giving [most] public sector workers an insight into the needs of some people. Nothing to do with woke and toughening up as someone has commented!’
A third added: ‘So kind. That little kid will remember that forever.’ And a fourth tweeted: ‘Well done to that officer.’
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