Queen's guard defended after tourist shouted at for touching horse

A tourist has been left upset after she touched the reins of a horse - and got a telling off from the Queen's guard. The tourist was yelled at during the incident which has gone viral

on TikTok. The soldier shouted: "Stand back from the Queen's lifeguard, don't touch the reins!" The TikTok vid has gone viral, racking up 200,000 views. The caption

warns: "We Will Never Return To London After This Incident." An Army spokesperson has spoken out after being made aware of the incident. READ MORE CADBURY HAS LAUNCHED A SICKLY NEW

CHOCOLATE BAR SET TO DIVIDE FANS They said: “We take all incidents like this seriously and want to ensure all those who visit Horse Guards have an enjoyable time. This area is particularly

busy with tourists and on occasions the soldiers undertaking Guard duty need to shout loudly to alert members of the public if they get too close to the horses, which happened in this case.

“We have signs placed alongside the horse boxes, stating that the horses bite and would always encourage the public not to get close to horses, as after all, they are animals and can be

unpredictable.” A TikTok user backed them, saying: "They really don’t care if you’re going back I promise you." Another said: "Serves her right you aren’t allowed to touch the

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