How Long Do The Guards Have To Stand On Cermony Guarding The Queen While She Lies In State?

[barney15c]

As above

[Old_Geezer]

Until she tells them that they're dismissed.

[AlinaRin]

eternity

[calmck]

They do 20 minute shifts I think

[meaghan72]

The watch is six hours!

[burlyshirley1]

I heard on the TV today that each shift is 20 minutes.

[naomi24]

A watch lasts for 6 hours and within each watch there are 20 minute vigils. No one could he scorched to stand there perfectly still for 6 hours.

[naomi24]

‘Be expected to’ …. blinking predictive text.

[meaghan72]

Thank goodness for that, I thought those poor soldiers had to stand for 6 hours!

[pastafreak]

They probably would if they had to!

[dave50]

Yes I thought it was 6 hours!

[Ken4155]

I watched a little of the live feed while waiting for the 7pm news, and they changed the guard at a quarter to 7. Just after some woman in a motorised scooter had to be given the 'hurry up' by one of the officials. Must've thought she had special privileges which meant she could stay there twice as long as the others.

[jno]

did I hear one of the guards had fainted?

[Bazile]

//did I hear one of the guards had fainted?//

''I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.''

[pastafreak]

Yes jno...I posted a link elsewhere this morning. Think it was on Canary's thread.