Shocking moment a soldier faints during Coronation gun salute
ok.co.ukA soldier who was part of proceedings at Cardiff Castle in Wales for King Charles' Coronation on Saturday fainted and had to be dragged away.
Footage captured the man collapsing and landing flat on his face shortly before a ceremonial royal gun salute, which was carried out by the 104 Regiment Royal Artillery.The soldier was standing towards the end of the line, and his hat came off as he fell to the ground.
Two men in Army uniforms quickly rushed to his aid, as they turned him over onto his back and carried him away, having to drag him through mud and puddles.
The man's colleagues remained undistracted despite what was going on around them. The shocking moment came as millions of viewers around the world watched as King Charles and Queen Camilla were both formally crowned at Westminster Abbey.
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