An adorable four-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a Royal Guardsman when he grows up got the surprise of his life yesterday.
Marshall Scott, from Slough, wore his mini version of the Coldstream Guards uniform, complete with red jacket and bearskin, when he went to watch the Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle for his birthday.
He saluted as the guardsmen marched past him into the keep, signalling the end of the trip - but then Lance Corporal Paul Edden came back out of the door to “make Marshall’s day”.
He marched towards the youngster and saluted with him, before posing beside him for a photo.
"It's not the usual thing to happen while on guard,” said Lance Corporal Edden.
He added: “Usually I would just take the guardsmen in the guardroom as normal - but my wife and I are expecting a baby boy, and I remembered standing at Edinburgh Castle when I was younger hoping to get a picture with a soldier.
“I noticed Marshall in a Coldstream guards uniform, and seeing him coming out made me proud of what I do.”
Marshall’s mother, Imogen, said Marshall was left “in absolute awe”.
The video, which filmed by Joanna Feng, was shared online by Charanpreet Siingh, by one of the Guards involved.
It has been watched by more than a million people in under 24 hours.
