Queen’s Guard knocks over boy while marching on duty – but who is in the wrong?

FOOTAGE has surfaced showing a Queen's Guard knocking over a little boy while marching on duty.

In the clip, two Royal Guards can be seen marching as families watch when a small boy stands in their path and is bulldozed by one of them.

The guard shouted for the youngster to move before knocking him down at the Tower of London.

Onlookers can be heard gasping in shock as the kid falls to the ground and then quickly gets back to his feet, appearing relatively unscathed.

The lad was visiting on holiday, according to the caption of the video, which was posted to TikTok.

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The clip - viewed 1.2 million times since it was uploaded yesterday - has got users asking who was in the wrong.

A group of viewers argued the guard could have used some common sense and avoided knocking down the kid.

One person wrote: "That child isn’t dangerous I get it's their job but it's a child there was no reason to do that."

A second user posted: "To all the people saying they're just doing their job. If your job involves trampling children therein lies the problem."

A third viewer agreed, writing: "It wouldn't kill the guard to walk around the child, if it's adults in the way I understand but if it's a child you can make an exception".

Others weren't having a bar of it and reminded users these were professional guards tasked with protecting the Queen.

One person said: "Watch all these ppl get pressed about the royal guards doing their job. you don’t move? you get trampled. easy."

Another wrote: "I blame the parents, absolutely no awareness of their surroundings."

A third added: "People don’t understand that those guards aren't there for tourist attraction and are highly trained SOLDIERS there to protect the QUEEN."

An Army spokesman has said: "We are aware of an incident at the Tower of London earlier today during a routine patrol.

"The Guardsmen on duty warned members of the public that a patrol was approaching but the child unfortunately ran out in front of the soldier unexpectedly. The soldier tried to step over the child and continued on his duty.

"Following the incident, the soldier checked on the child and was reassured that all was well."