Far from the magnificent coronation, there was an incident among the soldiers present. What happened?
During the coronation service of King Charles III. The soldiers fainted near the Admiralty Arch. The guards involved were a Royal Navy officer and a flag-bearer.
The affected, with their companions, were waiting for the procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace when they suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed.
More soldiers immediately came to help the wounded. They immediately organized stretchers, laid the collapsed soldiers on top of them, and then gave them medical attention.
More than 4,000 soldiers attended the coronation ceremony. Including soldiers from the United Kingdom and troops from the British Overseas Territories. They accompanied the royal couple in their golden chariot to the coronation ceremony and then back to the palace.
The course of the royal event was not affected by the incident.