This is the adorable moment the King’s Guard gives a special wink to a young royal fan after he greets them while wearing his own uniform and bearskin.
In the touching clip, shared on TikTok, little Frank, who has gained a large following on social media for his videos in which he dresses up in different soldier outfits, is seen visiting Horseguards in central London dressed with the full equipment of the King’s Guard.
The young man, also holding a gold-tipped cane, walks toward a large crowd of people taking photographs of the guard at the popular tourist attraction and patiently waits for his turn to greet his doppelganger.
Showing his manners, the young man finally reaches the front of the queue, but not before letting a woman approach him and take a photo with the royal guard.
Once it’s Frank’s turn to meet the guard, he lifts his leg high, as if to stand at attention, before approaching his idol.
This is the adorable moment the King’s Guard gives a special wink to a young royal fan after he greets him while wearing his own uniform and bearskin.
The young man walks towards a large crowd of people who are taking photographs of the guard and patiently waits his turn to greet his double. Showing his manners, the young man finally reaches the front, but not before letting a woman approach and take a photo with the royal guard.
Once it’s Frank’s turn to meet the guard, he lifts his leg high, as if to stand at attention, before approaching his idol.
He then greets the guard, who gives the young man a special nod, much to little Frank’s delight.
However, the young man does not forget the exercise and makes a sharp turn before walking away from the King’s Guard and allowing himself a quick smile for the camera.
The military has a deadpan demeanor, as they are generally not allowed to interact with the public.
They can even be fined £200 for laughing or smiling and having to work in all weather conditions.
Frank, who posts videos to his TikTok account @frankthesoldier, which has more than 220,000 followers, melted hearts as social media users reacted to the footage.
His bio says: “My name is Frank and I love the Royal Guard.”
And this is not the young man’s first encounter with real soldiers.
He then greets the guard, who gives the young man a special nod, much to little Frank’s delight.
However, the young man does not forget his exercise and makes a sharp turn before walking away.
Only now does Frank allow himself a quick smile for the camera.
So far he’s garnered 4.9 million likes for his sweet videos, and in January, two royal guards made a rare break in protocol to greet the little fan and even stop to talk to him at the Tower of London.
Footage shows the boy standing at attention as guards walk across the cobblestone ground.
When they see him, they approach him and greet him before striking up a conversation.
As Frank waves back, one of the guards says, ‘Good evening, young man, how are you? He looks very smart today.
He then proceeds to compliment Frank on his shiny shoes and tells him that he is “well dressed.” Frank and the guards greet each other again before leaving.
Eager to experience more action, Frank marches behind them, but struggles to keep up.
At one point he turns to his father and says, ‘Dad, did you see him greet me?’
Last August, Frank went viral again when he received a special gesture from one of the troops who greeted him at St James’s Palace.
So far he’s garnered 3.3 million likes for his cute videos, and in January, two royal guards made a rare break in protocol to greet the little admirer and even stop to talk to him at the Tower of London.
Eager to experience more action, Frank marches behind them but struggles to keep up.
The boy watched in amazement as he saw the soldiers pass by him in unison.
A moving video filmed by his father shows the moment Frank stood up and saluted the soldiers before one in the back exchanged a respectful gesture with the boy.
Frank is so happy that he appears to be in disbelief for a few moments before giving the camera a thumbs up.