11:52AM, Friday 06 January 2017
Social media has hailed a Coldstream Guard who gave a young boy who attended Windsor Castle wearing full soldier uniform a birthday to remember.
Having stood to attention to salute the passing procession of guards, the four-year-old is then beckoned over to have his photo taken next to one of his heroes.
Future Guardsman in the making at Windsor Castle! #FutureGuardsman #WindsorCastle #ColdstreamGuards @visitwindsor pic.twitter.com/FRE4pXhRKh
— Coldstream Guards (@ColdstreamGds) January 5, 2017
On Facebook, his mum thanked the guard for making her son's 'dream come true' and said he later messaged her to offer them a tour of the castle.
The video posted yesterday has been shared hundreds of times, with viewers praising the guard for his ‘wonderful gesture’.
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