Soldier from William and Harry’s old regiment is forced to submerge himself naked in bin full of horse faeces and dead rats in disgusting initiation ceremony near Buckingham Palace
- Video shows the moment a naked Queen’s Guard soldier climbs into a bin
- An ex soldier who filmed the video said it was full of horse faeces, petrol and rats
- He is almost completely submerged twice while other soldiers laugh and joke
- Sources said all the men involved were disciplined and told not to share video
This is the moment a soldier from Prince William and Harry’s old regiment jumped into a bin full of horse faeces, petrol and dead rats as part of an initiation ceremony.
The video shows a naked soldier from the Blues and Royals clutching his genitals while he climbs into the bin in the horse prep yard, near Horse Guards Parade.
He was almost completely submerged in the gross pool twice while fellow soldiers from cavalry regiment laugh.
The soldier can be seen gagging as he nearly swallows the foul waste, and then climbs out of the bin – completing the night time initiation near Buckingham Palace.
The video shows a naked soldier from the Blues and Royals clutching his genitals while he climbs into the bin in the horse prep yard, near Horse Guards Parade
One of 12 officers watching can then be seen stepping forward holding a hose pipe, and sprays the initiated officer down with freezing cold water.
Filmed in secret, in February, sources said it took place in a yard used to prep horses and guards before parades, off Horse Guards Parade, near Buckingham Palace.
The insider claimed that the stunt it is a common initiation for new officers, but this time it was secretly filmed.
He said the clip was later seen by the commanding officer at Hyde Park Barracks.
He said that all those involved were disciplined – given extra duties – and told to never share the video.
He was almost completely submerged in the gross pool twice while fellow soldiers from cavalry regiment laugh
The soldier leaps out of the stinking waste after completely submerging himself underneath
The soldier climbs out of the bin and starts gagging before he is hosed down by his laughing colleagues
He said he feared coming forward with the video at the time in case he was identified by colleagues.
He said: ‘It’s hard to tell from so far what’s in the bin – but when I did it, it was full of oil and petrol, dead rats, and animal s**t.
‘When I did it, they closed the bin lid on me, and spun me round in the bin.
‘The officers are hosed down [once they come out] so that we can get them back into the bin [without getting dirty].’
The Ministry of Defence has been contacted for comment.
The video was filmed in the horse preparation yard near Horse Guard’s Parade (pictured)