Former guard of the British royal family opens up about drug use among soldiers

The video was released on TikTok. In the images, Jimmie appears with a rifle. There is also a brief video of Queen Elizabeth II walking her dogs. According to Jimmie, the queen was already irritated by his incompetence, which caused an ear tug.

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EXCLUSIVE: Jimmie Straughan, 23, filmed himself “taking the piss” while the late Queen walked her dogs around Windsor Castle in March 2020. He was later sacked for taking cocaine. Now, he's traveling in Australia and says he has zero regrets. pic.twitter.com/XL0N5CPeG7
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“I am currently outside Windsor Castle. He should take care of the royal family. I'm currently looking at two ducks. I care? No”, he says in the video that has already accumulated more than 400 thousand views.

By law, recording images on official duty or of the royal family and their properties is a serious offense, with the right to expulsion.

Jimmie told the mail Online, from Australia, who was expelled in March 2022 after failing a drug test. He said cocaine use among guards was “rampant” as the job was tedious.

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“Getting kicked out was the best thing that ever happened to me,” he said. “When you join the Army you are sold a dream of traveling the world and going to exciting places, but when we were on ceremonial duties it was just hell. I hated it when we had to stand in front of gaping tourists. I remember thinking to myself – am I a real soldier or just a nutcracker?” he recalled.