EXCLUSIVE: King Charles breaks royal tradition to protect Buckingham Palace with major decision

King Charles III has made a surprising decision to protect the Buckingham Palace with the help of French troops.

The the 75-year-ol Monarch has allowed French troops to guard the Palace, in a historic first. The surprising decision made to mark 120 years of friendly Anglo-French relations.The French Gendarmerie Nationale are set to parade together alongside soldiers of the British Army’s Household Division.

However, they won’t take the place of their British counterparts in Guarding the King. That’s a responsibility only afforded to members of the British Armed Forces and Commonwealth troops.

Squadron Chief Guillaume Dewilde, leading the French detachment said: “I am extremely proud to have been asked to share this moment with our British friends. We are like siblings, and to celebrate this moment together is a symbol of the strength of the relationship between our two countries,” as per the Daily Mail.