re: Jacob Rothschild has reportedly passed away at 87

Also from the comments under the yt video:

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@brianrowlands9751
17 hours ago
Nothing strange or sinister - the king has left London therefore the guard mounted earlier as a 'long guard' is now reduced to a 'short guard' so the officer and his trumpeter are relieved of their duty and return to barracks with the NCO carrying the guidon (Colour) cased.

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@beckyskye6708 18 hours ago So why the why the white horse an is he riding side saddle? As it looks like an empty boot on left. Weird.

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@brianrowlands9751 7 hours ago The trumpeter is NOT riding 'side saddle' (maybe he is actually able to but there is no such custom here in military parades). The boot is not 'empty' - merely appears that way as a result of how the cloak has settled behind the 'wing' of the traditional cavalry jackboot. In certain military funerals the deceased's horse is led (not ridden by anyone) with the deceased's empty riding boots reversed in the stirrups. Trumpeters of the Blues & Royals ride a grey (white horses are traditionally called 'grey' in this country) - it is absolutely nothing to do with the so-called 'white horse of the apocalypse'. Nothing at all weird in any of this, just quaint old British military traditions, with poor observation, lack of knowledge and understanding, leading to bizarre speculations.

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Not to detract from the main point of the recently deceased being deceased, just that the desired blues and royals symbolism isn't what's been asserted.