Attention! Adorable moment King’s Guard gives special nod to young royal fan after he salutes him while wearing his own uniform and bearskin

This is the adorable moment a King’s Guard gives a special nod to a young royal fan after he salutes him while wearing his own uniform and bearskin. 

The heartwarming clip, shared to TikTok, sees Little Frank, who has gained a huge following on social media for his videos where he dresses up in different soldier outfits, visit Horseguards in central London kitted out in full King’s Guard gear.

The youngster, who is also holding a gold-tipped staff, strides towards a large crowd of people who are taking photos of the guard at the popular tourist attraction and patiently waits his turn to greet his lookalike.

Showing his manners, the young lad finally makes it to the front of the queue but not before letting a woman nip ahead of him and take a photo with the royal guard.

Once it is Frank’s turn to meet the guard, he lifts his leg high, as if to stand to attention, before approaching his idol.

The youngster strides towards a large crowd of people who are taking photos of the guard and patiently waits his turn to greet his lookalike. Showing his manners, the young lad finally makes it to the front but not before letting a woman nip ahead and take a photo with the royal guard

Once it is Frank’s turn to meet the guard, he lifts his leg high, as if to stand to attention, before approaching his idol

He then salutes the guard who gives a special nod to the youngster, much to Little Frank’s delight.

The young lad doesn’t forget the drill, however, and makes a sharp about turn before marching away from the King’s Guard and allowing himself a quick smile for the camera.

The military men famously hold an expressionless demeanour as they are generally not allowed to interact with members of the public.

They can even be landed with a £200 fine for laughing or smiling and have to work through all weather conditions.

Frank, who posts videos on his TikTok account @frankthesoldier – which has more than 220,000 followers – melted hearts as social media users reacted to the footage.

His bio says: ‘My name is Frank, and I love the Royal Guard.’

And this is not the youngster’s first encounter with royal soldiers. 

He then salutes the guard who gives a special nod to the youngster, much to Little Frank’s delight

The young lad doesn’t forget his drill, however, and makes a sharp about turn before marching away

It’s only now that Frank allows himself a quick smile for the camera

He has so far earned 4.9million likes for his sweet videos and, in January, two royal guards made a rare break in protocol to salute the little fan and even stop to speak to him at the Tower of London. 

Footage shows the little boy standing to attention as the guards walk through the cobbled grounds. 

When they spot him, they march over and salute him before engaging in a conversation.

As Frank salutes back, one of the guards says: ‘Good evening young man, how are you? Looking very smart today.’

He then proceeds to compliment Frank on his shiny shoes and tells him he is ‘well turned out’. Frank and the guards then salute each other again before they march away. 

Eager to experience more of the action, Frank then marches behind them but struggles to keep up.

At one point he turns to his father and says: ‘Dad, did you see him salute me?’ 

Last August, Frank went viral again when he received a special nod from one of the troops who greeted him at St James’ Palace.

He has so far earned 3.3million likes for his sweet videos and, in January, two royal guards made a rare break in protocol to salute the little fan and even stop to speak to him at the Tower of London 

Eager to experience more of the action, Frank then marches behind them but struggles to keep up 

The child watched in awe as he witnessed the soldiers marching past him in unison.

A heartwarming video filmed by his father shows the moment Frank stood and saluted the soldiers before one at the back exchanged a respectful nod with the little boy.

Frank is so happy that he seems to stand in disbelief for a few moments before giving the camera a thumbs up.