In 2017, English mother Imogen Scott thought of giving her son Marshall a particularly special fourth birthday.

He was fascinated with the royal guard, so she took him to Windsor Castle, where the good guard added even more significance to the boy’s day.

Marshall Scott held the soldiers of the royal guard in high regard. Before heading to Windsor, he got dressed.

own Coldstream Guards uniform, complete with a towering bearskin helmet and a scarlet coat. He was so adorable that tourists begged to take pictures with him.

The Scotts saw a squadron of guards enter the guardroom during Windsor Castle’s Changing of the Guard ceremony.

The young child gave the soldiers a salute as they went by. Marshall seemed to be drawing near his heroes as best he could, but one of the sentries faltered.

Marshall called out to the child and gave him a salute. The guard turned to face Marshall, stepped forward a few paces, then turned back to enter the guard room.

Journalists for the Evening Standard found Lance Corporal Edden to be a very good guard. Throughout the interview, he explained why he crossed the line for the boy.

The woman explains, “Normally, I just go with the soldiers to the guardhouse, but my wife and I are expecting a boy.”

When I was a kid, I remember wanting to take a picture with a soldier as I was standing at Edinburgh Castle. The boy’s guard uniform also touched the corporal, who showed his pride in becoming a soldier.