{"id":6896,"date":"2018-09-12T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=6896"},"modified":"2018-09-11T13:59:35","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T12:59:35","slug":"video-wednesday-basel-tattoo-2017-his-majesty-the-kings-guard-of-norway-band-and-drill-team-norwegen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/video-wednesday-basel-tattoo-2017-his-majesty-the-kings-guard-of-norway-band-and-drill-team-norwegen\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Wednesday: His Majesty The King of Norway&#8217;s Guard &#8211; Band and Drill Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>His Majesty\u00a0the King&#8217;s Guard&#8217;s band and drill team performs at the 2017 tattoo in Basel, Switzerland\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vFQ7N7E2CVA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Linked from YouTube channel\u00a0<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-JE79lOfDHwtFE5nXQ9oEg\">59jef<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is not without pride I say that the Norwegian King&#8217;s Guard&#8217;s band and drill team is among the best in the world. 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