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A tourist desperate for a photo with the King's Guard fainted after being bitten on the arm by the unsettled horse.
Footage taken in central London today shows swathes of tourists surrounding a King's Guard and his horse outside the Household Cavalry Museum, desperate for a photographic souvenir.
The horse appears bothered by the crowds around it, turning its head and nipping people to warn them if they get too close.
A woman, wearing a black baseball cap and a Pink Floyd t-shirt, then runs to stand next to the horse - standing directly underneath a sign that reads: 'Horses may kick or bite'.
The alarmed animal does not hesitate to bite her on the arm.
The unsuspecting tourist squeals and runs towards her friends, as the crowd watches on with their mouths ajar.
The group inspects her wound and one man uses a cotton bud to treat the bite mark.
But her condition worsens and she appears to fade in and out of consciousness before falling to the ground completely.
In a separate video, the woman is being fanned by her friends as she lies against the gate.
In an unprecedented move, the King's Guard is seen using his sword to signal to the cameraman before saying: 'Can you go and get the police officer?'