Uncomfortable situation: The Czech President hit the military flag on his head and knocked down a cap (video)

Later, Czech President Peter Pavel was publicly apologized and stated that he did not want to add something new to the standard military procedure. Czech President Peter Pavel on October 28, during a ceremony on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the formation of an independent Czechoslovak state fell into an uncomfortable situation. When he was handed the flag, the upper part of the flagpole swayed and hit the head of the soldier standing nearby, knocking down his cap.

The incident reported the news portal forum 24. "The President, providing support for the battalion of the deployed forces, did not grasp the flagship firmly enough, as if he were more difficult than he expected, and thus knocked out the cap from the head of one of the present at the Guards ceremony," Journalists.

On the video on social networks, you can see that the blow on the head was embarrassed by the Guards, who even swayed a little, but stood on his feet and continued the ceremony, ordering his subordinates. Later, President Paul publicly apologized for this case, assuring the public that the blow was unintentional. "I feel the need to apologize, at least for the physical or psychological damage caused to a member of the castle guard, which was hit by a battle flag during a ceremony in a wind.