Fiji born British Army soldier, Sergeant Rusiate Bolavucu can still recall the iconic moment he met the late Queen Elizabeth II when she visited the Lake District in Cumbria on July 17th, 2013 and sat down to show the Fijian traditional sign of respect.
Well wishers cheering Queen Elizabeth II that day were startled when Sergeant Bolavucu suddenly sat down on the road.
Many thought he had collapsed with heat exhaustion during the royal tour of Kendal.
But Her Majesty knew exactly what was going on and did not bat an eyelid.
The monarch understood what the crowds did not and that it was a Fijian mark of respect for royalty.
Speaking from Scotland today, Sergeant Bolavucu, 42, who hails from Nausori says before the Queen arrived that day, he went and asked the Officer who was with him if can do what he did on that day.
His request was approved where he had also informed the rest of the soldiers what he was going to do, just so they do not think he had fainted.
Sergeant Bolavucu adds that he remembered Queen Elizabeth as his leader and Colonel in Chief when he was in the Army.
He believes that God taught us all a lesson that day about humility, a simple act that moved so many Fijians around the world.
He never knew that it would reach 5.6 million views on YouTube.
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