Queen's guardsman granted his little doppelgänger a sweet birthday wish

Birthday wishes do come true.
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Samantha Scelzo
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This guardsman just probably made one young fan's wildest dreams come true.

Before entering Windsor Castle in the UK, one of the Queen's Coldstream Guards noticed Marshall, a little boy wearing a replica of the guard's own uniform, saluting the passing.

But instead of marching on, the guard beckoned the boy over and quickly posed for a sweet picture with his little likeness.

According to his mother's Facebook page, it was Marshall's birthday and the guard later invited Marshall inside the castle for a special tour.

The video was shared on Instagram by user joanna___feng.

Just look at that little salute. Who knows, we could be looking at the next great guardsman.

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Samantha Scelzo

Samantha was a Watercooler Web Culture & Lifestyle intern at Mashable. Follow her on Twitter @samiscelz.

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