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  1. Prince Charles and the Duke of Westminster to attend military display in Newcastle to mark the Yeomanry’s 40th Anniversary.

    3rd October 2011 by admin prince-of-wales-general

    In his capacity as Royal Honorary Colonel of the regiment, The Prince of Wales will salute 60 soldiers of The Queen’s Own Yeomanry, from the Territorial Army, at Newcastle’s Grey’s Monument. The regiment then marches on through the city centre behind a convoy of tanks, and flanked by army cadets and veterans. The Prince will  Read more…

    Tags: Duke of Westminster, The Prince of Wales, The Queen, The Queen’s Own Yeomanry |

  2. Wootton Bassett lowers its flag for last time as it prepares for repatriations to move to Brize Norton

    31st August 2011 by admin Wootton Basset

    The repatriation flag will be lowered for the last time in Wootton Bassett tonight. As the sun sets, the church bell will toll to mark the end of an era for a town that has become synonymous with the death of British servicemen and women. Since 2007 Wootton Bassett has ground to a halt each  Read more…

    Tags: British Army, Repatriation, The Queen |

  3. Armed Forces Day events across UK honour military

    27th June 2010 by admin armed-forces-day-small

    Support for the work of the Armed Forces has been shown by thousands of people in towns and cities across the UK. Cardiff hosted this year’s Armed Forces Day, with some 350 other events elsewhere. The event follows a week in which nine UK service personnel serving in Afghanistan have died, taking the death toll  Read more…

    Tags: Armed Forces Day, British Army, The Prince of Wales, The Queen |

  4. British forces past and present are celebrated at Britain’s first Armed Forces Day.

    27th June 2009 by admin Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets cadets before attending a service to mark the 1st annual Armed Forces Day

    Across Britain on Saturday, thousands hit the streets – from Aberdeen to Worthing, from Barnet to Birmingham – to celebrate Britain’s first Armed Forces Day. Showing their pride and appreciation for the country’s military, towns and cities across the country were decked in bunting and Union flags Britain’s servicemen and women, past and present, paraded  Read more…

    Tags: Armed Forces Day, Dragoon Guards, Royal Signals Corp, The Queen, The Royal Gurkha Rifles |

  5. Royal Amroured Corps regiment to escort the queen

    9th December 2008 by admin medium_household_cavalry_2

    One of the most famous regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps, The Household Cavalry, are to escort the queen in the State Opening of Parliament… Parliament will be formally opened with the Queen’s Speech giving an outline of the Government’s proposed policies and legislation for the coming session. The showpiece is the main ceremonial event  Read more…

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