Saturday 13 June 2015

Name Dropping, Part One

I saw Her Majesty The Queen this week :-D
She was in The Big City to see the formal parading of the new Regimental Colours of the Royal Welsh Regiment and I was able to get a last minute ticket to watch the wonderful spectacle.

I walked past the Millennium Stadium, 
where the ceremony was to take place later on that morning. 



There were huge numbers of people gathered already.




                                      The clock tower of the beautiful Cardiff Castle.




I had my camera with the telephoto lens,
which was essential.




Lots of military were entering the Castle, where the Regiment was forming up
 for the parade through the streets to the Stadium.




Through the gate I could catch a glimpse of the 
Regimental Goat.





This is Lance-Corporal Shenkin III, 
and he really does hold the rank of Lance-Corporal.
 Any soldiers lower in rank must salute him, 
and he has access in theory at least -  to the Corporal's Mess.
Other Regimental Goats have in the past been demoted 
for behaviour unbecoming to their rank...




Lance-Corporal Shenkin III  and his dedicated Goat-Major 
leading the Royal Welsh Regiment
out through the Castle gates.



The Regimental musicians...








                                                             Presenting swords





This was how far back I was standing :-)
More than 500 troops were in the parade.





                                                           
                                                             Colour-Bearers




The Regiment has been given the Freedom of the City,
which allows them to march with weapons
and have bayonets fixed as you can see below.








More to follow!



1 comment:

margaret said...

Great photos and I love that the goat has real rank and must be saluted!