Greetings…
Okay… No War of 1812.. The Canadian Light Dragoons are finished and will appear soon…
As my friends will confirm I am no royalist….
But!
The Trooping the Colour and the pageantry of the British army on parade has always been a delight to me.
I was lucky to grow up in Edinburgh and experience the Military Tattoo close up… The massed bands, Household Cavalry and various international guest units used to drive/bus and even ride past our house on the way from Redford Barracks to perform at the Tattoo…
And at that time as kids we could go up to the castle esplanade and watch the rehearsals…
To be honest they had me on red coats and bearskins…💂♂️💂💂…
Today while painting toy soldiers I watched the event on BBC IPlayer…The one with no commentary…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0017z7x
The best option in my opinion…
I believe that the drill on display is pretty close to what would have been the regulations during the Crimean War…or maybe earlier…
My guilty pleasure…?
Nope… I don’t feel guilty… And it is indeed a pleasure…
Here (in no particular order… thanks to Blogger ) are some screenshots…
Let’s not forget the family connection…
The Royal Horse Artillery.
And the Battle of Britain Flight…
And last but not least…
The Red Arrows…
I suppose I could always put some blame on these guys…
Next up will be War of 1812… Honest 😁
All the best Aly
P.S. A guide to the Guards..
Grenadier.
Coldstream.
