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I am thrilled to have been selected as Equerry to our Colonel-in-Chief, Her Majesty The Queen Consort.
To say that the experience, thus far,
has been unique and surreal would be a
gross understatement. I was notified of the opportunity while in South Sumatra, with
the Army Surf Team, and three weeks later I found myself attempting to teach our Colonel Commandant how to surf in his office. Only after my efforts to explain the ‘pop up’ did General Patrick reveal that he was no stranger to surfing!
After a secondary interview in Buckingham Palace, the final candidates were presented
to Her Majesty at Clarence House. The final interview was not quite what I had pictured
as we sat in Her Majesty’s study, next to a roaring fire, discussing art and racing - a test of personality, I believe, as all the conceptual and professional probing had been done in the earlier interviews.
The first few months working for our Colonel- in-Chief and representing The Rifles have been a total privilege, and I’m very much looking forward to the forecast of events including, of course, Their Majesties’ Coronation.
Only after my efforts to explain the ‘pop up’ did General Patrick reveal that he was no stranger to surfing!
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EQUERRY TO THE COLONEL-IN-CHIEF
The Forgotten Campaign
By William Crawford and Jonathan Hunt
Illustrated by Rosemary Coates
Features:
Includes the last British Mounted Actions
G The deployment of the Yeomanry of 1st Cavalry Division with 5000 horses to Palestine in 1940 – 42
G Task: To protect the Middle East
G Describes: All arms fighting incursions into Iraq, Syria and the Lebanon, including cavalry, to
deny Axis control.
G Laid the foundations for some of the great fighting regiments of the war G However being Yeomanry:
G Whilst Churchill was planning to fight on his beaches they were racing horses on theirs. G Also included; Illegal Wives, Illicit Foxhounds and selective deafness plus more!
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