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AGC JOURNAL 2016

Visit to

Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

By Major (Retired) Joseph Bright MBE

Visit Mounting the Guard

In June this year I had the privilege to visit Each day at 10 a.m. in Hyde Park Barracks,
the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment the new Queen’s Life Guard prepares for
in Hyde Park Barracks to see the normal mounting at Horse Guards. Those of you
daily routine for the officers and soldiers who have served there, will have seen this
of the regiment. The visit was organised as a routine part of the day. The Queen’s
by the Regimental Administrative Officer, Life Guard forms up and is inspected before
Captain John Price, who arranged for moving off to Horse Guards. Whilst they
one of the regimental officers, Lieutenant were forming up, we had the opportunity
Simon Penrose, to host the visit and give us to get up close and meet some of the
a guided tour. Mrs Jane Skinner, a friend of mounted members of the Queen’s Life
the family, had asked me if it was possible Guard and their horses. At 10.30 a.m. with
to visit the Household Cavalry Mounted the inspection over, the Queen’s Life Guard
In the stables Regiment to see the horses and members headed off for Horse Guards.
of the Regiment. Jane has a love of
Many readers will have seen horses and I was about to make her A Second Treat
the mounted guards at wish come true. On 1st June 2016, Shortly after the departure of the Queen’s
we headed up to Hyde Park Barracks
Horse Guards in London, in London and met John Price and Life Guard, the musicians of the Household

but not what goes on our host Simon Penrose, who, Cavalry Mounted Band arrived to
behind the scenes at throughout the visit, expertly rehearse, probably for Trooping The
detailed the events that we
Colour. Cheekily, I asked the Director
their home, in Hyde Park experienced. of Music if Richard Jones was there.
Barracks. Yes, he said, and called him over.
Richard Jones was the magician
who had just won Britain’s Got
Talent and it was an honour to
meet him and congratulate him
personally; what a really nice
person, who happily posed for a
photograph.
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1: Britain’s Got Talent Winner,
Richard Jones, poses
with Jane Skinner
2: In the Stores being shown
items of uniform
3: Jane Skinner and
Lieutenant Simon Penrose

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