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guests of honoursaturday 8th december 2012

Afternoon  His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent gcvo

Evening  His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester kg gcvo

sunday 9th december 2012

Afternoon  Field Marshal His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent kg gcmg gcvo

Evening  Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Chairman Major General Martin Rutledge cb obe

Producer for IMG Stephen Flint Wood

Director & Writer Christopher Joll

Production Director & Designer for IMG Nick Mattingley

Presented by

ABF The Soldiers’ Charityin association with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

The british Military

Supported by

The British Military Tournament is dedicated to all those members of the British Armed Forces who have been injured or who have lost their lives in the service of their country in past and present conflicts

The british Military

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I have fond memories, both as a child and as an adult, of my frequent visits to the Royal Tournament and last year I was delighted to attend one of the performances of its successor, the British Military Tournament.

The role of the Tournament has always been to present the public with displays of skill by the Armed services with the objectives of entertain-ing and informing the audience about their roles, whilst at the same time raising much needed funds for the armed services’ principal charities. The importance of these objectives has, in recent years, increased rather than declined.

I understand that this year the Tournament has taken my own life as its theme. In those 86 years much has changed; but two of the things that have remained constant are the loyalty and self-sacrifice of the men and women of the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force.

I am delighted that the British Military Tournament 2012 will once again give you the opportunity to express your gratitude to these brave men and women.

ELIZABETH R

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THE pRIME MINIsTER

I am delighted to be able to offer my support to the third British Military Tournament organised by ABF The soldiers’ Charity in association with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and the RAF Benevolent Fund. This production will raise much needed funds for excellent charities and a wider awareness of the Armed Forces in the community.

showcasing the skills of our Armed services and enabling service men and women to interact with the public has encouraged the First sea Lord, Chief of the General staff and Chief of the Air staff to support this venture even more. I hope that this commitment will go from strength to strength.

As we draw down from Afghanistan the media’s focus on the Armed Forces operations will decline. Events like this will be a vital element in ensuring we remain high in the public consciousness. Threats to our national security will, sadly, continue but so too will the human consequences of past conflicts, consequences which our excellent Armed services’ charities exist to alleviate. The British Military Tournament is thus both an important public event but it is also a vital fundraising tool.

please use the opportunity provided by the Tournament to meet our outstanding service men and women on the stands in the Earls Court village, experience at first hand the technology that you help provide and that gives them their cutting edge and, most importantly, enjoy the show.

general sir david richards gcb cbe dso adc Gen

CHIEF oF THE dEFENCE sTAFF

Ministry of Defence

ABF The soldiers’ Charity is immensely proud to be working with our counterpart charities the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, for the second year in a row to support every generation of our military family.

over the last two years, The British Military Tournament has raised over £400,000 for charity, but the challenge of raising funds to support our Armed Forces has never been greater.

Therefore, we are immensely humbled that you, the public, continue to support us by donating money, giving up your spare time to take part in sponsored activities on our behalf and by buying tickets for this and other events.

since 1944, ABF The soldiers’ Charity has been the Army’s national charity, providing support for those brave men and women who willingly risk their lives for our Nation in order to maintain peace, security and stability.

While watching the performance, we ask you to remember that the men, women and families you see here today, performing, exhibiting or in the audience, may be in need of help from these charities in the future.

Finally, I would like to thank the men and women of the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force. Without you we would not sleep very easy in our beds – and there would be no British Military Tournament.

general sir mike jackson gcb cbe dso dl

pREsIdENT, ABF THE soLdIERs’ CHARITy

The Boeing Company is honoured to be the lead sponsor once again for the British Military Tournament.

As we enter our 75th year of working with the British Armed Forces, iconic aircraft like the Harvard, dakota and Boston are representative of our longstanding commitment to deliver quality support to the United Kingdom. Today new aircraft are becoming this generation’s icons. The Chinook, C-17 and the Boeing-designed Apache are connecting and protecting today’s British Armed Forces and will continue to do so for the forseeable future.

The success of the British Military Tournament over the past two years is testimony to the British public’s appreciation of the courage and service of the dedicated men and women of the British Armed Forces and their families. We are here today to reinforce our commitment to them and continue to support this rich tradition. That dedicated and courageous service often brings fundamental changes to their lives; such service and its sacrifices deserves recognition.

special recognition goes to ABF The soldiers’ Charity, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, and the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity that support our military families. Imagine what life would be like for serving military personnel, their families, and our veterans if these three charities did not exist.

As we celebrate the Life and Times of Her Majesty The Queen in the year of her diamond Jubilee, let us give thanks to the men and women, past and present, who have fought and died to preserve our freedom.

please accept our sincere thanks to all who support this year’s event. It is a privilege for Boeing to be a part of the British Military Tournament 2012.

michael m. kurth, managing director

BoEING dEFENCE UK

An Introduction to

the british Military tournaMent

It’s a slightly shocking, but nonetheless true fact that planning for each Tournament

starts well before the curtain goes up on the current year’s performance. So I was already plotting the show you are about to enjoy in the autumn of last year.

However, unlike in previous years, it seemed to me and the Tournament produc-tion team that the storyline for the British Military Tournament 2012 was self-selecting. For, in her Diamond Jubilee Year, how could we do anything else but celebrate the life of Her Majesty The Queen, the commander-in-chief of Britain’s Armed Forces?

We then had to decide whether to focus on Her Majesty’s sixty years as our Sovereign or take a wider look at her life and times. In taking the decision to focus on the latter, it seemed to us that the Diamond Jubilee celebrations had dealt fully with Her Majesty’s time on the Throne and that a wider sweep of some eighty-six years would give us more scope to provide an entertaining and informative show.

Having taken that decision, we then had to determine what should go into this year’s Tournament in addition to our perennial displays of the Field Gun Competition and the Musical Drive of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery. Again, the choice of perform-ers was driven not so much by availability – although that had to be a consideration – but by our perception of what the public most closely associated with The Queen, which was horses and pipers, and what we believe The Queen might associate most closely with the Tournament that she has known for nearly eighty years.

So, in this year’s show, we are putting more horses and more pipers into the arena than at anytime since Her Majesty first visited the Tournament as a young girl in the years before World War II and we are

opposite Trooper Joll performs in the Light Cavalry  HAC Musical Ride in Hyde Park during the Jubilee  Family Festival, 2012© Philip Evans

above The Pipes & Drums of The London Scottish  Regiment beating retreat at St James’s Palace© London Scottish Regiment

below The Queen’s Birthday Parade© Getty

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re-introducing performances that most of you will never have seen before, including the Royal Navy’s ‘window-ladder’ display and a competition between horses and motorbikes. But we are doing all of this in the context of a story which, almost from the outset, encompasses continuous armed conflict as well as great British pageantry.

Two hours is not nearly sufficient to do this subject justice, but I hope that you will enjoy the highlights that we have selected. And, whilst you are watching the story unfold in the arena, I will be thinking about what to bring you in 2013.

christopher joll

Director& Writer

The British Military Tournament 2012

the liFe & tiMes oF

her MaJesty queen elizabeth ii

The birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Alex-andra Mary, to Their Royal Highnesses

The Duke and Duchess of York on 21st April 1926 occasioned a certain amount of media coverage. But, as the eldest child of the second-in-line to the Throne, and with an unmarried Heir Apparent, no one predicted that Princess Elizabeth of York would, ten years later, herself be the Heir Apparent and, after her Accession to the Throne in 1952, become the most famous woman in the world: Queen Elizabeth II.

In the eighty-six years between 1926 and today, The Queen has seen and, since 1952 been at the epicentre of, more profound changes to the United Kingdom than at any time since Offa of Mercia proclaimed himself the first Rex Anglorum (King of England) in 774 ad.

When she was born, The Queen’s grand-father, King George V, was known as the King-Emperor and he ruled over the greatest empire the world has ever seen and on which ‘the sun never set’. The Royal Navy, whose principal role was to protect the empire’s trade routes, was the largest on the planet and could still claim to ‘rule the waves’. The Army had been significantly reduced after World War I but it could still parade more

than thirty cavalry and over a hundred infantry regiments; and the Royal Air Force was, despite budget constraints, starting to spread its wings at home and in Mesopota-mia (the modern day Iraq).

For the British people in 1926 newspa-pers, cinema and radio were the only means of mass communication; letters and tele-grams were the principal means of personal communication; travel was still largely a matter of using trains and ships; a serious economic slump was about to reverse many of the improvements in living standards that had emerged after the First World War; and in the wake of the Russian Revolution, and the overthrow of many of the continental European monarchies, political unrest was in the air and Fascism was starting to rear its ugly head.

In the eighty-six years since then, mass communications have been revolutionised by, first, television then the internet; mobile telephony now dominates personal commu-nications; air travel is as commonplace as taking a bus and journeys into space are not even headline news; although the current economic conditions are extremely serious,

living standards have improved beyond measure; and Fascism and Communism have ‘been and (largely) gone’ – and the British Empire and its associated military and naval glory is but a distant memory. Only the existence of armed conflict somewhere or other in the world is largely unchanged since 1926.

Meanwhile, since 1952, the one unwaver-ing constant for the British has been The Queen herself. Like her great-great-grand-mother, Queen Victoria, with whom she now shares the right to a Diamond Jubilee, The Queen is the nation’s secure anchor to common sense, decency and the values of tolerance, individual liberty and democracy in both good times and in bad. It’s no wonder that the British people have no difficulty in saying: GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

opposite Her Majesty The Queen taking the salute  at The Queen’s Birthday Parade© Getty

left With the ATC during World War II© Imperial War Museum

above Announcing the Royal engagement© Getty

above right Ascot, 2010© Getty

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p rO g r a m m eThe Life & Times of The Queen

MusIC In the foYer

Before the show starts there are live music performances in the foyer by the Royal Air Force Squadronaires, Pipe Bands drawn from the Massed Pipes and Drums of the British Military Tournament, The Corps of Drums of Wellington College Combined Cadet Force and the British Youth Corps of Drums

oVerture

Arrival of the audience in the standsDetails of the music in the Overture can be found on page 67. Please note that only the dates of those composers no longer alive are included in the programme

March for Queen Elizabeth from The Three Elizabeths Suite (1944) by Eric Coates (1886–1957) * Performed by the Orchestra

of the Royal Artillery, conducted by Captain Craig Hallatt, Royal Artillery

IntroDuCtIon & ArrIVAL of the guest of honour

Anthony Andrews introduces the British Military Tournament 2012 and the Guest of Honour please stand for the arrival of the Guest of Honour

Trumpet Fanfare  Majesty, by Lieutenant Colonel Roger Tomlinson    * The  National  Anthem    * Performed  by  The State Trumpeters and the Composite Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry under the direction of Captain Jason Griffiths, The Blues and Royals

Royal Marines Commandos, under the command of Captain Christopher Shirley, Royal Marines, abseil into the arena accompanied by The Buglers & Corps of Drums of the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, under the direction of Drum Major Gavin Moxworthy, Royal Marines

Drum Flourish & Drum Roll

the eArLY LIfe of hM the Queen

Robert Lindsay describes the early life of Her Majesty The Queen, from her birth on 21st April 1926 to the end of the Second World War, accompanied by the Orchestra of the Royal Artillery. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) played by Penelope Keith

On the Banks of Green Willow (1913) by George Butterworth (1885–1916)

D-DAY & DooDLeBugs

To mark the role played by the Royal Marines during the Second World War, The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, under the direction of Captain Richard Harvey, Royal Marines, performs a musical marching display to a medley of tunes from the Second World War

St Louis Blues (1914) by W C Handy (1873–1958) * The White Cliffs of Dover (1941) by Walter Kent (1911–1994) * Trumpet Blues and Cantabile by Harry James (1916–1983) * In the Mood (1939) by Glenn Miller (1904–1944), Joe Garland (1903–1977) and Andy Razaf (1895–1973)

the ChArItIes

Dan Snow introduces the work of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

Chanson de Nuit (Op 15 No 1) (1897) by Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934) * Performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Artillery conducted by Captain Craig Hallatt, Royal Artillery

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ALL the Queen’s PIPers

Anthony Andrews speaks about The Queen’s love of the bagpipes and introduces the Massed Pipes & Drums of the British Military Tournament

Lord  Lovat’s  Lament (c.1747) by David Fraser (1716–1812) * 79th  Farewell  to  Gibraltar (c.1848) by Pipe Major John MacDonald, The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders * Queen Elizabeth’s March (c.1938) by Pipe Major Willie Ross (1878–1966) * The Steam Boat (c.1843) by Elias Howe (1819–1867) * Itchy Fingers by Pipe Major Rab Pinkman, arranged by Pipe Major Robert Mathieson * La Boum Ecosse (1980) by Mort Schuman (1936–1991) * Devil in the Kitchen (undated) by Piper John MacPherson (1863–1933) or Pipe Major Willie Ross * Clumsy Lover (1983) by Neil Dickie * Cock o’ the North (c.17th century) trad. * High Road to Gairloch (c.1715) trad. * The Barren Rocks of Aden (mid-19th century) by Pipe Major Alexander MacKellar, 78th Regiment of Foot (Ross-shire Buffs) * Performed by the The Pipes & Drums of the London Scottish Regiment, RAF Leuchars, RAF Waddington, RAF Halton, Officer Training Corps of Aberdeen and Glasgow & Strathclyde Universities and the Nottinghamshire Police under the command of Drum Major Alastair Pether, Royal Air Force * The Lone Piper, Piper Douglas Gardiner, The London Scottish Regiment

ALL the Queen’s horses * 1

Anthony Andrews introduces the Musical Ride of the Household Cavalry, under the command of Captain Fred Hopkinson, The Life Guards

Royale (1970) by Major E W Jeanes * Danger Zone (1986) by Giorgio Moroder arr. Forsyth * 633 Squadron (1964) by Ron Goodwin (1925–2003) * Last of the Mohicans (1992) by Dougie MacLean * Platoon remix (Adagio for Strings) (1936) by Sam-uel Barber arr. Captain Jason Griffiths * Pirates of the Caribbean (The Curse of the Black Pearl) (2003) by Klaus Badelt arr. John Wasson * Trumpet Call (Charge) * Land of Hope & Glory (1902) by Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934) and A C Benson (1862–1925) * Performed by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry, the Composite Mounted Band of the House-hold Cavalry and the Orchestra of the Band of the Royal Artillery under the direction of Captain Jason Griffiths, The Blues and Royals

MAnPoWer

Damien Lipman introduces the famous Window Ladder display performed by the Royal Navy PT Display Team, HMS Temeraire, under the command of Lieutenant Fraser Quirke, Royal Navy. This display has not been seen at Earls Court since 1996.

Cawsand Bay (1925) by Thomas Wood (1892–1950) * Westering Home by Sir Hugh Roberton (1874–1952) * Performed by the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, under the direction of Captain Richard Harvey, Royal Marines

horses Versus MAChInes

Revived for the first time since 1926 by Major (Retd) Dicky Waygood mbe, formerly The Life Guards and currently Chef d’Équipe to the Olympic Gold Medal-winning GB Team Dressage, the British Military Tourna-ment stages a competition between the Riding Instructors of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, under the command of Captain Richard Chambers, The Life Guards, and Signallers of the Royal Corps of Signals White Helmets Display Team, under the command of Captain Alex McPhun, Royal Signals

ALL the Queen’s horses * 2

Penelope Keith introduces the Musical Drive of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery under the command of Major Mark Edward, Royal Horse Artillery

Bonnie Dundee trad. words by Sir Walter Scott * Old Towler (1817) by William Shield, Master of The King’s Musik (1748–1829) * Gary Owen trad. (c.1788) * Hunting the Hare trad. Irish jig * Come the Lads and Lasses trad. * Round the Marble Arch (c.1930) by Noel Gay (1898–1954) * Galloping Major (1906) by George Henry Bastow (1874–1966) * Light Cavalry (1866) by Franz von Suppé (1819–1895) * Post Horn Gallop (1844) by Herman Koenig * John Peel trad., arranged by William Metcalfe (1868) * The Campbells are Coming (1894) by John MacColl * Royal Artillery Slow March (1836) attributed to HRH The Duchess of Kent (1786–1861) * Bonnie Dundee * Performed by The Orchestra of the Royal Artillery conducted by Captain Craig Hallatt, Royal Artillery

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f IntermIssIon

During the 25-minute Intermission the arena party, under the direction of Pete Scott of Portsmouth Action Field Gun, will set up the walls and ramps for the Field Gun Competition to the accompaniment of a tradi-tional Gilbert & Sullivan musical medley. The start of the second half will be signalled in the arena by a Drum Flourish performed by the Buglers & Corps of Drums of The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines

the fIeLD gun CoMPetItIon

In commemoration of the Relief of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War (1899–1902), two teams (named ‘Powerful’ and ‘Terrible’ after the Royal Navy warships from which the original guns were dismounted) found by Wellington College, will compete for the Field Gun Trophy, supported and presented by Focus 21

Battery Commander Lieutenant Ian Frayne Royal Navy Reserve * Bugler Robin Vonchek * Times & Penalties Vic Barnett (Devonport Field Gun Association), David Glover (Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Association), Pete Scott (Portsmouth Action Field Gun) and Patrick Brophy (Field Gunners Association)

Bugle Calls and Drum Flourish by the Wellington College CCF Corps of Drums and the Buglers & Corps of Drums of the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines

entry & exit of the teams Heart of  Oak by Dr William Boyce (1711–1799) * All  the  Nice  Girls  Love  a  Sailor from Ship  Ahoy! (1909) by A J Mills (1872–1919) and B Scott

removal of the walls & ramps Sailor’s Hornpipe trad. * What Shall we do with the Drunken Sailor? trad. * A Life on the Ocean Wave (1838)  by Henry Russell (1812–1900) * Performed in the arena by the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, under the direction of Captain Richard Harvey, Royal Marines

the audience is invited to clap and sing along during the raising of the Field Gun walls & ramps

the sWIngIng sIXtIes

Anthony Andrews introduces The Central Band of the Royal Air Force, under the direction of Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray, Royal Air Force, and the Drill Team of The Queen’s Colour Squadron of the Royal Air Force, under the command of Squadron Leader Howard Parr, Royal Air Force Regiment

Eleanor Rigby (1966), Yellow Submarine (1968), Hey Jude (1968) All by Paul McCartney * Holyrood (1911) by Kenneth Alford (1881–1945) * Thunderbirds March (1965) by Barry Gray (1908–1994) * The Avengers (1965) by Laurie Johnson * Hawai Five-O (1968) by Morton Stevens (1929–1991) * The Great Escape (1963) by Elmer Bernstein (1922–2004) * Royal Air Force March Past (1918) by Sir Walford Davies (1869–1941)

oPerAtIon herrICK Afghanistan 2012

Anthony Andrews and Damien Lipman set the scene for the 2012 Op HERRICK re-enactment, which this year focuses on ISAF’s role in maintaining the security of the network of Afghan schools which have been estab-lished since 2000. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from 621 Squadron 11 EOD Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, under the command of Sergeant Liam Kidman is tasked with making safe an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) placed by Afghan insurgents. The EOD team is guarded by a platoon of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, under the command of Captain Mark Garner, The Royal Anglian Regiment

Letter from Helmand spoken by British armed services personnel serving with ISAF * Jackal AFV provided by Supacat Ltd

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DIAMonD JuBILee CAVALCADe & fInALe

As the British Military Tournament’s contribution to the celebrations of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Anthony Andrews introduces the Diamond Jubilee Cavalcade

Queen Elizabeth I played by Kelly Smart with her words spoken by Penelope Keith * Queen Victoria played by Julia Marlow-Thomas * John Brown played by Ron Younger, London Scottish Regiment * Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) played by Gill Turrell * The Queen played by Kel Speakman Mounted Escorts provided, in order, by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Captain Richard Todd, Royal Horse Artillery; the Light Cavalry Honourable Artillery Company, under the command of Lieutenant Charles Gillow, Light Cavalry HAC; and the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, under the command of Captain Fred Hopkinson, The Life Guards

The Tournament, Symphonic Suite (Op 53a) from Gloriana (1953) by Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), composed to celebrate the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and played in the arena by the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Com-mando Training Centre, Royal Marines * 100 Pipers (c. 1775) trad. * Atholl Highlanders trad. * Perfomed by the Massed Pipes and Drums of the British Military Tournament * Crown Imperial (1937) by Sir William Walton (1902–1983), composed for the Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth * Performed in the arena by the Band of the Royal Artillery and the Central Band of the Royal Air Force * A Queen’s Fanfare (1959) by Sir William Walton (1902–1983) & Welcome The Queen March (1954) by Sir Arthur Bliss (1891–1975) * Performed by the Composite Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry

fInALe

Under the command of Major Charlie Meredith-Hardy, The Life Guards, the mounted units are joined in the arena by the Royal Navy PT Display Team, 11 EOD Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, the White Helmets, the arena crew, the students of Wellington College, the Chelsea Pensioners and The Queen’s Colour Squadron of the Royal Air Force. The Massed Bands, Pipes & Drums of the British Military Tournament under the direction of the Tournament’s Senior Director of Music, Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs, Royal Air Force

entry of the dismounted troops & the chelsea pensioners There’ll Always Be  an  England (1939) by Ross Parker and Hugh Charles * The  Old  Brigade (1881) by Odoardo Barri (1844–1920) * Holyrood (1911) by Kenneth Alford (1881–1945)

please stand for The Queen’s Colour of the Royal Air Force, the Parade of the Flags and the National Anthem

parade of the flagsRule Britannia (1740) by Thomas Arne (1710–1778)

the salute National Anthem

march off of The Queen’s Colour of the Royal Air Force Holyrood (1911) by Kenneth Alford (1881–1945)

march off of the troops The Army, The Navy & The Air Force (1938) by Herman Darewski (1883–1947) arr. by Denis Wright (1895–1967)

* Pomp & Circumstance No 1 in D (1901) by Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

exit of the pipers The Black Bear trad. * Scotland the Brave trad. * Highland Laddie trad.

VALeteThe departure of the audience from the stands

Details of the music played during the Valete can be found at page 67

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anthony andrews made his West End theatre debut in Alan Bennett’s Forty Years On with John Gielgud. His theatre credits include spells with the New Shakespeare Company – Romeo and Juliet and A Midsum-mer  Night’s  Dream; The Royal National Theatre production of Stephen Poliakoff’s Coming in to Land with Maggie Smith; the Greenwich Theatre production of Robin Chapman’s One of Us; and as Pastor Manders in Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts at the Comedy Theatre in London. Anthony’s first television appearance was in The Beast with Two Backs by Dennis Potter, part of The  Wednesday Play (1964) series. His first leading role in a TV series was in the BBC’s The Fortunes of Nigel (1974) and he starred in Danger UXB (1979). Most famously he received worldwide recognition for his portrayal of Sebastian

Flyte in Brideshead Revisited (1981) for which he won a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and an Emmy nomination for Best Actor. Anthony went on to star in Jewels (1992, TV), for which he received another Golden Globe nomination. More recently, Anthony has received tremendous acclaim for his outstanding portrayal of Count Fosco in The  Woman  In  White and for his perfor-mance as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady, both in the West End and on tour. In 2010, Anthony played Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin in the Oscar-winning film, The King’s  Speech. In 2012, Anthony has appeared in the West End as Major Oscar Hadley in Sandi Toksvig’s acclaimed new play Bully  Boy; at the Chichester Festival Theatre in the lead role in Hugh White-more’s, A Marvelous Year for Plums, a new

play about the Suez Crisis in which he played Sir Anthony Eden; and as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady in the BBC Proms season. Despite this busy performance schedule, Anthony has been the main commentator for the British Military Tournament since it was launched in 2010.

penelope keith cbe dl started her television career in programmes including The Army Game, Dixon of Dock Green, Wild, Wild Women and The Avengers. In the early 1970s, she appeared in The Morecambe & Wise  Show, Ghost  Story and The  Pallisers. Her film appearances during this time included Every Home Should Have One, Take A Girl Like You, Rentadick and Penny Gold. Her best known theatre appearance was in 1974 playing Sarah in The  Norman  Conquests,

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opposite Richard Briers. Penelope achieved popular fame in 1975 as Margot Leadbetter in BBC TV series The Good Life and 1977 she won a BAFTA award for Best Comedy Performer for that role. From 1979 to 1981, Penelope played the lead role of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in the TV series To  the Manor  Born. Following which she has appeared in six other sitcoms as the main lead: Sweet Sixteen, Moving, Executive Stress, No Job for a Lady, Law and Disorder and Next of Kin. She won a second BAFTA award as Best Actress in 1978 for The Norman Con-quests. Penelope has appeared regularly on stage across the country including appearing in Noël Coward’s Star Quality, and in 2004, as Madame Arcati in Coward’s Blithe Spirit at the Savoy Theatre. In 2004, she starred in the first of 5 full-cast BBC radio dramatisations

of M.C. Beaton’s Agatha Raisin novels, play-ing the title role. Two years later, Penelope appeared at the Chichester Festival in the premiere of Richard Everett’s comedy Entertaining Angels, which she later took on tour. In 2007, she played the part of Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest on tour, which transferred to the West End in 2008. In 2007, Penelope starred in a one-off To the Manor Born Christmas Special and in 2009 she presented Penelope Keith and the Fast Lady, a one-off documentary for BBC Four about Dorothy Levitt, the Edwardian motoring pioneer. Penelope returned to television in 2011, presenting the four part BBC documentary To The Manor Reborn. In 2012 she played Lady Wishfort, the lead role in the Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of The Way of the World.

robert lindsay graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in 1970 and has been working ever since, moving his talent between television, film and theatre, ranging from light comedy to serious drama. His career began on the stage, as part of the progressive Northcott theatre company in Exeter in the early 1970s, and he’s returned to theatre periodically throughout his acting life, appearing on the major stages, from the National to the Hay-market and the Palladium. Major roles have included Hamlet at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, Henry II in Becket in the West End and Richard III for the Royal Shake-speare Company. However, most plaudits were won for Me and My Girl, the show that began in Leicester, moved to the West End and eventually took Robert to Broadway for a year, and for which he won Olivier, Fred Astaire and Tony awards. Robert has also appeared as Fagin in Oliver!. On television, Robert first attracted the public’s attention in 1975 in Get Some In, but it was another sitcom, Citizen  Smith, first aired in 1977, that made him a household name. More than 20 years later he returned to TV comedy, star-ring alongside Zoë Wanamaker in My Family, a show that continues today. Other recent roles in television comedy have included an appearance in Ricky Gervais’ Extras. Robert has also served his time in serious drama, working on five of the BBC’s lauded Shake-speare adaptations in the 1980s, playing Pellow in Hornblower alongside Ioan Gruffudd, and starring in Alan Bleasdale’s GBH and Jake’s Progress, the first of which secured Robert a Best Actor BAFTA in 1991. He’s also played Tony Blair twice on the small screen, in A Very Social Secretary and The  Trial  of  Tony  Blair. Robert has also appeared in several films. He began with That’ll be the Day, starring alongside David Essex, Ringo Starr and Keith Moon in 1973, and followed it a year later with Three for All featuring Diana Dors. In 1989 he played the title role in Bert Rigby, You’re a Fool, before appearing with John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Palin in Fierce Creatures in 1997.

More recently Robert made a cameo appearance alongside Kirsten Dunst

and Paul Bettany in Wimbledon.

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damien lipman is at the forefront of the new generation of live commentators for military and equestrian events. Commis-sioned into The Life Guards in 1999, Damien served three tours of duty in Afghanistan attached to the Royal Air Force, prior to which he was the officer-in-charge of the House-hold Cavalry Musical Ride. Damien retired from the Army in 2007. Since then he has started his own business and been very active in organising fundraising events for military charities and commentating at military events. In 2010 he co-produced ‘Fashion For The Brave’, a high-profile fashion industry event that raised funds for the Household Cavalry Operational Casualties Fund and since 2010 he has been the military commen-tator for the British Military Tournament.

dan snow is an historian, broadcaster and television presenter. He was born and raised in London, and remembers spending every weekend of his childhood being taken

to castles, battlefields, country houses and churches. He developed a great love of his-tory which he went on to pursue at Oxford University. Three times a rower in their annual boat race against Cambridge, he graduated with a Double First in History and began his television career presenting military history programmes with his father, Peter Snow. Their series, Battlefield Britain, won a BAFTA award.

Dan has worked on numerous public occasions for BBC Events such as the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the 90th anniversary of the RAF and the com-memorations to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War One. Dan has a regu-lar slot on the One Show on BBC1 where he explores great stories from British history. He made a documentary on China’s First Emperor and his Terracotta Army for BBC2 in 2007 and the follow-up on the Emperor Hadrian was on BBC2 the following year. In June 2008 Dan also explored the islands of

St Kilda for Britain’s Lost World on BBC1. His series Empire of the Seas: How the Royal Navy Made the Modern World was broadcast in early 2010. During the course of his work he has flown World War Two aircraft, been gassed, shovelled muck in a sewer under London for a day, contracted hypothermia and been trained as a sniper. Dan’s first solo book, Death or Victory an account of the fall of Quebec in 1759, was published in September 2009 and an accompanying television programme was broadcast by BBC2 in March 2010, produced by Dan’s production company, Ballista.

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ron younger (John Brown) was born in Dundee in 1936. He served in the Scots Guards from 1957 to 1959, with whom he paraded for The Queen’s Birthday Parade on Horse Guards. Following regular military service, Ron became a plumber and served with the London Scottish Regiment (TA) from 1971 to 1976. He continued his links with the London Scottish by becoming Bar Stew-ard, a role which he retains to the current day. Ron is no stranger to the performing arts, having once sang an impromptu duet

with Rolf Harris at a Buckingham Palace Garden Party.

julia marlow-thomas (Queen Victoria) says that her family insist that she has never quite recovered from her role as Queen Victoria in the British Military Tournament 2010, when she rode through the arena in a carriage led by the Pipes and Drums of the London Scottish Regiment and with an Escort found by the Light Cavalry HAC. This is her first experience of riding side-saddle

– and she says that it may be her last. She is also slightly miffed that, as the wife of a former officer in The Life Guards, she has never been given a Household Cavalry Escort at the Tournament.

gill turrell (Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George VI and, on his death, styled Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). The idea to play Queen Elizabeth was given to Gill by her husband, Ray, who now also fulfils the role of her detective. Gill has thor-oughly researched Queen Elizabeth and, to achieve authenticity to the highest degree, had replicas made of some of the most iconic dresses, hats and coats that she wore during World War Two. The first big event Gill took part in as Queen Elizabeth was Salute  to  the  Forties at Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent. She was overwhelmed by the reaction she and Ray received and heard later that she sent shivers down the back of some veterans and members of the public. In 2011, Gill appeared at Heroes at Highclere, staged at Highclere Castle to raise money for the Royal British Legion, Help for Heroes and ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, and which is where she was talent-spotted by the Tournament’s director. Gill Turrell appears courtesy of Home Front History (homefronthistory.co.uk).

kelly smart (queen elizabeth i) has worked as a groom for the Light Cavalry HAC at Flemish Farm, Windsor Great Park since 2009. Prior to this she attended Bishop Barton College where she studied equine management. From time to time Kelly is roped in to join the Light Cavalry mounted drill evenings, but playing Queen Elizabeth I was certainly not one of the things she thought was part of her job description.

kel speakman (queen elizabeth ii) is also a groom at Flemish Farm and has worked for the Light Cavalry HAC since 2011. Prior to this she studied at Myerscough College. Little did Kel know, when she joined the Light Cavalry HAC’s staff, that she would be asked to play The Queen in the British Military Tournament.

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Queen Victoria on ‘Fyvie’ with John Brown at Balmoral

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major general martin rutledge cb obe ChairmanMartin took over as Chief Executive of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity from Major General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter in February 2012, arriving straight from being the General Officer Commanding 5th Division with responsibilities for the Army across Wales, Central and Eastern England. A cavalry officer commissioned into the 9th/12th Royal Lancers in the mid-1970s, he has served in a wide variety of Army and interna-tional appointments. Highlights have included Regimental command during the Bosnia campaign; a lengthy stint in the national operational headquarters during the Balkan and Iraq campaigns; professional head of the Royal Armoured Corps during a period of considerable upheaval; and Security Adviser to the Kosovo Government as they gained national independence.

brigadier robin baconDeputy ChairmanRobin is the Chief of Staff of ABF The Sol-diers’ Charity, responsible for running the Charity’s day-to-day business and managing all aspects of the Charity’s involvement with the British Military Tournament. He took up this role in March 2010, after a suc-cessful 33 year military career, just as the Charity re-branded and began its ambitious expansion programme. Robin was commis-sioned into the Royal Corps of Transport in 1978, latterly the Royal Logistic Corps, and his career highlights included command of 29 Squadron RCT, the largest ever unit of Hong Kong enlisted soldiers; a tour as the UN’s Chief Logistic Officer in Angola in the mid-90s; and command of 3 Close Support Regiment RLC in Bosnia as part of the NATO Stabilisation Force in 1997. In the later period of his Army career, Robin founded the MOD’s Veterans Advice Unit in 2003 and formulated the Deployed Welfare support package that is still in use for the benefit of deployed troops and their families today.

stephen flint wood Producer for IMGOriginally trained as a classical musician, Stephen has over 30 years experience of

producing and staging events in Europe, America, Middle East, Asia and Australia.

After leaving school he worked for the impresario Victor Hochhauser followed by Sir Cameron Mackintosh working with: Rudolf Nureyev, Mstislav Rostropovich, Phantom  of  the  Opera, Les  Miserables and Cats, amongst many others.

In 1989 Stephen joined IMG as Business Manager for an IMG and Harvey Goldsmith joint venture staging arena operas around the world.

From 1991 to 1998 Stephen lived in Sydney and produced for IMG the first Australian tours of Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Andrea Bocelli as well as an arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, which sold in excess of 1 million tickets and is still the most suc-cessful arena tour in Australia’s history. West Side Story and Sam Mendes’ production of Cabaret were both voted best musical by the Australian Entertainment Awards.

Stephen returned to London in 1998 as worldwide Managing Director of IMG Arts & Entertainment. Events to date have includ-ed the Justin Timberlake tour in Abu Dhabi; the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo featuring Alicia Keys, Sting and Paul McCartney; The Spanish Riding School of Vienna tours across Europe and America; Miss Saigon in South East Asia; Santana in Hong Kong; Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Jose Carreras tours of Japan, the annual Hamp-ton Court Palace Festival featuring Elton John, Eric Clapton and Van Morrison. The Tutankhamun exhibition in Australia, which was the most attended exhibition in Australian history, and the British Military Tournament at Earls Court.

Stephen also works with other Divisions of IMG, including IMG Media to create the first Wembley Cup at Wembley Stadium with Barcelona Football Club, which was at-tended by over 100,000 fans.

christopher jollDirector & WriterChristopher has over 25 years’ experience of devising, designing, writing, promoting, directing and producing major fundraising events in support of charities. Educated at Oxford University, Christopher was

commissioned into The Life Guards in 1968, leaving in 1975 to pursue a career in business. Highlights of Christopher’s charity event management activities include The Queen’s Silver Jubilee Royal Gifts Exhibition at St James’s Palace; José Carreras & Friends, a one night Royal Gala Concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane; Serenade for a Princess, a Royal Gala Concert at the Ban-queting House, Whitehall; Concert for a Prince, a Royal Gala Concert at Windsor Castle; the Household Cavalry Pageant 2007, an historical and ceremonial pageant held on Horse Guards Parade in the presence of The Queen and the Royal Hospital Chelsea Pageant 2008 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea Appeal. Starting in 2008, Christopher worked closely with Major General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter and Stephen Flint Wood to obtain the necessary consents to establish the British

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left to right Major General Martin Rutledge,  Brigadier Robin Bacon, Christopher Joll,  Stephen Flint Wood, Nick Mattingley, Philip Evans, Major Dicky Waygood© Marcos Balacqua

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Military Tournament, which resulted in its first performance at Earls Court on 4th December 2010. Over the Diamond Jubilee weekend he directed Parade in the Park, a military tattoo that was part of the Sains-bury’s Jubilee Family Festival. Like the film director, Alfred Hitchcock (although more in the role of the mouse in Terence Cuneo’s paintings) Christopher always contrives to have a walk-on or ride-on part in each of his productions and this year’s British Military Tournament is no exception.

nick mattingley Production Director & Designer for IMGFrom an early age Nick had an interest in ‘theatre’, presenting at least two sell-out seasons of a fully staged puppet show in his bedroom to a not uncritical audience of relatives and friends. Thereafter, he spent

much of his spare time at school working backstage on plays and summer balls. Despite this inclination to the theatre, Nick was encouraged to direct his career ambi-tions into estate and land management, with the end goal of working for the Duchy of Cornwall. After a last minute change of heart, spurred on by his careers adviser but to his parents’ considerable shock, Nick enlisted at the Guildford School of Acting on the stage management course. This set him on a journey that has embraced many genres of theatre and events, involved travel-ling around the world and working for and with some of the industry’s leading names. After a period in which he was an indepen-dent theatre producer, Nick joined IMG Arts and Entertainment full time in 2008. The scope of projects undertaken by the division includes many outdoor events,

thus linking in to Nick’s former interest in estate management. Whilst at school, Nick regularly visited the Royal Tournament. Had someone pointed out then that he would be Production Director for the reincarnated Tournament he would have been even more impatient to get into theatre than he was – which is saying something.

philip evansArtistic DirectorPhilip is probably best described as a poly-math. Sometime photographer and retailer of British arts and crafts, more recently Philip has developed skills as a designer and maker of jewellery, a garden designer, a specialist in Baroque music, particularly the works of George Frideric Handel, and as an author of books for children of all ages. Philip’s involvement with military tattoos, tournaments and pageants began in 2007 with the Household Cavalry Pageant for which he devised the programme of pre-recorded music, worked closely with the Household Cavalry’s Senior Director of Music devising the live music playlist, and edited both the audio visual programme which backed the Pageant and the subse-quent DVD of the event. In 2008 he reprised all of these roles for the Chelsea Pageant and again, in 2010 et  seq for the British Military Tournaments.

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Assistant Director & Equitation ConsultantRichard has ridden from an early age. At 16 he realised an ambition to join The Life Guards and, after years of hard work and dedication, was commissioned from the ranks to hold the highly prestigious and re-spected post of Riding Master for the Household Cavalry. In 2002 he realised an-other lifelong ambition to compete at the Badminton Horse Trials. Richard is cur-rently Chef d’Equipe to the Olympic Gold-winning GBR Dressage Team, and Coach and Chef d’Equipe to the Two Star Eventing Team. He has several projects in the Middle East and carries out motivational and lead-ership talks. Richard is an Ambassador for The Brooke Charity.

defeat was as much due to his inability to command the seas as to his final defeat on land. With the growth of the British Empire in the 19th century, the need for an effective navy to defend it became a political impera-tive and, by 1900, the Royal Navy had the largest and best equipped fleets in the world. Following two world wars, and the largely peaceful disposal of the Empire, the Royal Navy has adapted and changed to meet the United Kingdom’s maritime

defence needs, currently within the context of severe budgetary constraints.

The Royal Navy’s Directorate of Physical Development is located at HMS Temeraire, Portsmouth and incorporates the Royal Navy School of Physical Fitness (part of the Mari-time Warfare School) which is responsible for training members of the Royal Navy to become Physical Training Instructors. Its motto is ‘Fit to Fight – Fit for Life’. There is no direct entry into the PT branch and personnel must join the Royal Navy in another specialisation before applying to transfer. If accepted, trainee instructors undergo a 25-week course.

In the field of gymnastics displays, the Royal Navy is best known for Cutlass Drill, Mast Manning and Window Ladder. All of these displays were regularly presented at the Royal Tournament, Royal Navy galas and military tattoos around the country. However, in the 21st century, they have rarely been seen – although the skills have not been forgotten. At the British Military Tour-nament 2011, the First Sea Lord expressed the wish that the Window Ladder display should be resurrected.

lord high admiral of the united kingdom

Admiral of the Fleet His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh kg kt om gbe ac pc adc(p)

first sea lord & chief of the naval staff

Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope gcb obe adc

captain of naval physical development

Captain Mark Durkin, Royal Navy

officer commanding the window ladder team

Lieutenant Fraser Quirke, Royal Navy

As an island nation, the history of the United Kingdom is the history of the

Royal Navy, which since time immemorial has protected the country, its people and its trade routes. The first permanent adminis-tration for the Navy was created by Letters Patent by King Henry VIII in 1546. In the 17th and 18th centuries the Royal Navy was Britain’s first line of defence in the various wars which culminated in the extended conflicts with Napoleon, whose eventual

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main A Fleet Air Arm Pilot lands his Sea King  helicopter on HMS Ocean as part of security  rehearsals for the London Olympics© Getty

above Sailors in anti-flash clothing in the ops room© Crown Copyright

left Royal Navy Window Ladder display teams, Royal Tournament 1936, Olympia 

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captain-general

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh kg kt om gbe ac pc adc(p)

commandant-general

Major General Ed Davis cbe

corps colonel

Lieutenant Colonel R M Forster

officer commanding the abseil team

Captain Christopher Shirley

Commando Forces and the Royal Navy’s amphibious troops. An elite force held at Very High Readiness, they are optimised for worldwide rapid response, able to deal with a wide spectrum of threats and security challenges. Fully integrated with the Navy’s Amphibious ships, they can deploy globally, poise offshore as part of a Response Force Task Group to demonstrate political intent and military capability, and when necessary, project force from Naval ships to conduct operations on land or from ship to ship to conduct operations at sea. The main deploy-able force is 3 Commando Brigade with a Lead Commando Group ready and held at 5-days notice to deploy globally in support of the UK’s national interests. The Royal Marines continue to support operations in Afghanistan with 40 Commando now part of the UK force in Helmand, and 45

Commando in the Lead Commando role. Elsewhere, 43 Commando, the Fleet Protec-tion Group, remains on permanent duty protecting the UK’s nuclear deterrent as well as providing boarding parties in support of counter-piracy in the Indian Ocean. Royal Marines also make up over 40% of ‘badged’ Special Forces manpower.

The Royal Marines retain the ability to select and train their recruits – officers and men – at the Commando Training Centre in Devon. Here men undertake the longest basic training of any armed forces, which instills Marines with self-reliance, adapt-ability and the robustness of body and mind required of a Royal Marines Commando. For his efforts a successful recruit is awarded the coveted Green Beret and ‘Royal Marines Commando’ shoulder flashes. This training and ethos underpins the characteristics that make the Royal Marines distinct within the UK’s Armed Sevices.

The Royal Marines here today are from the Commando Training Centre, where their day-to-day tasking is the selection and training of the next generation of young men aspiring to be the Royal Marines Commandos of the future.

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The Royal Marines have been part of the Naval Service for almost 350 years.

Formed in the reign of King Charles II in 1664, the name ‘Marines’ first appears in the records in 1672. Since then, Marines have taken part in more battles on land and sea around the world than any other branch of the British Armed Forces; so numerous are the Corps’ battle honours they are simply represented by the famous Globe and the single honour ‘Gibraltar’. From fighting on the decks and in the mastheads at the Battle of Trafalgar, through World War II where they became the custodians of Britain’s Commando role, to the modern day, leading the assault on the Falkland Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan, they are an integral part of Britain’s defence; their distinction is excel-lence, versatility and value.

Today, the Royal Marines are the UK’s

royal Marines

main A Royal Marine practises his cliff assault© Crown Copyright

avove A Charlie Company Fire Support Group  providing covering fire to troops on the ground© Crown Copyright

below Royal Marines test a new offshore raiding craft© Crown Copyright

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household cavalry

colonel-in-chief

Her Majesty The Queen

colonel of the life guards

Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie of Craigebank gcb lvo obe dl

colonel of the blues and royals

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal kg kt gcvo qso

colonel household cavalry and royal armoured corps

Colonel Stuart Cowen, The Blues and Royals

commanding officer household cavalry mounted regiment

Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hughes, The Blues and Royals

riding master

Captain Richard Chambers, The Life Guards

musical ride officer

Captain Fred Hopkinson, The Life Guards

director of music

Captain Jason Griffiths ba (mus) lrsm camus, The Blues and Royals

Force, or in vehicles such as Scimitar, Jackal and Mastiff. Household Cavalry soldiers have performed with distinction in both theatres, winning a significant number of gallantry medals in the process.

the household cavalry mounted regiment

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR), based in Knightsbridge, has ful-filled its commitments as the Sovereign’s bodyguard for over three centuries. The two regiments that make up the Household Cavalry are clearly identified; The Life Guards, with their red tunics and white plumes and The Blues and Royals in their blue tunics and red plumes.

Every day of the year soldiers from the Mounted Regiment provide The Queen’s Life Guard at Horse Guards on Whitehall. In addition, they escort the Monarch on

some of the most celebrated events in the British calendar, from the State Opening of Parliament to The Queen’s Birthday Parade, the occasion at which Foot Guards ‘troop’ their Colour. Most recently, the Regiment had the privilege of escorting TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their wedding day, and HM The Queen as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. House-hold Cavalry troopers can also be seen on duty at Investitures in Windsor and London, and the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry bands can be heard giving their resonating trumpet calls at State occasions across the country.

The Household Cavalry is coming to the end of an extremely busy year, with soldiers from both Regiments having contributed to the security of the London 2012 Olympic Games in addition to their usual ceremonial

duties and pre-deployment training for Afghanistan. The soldiers you see at the Brit-ish Military Tournament are fresh from Windsor Castle where they escorted HM The Queen and the Emir of Kuwait on his recent State Visit. And whilst these soldiers will return home to their barracks tonight, HCR soldiers are currently on exercise preparing for their return to Afghanistan in 2013.

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The Household Cavalry consists of The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals,

the most senior Regiments of the British Army. These Regiments have always ridden, marched and stood closest to the Monarch ever since their foundation in 1660. Famous worldwide for both gallantry on the battle-field and outstanding pageantry, the House-hold Cavalry has a unique dual role as both a fully operational regiment and a key con-stituent in State ceremonial events. Every Household Cavalryman is dual-trained and regularly rotates through two Regiments.

the household cavalry regimentThe Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) is based at Combermere Barracks in Windsor where it trains for its warfighting role in armoured reconnaissance. The Regiment has served almost continually in Iraq and Afghanistan for the past decade, deploying in both Regimental and Squadron strengths, and has some of the most operationally experienced soldiers in the British Army.

In 2003 ‘D’ Squadron HCR mounted in Scimitar ‘light tanks’ led the advance through Iraq, and the Regiment has returned numerous times in a variety of roles. HCR first deployed to Afghanistan in 2006 with 16 Air Assault Brigade as part of the initial move to counter a growing insurgency in Helmand Province. Since that tour, nearly every Household Cavalryman has served from Kandahar to Kabul in every role, including as part of the elite Brigade Reconnaissance

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main A Life Guard on Queen’s Life Guard at Horse Guards© Henry Dallal

above A soldier from D Squadron the Household  Calvary Regiment in Afghanistan© Crown Copyright

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the King’s trooP royal horse artillerycaptain general royal artillery

Her Majesty The Queen

honorary colonel

Major General Matthew Sykes cvo

commanding officer

Major Mark Edward

troop captain

Captain Richard Todd

name The King’s Troop was to be retained in honour of her father.

The King’s Troop’s 13-pounder guns, named for the weight of shot, were used in World War I and are still in use today, albeit ceremonially. The King’s Troop is primarily a ceremonial unit, with responsibility for firing gun salutes on state occasions but it has an operational role as part of the territo-rial defence of the United Kingdom and it may have up to six men or women deployed on overseas operations at any one time.

The Troop is most often seen providing gun salutes on State occasions in Hyde Park and Green Park. It also mounts The Queen’s Life Guard at Horse Guards when the

Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment go away for summer camp.

Together with the Household Division, The King’s Troop appears every June at The Queen’s Birthday Parade, on Horse Guards Parade, to celebrate The Queen’s Official Birthday. Along with all guns of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, the guns are its colours and are acknowledged as such by The Queen and all on parade. The guns take precedence over all other regiments when on parade and so, when the mounted troops rank past The Queen at the culmination of the parade, The King’s Troop is given the distinction of doing so before the Sovereign’s Escort of the Household Cavalry.

After the ceremony, The King’s Troop moves to Green Park, adjacent to Bucking-ham Palace, where it fires a 41-gun salute, which is a 21-gun salute with an additional 20 rounds fired because the gun position is in a Royal Park.

In early 2012, The King’s Troop moved from its home in St John’s Wood to a new, purpose built barracks at Woolwich.

the musical driveThe King’s Troop has performed the Musical Drive at every Royal Tournament from its formation in 1947 to the final Royal Tourna-ment on 2nd August 1999. The Musical Drive can be seen at shows around the United Kingdom, at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May every year – and, once again, at the British Military Tournament.

Many of the manoeuvres of the Musical Drive have remained unchanged since it was first performed in 1897. The start, known as the Big Drive, features the Scissors, where the whole team criss-crosses at the gallop, displaying choreography, teamwork and discipline. Another manoeuvre, the Wagon Wheel, depicts an inner wheel, spokes, and an outer wheel.

main Rehearsing for The Queen’s Birthday Parade© Alex von Schmidt

left The Troop’s stunning new facilities in Woolwich  Courtesy of Scott Brownrigg © Copyright Philip Durrant Photography

The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery is a unit of the Royal Regiment of Artillery

and a part of the Regular Army. It was so named in 1947 when King George VI decided that, following the mechanisation of the last batteries of horse drawn artillery, a troop of horse artillery should be kept to take part in the great ceremonies of State. So, during a visit to St John’s Wood, he declared that the Riding Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery would be known as His Troop or The King’s Troop. The King enacted this proclamation by amending the page on the visitors’ book of the Troop in manuscript, striking out the word ‘Riding’ and inserting ‘King’s’. On her accession, The Queen declared that the

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main One of the White Helmets burning rubber© Martin Forde

below The White Helmets at last year’s Tournament © Sampson Lloyd

Reliable communications and the swift accurate passage of important infor-

mation has always been vital to the conduct of successful military operations. Following the Abyssinian War of 1867, a Signal Wing was formed by the Royal Engineers at Chat-ham. In 1884, the Telegraph Battalion Royal Engineers was formed and took part in the Nile Campaign, later playing a prominent role in the Ashanti Campaign of 1895–1896.

Signalling remained the responsibility of the Telegraph Battalion during the Boer War until 1908, when the Royal Engineer Signals Service was formed and provided communications during World War I.

The first official agreement to form a separate Signal Corps was made in 1918 but due to policy delays the formation of the Corps was delayed until 1920.

A Royal Warrant was signed by the Secre-tary of State for War, the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill on 28th June 1920. Six weeks later, King George V conferred the title Royal Corps of Signals.

Throughout World War II, members of the Corps served in every theatre of war ending the conflict with a serving strength of 8,518 officers and 142,472 soldiers.

In the post-war period, the Corps played a full and active part in numerous campaigns but, until the end of the Cold War, the main body of the Corps was deployed with the British Army of the Rhine providing the British Forces’ contribution to NATO with its communications infrastructure.

More recently, members of the Corps have been involved in operations in the Falkland Islands, the peace-keeping force in the Lebanon, supervising the peaceful transition of Namibia to independence and 3,000 members of the Corps joined Opera-tion GRANBY in the Persian Gulf. Since then, members of the Corps have been deployed to East Timor, Kurdistan, to the states of Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo, the Western Sahara, Cambodia, Rwanda, Angola Zaire, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Today’s Corps, built on a fine tradition,

now moves into the developing Information Warfare era of the future in which it strives to live up to its motto, Certa  Cito, which freely translated means ‘Swift and Sure’.

the white helmetsThe Royal Signals Motorcycle Display Team, ‘The White Helmets’, comprises 25 volunteer soldiers from the Corps, all of whom are qualified signallers who have successfully completed an arduous induction process in the winter and spring months, which gains them the right to wear the coveted white helmet.

The record-holding team has existed as a recognised organisation since the first public displays of joint precision horseman-ship and motorcycle riding were given by instructors and students from the Signal Training Centre in Yorkshire in 1927.

In giving their traditional thrilling and disciplined arena displays on British Millen-nium Triumph 750cc motorcycles, they clearly show all the qualities of teamwork, courage, trust, strength and agility that are needed in the modern Army. In their im-maculate uniforms, the Team performs spectacular feats of balance, death-defying crossover rides and outstanding acrobatics.

Respected and consulted throughout the world, and envied by many, the Royal Signals White Helmets is a popular element of the Corps and makes a valuable contribu-tion to keeping the Army in the public eye, showing off the Corps, and representing Britain at events throughout the world.

The White Helmets appeared at the British Military Tournament in 2011 and will do so again in future years. At this year’s Tournament, the competition between a small team of White Helmets and the riding instructors of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is the first time that such a display has been staged since 1927.

royal corPs oF signals

colonel-in-chief

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal kg kt gcvo qso

the master of signals

Lieutenant General Robert Baxter  cbe

colonel royal signals

Colonel Graham R Norton

officer commanding white helmets display team

Captain Alex McPhun

The Regiment has worldwide operational experience in the jungles of Malaya, Borneo and Sierra Leone, the deserts of Aden and Radfan and the testing and dangerous envir-on ments of Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Fully manned, the Regiment is at the forefront of current Army commit-ments. It provided the British element of the United Nations Force in Cyprus last year, de-ployed to Afghanistan and provided support to the Olympic Games this year and is likely to deploy to Afghanistan again next year.

The Royal Anglian Regiment is the County Infantry Regiment of the ten counties

of the East Midlands and East Anglia. With roots going back to 1685 and 100 Battle Honours, it was formed in 1964 from the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade and three Territorial Army regiments. Today, The Royal Anglian Regiment is part of The Queen’s Division and consists of three Battalions: the 1st and 2nd Battalions are Regular Army; and the 3rd Battalion is Territorial Army.

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main Royal Anglian soldiers in a small arms  engagement in Afghanistan© MoD Crown Copyright

above A Royal Anglian Section Commander uses the Afghan ditches to outflank an insurgent position© MoD Crown Copyright

left Viking sharpshooter scans for insurgents during  an operation in Afghanistan© MoD Crown Copyright

colonel-in-chief

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester kg gcvo

colonel of the regiment

Major General P D Jones cbe

commanding officer, 1st battalion, the royal anglian regiment

Lieutenant Colonel M P Aston mc

officer commanding the platoon in the arena

Captain Mark Garner

Unique to this Regiment are Battalion nicknames of which the soldiers are fiercely proud. The 1st Battalion are nicknamed ‘the Vikings’, reflecting the influence of the Nordic warriors on the eastern part of the Regimental area; the 2nd Battalion are known as ‘the Poachers’ from the Regimental March, The  Lincolnshire  Poacher, of their predecessors, The Royal Lincolnshire Regi-ment; and the 3rd Battalion are known as ‘the Steelbacks’, dating from their forbears, The Northamptonshire Regiment, whose soldiers had a reputation for stoic silence when punished by the lash during the Siege of Gibraltar, 1779–1783.

At this year’s Tournament, the troops deployed in the OP HERRICK re-enactment are drawn from the Reconnaissance Platoon of the 1st Battalion, a light infantry battalion based in Bulford as part of 12 Mechanised Brigade. The Reconnaissance Platoon is a hand-picked group of experienced infantry soldiers, trained to operate in small numbers, away from immediate support, gathering information and shaping the wider battle. They, together with the rest of their Battalion, returned from their fourth operational tour of Afghanistan in October.

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main A member of the ANA in counter-IED training with the Royal Logistic Corps© Crown Copyright

left A Royal Logistic Corps Lance Corporal prepares  an evening meal in the desert© Crown Copyright

colonel-in-chief

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal kg kt gcvo qso

deputy colonel-in-chief

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester kg gcvo

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent gcvo

master general of logistics

Major General Mark Poffley obe

11 eod regiment, royal logistic corpscommanding officer

Lieutenant Colonel Adam McRae mbe

621 squadron, 11 eod regiment royal logisitic corpsofficer commanding

Major Benjamin Aumonier 

621 squadron arena team

Sergeant Liam Kidman (No 1)Corporal Matthew Coogan (No 2)Corporal David Puttnam (Electronic Countermeasures)Corporal Jamie Gollings (Infantry Escort)

The Royal Logistic Corps was formed in 1993, by the amalgamation of the

following British Army corps:

Royal Corps of Transport Royal Army Ordnance Corps Royal Pioneer Corps Army Catering Corps Royal Engineers Postal and Courier Service

It provides logistic support and services for the British Army and is the largest single cap badge Corps.

Uniquely for a combat service support corps, it has battle honours dating back to the Battle of Waterloo and, because of its role in dealing with Improvised Explosive Devices (better known as IEDs) members of the Royal Logistic Corps have received a very high number of gallantry awards including, since 2000, three George Crosses, fifteen George Medals including one bar, one Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, six Military Crosses and thirty eight Queen’s Gallantry Medals including two bars.

11 eod regiment, royal logistic corps11 EOD Regiment is the Army’s specialist unit responsible for counter terrorist bomb disposal and Explosive Ordnance Disposal. The regiment provides the majority of the high threat Bomb Disposal teams in Afghan-istan, closely supported by Joint Service EOD operators of the Royal Engineers, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. Simultaneously with its continuing work overseas, 11 EOD Regiment is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing protection across the whole of the United Kingdom. With 454 honours, medals and awards, 11 EOD Regiment (and its previous incarnations) is the most decorated unit in the British Army.

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Formed in 1942, during World War II, the RAF Regiment was born of the official

recognition of the necessity for an indigenous and credible RAF ground defence force with the specific task of defending airfields.

Since World War II, the RAF Regiment has been one of only a handful of British units to be consistently involved in operations. More recent commitments include the Balkans, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan, where its personnel still serve today.

Operation GRANBY, the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, saw the largest deployment of RAF Regiment personnel since the end of World War II, with the Regiment contributing 19 per cent of the total RAF force in theatre, with some units advancing into Kuwait with the lead elements of Allied forces.

The RAF Regiment returned to the desert of Iraq in 2003 where many of its squadrons

were involved in the invasion of Iraq as part of Operation TELIC. As Operation TELIC continued, the RAF Regiment assumed re-sponsibility for the Force Protection of Basra Air Station. This task continued until British Forces left Iraq in May 2009. Indeed, No 15 Squadron RAF Regiment was the last British ground-holding unit to leave Iraq.

With the advent of military operations in Afghanistan the RAF Regiment sustained a concurrent commitment for nearly a decade with squadrons rotating between locations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and latterly at differing locations in Southern Afghanistan. In addi-tion individual Regiment personnel have deployed world-wide conducting a broad variety of tasks: training indigenous security forces, capacity building with allied nations, on exchange posts with International Allies or with NATO and as UN military observers.

the royal air ForceregiMent

air commodore-in-chief

Her Majesty The Queen

commandant general

Air Commodore Nick Bray  cbe ma

officer commanding, the queen’s colour squadron, 63 squadron royal air force regiment

Squadron Leader Howard Parr ma

The RAF Regiment takes the lead on Force Protection for the RAF and is responsible for ensuring the protection of deployed RAF assets around the world. The RAF Force Pro-tection Centre, located at the RAF Regiment’s home at RAF Honington, provides specialist training and advice in all areas of Force Protection and is pivotal in training and preparing all RAF personnel for operations.

Whilst continuing to provide first rate Air-minded Force Protection to deployed RAF and allied air force assets, the RAF Regiment also contributes to the Special Forces Support Group, and provides nearly half of all Defence’s Tactical Air Control Party capability and many of its Forward Air Controllers. These units and individuals coordinate all Air activity from Close Air Support to casualty evacuation.

the queen’s colour squadron(63 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment)In 1960, Her Majesty The Queen commanded that the Drill Team of the Royal Air Force should be given charge of The Queen’s Colour for the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom and re-named The Queen’s Colour Squadron. It is based at RAF Northolt, from where it performs Guards of Honour for members of the Royal Family and visiting Heads of State; it also performs Public Duties at the principal Royal palaces.

The Squadron is perhaps best known for its continuity drill displays, which involve a series of precision drill movements executed without a word of command. All 350 of these movements are drawn from the RAF Drill Manual and have to be memorised by the gunners.

The Squadron is also heavily involved in operations and when deployed is badged as 63 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment. The Squadron has undertaken operational duties in Cyprus, the former Republic of Yugoslavia and in Kuwait. More recently the Squadron has been deployed on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

main A 63 Squadron Guardsman on Royal guard duty.© Bill Scott  

left An RAF Regiment trooper on manoeuvres, 2012 © Crown Copyright

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main Lieutenant Charles Gillow© Justin Kingwell

above & below Members of the Light Cavalry during the Annual Inspection© Moya Dawson

The Light Cavalry was originally formed in 1861 as a further extension to the Hon-

ourable Artillery Company’s ‘variety of arms’. Among their duties was guarding the Lord Mayor, a role taken over more recently by The Company of Pikemen and Musketeers of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC).

In 1891 the Light Cavalry was converted into a horse artillery battery as part of the rapidly expanding horsed elements of the Regiment, eventually becoming part of ‘A’ Battery HAC, Royal Horse Artillery. In the two World Wars the four regiments of guns produced substantial battle honours for the HAC.

In 1979 the Light Cavalry was reformed mainly due to the enthusiasm of Major Gerald Flint-Shipman, an officer in the HAC, who became its first officer command-ing. The Light Cavalry’s ceremonial duties within the City of London include escorting the Lady Mayoress and providing her Trav-elling Escort at the Lord Mayor’s Show. A Light Cavalry dismounted Carpet Guard also lines the entrance to the Law Courts to protect the Lord Mayor’s coach whilst the Pikemen are engaged inside.

All this, and other public duties around the City of London enhance the public’s view of the Company, and aid recruitment

to the Active Unit of the HAC. Both mounted and dismounted elements of the Light Cavalry also supply Guards at the polo matches at Smith’s Lawn Windsor during the summer months.

In April 2004, as part of the celebration of 25 years since reforming, Her Majesty The Queen was pleased to inspect the Light Cavalry in Review at Windsor and afterwards presented a Royal Warrant enacting its rights and responsibilities.

The Light Cavalry’s horses are stabled at Flemish Farm, Windsor where there is a full-sized indoor riding school, erected by charitable donations mainly from funds based in the City of London. Here military and civilian equitation is taught to members of the HAC and affiliated units.

Members of the Light Cavalry take part in a variety of competitive equestrian activities, either as individuals or as team members, including cross-country, eventing, show-jumping and skill-at-arms competitions.

Every year the Light Cavalry creates a Musical Ride which performs at the HAC Open Day, at the Light Cavalry’s Annual Inspection in Windsor Great Park and at military shows and tattoos around the country.

captain general

Her Majesty The Queen

royal honorary colonel

His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent gcvo

colonel commandant

Lieutenant General Sir Barney White-Spunner kcb cbe

regimental colonel

Colonel R S T Murphy td

officer commanding, light cavalry

Lieutenant Rennie Simon

riding master

Lieutenant Charles Gillow

light cavalry honourable artillery coMPany

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bands

the band of her majesty’s royal marines director of music,

Captain Richard Harvey mmus bMus (Hons) frsm amustcl rm

The Royal Marines band performing at this year’s British Military Tournament is The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines. It is one of five Royal Marines Bands based around the United Kingdom and can trace its direct historical lineage to 1767, although it has changed both home and name several times. As a mark of its succession the Band wear a unique cap badge that includes the Prince of Wales’ Plumes awarded to the Plymouth Divisional Band by The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) in 1920, following a successful tour of Australasia and the Pacific Islands.

The Band’s principal role is to provide musical support of the highest professional standard to the Naval Service. The Band’s musicians can perform in a wide variety of differing musical combinations that include parade band, wind band, sympho-ny orchestra, big band, dance band, jazz band, Corps of Drums and a number of small chamber groups. The musicians are amongst the most versatile in the world and are appreciated not only for the visual splendour of their ceremonial uniform, with distinctive white helmets, but also for their superb musicianship.

The Band is continually called upon for musical support and engagements can range from parades, mess functions, televi-sion and radio broadcasts, recordings, major sporting events and charity fundrais-ing concerts to overseas deployments. Their work abroad may include a require-ment to accompany members of the Royal family, support trade delegations or being embarked in a Royal Navy warship for the many amphibious exercises that are under-taken around the globe. A defining moment in recent history was made when in July 2005 the Band participated in the high profile VE/VJ Parade in London. The image of

the Band marching down The Mall behind The Queen just three days after the London bombings sent out a singularly British message to the whole world.

The Band has a key military role in the event of hostilities. Whilst not commando trained, since the formation of the ‘modern’

Royal Marines Band Service in 1903, ranks from the Royal Marines Bands have under-taken a variety of roles by sea and land on active service in almost every operation involving the Royal Marines from the First and Second World Wars right up until operations in the Falklands, Gulf, Kosovo,

Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines  © MOD Crown Copyright 2012, reproduced under the terms of the Open Government Licence

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The Blues by King George III, and by State trumpeters riding grey horses as ordered by King James II.

In addition to State Ceremonial duties, The Household Cavalry’s bands also perform at the annual Beating Retreat on Horse Guards Parade in June and, from time to time, on Queen’s Life Guard. In 2012, the Mounted Bands accompanied a detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on parade in London and performed at the Diamond Jubilee Pageant. The Composite Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry appears at the British Military Tournament for the first time in more than a decade.

the band of the royal artillerydirector of music

Captain Craig Hallatt 

ba(mus) lrsm alcm camus 

Formed in 1762, the Royal Artillery Band is currently based in Woolwich, the former regimental home and headquarters of the Royal Artillery. The Band provides music to

Iraq, Cyprus and Afghanistan. Fire fighting duties in both 1977 and 2002–03 can also be added to the list of tasks performed by the multi-faceted Band Service. Most recently, in 2011 the Band provided 40 musicians and buglers to act as drivers, radio operators and team medics in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan for Operation HERRICK 14. During this six month deployment the mem-bers of the Band handled over 2,500 casual-ties and undoubtedly helped to save the life, limb and sight of many injured personnel.

All members of the Band have trained at the Royal Marines School of Music, currently based in Portsmouth, and musicians have to pass an arduous two years and eight months training programme with all higher level examinations set and marked by recognised external examination boards. Most have to master at least two instruments with some being required to play three in order to meet the many different musical demands. The school is now degree accredited through the University of Portsmouth, and trainees have the opportunity to study for the award of a Bachelor of Music Honours Degree.

composite mounted band of the household cavalrydirector of music

Captain Jason Griffiths, ba(mus)

lrsm camus, The Blues & Royals

From virtually the date of their formation to the present day, The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals has each had its own mounted band. On certain occasions, such as the British Military Tournament, the bands combine to form a single Composite Mounted Band and, for State Visits and The Queen’s Birth day Parade, they combine to form a larger Massed Mounted Band. They are now the only mounted bands in the world equip ped with the full range of wind instruments.

Both are designated as State bands and, when on parade with a member of the Royal family present, wear ‘gold coats’ and velvet jockey caps whose design dates from the seventeenth century. Each band is led by a drum horse, whose duty it is to carry the massive silver kettledrums presented to The Life Guards by King William IV and to

The Composite Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry   © Ian Press

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the British Army’s formations both in peace and on operations. As one of eight London-based State bands, the Royal Artillery Band supports all State ceremonial duties, including the historic Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, and all Royal and State Visit Gun Salutes with The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery in Hyde Park and Green Park.

When not employed on ceremonial duties, the Royal Artillery band retains strong links with its parent regiment, performing for the Royal Artillery at its headquarters in Larkhill, and for its many regiments around

the central band of the royal air forcedirector of music

Flight Lieutenant Richard Murray  

Music has been a part of the Royal Air Force since 1912, when the service existed as the Royal Flying Corps. In 1918 the Royal Air Force was formed and by 1920, The Central Band of the Royal Air Force was established.

The Central Band has several notable achievements in its history. In 1922 it was the first military band to broadcast on BBC radio (a claim also made by the Band of the Irish Guards, passim) remaining to this day the most frequently featured military band in that medium. It was also the first military band to make a long-playing record. In April 1955, HMV released a recording of what is to this day the most requested piece in their repertoire, Eric Coates’ music for the film The Dambusters.

Over the years, the Central Band has made many recordings. Salute To Heroes, released in 1990, sold over 60,000 copies in two years, resulting in the award of a silver disc. Two complementary recordings, Heroes of the Air and Salute to the Royal Air Force have proved just as popular. As one of the premier military bands in the United Kingdom, the Central Band is always in great demand, undertaking more than 370 engagements a year and travelling a distance of more than 64,000 miles, representing the Royal Air Force at every major military event and performing at all of the principal concert venues in Britain.

Amongst past tours to Holland, Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong, USA and Hungary, in 2005 the band travelled to Australia to take part in Sydney’s ‘Edinburgh Tattoo’. Later in the year, another Tattoo took the musicians of the Central Band to Moscow, Russia.

The Central Band was involved in the 2008 celebrations for the 90th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force. Aside from the nor-mal busy schedule, the band performed an Anniversary Concert Tour throughout the UK, carried out public duties at Bucking-ham Palace alongside The Queen’s Colour Squadron and provided musical support to the Royal Standard and Colour presenta-tion by Her Majesty The Queen at Royal Air Force Fairford.

the world. It has long been a tradition for its musicians to be competent on both string and wind instruments, and so the Royal Ar-tillery band is the only British Army band able to perform independently as a wind band or as a concert orchestra, making it the oldest-established orchestra in Great Britain.

In 2010 the Royal Artillery Band was the official military band of England Rugby for the centenary year of the Rugby Football Union and performed at all of the RBS Six Nations home matches at Twickenham. 2012 marks the 250th Anniversary of the Band’s formation.

The Royal Artillery Band   © Bill Scott

The Central Band of the Royal Air Force performing at the Royal Wedding, 2011   © Crown Copyright

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The Pipes & Drums undertake a signifi-cant number of high profile public duties, ranging from the annual Lord Mayor’s Parade, through ceremonial functions such as The Queen’s Birthday Parade in Gibraltar and Beating Retreat on Horse Guards Parade, to spectacles such as the British Military Tournament. The Pipes & Drums have ap-peared on television, in theatre productions, numerous concerts and have also released two CDs: Strike Sure and Tunes of Glory.

the drums and pipes of aberdeen universities’ officers training corpsdrum major

Sergeant Neil J F Jamieson

pipe major

Colour Sergeant Michael A Laing

The 20 strong Aberdeen Universities OTC Pipe Band was formed in 1924. Its student members are recruited from The Robert Gordon University, the Aberdeen Colleges as well as the University of Aberdeen. Its traditions, tartans and music reflect those of the Gordon Highlanders from whom it takes its Drums and Pipes title. Boasting a high calibre of musicianship, the band has performed at the Netherlands National

Tattoo, the Nova Scotia Tattoo in Canada, the Moscow Zoria in Russia and this year the Basel Military Tattoo.

the pipes and drums of glasgowand strathclyde universities’ officers training corpsdrum major

Lance Corporal Kenneth Stoddart pipe major

Post is vacant  (but covered on occasions by a senior Officer Cadet).

The Pipes and Drums of Glasgow were formed in 1912. Only three of its members who paraded the following year survived the Great War. Recruited from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Glasgow Caledonian and the University of the West of Scotland, the Pipe Band attracts many talented student musicians, perhaps best illustrated by the coveted Army Pipe Band Champion trophy it picked up in 2005.

Its military links date back to 1708 and 1746 when companies were raised in the University of Glasgow to protect the city from the Jacobites. It was originally affiliated to the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), and to the Highland Light Infantry, whose No.1 Dress is worn by the band today.

the pipes & drums of the london scottish regimentcolonel of the regiment

Colonel David Rankin-Hunt lvo mbe td

band president

Lieutenant Colonel Peter McLelland obe

drum major

Nobby Foulispipe major

Jim McLucas

The London Scottish Rifle Volunteers were raised in 1859 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Lord Elcho, later The Earl of Wemyss and March, who clothed the Regiment in the now famous Hodden Grey. The Pipes & Drums were formed the follow-ing year, and 2010 was thus their 150th Anniversary, justifying the belief that they are the oldest Volunteer Pipe Band in the world.

The London Scottish Regiment has a distinguished history, being the first Terri-torial unit to land in France in 1914 and, at Messines on 31st October 1914, the first Territorial infantry battalion to be in action against the Germans. In 2006, the London Regiment transferred from the Queen’s Division to the Household Division, and the London Scottish is, naturally, paired with the Scots Guards.

PiPes & druMssenior drum major Drum Major Alastair Pether, British Military Tournament Massed Pipes and Drums 

solo piper

Piper Douglas Gardiner, The London Scottish Regiment

Royal Air Force Pipes & Drums from  RAF Halton, Leuchars, Waddington, Lossiemouth and 2622 Sqn Bands at the Edinburgh Cavalcade   ©Allan Old

The Pipe Bands of both Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities’ Officers Training Corps appear courtesy of their respective Commanding Officers

the royal air force pipes & drums

RAF Haltondrum major

Alastair Petherpipe major

Lenny Browne

RAF Leucharsdrum major

Mickey Powellpipe major

Ian Hughes

RAF Waddingtondrum major

John Goodingpipe major

Finlay MacGhee

Voluntary Bands have a firm tradition in the Royal Air Force going back virtually to the formation of the Service and together with a wide range of semi-pofficial corps of drums, brass bands and military bands, provided the basis upon which such prestigious bands as the Royal Air Force Central Band were formed. Today, the bacxkbone of the RAF’s five pipe bands is provided by RAF tradesmen, their officers and civilian volun-teers and are formed on a geographical basis from clutches of RAF Stations through-out the United Kingdom. Their aim is to foster a practical interest in piping & drum-ming within the RAF and local community, whilst improving the welfare and morale of both Service and civilian members by pro-viding a cultural and recreational activity. RAF Piping & Drumming exposure both at home and abroad in providing musical sup-port for RAF ceremonial, social and charita-ble events continues to gain an increasingly high profile. The RAF Pipes and Drums regularly combine to represent the RAF in State Ceremonial or other major public events and is held in high regard across the piping and drumming community.

As well as contributing to the massed pipes and drums at the Edinburgh Tattoo on a regular basis, Royal Air Force pipers and drummers have appeared at venues around the World from countries as far a field as the Falkland Island, Australia, Rus-sia, Africa and many European venues in-cluding the Basel and Berlin Tattoos. The

The Nottinghamshire Police Band does not receive any form of funding from the Chief Constable, the Nottinghamshire Police Authority or from Nottingham City or county councils. All the band’s instruments, uniform, travel costs, etc are paid for by fees from performances or personal donations from members and friends. In 1996, thanks to the Foundation for Sport and the Arts, the band received a one-off grant which enabled it to obtain full No. 1 Dress uniforms for all members.

wellington college combined cadet force corps of drumsdirector of music

Ray Smithsenior side drummer

Sergeant Archie Presley

Wellington College CCF Corps of Drums has a long and distinguished history dating back over 100 years. In 1996 the Corps was reformed under the direction of Mr Ray Smith, the head of percussion at the College.

The performance includes ‘stick beat-ings’ which is associated with the finest traditions of British military drumming. The Corps has performed at many prestigious events and upholds the military traditions of Wellington College. The Corps performed for Her Majesty The Queen when she visited Wellington College for the College’s 150th anniversary in 2009.

individual station bands have also enjoyed success in major competition.

The employment of three professional Pipe Majors, Lenny Browne, Finlay Mac-Ghee and Ian Hughes in the RAF has as-sured the development, ability and stand-ing of RAF piping. The Pipes & Drums of the Royal Air Force is dressed in the ‘Royal Air Force tartan’ as endorsed by the Air Force Board in 2003.

the nottinghamshire police pipe banddrum major

Jim Spindley 

pipe major

Pat Larkinleading drummer

Chris Bodill

On Burns’ Night, 25th January 1994, a small group of Police and Prison Officers got to-gether to discuss the possibility of creating a Pipe Band within the Emergency Services in the East Midlands. It was soon realised that there were not enough Police Officers to form a big enough band and so an invitation was extended to all branches of the Emer-gency Services to include civilian and support staff and their families.

Once formed, the Chief Constable of Not-tinghamshire agreed to the use by the band of the name The Nottinghamshire Police Pipe Band and the band adopted the motto Amicitta Aeterna (‘everlasting friendship’).

The band is registered with the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association and is gov-erned by the rules of that Association. The band also has its own Constitution and Rules and takes great pride in the fact that it not only performs well but is a disciplined body representing the Nottinghamshire Police and the other Emergency Services.

Many of those present on 25th January 1994 could already play either the Great Highland Bagpipe or the drums. The band set itself the task of being ready to parade within two years (by 1996) but, within six months, the newly-formed Nottinghamshire Police Pipe Band was asked to perform the grand opening of the annual Nottingham-shire Police Gala Day at the Nottinghamshire Police Training School grounds, Epperstone. Not only did the band successfully open the proceedings, but it was later asked to stop performing as it was drawing away specta-tors from other attractions at the event.

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left The Queen inspects Chelsea Pensioners© Royal Hospital Chelsea

governor

General Sir Redmond Watt kcb kcvo cbe

lieutenant governor

Major General Peter Currie cb

Founded in 1682 by King Charles II and intended for the ‘succour and relief of

veterans broken by age and war’, the Royal Hospital, with its Grade I listed buildings, still serves its original purpose and intends to continue to further its role well into the 21st century and beyond.

Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and completed in 1692, the Royal Hospital has changed little in its long history. From

its distinctive red-brick exterior to its beautifully designed interiors, it remains a remarkable and historic institution.

The Royal Hospital, which is indepen-dent of government, is home today for

some 300 old and infirm veteran soldiers, who surrender their military pensions to the Treasury in return for board, lodging and care until they die. Traditionally an all-male environment, in 2009 the Royal Hos-pital took its first female veterans, reflect-ing the growing contribution women have made to the Army in the post-war era.

The government provides a grant-in-aid to the Royal Hospital each year to cover the majority of the running costs, but major projects and non-routine maintenance require additional funds, and these have to be secured through private donations. To reflect changes in care legislation, and to

meet rising expectations, the Royal Hospital is now engaged in an extensive modernisa-tion programme to make it fit for purpose in the 21st century. This must be done if it is to care for the veterans of the future, and so continue to stand as a living testament to the sacrifice made by successive generations of soldiers in the service of this country.

The Chelsea Pensioners who live at the Royal Hospital today enjoy a life that is as free from stress as possible within a vibrant community, one in which a premium is placed on comradeship and care. With an average age of 83, there are still many who served in World War II, but today there are veterans who served in Korea, Malaya, Bor-neo, Aden and the many other post-war con-flicts, including Northern Ireland. Already the first Falkland’s veteran has arrived.

In decades to come, those who have served in Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq – and those serving today in Afghanistan – will be eligible to become Chelsea Pensioners. When they do, they will be joining a commu-nity in which every effort is made to enable them to live their twilight years to the full, confident they will always be cared for and valued. The Royal Hospital is part of the fab-ric of the United Kingdom; and the work it does recognises the debt owed to those who have served the Crown so loyally, selflessly and often courageously, and who have been prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Led by the successful Chelsea Pensioners Appeal the Royal Hospital Chelsea has now raised sufficient funding to complete its current modernisation programme. The first phase was construction of the Margaret Thatcher Infirmary (care home), since when the focus has shifted to the sensitive trans-formation of the historic Long Wards on which the majority of Chelsea Pensioners still live. For much else, however, the Royal Hospital remains dependent on – and grateful for – for the support of private individuals and charitable trusts.

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main & left Wellington Field Gunners in action at last year’s Tournament© Sampson Lloyd

Wellington College is a school where a fusion of originality, innovation and

150 years of tradition and history produces an education unlike any other.

The College was founded by Queen Victoria and Prime Minister the Earl of Derby in 1859 as the national monument to the Duke of Wellington, one of Britain’s greatest military figures, who also twice served the country with distinction as Prime Minister. Daily life at the College is still shaped by the Duke’s paramount beliefs in service, honour and duty, along

with the values of respect, hard work, honesty, trust and the highest possible academic aims.

The school’s ‘Eight Aptitudes’ approach puts into practice a commitment to devel-oping the whole child and their wellbeing, engaging pupils intellectually, artistically, physically, morally and spiritually. Self- discipline, effort grades, individual support and high expectations underpin this devel-opment, producing a dramatic rise in results and an atmosphere of success, excitement and real purpose.

field gunfield gun officerLieutenant Ian Frayne RNR1st trainerKev Clarke (ex Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Crew)2nd trainer Jim Harwood (ex Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Crew)ordnance artificerSimon TrendallThe Field Gun run has been described as trying to achieve an almost impossible task in a ridiculously short time with too few men on an unsuitable track. Meridian Tonight called it ‘the toughest man’s team sport in the world’, but that was before Wellington’s 2006 crew proved that it’s not only boys who have what it takes – by including the first girl field gun runner.

The Field Gun run at Wellington was started in 1984 by CPO Edwin Harris, SSI and Lieutenant Commander S.R. Braidwood RN (Retd), the CO of the Royal Navy Section of the CCF at the time. The Wellington guns and limbers are copies of one of the smaller calibre of guns that were hauled to Lady-smith and have a combined weight of just over 700lbs, but the rigging and obstacles are the same size as those used in the Royal Navy’s Command Field Gun competitions.

Following a winter break, the crews have been training since Easter. They have under-taken a number of demonstration runs in the build up to the British Military Tournament, including displaying at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst’s Heritage Day.

the master

Dr Anthony Seldon

wellington college

field gunfield gun officerLieutenant Ian Frayne RNR1st trainerKev Clarke (ex Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Crew)2nd trainer Jim Harwood (ex Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Crew)ordnance artificerSimon Trendall

at a critical point in people’s lives. Our grants help

provide practical assistance including home

adaptations, mobility assistance, education and

training, respite care, furnishing and equipment.

During this current financial year we anticipate

making over 6500 individual grants and spending

in excess of £7m.

Since the 2011 British Military Tournament, our remit has continued to growThe Soldiers’ Charity has taken on further

responsibilities and we find ourselves facing

new challenges. The Army Recovery Capability

(the successful transition of wounded, injured

and sick servicemen and women into civilian

life through personal development and re-skill-

ing) has continued to grow and is aiming to

create a capacity to manage over 1000 soldiers

per year who are wounded, injured or sick.

We place a high priority on ensuring that

these individuals are given every opportunity to

make a successful transition to civilian life,

and to this end, we have funded 14 specialist

employment advisers working alongside

Regional Brigade Commanders.

We continue to seek ways of supporting the ‘In

Service’ Army Family. Coping with a continued

high level of operational tempo and the changes

proposed in the Strategic Defence Review, these

families are facing upheaval and potential

redundancy. The Soldiers’ Charity must be

prepared to provide whatever support is needed.

They risk so much for us, but for them it’s just doing their jobHere to provide a lifetime of support in times of

need, we aim to be there for each and every soldier,

former soldier and their family – and we are de-

pendent on the kind donations of our supporters

to help make this happen. If you would like to

make a donation to The Soldiers’ Charity, visit our

website or text ARMY11 and the amount you

would like to donate (e.g. £5) to 70070.

Thank you for your kind support

ABF The Soldiers’ Charity is the national charity of the British ArmyWe began as the Army Benevolent Fund in 1944.

The demobilisation of soldiers after the two

World Wars had put an enormous strain on

Regimental and Corps charitable funds and

highlighted the need for a national charity to

give practical help to our soldiers and veterans.

Our first patron was His Majesty King George VI.

Today, we work with veterans from every con-

flict since the Second World War including

recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For six consecutive years, our support to individuals and to partner charities that support the wider Army family has risenOver the past year, we have supported over 80

specialist charities and some 5700 individuals,

which represents a 32% increase in cases from

2011. Our oldest beneficiary this year was 107 and

our youngest was 18 months old. We aim to make

grant payments within 48 hours of receiving an

application, often making a significant difference

patron

Her Majesty The Queen

president

General Sir Mike Jackson gcb cbe dso dl

chairman of the trustees

Major General Peter Sheppard cb cbe

chief executive

Major General Martin Rutledge  cb obe

chief of staff

Brigadier Robin Bacon

director of finance & resources

Roger Musson

director of fundraising

Sean Bonnington

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Your support helps us support former soldiers like Alistair

Alistair was injured by a terrorist bomb when serving in Northern Ireland in 1992. Suffering severe injuries including the loss of both legs, a broken arm, broken pelvis and fractured spine, he spent the following seven years in hospital, where Alistair says he was ‘pieced back together.’

Despite this, in 2002 he did his first ever tandem skydive. A year later, he won Gold in the National Championships. Alistair wanted to compete at international level, but the lack of funds meant it was not possible. The Soldiers’ Charity provided the financial backing he needed to pursue his goals. Alistair is now a six-time National Champion and two- time World Champion of freestyle skydiving.

such as The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust and the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Chil-dren’s Fund right through to those who support all of our men and women in the Forces such as SSAFA Forces Help, Combat Stress, Blind Veterans UK, Erskine Homes, the Not Forgotten Association and many more too numerous to mention.

We are also there for the tough times. When disaster strikes we are able to pro-vide an immediate grant of £12,000 to the dependants of those who die in service; and for those struggling through the Recovery Pathway we provide direct personal help for the injured and their families.

If you would like to learn more about the work of The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, or want to find out more ways that you can support us, please visit rnrmc.org.uk or come and meet us on our stand here today.

robert robson Chief Executive

the RNRMC unique. We are a grant making charity, giving out over £6 million in the last year alone, and are very proud that for every pound we raise 92p will go out in grants. The range of charities we help is wide, from our own specific family of naval charities

The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity are delighted to be involved with the

British Military Tournament again in 2012. This is a superb opportunity to show off the wide and varied talents of our Armed Forces and for the three single Service charities to stand together.

This charity exists to give a better quality of life to serving and former naval personnel and their families. Whilst the vast majority of our 1.2 million beneficiaries require help later in life, we have a definite focus on those who wear the uniform today. Supporting our ships, squadrons, submarines and comman-dos on operations, and those at home waiting for them to return, is a fundamental part of our mission. The money we can give to help the fun side of life, from families’ days, home-coming events and adventurous training, is crucial to keeping our people fit and well and their morale high.

It is our ability to support in many differ-ent ways, all the way through life that makes

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patron

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal

president

Admiral Sir Jonathon Band  gcb dl

chairman

Vice Admiral Sir Richard Ibbotson  kbe cb dsc dl

chief executive

Robert Robson

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It gives us great pleasure to be involved with the British Military Tournament for

a second year, following the tremendous success of the event in 2011. I have no doubt this year’s Tournament will thrill and delight audiences and proudly showcase the skills of the UK’s Armed Forces.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund has been here to support members of the RAF family through difficult times for more than 90 years. Today, of course, our hard-pressed Service personnel face unprecedented chal-lenges with widespread restructuring and the on-going demands of Afghanistan.

We are there for those who fall on hard times and need our support. From the young airman injured on duty and unable to work to a World War Two veteran struggling to make ends meet. The breadth of our welfare support is huge. We also work in partnership with organisations like Relate to provide free counselling to RAF couples in need of support.

Our £24m ‘Airplay’ project is delivering trained youth workers, new play parks and state-of-the-art games facilities at RAF stations nationwide. Young people in the RAF family face unique pressures in life, and by giving them access to quality facilities and

a programme of safe, supervised activities, we are relieving strain on RAF parents –both at home and when away on the front line.

This year we were privileged to assume the guardianship of the Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park, a long overdue trib-

ute to the 55,573 young men who gave their lives serving with Bomber Command during World War II. Combined with our guardian-ship of the RAF Monument on Victoria Embankment, we are playing a leading role in preserving Royal Air Force heritage for future generations.

Our work is only possible thanks to the dedication and commitment of our support-ers. We receive no guaranteed income and rely on their generosity to help us deliver the support which RAF personnel and their families deserve. If you would like to find out more about us, and how to support our work, visit www.rafbf.org.

air marshal chris nickols cb cbe ma fraesController, RAF Benevolent Fund

We Will Remember Them: a Lancaster drops a million poppies over the Bomber Command Memorial at the Dedication and Unveiling ceremony on 28th June 2012

Looking after the whole family: the RAFBF has built brand new Airplay parks on some 24 RAF stations across the UK for the children of RAF personnel

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Her Majesty the Queen

president

HRH The Duke of Kent  kg gcmg gcvo adc(p)

chairman

The Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton dl

controller

Air Marshal Chris Nickols  cb cbe ma fraes

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Fighting spirit: senior Aircraftman Mike Goody  lost his leg after being caught in an IED explosion  in Afghanistan. Not only did the RAFBF provide  him with a car and adaptations to his home, but  we are now helping him to re-train as a paramedic.

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IMG Worldwide is a global sports, enter-tainment and media business, with nearly 3,000 employees operating in 30 countries around the globe.IMG’s areas of expertise are diverse and wide ranging:

IMG College is the leader in collegiate mar-keting, licensing and media rights.

IMG Reliance and IMG CCTV, IMG’s joint ventures in the emerging markets of India and China, offer the company significant long-term growth opportunities.

IMG Media is the world’s largest indepen-dent producer & distributor of sports pro-gramming.

IMG Events and Federations incorporating IMG Arts & Entertainment, owns and man-ages some of the most sought-after events and includes long-standing associations with the world’s most important sports and

chairman and chief executive officer

Mike Dolan

senior vice president IMG global events

Julian Brand

managing director IMG arts & entertainment

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entertainment organisations, leagues and federations.

IMG Fashion owns and operates fashion events around the world and IMG Models represents the world’s top models, leading designers and the most influential photog-raphers, art directors and stylists.

IMG Clients has been the global leader in talent representation for the past 50 years, including over 1,000 elite athletes, coaches, industry executives and prestigious sports organisations across the sports, entertain-ment, fashion and media industries.

IMG Academies is the world’s largest and most advanced multi-sport training and ed-ucational facility delivering sports training experiences to more than 12,000 dedicated athletes from approximately 80 countries every year.

IMG Joint Ventures in the emerging markets of China, Brazil, India and Turkey offer the company significant long-term growth opportunities.

IMG Consulting connects many of the world’s leading brands with consumers through access to unique sports and enter-tainment properties.

IMG Licensing is considered one of the premier independent licensing agencies in the sports, entertainment and media world.

The IMG Arts & Entertainment Division presents and promotes leading international stars and attractions in some of the most prestigious venues in the world. In the UK these series of events include the British Military Tournament and the Natural History Museum Ice Rink.

above left Maria Sharapova, represented by IMG Tennis

above right Natural History Museum Ice Rink, produced  by IMG Arts & Entertainment 

below left Pregame ceremonies at the University of  Tennessee, one of more than 200 universities represented  by IMG College

below right Katherine Jenkins produced by IMG Arts  & Entertainment at the Royal Albert Hall

The British Military Tournament is delighted to welcome back the brave

and adventurous Baxterbear as its official mascot. In a stunning finale to last year’s event Baxterbear galloped across the arena riding between two of his horse friends from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, what will he be getting up to this year? He is Treekled* to appear again at the Tournament and show his support, loyalty and friendship to service personnel – wherever they may be serving.

Baxterbear was injured when his owner’s plane was shot down whilst flying missions over the Burmese jungle in 1929. Overcom-ing his injuries took tremendous strength of character and an immensely positive outlook, something which is shared by all of our current and former members of the Armed Forces. Over recent years he has helped and inspired servicemen and women, both deployed on operations or on duty at home. Supporting each of the national charities of the Armed Forces he continually works to help soldiers and their families cope under separation or difficult circumstances.

Baxterbear has dedicated his life towards helping others and passing on his wisdom and positive thinking. Why not pop along to The Soldiers’ Charity Stand in the exhibi-tion area and meet Baxterbear in person? Or even better you could take one home as a memento of your wonderful day.

Find out about his incredible journeys on his website, worldofbaxterbear.com.

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music for the overture & valeteCompiled by Philip Evans

I have drawn the music for this year’s Overture and the Valete from the wealth of work by British composers  who have lived and composed during the period of The Queen’s life

music for the overture

Fanfare for a Dignified Occasion by Sir Arthur Bliss (1891–1975). Performed by the Locke Brass Consort, conducted by James Stobart. (Chandos 6573)

Pomp & Circumstance March No 2 by Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934). Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Judd. (Naxos 8.571026)

Man from the Sea from The Three Men Suite by Eric Coates (1886–1957). Performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by John Wilson (Avie av2070)

The River Kwai March by Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006). Performed by The Band of the Royal Military School of Music, conducted by Lieutenant Colonel C J Ross (EMI 7243 8 53022 2 0)

Fanfare for the Wedding of Princess Elizabeth, 1947 by Sir Arnold Bax (1883–1953). Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. (Decca 473 080-2)

Mars, the Bringer of War from The Planets Suite (Op 32) by Gustav Holst (1874–1934). Performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle (EMI 0946 3 69690 2 2)

March from A Bridge Too Far by John Addison (1920–1998) Performed by The Band of the Royal Military School of Music, conducted by Lieutenant Colonel C J Ross (EMI 7243 8 53022 2 0)

March ‘Seventeen Come Sunday’ from the English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958). Performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by John Wilson (Avie av2194)

Sea Songs from the English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958). Performed by Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, conducted by Timothy Reynish (Chandos Chan 9697)

Fanfare for Brass by Sir Michael Tippett (1905–1998). Performed by Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, conducted by Howard Snell (Decca 470 196-2)

Pomp & Circumstance March No 4 by Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934). Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Judd. (Naxos 8.571026)

Fanfare for a Great Occasion by Sir William Walton (1902–1983). Performed by the Locke Brass Consort, conducted by James Stobart. (Chandos 6573)

March for Queen Elizabeth from The Three Elizabeths Suite (1944) by Eric Coates (1886–1957). Performed live in arena by the Orchestra of the Royal Artillery. (A recording of this march can be found on Boult conducts Coates by the New Philharmonia Orchestra, Lyrita srcd 246)

music for the valete

The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise from The Piano by Michael Nyman. Performed by the Michael Nyman Band and members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Michael Nyman (cdved 957)

Potter Waltz from Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire by Patrick Doyle. Performed by the Global Stage Orchestra (wmo 90395)

The Pipes and Drums the London Scottish Regiment   ©Andy Williamson

Production teaM acKnowledgeMents

Lyn DaviesProgramme design & picture research

Sophie LindsayEvent Manager for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

Nicola HarperEvent Liaison Officer for The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity

Paul Hewson mbeEvent Liaison Officer for the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

Joel Smith Marketing, Ticketing and Sponsorship  Management for IMG

Tim GrovesMarketing and Communications Manager for IMG

Sara MulhollandMarketing Assistant & Personal Assistant to Stephen Flint Wood for IMG

Henry Trotter Sponsorship Manager for IMG

James Austin Finance Manager for IMG

Caroline Crumley Event Accountant for IMG

Louise Odell Lawyer for IMG

DewyntersAdvertising Agency

LD CommunicationsPublic Relations

special thanksfor invaluable assistance with the drafting of the script to Colonel Huw Lloyd-Jones Public Relations (Army)

Major Will Rose, Royal Welsh SO3 G3 O&D HQ London District without whose unfailing and uncomplaining cooperation this event would never have  happened 

Captain Tom Hallet MOD Recruitment Londonfor providing a truly memorable and exciting tri-service military exhibition zone

and

Professor Nicholas Gairwithout whose tireless work there would be no Massed Pipes & Drums

Major General Martin Rutledge cb obeChairman

Brigadier Robin BaconDeputy Chairman

Stephen Flint WoodProducer for IMG

Christopher JollDirector & Writer

Nick MattingleyProduction Director & Designer for IMG

Philip EvansArtistic Director

Major (Retd) Richard Waygood mbeAssistant Director & Equitation Consultant

Damien LipmanAssistant Director & Military Commentator 

Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs, RAFDirector of Music

Lee Dennison & Paul Keating Sound Designers

Nigel HutchingsCamera Director

Stephen Sinclair Lighting Designer

David Edwards Technical Manager

Major Tim Carpenter, The Blues and RoyalsMilitary Coordinator & Company Stage Manager

WO2 Tony Pedley Royal Logistic Corps Assistant QM

Laura Moretto Assistant QM (Accreditation)

Pandora ElringtonStage Manager

Maddie Cupples Deputy Stage Manager

Henry EdwardsAssistant Stage Manager

Maria Mata Wardrobe Mistress

Oliver Marlow-Thomas and Soadad Al-Obide Personal Assistants to Christopher Joll

Tristan BaconProduction Assistant to Nick Mattingley

Roger SheppardArchive Consultant, Exhibition  & Volunteer Steward Manager

The charities would like to thank  the following, including those whose contribution is not otherwise mentioned in the programme,  without whom the British Military Tournament 2012 could not have been produced

Anthony Andrews

Penelope Keith cbe dlRobert LindsayDan Snow

Dr Anthony SeldonThe Master, Wellington College

BoeingHewlett PackardUnusual Rigging Supacat LtdIMG (UK) LtdMartin Collins LtdDelta SoundEat To The BeatOrion Event HireArena Group

General Sir David Richards gcb cbe dso ADC (Gen) Chief of the Defence Staff

Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope gcb obeFirst Sea Lord & Chief of the Naval Staff

General Sir Peter Wall kcb cbe adc (Gen)Chief of the General Staff

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton gcb adc (Air) llb bsc fraes ccmiChief of the Air Staff

Major General George Norton cbeMajor General Commanding the Household  Division & General Officer Commanding  London District

Robert RobsonChief Executive of the Royal Navy and Royal  Marines Charity

General Sir Mike Jackson gcb cbe dso dlPresident ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

Air Marshal Chris Nickols cb cbe ma fraes Controller of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

Major General Peter Currie cbLieutenant Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea

Lieutenant Colonel Nick Grace BMus (Hons) flcm lrsm, Royal MarinesPrincipal Director of Music, Royal Marines

Lieutenant Colonel Dan Hughes The Blues and RoyalsCommanding Officer, Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

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Rennie Simon, the officers & men ofLight Cavalry, Honourable Artillery Company

Lieutenant Greg Master-Jewitt and the members ofThe British Youth Corps of Drums 

Ray Smith and the members ofThe Corps of Drums, Wellington College CCF

Lieutenant Ian Frayne rnr Jim Harwood and Kevin Clarke Wellington College Field Gun

Pete Scott and the members ofPortsmouth Action Field Gun

Bob Torgerson Boeing Defence Systems, Military Airplanes

earls courtNigel Nathan, Group Managing DirectorRachel Parker, Group Halls DirectorAnna Golden, Commercial DirectorAngela Temperton, Head of EventsSuzie Pollock, Live Event ManagerSarah Elton-Wall, Event ManagerAdrian Bray, Senior Technical ManagerTony Hawkins, Security & Traffic Manager

charity staffAnna ShortSpecial Guest & VIP Liaison Co-ordinatorStephen OatleyCharity Exhibition & Brand ManagerKike Biye & Jon WallaceCharity PR ManagersTano ReaRoyal Box Manager

We would also like to extend our thanks to the following photographers for their generosity in granting permission to use their images in the programme for freeHenry DallalMoya DawsonSampson LloydMartin FordeJustin KingwellXuesong Liao 廖雪松

David McCreadieAllan OldPhilip Durrant PhotographyIan PressBill ScottAlex von SchmidtAndy Williamson

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The Production team would like to extend special thanks for their generosity to Unusual Rigging and in particular Alan Jacobi lvo, Robin Elias and Jim Dugan 

Major Ben AumonierOfficer Commanding 621 Squadron, 11 EOD Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps

Pipe Major Jim McLucas, Drum Major Nobby Foulis and the members of the Pipes & Drums of the London Scottish Regiment

Programme compiled, written & edited

by christopher joll

with design & picture research

by lyn davies design

Programme compiled, written & edited by christopher joll

with design & picture research by lyn davies design

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For more information please visit: bigcurry.org/lordmayor

Set in the grand surroundings of London’s Guildhall, the Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch is the highlight of the City’s social calendar. Attended by the Lord Mayor, the top brass from the British Army and City business leaders, this Lunch off ers you the chance to meet and mingle with our very interesting guests.

This, along with the chance to bid on money-can’t-buy

auction prizes and the opportunity to hear from some of our benefi ciaries, makes the Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch an event that is not to be missed.

All funds raised from the lunch go to The Soldiers’ Charity’s Current Operations Fund, raising money for those soldiers, former soldiers and their families aff ected by confl icts now and in the future.

SUPPORTING ABF THE SOLDIERS’ CHARITY

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TO SIGN UP NOW OR FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT www.soldierscharity.org/yomp or call 0845 504 6616

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The Alliance Trust Cateran Yomp is sponsored by Alliance Trust PLC and is developed and run by Wildfox Events which specialises in organising fundraising events across the UK.ABF The Soldiers’ Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales (1146420) Scottish Registered Charity No. SC039189.

The Prince’s Trust is a Registered Charity, incorporated by Royal Charter, in England and Wales (1079675) and Scotland (SCO41198)

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Competitive PricesRooms available from £46.50 inc VAT and breakfast.

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For more than 100 years we have supported the Armed Forces and their families with affordable accommodation and welfare breaks. We are the Victory Services Club; the all ranks, tri-service, family friendly London-based club.

We are a charity that offers membership to the military community for the rest of their lives, free membership to those currently serving in the armed forces and their spouses. Our veteran membership is priced at £20 a year and if you are the child of an ex-service personnel then you can take advantage of family membership at £25 a year.

Please call our membership team on 0207 616 8337 or email: mem@vsc.co.uk and make The Victory Services Club Your Club For Life.

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Never ending supportfor our soldiers.

Since 1944.

Registered Charity No. 1146420, Scottish Registered Charity No. SC039189, Registered Company No. 07974609Registered Office: Mountbarrow House, 6-20 Elizabeth Street, London, SW1W 9RB

Image by Cpl Steve Bain ABIPP; © UK MoD/Crown Copyright 2012

ABF The Soldiers’ Charity is the Army’s national charity, since 1944. We help thousands of soldiers, former soldiers and their families each year. It is thanks to the continued support from people like you that we can be there for all those who need us.

Donate atsoldierscharity.org/donate

Like us on Facebook:facebook.com/soldierscharity

Follow us on Twitter:@soldierscharity

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The Royal Air Force Halton Hot-Air Balloon Clubin Buckinghamshire is the sole RAF Flying Club that operates hot-air balloons. They often fly in competition with the other service balloons and on 7 April 2011 were part of the world record-setting, massed balloon crossing of the English Channel, in support of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. They operate 2 Lindstrand-made balloons: a traditional 4-person basket and this small, single-seat balloon.

Visit the Royal British Legion on Stand 44 to fi nd out more about the work we do for the Armed Services. Our Poppy Shop is there too selling a fantastic range of Poppy products ideal for Christmas gifts or just treating yourself and the family.

If you want to place an order online from the comfort of your seat scan the QR code here. Please note our last order date online for Christmas delivery is Friday 14 December.

All proceeds from the Poppy Shop go to support the work of the Royal British Legion.

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We welcome children aged 11 to 18.

Our fees are only £3,325 per term (£9,975 per year)*. If you qualify for CEA, you will pay less than £1,000 per year.

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“I want people to know that if the worst happens the RAF Benevolent Fund is ready to help in any way it can.” The RAF Benevolent Fund was there when Jacqui needed it most. When her husband Gary,a member of the RAuxAF withthe RAF Regiment, was killed in Afghanistan we stepped in – providing fi nancial support so that she didn’t have to worry about a thing.

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