say “no direct orders were issued” to the 352 Welsh Guards to leave. “At no time was a direct order to disembark given to Major Sayle by a superior officer,“ the file states. Colonel Guy ...

He joined the Welsh Guards straight from university and was ... As Battalion Intelligence Officer in South Armagh in the winter of 1973-74, he was awarded a commendation for exceptional service.

A regiment's colours remain its most precious possession, cherished through history as a symbol of honour and pride.

The Grenadier Guards?" The word Zulu has duly passed into ... stoically mediating between the bickering officers, the frightened and bewildered rankers, and the troublemaking Hook.

He became a mentor to teenage Harry and William following the death of their mother, Princess Diana. Now former Welsh Guards officer Mark Dyer has reportedly been tasked by the Royal Family to ...

The family home was Gatley Park, a romantic, early-17th-century brick house set in hilly parkland that had been sold to the Dunnes, then landowners in the Welsh Borders, by the widow of the ...

More than £1.4million has been paid in settlements to staff injured while working at Welsh prisons ... to more than 88,000 in 2024 — but prison officer staffing has been mostly static.

More than £1.4million has been paid in settlements to staff injured while working at Welsh prisons. Out of four jails analysed ... 43,000 in 1994 to more than 88,000 in 2024 — but prison officer ...

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The percentage of people able to speak Welsh is the lowest recorded in over eight years at 27.7%, government statistics indicate. There were around 851,700 Welsh speakers in Wales in the year ...