UK police, Army rehearse escort role

Apr 26, 2011 |

Age Correspondent

London

THE CEREMONIAL part of the royal wedding will have military and police personnel on display between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, as they will line up the route, escort the wedding procession.
The military involvement in the ceremonial part of Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton will include six different bands, 200 horsemen and 1,200 soldiers, sailors and airmen on foot. The Metropolitan Po-lice will have approximately 900 officers lining the route and its mounted branch will also escort the procession. Interestingly, two horses, named William and Catherine after the bride and bridegroom, will also take part in the ceremonial procession.
The wedding procession will start sharp at 9.10 am when military bands will depart from Wellington Barracks. The band of the Scots Guards will lead the way, followed by central band of the Royal Air Force, band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Collingwood, band of the Grenadier Guards, and band of the Welsh Guards.
The highlight will be the flypast in the early afternoon after the wedding that will include World War II planes to modern combat jets over Buckingham Palace. The flypast will include a Lancaster, a Spitfire and a Hurricane aircraft from the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain memorial flight.
A guard of honour from the Welsh Guards will be offered at the Buckingham Palace for the return of the royal family members from the wedding.
The Household Cavalry mounted regiment will provide a sovereign’s escort for the procession of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh and a captain’s escort for the procession of Prince William and Kate Middleton will be led by Maj. Nicholas van Cutsem, uncle of one of the bridesmaids.
The soldiers taking part in the procession are practising for the wedding day mostly in Hyde Park and can be seen on horses and walking with their officers. The Met Police team will take part as the sovereign’s escort.

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