HC Deb 15 July 1986 vol 101 c490W
15. Mr. Canavan

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what units of the armed forces will be on duty for the wedding of His Royal Highness Prince Andrew; and for what purposes.

Mr. Stanley

The members of the armed forces on duty for the wedding of His Royal Highness Prince Andrew will be drawn from all three services and from a wide range of units which are as follows. Their duties will principally be ceremonial.

The list referred to is as follows:

Royal Navy

  • Commander in Chief Naval Home Command
  • Commander in Chief Fleet
  • Commandant General Royal Marines
  • Flag Officer Plymouth
  • Flag Officer Scotland Northern Ireland
  • Naval Air Command
  • Flag Officer Portsmouth

Army

  • Household Division
  • Household Cavalry Regiment
  • The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery
  • Royal Signals
  • Coldstream Guards
  • Scots Guards
  • Irish Guards
  • Welsh Guards
  • Cheshire Regiment
  • Royal Army Medical Corps
  • Royal Military Police

Royal Air Force

  • RAF Halton
  • Central Band of the RAF

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