Today, on the 13th of July, The Countess of Wessex, as Colonel-in-Chief of Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps attended a ceremony for the presentation of the Firmin Sword of Peace to 5 Medical Armoured Regiment for their humanitarian work in Sierra Leone and Kenya. The ceremony took place at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Camberley, Surrey.
The Firmin Sword of Peace was first instituted as the Wilkinson Sword of Peace in 1966 and is awarded each year to the unit of the UK's armed services judged to have made the most valuable contribution towards establishing good and friendly relations with any community at home or overseas over and above the unit's normal role and duty. There are four Swords of Peace awarded each year, one each to the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, as well as a Joint Service Award.
The sword of peace was first handed over to HRH by Mr Tony Kelly of sword makers Firmin. Her Royal Highness, in turn, then handed over the gleaming sword to Lance Corporal Danielle Pattinson. Danielle was selected for the honour of receiving the sword as she was the most junior member of the Regiment during both its deployment to Sierra Leone and when it took part on Exercise ASKARI SERPENT in the wilds of Kenya.
Speaking of the part she played in receiving the sword on behalf of, and in front of her whole Regiment L/Cpl Danielle Pattinson said, ‘It was such an honour to be selected and to be truthful a bit nerve wracking having to step forward in front of all my mates to receive such a beautiful piece of craftsmanship from a member of the Royal Family, but it all went well and the Countess was really interested to hear of what the regiment had been up to.’
5 Armoured Medical Regiment is to prepare, maintain and when ordered, deploy medical capability at graduated readiness in order to contribute to the Land Component capability. As part of 101 Logistics Brigade, the Regiment provides support to 1 Armoured Infantry Brigade from their base in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.
In recent years the Regiment has been heavily committed to supporting UK Operations in Iraq and most recently in 2013 the Regiment deployed to Afghanistan once more for Op HERRICK 18. On 13 August 2014, 5 Medical Regiment celebrated its Centenary and on 1 September 2014 the Regiment was renamed 5 Armoured Medical Regiment. At current a number of personnel from the Regiment are deployed in Sierra Leone in support of the Ebola crisis.
Visit Army in the South East Facebook, there you will find video feed of the ceremony and the arrival of HRH. My kind thank you to Army in the South East and their photographer, for remembering about my request and sharing pictures of the ceremony.
In the evening, The Countess of Wessex as Colonel-in-Chief of Corps of Army Music, attended the 3rd Summer Concert at Kneller Hall in Greater London. The summer concerts, which are held every year by the RMSM, are a training event for the students attending the Musical Direction course. Successful completion of the course will see them achieve the Band Master title.
"Stage and Screen Night" included music from films such as Star Trek and from the stage the Phantom of the Opera. The fine musical show was put on by The Band of The Parachute Regiment, The Band of The Royal Logistic Corps and members of the Military Wives Choir.
Outfit & jewellery: OSCAR DE LA RENTA Asymmetric cotton and silk-blend dress. Smokey quartz earrings by Boho Betty UK. UFO bangle. Sophie Habsburg clutch bag, "In & Out". Watch by Longines, I believe from "Le Grande Classic" collection. LK Bennett Harley pumps in black suede. evening: Black coat, I believe the Armani one that dates back to 2008 or so. Classic and timeless. Prada dress. UFO gold statement earrings. UFO green embellishment clutch. Watch as earlier in the day.
HRH attends presentation of the Firmin Sword of Peace to 5 Medical Armoured Regiment & "Stage and Screen Night" concert at Kneller Hall
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