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A Service of Thanksgiving for HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Corps News
A Service of Thanksgiving for HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 29 March 2022
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The Corps were honoured and humbled to be invited to attend the Service of Thanksgiving for HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, our former Colonel-in-Chief on Tuesday the 29th of March 2022 at Westminster Abbey. Representing the Corps at this moving and wonderful service were Corporal Louis Murray and Corporal Craig French of 8 Trg Bn REME who respectively drove and commanded the Land Rover at HRH The Prince Philip’s funeral and Corporal Chris Hewitt and Corporal Josh Ward of 8 Trg Bn REME and 5 FS Bn REME who were the standby crew for the same task. Also attending and representing all past and present members of the Corps were our Master General (Lieutenant General Paul Jaques CB CBE not pictured), Colonel REME (Colonel Jason Phillips ADC), 2Lt Deborah Williams (103 Bn REME), WO2 (AQMS) Paula Christie (2 CS Bn REME), LCpl Rhys Bolton (4 ACS Bn REME) and Cfn Luke Johnson (8 Trg Bn REME).
We were all seated relatively close to Her Majesty and members of the Royal Family at the service and were delighted to be able to exchange a few memories of HRH The Prince Philip with other members of the congregation. Cfn Luke Johnson also had the privilege of being within inches of Her Majesty as she entered and left the service – the combination of terror and amazement on his face was quite something to see!
Colonel Jason Phillips ADC joined by selected members of the Corps, to honour Prince Philip
