Post by kaya on Jul 21, 2007 17:17:23 GMT -5
MARLEY FOR HER MAJESTY
The regiment was out in force
Thursday July 19,2007
By Jane Ashford-Thom Have your say(0)
THE Queen was serenaded with Bob Marley yesterday, as the Jamaican regiment took over the Queen's Guard.
The regiment's 34-strong band attracted a crowd of thousands outside Buckingham Palace, and they played some traditional military music, as well as some Calypso songs and the famous Bob Marley hit, 'One love'.
The British brass band mostly stuck to more traditional songs, with the exception of the Star Wars theme tune.
The ceremony, in which the Queen's guards are exchanged at 11.30, is always a popular event with tourists, but this time it was a particularly special sight.
Mrs Bedford, an Australian visiting Britain, said: "Tourists love coming down for the changing of the guards, and we enjoyed something different".
Many Jamaican members of the crowd were waving their national flag to celebrate their regiment's prestigious honour.
The Jamaican High Commissioner to the UK seemed to share their enthusiasm when he said: "This is a proud summer for Jamaicans in the UK. I urge Londoners and Jamaicans to unite and enjoy together the spectacle of
these remarkable men, each of whom is a soldier and a musician, whose colourful uniform together with their musicianship captures the pride and glory of the Jamaican Defence Force, and indeed our wonderful country".
However, Jamaican pride may be overshadowed by critics who claim that the Jamaican Regiment are being used for the Queen's Guard because the Coldstream Guards, who usually fulfil the duty, may be deployed to Afghanistan later this year.
SOURCE:http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/14035/Marley-for-her-majesty
The regiment was out in force
Thursday July 19,2007
By Jane Ashford-Thom Have your say(0)
THE Queen was serenaded with Bob Marley yesterday, as the Jamaican regiment took over the Queen's Guard.
The regiment's 34-strong band attracted a crowd of thousands outside Buckingham Palace, and they played some traditional military music, as well as some Calypso songs and the famous Bob Marley hit, 'One love'.
The British brass band mostly stuck to more traditional songs, with the exception of the Star Wars theme tune.
The ceremony, in which the Queen's guards are exchanged at 11.30, is always a popular event with tourists, but this time it was a particularly special sight.
Mrs Bedford, an Australian visiting Britain, said: "Tourists love coming down for the changing of the guards, and we enjoyed something different".
Many Jamaican members of the crowd were waving their national flag to celebrate their regiment's prestigious honour.
The Jamaican High Commissioner to the UK seemed to share their enthusiasm when he said: "This is a proud summer for Jamaicans in the UK. I urge Londoners and Jamaicans to unite and enjoy together the spectacle of
these remarkable men, each of whom is a soldier and a musician, whose colourful uniform together with their musicianship captures the pride and glory of the Jamaican Defence Force, and indeed our wonderful country".
However, Jamaican pride may be overshadowed by critics who claim that the Jamaican Regiment are being used for the Queen's Guard because the Coldstream Guards, who usually fulfil the duty, may be deployed to Afghanistan later this year.
SOURCE:http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/14035/Marley-for-her-majesty