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“The Tigers”: from Buckingham Palace changing the guard to the Falklands

Wednesday, September 21st 2011 - 01:58 UTC
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Soldiers from the Portsmouth area have swapped Royal duties for freezing Falkland Islands training reports the Portsmouth media. Up to 120 members of the 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment have travelled the 8,000 miles south from London to the Falkland Islands. Read full article

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  • Argie

    Ha! It appears that the islands will be turned into a mammoth garrison. But, is it to protect the poor captive natives from their neighbours, or to safeguard Lizzie's economic interests? Time will tell.

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 01:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Monty69

    You complete plank. Since when does one company of infantry constitute a 'mammoth garrison'?

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 01:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Be serious

    No its to kick the shit out of any Argentine trespassers should they ever get brave enough to repeat their 1982 mistake.
    What do you Think Titty?
    Don't let yet another opportunity pass you by, you yellow scumbag.

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 01:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Artillero601

    I noticed the Red Coat is extremely agitated this morning .... :-))

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 02:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Be serious

    Hope you enjoy your Butlins stay.

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 02:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • JustinKuntz

    120 soldiers on TDY is a “mammoth garrison”.

    Even for an Argentine that is a ludicrous exaggeration.

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 04:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    I think the Argies should try again. It's not like our lads don't enjoy target practice. And there's no better target than an Argie.

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 04:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • zethe

    Unless you're a gurkha and they run away.

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 05:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • geo

    i'm very history ignorant ...!!

    i look for a history expert who knows British 1806/Argentina invasion
    to tell/teach me.....??

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 05:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Fido Dido

    meanwhile, UK's economy is sinking (yep keep paying attention to the falklands old glory stories, very important)

    http://www.businessinsider.com/uk-public-sector-borrowing-keeps-rising-2011-9

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 06:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • stick up your junta

    @ Dutch Dildo
    old glory stories, very important

    Not much glory there Dutchy
    Dutch UN troops haunted by the shame of Srebrenica
    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dutch-un-troops-haunted-by-the-shame-of-srebrenica-657774.html

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 06:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • xbarilox

    @ 11 things are getting worst stick, what are you going to do? do you live in the uk? My family owns land in chubut and in río negro near bariloche, if you want you can stay in our house, you and your family. You'll have lots of food, juice, wine, coca cola, whisky, water. Tell me if you want, don't be embarrased please :) you'll have clothes too, you'll change those rags you're wearing now, finally!!!
    yep, england is history!!!

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 08:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    as long as the union jack flies

    they will be British,
    And as long as Argentina talks , the world will laugh,
    In years to come, they will be shouting
    Remember the UN speech,
    I will suspend flights,, sadly that’s what your glorious leader has reduced you to,
    Talking, enough said .

    Sep 21st, 2011 - 08:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Filippo

    Why do you send royal ceremonial guard to las malvinas?

    This is a strange story, why they send their cerimonial troops?

    Sep 22nd, 2011 - 12:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • lsolde

    Didn't you know, Filippo? The Queen has decided to live in the Falklands.
    geo would have all the information about this.

    Sep 22nd, 2011 - 10:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • zethe

    Filippo: They are fully trained combat troops who just do cerimonial duties when asked. Many units have done so in the past like the Royal Marines, Gurkhas, Paras and even a Malaysian unit a few years back. Units from Jamacia Canada Australia and New Zeland are also often posted as queens guards.

    None of them are just cerimonial.

    Sep 22nd, 2011 - 03:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anti-Fascist

    Why would your Queen trust Jamaicans to guard her?

    These are the Harry's drug mules?

    Sep 22nd, 2011 - 04:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • SamSalzman

    #6Justin “120 soldiers on TDY is a “mammoth garrison”.

    Even for an Argentine that is a ludicrous exaggeration. ”

    No, no, you don't understand. For Argentina, 120 men is a mammoth force.

    Sep 22nd, 2011 - 05:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • briton

    Why do you send royal ceremonial guard to las malvinas;
    Why so interested??
    ,,,,
    This is a strange story?????????
    thats our secret.., us to know, you nowt to find out,

    Sep 22nd, 2011 - 08:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Rufus

    2PWRR isn't a ceremonial guard, it's a light infantry batallion, that performs public duties.

    I don't think there are any purely ceremonial guards in the British Army, generally speaking they're trained to be soldiers first (either infantry or armoured reconnaisance for the donkey-wallopers) before they train to do the whole ceremonial bit.

    Sep 24th, 2011 - 08:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • zethe

    As far as i know and correct me as if im wrong. All troops in the British army are trained in combat.

    Sep 26th, 2011 - 12:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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