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“The Tigers”: from Buckingham Palace changing the guard to the Falklands
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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Disclaimer & comment rulesHa! 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 0You complete plank. Since when does one company of infantry constitute a 'mammoth garrison'?
Sep 21st, 2011 - 01:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No its to kick the shit out of any Argentine trespassers should they ever get brave enough to repeat their 1982 mistake.
Sep 21st, 2011 - 01:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What do you Think Titty?
Don't let yet another opportunity pass you by, you yellow scumbag.
I noticed the Red Coat is extremely agitated this morning .... :-))
Sep 21st, 2011 - 02:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hope you enjoy your Butlins stay.
Sep 21st, 2011 - 02:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0120 soldiers on TDY is a “mammoth garrison”.
Sep 21st, 2011 - 04:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Even for an Argentine that is a ludicrous exaggeration.
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 0Unless you're a gurkha and they run away.
Sep 21st, 2011 - 05:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0i'm very history ignorant ...!!
Sep 21st, 2011 - 05:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0i look for a history expert who knows British 1806/Argentina invasion
to tell/teach me.....??
meanwhile, UK's economy is sinking (yep keep paying attention to the falklands old glory stories, very important)
Sep 21st, 2011 - 06:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.businessinsider.com/uk-public-sector-borrowing-keeps-rising-2011-9
@ Dutch Dildo
Sep 21st, 2011 - 06:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0old 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
@ 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!!!
Sep 21st, 2011 - 08:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0yep, england is history!!!
as long as the union jack flies
Sep 21st, 2011 - 08:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0they 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 .
Why do you send royal ceremonial guard to las malvinas?
Sep 22nd, 2011 - 12:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0This is a strange story, why they send their cerimonial troops?
Didn't you know, Filippo? The Queen has decided to live in the Falklands.
Sep 22nd, 2011 - 10:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0geo would have all the information about this.
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.
Sep 22nd, 2011 - 03:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0None of them are just cerimonial.
Why would your Queen trust Jamaicans to guard her?
Sep 22nd, 2011 - 04:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0These are the Harry's drug mules?
#6Justin “120 soldiers on TDY is a “mammoth garrison”.
Sep 22nd, 2011 - 05:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Even for an Argentine that is a ludicrous exaggeration. ”
No, no, you don't understand. For Argentina, 120 men is a mammoth force.
Why do you send royal ceremonial guard to las malvinas;
Sep 22nd, 2011 - 08:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why so interested??
,,,,
This is a strange story?????????
thats our secret.., us to know, you nowt to find out,
2PWRR isn't a ceremonial guard, it's a light infantry batallion, that performs public duties.
Sep 24th, 2011 - 08:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I 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.
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 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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