The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards News

A KIRKCALDY youngster was so inspired by his uncle's courage that he is stepping out on Saturday to raise money for Poppyscotland.

New Ministry of Defence figures show that the Royal Regiment of Scotland and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards are both 13 per cent under-manned, while the Scots Guards are 12 per cent behind.

BRANCHES everywhere. Long-time illustrious producer of the Tattoo Brigadier Mel Jameson returned to his native Perthshire on relinquishing the job.

Parts of Glasgow will be brought to a standstill on Friday when a variety of armoured vehicles take to the streets, in a parade by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards to thank the Scottish people for their support during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan last year.

THE city gave a warm welcome back to the soldiers from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards as they paraded down the Royal Mile on Saturday.

Scotland's only tank regiment went on parade to thank the public for their support while they were serving in the Middle East.

NEW musical compositions and a Highland dance celebrating Homecoming Scotland 2009 have been commissioned for Edinburgh's Military Tattoo.

Thousands of armed forces personnel and veterans are due to take to the streets to celebrate the UK's first Armed Forces Day.

Members of Royal Scots Dragoon Guards delighted by royal visit, while 30,000 at Chatham Historic Dockyard to honour troops Times Online and newswires The Queen met serving military personnel from both Iraq and Afghanistan today as the nation marked its first Armed Forces Day.

PARADES, flypasts and church services will be held across Scotland today to mark the first Armed Forces Day.

RENOWNED in Cupar for his piping prowess, Tam Lorimer's greatest wish was for his treasured bagpipes to be played and enjoyed long after his death.

AN ARBROATH member of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Marc Monroe, will have an unusual assignment at the end of the month - he will be playing at the Royal Highland Show.

Heavy metal: the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, posted in Iraq, were the surprise winners of the Classical Brit for Best Album enlarge Last year, the Pipes and Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards made one of the year's surprise hit albums, Spirit of the Glen.

Musician and TV presenter Myleene Klass hosted this year's Classical Brit Awards, which were held at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Saturday, 16 May 2009, 1:15pm Source: TV3 A military band of purely amateur musicians has won the Album Of The Year prize at this year's Classical Brit Awards.

Is the CD made in Basra by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards really "the first album recorded in a war zone"? That depends on how you define "recording", "album" and indeed "war zone". Throughout the 20th century many classical musicians were brave to the point of recklessness about ensuring that "the band played on" when bombs were falling.

An album that was recorded by soldiers in an Iraqi war zone has scooped one of the top prizes at the Classical Brit Awards.

HE HAS served on the front line in Iraq, been at number one in the classical charts for 14 weeks, and outsold acts such as Bon Jovi, 50 Cent and Elton John.

NOT many musicians would try to make their excuses when offered a chance to perform for the Royal family.

AN ALBUM recorded by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards while on active duty in Iraq has been tipped to land a Brit Award.