- Friday, April 19, 2024
By: Sarwar Alam
A Sikh soldier became the first to wear a turban instead of a bearskin hat during the annual parade that celebrates the Queen’s Birthday. Guardsman Charanpreet Singh Lall, 22, marched among 1,000 soldiers taking part in Trooping the Colour ceremony. His turban was black to match his comrades’ headgear and featured the Coldstream Guards’ ceremonial cap star. His proud parents and sister were among the crowds lining Horse Guards Parade for the ceremony. Lall, from Leicester, who came to the UK from India as a boy, said: “Being the first turban-wearing Sikh to troop the colour and be part of…
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