Army husband and wife to march together in King's coronation parade
A military couple who met in Iraq 15 years ago will be marching together during the coronation of King Charles III.
Staff Sergeant Jenna Willis and husband Warrant Officer Class Two Andrew Willis, who fell in love while on deployment in 2007, will be marching with thousands of serving personnel during the coronation in London on Saturday.
The serving husband and wife are part of the Royal Corps of Signals and have been taking part in rehearsals at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to prepare for the state occasion.
SSgt Willis said: "It's a unique moment in our nation's history.
"Even here at Sandhurst, you get a sense of the enormity of the occasion.
"We're among thousands of troops, all with one objective and we're very proud to be part of it all," she added.
The couple met while on deployment in Iraq, got married shortly after and now have a nine-year-old daughter called Emily and six-year-old son Henry.
During the past week, the pair have been busy marching to the same tune as thousands of other troops preparing to take part in the largest ceremonial event Britain has seen in 70 years.
WO2 Willis said: "It's an amazing and historic event to be part of and one we can tell our kids and our grandkids in years to come, when they're older, how we were both serving, we were both there and we were both part of it.
"We're really lucky to have so much support from our family.
"They are incredibly proud and they'll all gather around the television with our kids to watch it. The unit has arranged a street party around the mess to watch the event also."
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