Princess Anne Attends Royal Corps Of Signals' Centenary Celebrations

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has attended a parade in Salisbury to commemorate 100 years of the Royal Corps of Signals. 

More than 300 serving personnel, veterans and cadets marched past Salisbury Cathedral to mark the start of the Corps' centenary celebrations. 

Princess Anne attended as Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps. 

Colonel Jason Gunning, Colonel of the Royal Corps of Signals, said: "Today was a truly significant occasion for the Royal Signals and a fitting start to what will, I am sure, be an excellent year for the Corps.

"To have our Colonel-in-Chief here alongside her Corps family made the event even more special."

The event was also attended by local dignitaries and 1,200 members of the Royal Signals family - ranging from 12-year-old cadets to Second World War veterans.

A service was also held inside the cathedral. 

Major Lindsay Kelly, from 3rd Division the Royal Corps of Signals, told Forces News: "We actually rarely do things as a Corps family, so what's wonderful about today is that we've come together as a Royal Corps of Signals. 

"There's lots of friendly faces, lots of old faces we've not seen for a long time and we're celebrating our own particular Corps history."

The Royal Corps of Signals was formed on 28 June 1920 by Sir Winston Churchill, who at the time was serving as Secretary of State for War.

Six weeks later, King George V gave the Corps the title: 'Royal Corps of Signals'.

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