Princess Anne presents members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry with Coronation Medal

Members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) were presented with the Coronation Medal at Wellington Barracks by their Commandant-in-Chief HRH, The Princess Royal.

It was the first time since World War Two that the wider Corps had been recognised with the award of a medal.

The Corps supported four roles in the Coronation of Their Majesties - providing support to members of the public with mobility issues, assisting the Joint Military Command’s medical network, providing logistical support to senior military personnel and acting as parade marshals in Buckingham Palace Garden. 

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FANY Commanding Officer, Lisa Giles, said, "We are honoured to be presented with the Coronation Medal today in recognition of the service that FANYs were able to provide across the Coronation of Their Majesties.

"The fact that the medals have been presented by our Commandant-in-Chief, HRH The Princess Royal makes an already-special event even more important.

"The Corps has a long connection with the Royal Family of which we are very proud, and it was an honour to be able to provide support to such an important event for the nation."

Founded in 1907, the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps) – more commonly known as the FANY, is an all-female voluntary organisation, originally formed of a small unit of nurses on horseback to provide a link between the battlefield and the Field Hospitals.

Today they are on call 24 hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year and deploy multi-faceted rapid response teams to support civil and military authorities in times of crisis.