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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

First Sikh Guard at the Buckingham Palace


Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar,a Sikh soldier has become the first guardsman to parade outside Buckingham Palace wearing a turban instead of the bearskin for 180 years.

Guardsman Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar, from West Bromwich in the West Midlands, has just joined F Company Scots Guards - what is known as an "incremental company" of soldiers responsible for delivering ceremonial duties in London


Sikhs in the Household Division have guarded the Queen many times before, but have always worn the bearskin.

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