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Coldstream guards probed over ‘fight with royal footmen’ | Coldstream guards probed over ‘fight with royal footmen’ |
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Three Coldstream Guards are being investigated by police after they were reportedly involved in a fight with the Queen's footmen. | Three Coldstream Guards are being investigated by police after they were reportedly involved in a fight with the Queen's footmen. |
Two men, aged 20 and 21, were taken to hospital after the incident at the Greenwood Sports Pub on Victoria Street, Westminster, on 24 July. | Two men, aged 20 and 21, were taken to hospital after the incident at the Greenwood Sports Pub on Victoria Street, Westminster, on 24 July. |
The victims' injuries were not life threatening, police said. | The victims' injuries were not life threatening, police said. |
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the guardsmen were being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. | A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the guardsmen were being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. |
The altercation was said to have happened about 800m from Buckingham Palace as a group of royal footmen were attending leaving drinks. | The altercation was said to have happened about 800m from Buckingham Palace as a group of royal footmen were attending leaving drinks. |
The Coldstream Guards have a ceremonial role as protectors of Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. | |
It is the oldest continuously serving regiment in the British Army and is based at Victoria Barracks in Windsor, west of London. | It is the oldest continuously serving regiment in the British Army and is based at Victoria Barracks in Windsor, west of London. |
An MoD spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that three guards are being investigated by the Met Police following the incident in London on 24 July." | An MoD spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that three guards are being investigated by the Met Police following the incident in London on 24 July." |
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