Soldiers charged with teen rape

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Two soldiers have been charged with raping a 17-year-old girl in London's Green Park on Saturday.

Trooper Adam Bray, 20, and Trooper David Wright, 25, were arrested on Tuesday at the Blues and Royals' central London barracks.

The soldiers serve in the same Army regiment as Prince Harry.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said the two men will appear in custody at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday morning.

They are each charged with three counts of rape in connection with the alleged attack on the teenager.

The Blues and Royals, together with the Life Guards, make up the Household Cavalry, the Army's oldest regiment.

They have two reconnaissance squadrons based at Combermere Barracks in Windsor, Berkshire, and a mounted squadron at barracks near Hyde Park in London.

According to the Ministry of Defence, both the soldiers charged with rape are from the mounted unit - the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.

Prince Harry is due to rejoin the Blues and Royals this month after completing his troop commander's course at Bovington Camp in Dorset.

His brother Prince William, currently at Sandhurst, is also due to follow him into the same regiment next year.