What a shame it is to see years of tradition changed at the stroke of a Whitehall pen.
I'm referring to the merger of three regiments to form the Yorkshire Regiment. Where is the imagination? Surely The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment, The Green Howards and Duke of Wellington's Regiment could have been renamed 'THE PRINCE OF WALES GREEN WELLIES'
Updated: 15:00 Thursday, December 08, 2005
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