The Countess of Wessex donned army attire as she visited the home of the Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at MOD Lyneham, in Wiltshire today.
Sophie, 57, met with Master General REME Lieutenant General Paul Jaques CB CBE and Colonel REME Colonel Jason Phillips ADC this morning to formally receive the honorary title.
The mother of a Grenadier Guard has shared her pride after her son was chosen to be one of the pallbearers that carried Prince Philip s coffin at his funeral on Saturday.
Dan Coghlan was one of the soldiers tasked with transporting the Duke of Edinburgh s coffin to a custom-built Land Rover that then carried the Duke to St George s Chapel in Windsor ahead of his funeral service and burial.
Members of the Royal Marines then carried the coffin up to the West Steps of the chapel.
The Guardsman s mother, Dawn Monk, took to Facebook to share a photo of her son carrying the coffin and shared her pride.
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