Drumderg Loyalists Flute Band Travelled to London to Take Part in The Lord Carson Somme Memorial Parade
And paid a visit to Buckingham Palace
From Keady to Buckingham Palace, Drumderg take it all in their stride
Photos/Video: Drumderg Loyalists Flute Band
55 members of Drumderg Loyalists Flute Band travelled to London to take part in the Lord Carson Somme Memorial parade on Saturday 20th September.
The Parade was a two mile walk around central London. From Temple tube station the parade route was Embankment → Big Ben → Houses of Parliament → Whitehall Cenotaph → Downing Street → Trafalgar Square → Nelson’s Column. The video clip below is the band passing Horse Guards Parade on Whitehall…
Bandmaster Paul Elliot said - “It was an honour to be invited and the parade was a fantastic experience, and then afterwards to be able to walk up The Mall to visit Buckingham Palace - amazing”
“We got a lovely photograph of the band at the palace gates – and you have to remember, that is only half the band! - we had 55 members travelling to London, but the entire membership is nearly 100.”
As you can see from the photographs (more below), the reception Drumderg received around Buckingham Palace was amazing.
Paul said “There was so much interest from people who wanted us to form up and play outside the palace, but we had resist the temptation to play as we had no 11/1 form handed in - we had to move the crowd back to allow us to get our photograph taken, such was the interest.
“London is such a cosmopolitan city, but we had so many requests for photographs with band members in their uniform. That was really positive experience for the band members. It was a great day, especially for our younger members - to experience parading in England’s capital city. We will all remember it for a long time to come”
In the past Drumderg have also played at at the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium and the Ulster Tower at Thiepval in France.
A few more pictures from Drumderg’s trip to London…
Photos/Video: Drumderg Loyalists Flute Band
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