Originally Posted by
Dougie M
The day now belongs to the Pongos. I once dropped the Falcons into Horse Guards with instructions to the jumpers to "Pull for the Thames" if there were any canopy malfunctions. Since then the square bashers, donkey wallopers and pony artillery have it all to themselves. The fisheads have no look-in (maybe that's why the Duke of York was in mufti) so mayhap the RAF should content itself with the show closing Reds flypast and spare all those lads defending the Realm a lost weekend.
I think there is something about having to wear mufti if your parent service isn't part of Londiv or on parade but I don't know if that excludes medals. I do wonder about Harry's beard though.