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King returns to Royal Marines training base to meet recruits

He attended the training centre 50 years ago, completing three days commando training there as part of his pilot training in 1974.

Evening Standard

‘Significant failing’ in care of Royal Marines recruit who took his own life

Military doctor should have flagged that 18-year-old Connor MacKenzie Clark had self-harmed, coroner says

The Guardian - UK

Former female trainee in Royal Marines says sexual assault was dismissed as ‘high jinks’

Marines ‘want to protect the chain of command’, she says. ‘They don’t want to protect women’

The Guardian - UK

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UK aircraft carrier ‘at readiness’ to head to Red Sea conflict zone, says minister

The warship is capable of carrying dozen of jets as well as Royal Marines and aircrew

Evening Standard

Royal Navy warship seizes cocaine with street value of £60 million in Caribbean

The seizure comes after the Type 45 destroyer intercepted drugs with a street value of £140 million during the summer.

The Independent UK

Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines rehearse for Remembrance Sunday

State ceremonial training officer Darren Wearing has been putting his troops through their paces ahead of the service at the Cenotaph.

The Independent UK

King recalls own Royal Marines training as he watches Kenyan commandos perform beach landing

The King and Queen, on the third day of their state visit, watched as 18 Kenyan marines in inflatable boats landed on a beach at Mtongwe naval base

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King reminisces about taking on infamous Royal Marines ‘sheep dip’

The King and Queen watched as 18 Kenyan Marines in inflatable boats landed on a beach at Mtongwe Naval Base near Mombasa.

The Independent UK

King and Queen to watch Kenyan Marines trained by the UK’s Royal Marines

The troops will stage a covert beach landing at Mtongwe Naval Base.

The Independent UK

Britain deploys Royal Navy and RAF to support Israel and ‘ensure regional stability’

Surveillance aircraft and auxiliary vessels sent to region as Royal Marines and helicopters put on standby

The Independent UK

Ex-marine chosen by Labour to stand against Johnny Mercer in Plymouth

Fred Thomas hopes his time in elite commando force will boost campaign to unseat veterans minister

The Guardian - UK

'Al-Qaeda tried to kidnap me in Iraq' - ex-Royal Marine reveals terror snatch bid

Lee West has shared his memories form a 17-year career as an elite Royal Marines commando including the moment he was nearly taken prisoner by terrorists in Baghdad

Daily Mirror

Royal Marines sent to Korean peninsula for first time since 1950s amid China tensions

British Royal Marines have deployed to the Korean peninsula for the first time since the Korean War in the 1950s amid rising tensions with China.

Evening Standard

Former head of Royal Marines died by suicide, inquest concludes

Coroner said Maj Gen Matt Holmes struggled to cope after loss of senior role in military

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The Independent UK

Ex-Royal Marines head took own life after experiencing ‘substantial stress’

Major General Matthew Holmes, 54, was found in a bedroom at his home in Winchester

Evening Standard

Former head of Royal Marines killed himself after marriage breakdown

Major General Matthew Holmes, 54, was found in a bedroom at his home in Winchester on October 2 2021

Wales Online

Former head of Royal Marines took his own life after 'substantial stress'

An inquest has concluded

The Independent UK

Ex-Royal Marines head died by suicide after experiencing ‘substantial stress’

Major General Matthew Holmes, 54, was found in a bedroom at his home in Winchester on October 2 2021.

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North East armed forces named for Royal Victorian Medal in King's honours list, for services at Queen's funeral

Members of the Royal Victorian Order people who have served the monarchy or Royal Family in a personal way are named in the latest honours list for their services at Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral

Wales Online

Pallbearers and Queen's dresser among royal staff honored by King Charles - see the full list

Royal Family announces honours in tribute to late monarch

Daily Mirror

Queen's closest adviser and crew who carried coffin among those on King's honours list

The late monarch’s closest adviser, Angela Kelly, and other Royal Household staff were made members of the Royal Victorian Order - a list of Demise Awards was announced by Charles to recognise those who loyally served his mother

Daily Mirror

Iraq war hero recalls seeing 'disembodied foot in flip flop' during invasion horrors

Sergeant Major John Thompson, 43, a single dad-of-three from Devon, was with the Royal Marines' Delta unit when they touched down on the sands of Iraq, with him later earning medals for his gallantry while in the country

Daily Mirror

Row erupts over who was to blame for naval disaster that killed 56 in Falklands War

The captain of one of the ships attacked during the Falklands War Bluff Cove disaster in 1982 has hit out at claims made in a new book by a former Welsh Guards officer who survived the air raid

Wales Online

An inside look at the crew that prevents smugglers getting drugs into the UK

Criminals often disguise themselves as fisherman in dhows to transport drugs that eventually end up in Europe

Wales Online

Who is on the WRU board? The people running Welsh rugby amid crisis

The Welsh Rugby Union are facing a number of issues

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