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St John’s Wood Five soldiers from one of the most prestigious state ceremonial regiments have been dismissed from the Army for taking drugs.
The members of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, said to be three men and two women, tested positive in a random drugs test. It is believed that traces of the Class A drug cocaine were found.
The King’s Troop is based in an exclusive area of northwest London and is responsible for performing gun salutes to mark the Queen’s official birthday. At the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, in September 1997, horses from the King’s Troop pulled the gun carriage bearing her coffin.
Although members of the regiment have failed drugs tests in the past, the number of cases is considerably lower than in the Army as a whole — fewer than five individuals in the past three years, MoD sources said.
However, the latest failed tests have underlined the MoD’s increasingly strict policy on drug taking. Only in “exceptional circumstances” are soldiers who test positive for drugs allowed to stay in the Army.
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so only five members only got booted to get kicked out when 3 others only got slaps on the wrists!!!!
i think they all should of been booted out!!! we dont need soliders all high on drugs when half of our soliders are out at war dieing for there queen while others are still in the army!! its wrong!
Hanna, Salisbury, england
Everyone gets tested - even royalty.
Having a laugh and a few drinks is not against the law.
Nick, London, GB
"It is believed....". Wouldnt it be an idea to establish the facts completley before mentioning cocaine. After all it is the reputation of these men that you are playing with.
Andrew McCarthy, Cork, Ireland
so they get sacked and harry just gets a clip round the ear? jokes.
Tim, Cheltenham, England