What is the Queen's Truncheon? And why the Gurkhas care so much about it.
1,458What's the Queen's Truncheon and why is it important to trainee Gurkha riflemen?
After completing their training in Catterick, riflemen of 1st Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles took turns pledging their allegiance to the Crown and their regiment by touching it.
They've taken the next step in their careers by participating in the Kassam Khane Parade.
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