Following his graduation, the Ministry of Defence made it clear to him that National Service could no longer be
avoided and so when the opportunity to join the Band of Her Majesty's Life Guards presented itself he grasped it
firmly with both feet and became Her Majesty's very own cosmic pianist.
The Life Guards
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He signed on for an additional third year (as was then the requirement) in order to occupy the post of pianist
with the band. Although it was a mounted band, as pianist he was not required to undertake training in equitation. In those days there were no pianos that could be played on horse-back (nor indeed horses able comfortably to carry pianos). Consequently he has never experienced a truly meaningful relationship with any four-legged friend. Instead, his duties were restricted to performing with an orchestra for royal banquets at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, or grooving with a dance band for parties in the officers' mess. |
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