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Military horses are released into the fields around Melton's Defence Animal Training Regiment base

King's Coronation horses arrive in Melton for their summer holidays

King Charles III

King Charles to receive Scottish crown jewels to mark coronation

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King Charles pays tribute to troops to mark Armed Forces Day 2023

The coronation flypast could be cancelled due to bad weather

Coronation flypast given green light following weather concerns

Soldiers of The Queen’s Company of the Grenadier Guards carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II Funeral: why they are bearers of the Queen’s coffin

Army to be cut by 10,000 soldiers - but experts fear it could leave UK vulnerable (Photo: Shutterstock)

Army to be cut by 10,000 soldiers - but experts fear it could leave UK vulnerabl...

Army enlisted to help roll out the Covid vaccine in the UK - this is the plan

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Captain Tom Moore has been made an honorary colonel by the Queen to mark his 100th birthday (Photo: Getty/Capture the Light Photography)

NHS fundraiser Captain Tom is made a colonel on his 100th birthday - here are th...

British and Pakistani Army dog handlers, Captain Shoaib (left) and Corporal Stewart Watson exercise their dogs during the training course in Melton Photographer: Corporal Mark Larner RLC 10/10/2019 EMN-191021-122933001

Royals see how Melton military dog trainers teach Pakistani army handlers

Former Melton man Alan Inkpen with his Chief of Defence Force Commendation medal awarded by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) for his outstanding contribution to their Explosive Detection Dog programme EMN-190723-151934001

Melton man given top New Zealand military award
A former Melton man has been given a prestigious honour for his work with New Zealand forces in Afghanistan in training military dogs to seek out explosives.

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