Despite a crystal-clear veto, four of the Queen’s guards have left. A 19-year-old left his Windsor barracks to fight against Putin’s troops in Ukraine.
LONDON – Four British soldiers are said to have left their posts to volunteer to assist the Ukrainian people in their fight against Russia. The group includes a 19-year-old who is in the service of Queen Elizabeth II. The soldiers have sworn to serve the British Queen and to obey the orders of their officers.
These orders are crystal clear: Do not go to Ukraine.*
The young Coldstream Guard has booked a one-way ticket to Poland to cross the border into Ukraine, according to The Sun. A source for the tabloid reports that the royal guard subsequently left Windsor barracks despite being under orders to protect Queen Elizabeth II*, 95. He left a message for his parents before leaving. The missing boy is one of four British soldiers who fled without permission to volunteer to fight in Ukraine.
The Department of Defense is alarmed over fears that far more soldiers may have gone into combat, including reservists and those on leave who have not yet been reported missing.
An insider tries to explain the men’s motives: “You don’t join the army to stand and march in bearskin hats. You go into the army to fight and see action.” He suspects they think they can do something good out there. It was a very misguided decision, he added.
The invasion and its human dramas also get under the skin of the Royals. Kate, 40, and William, 39, said when they visited the Ukrainian center* that they felt useless. Heir to the throne Prince Charles (73) could hardly hold back his tears when he met refugees. Queen Elizabeth tried to contribute with a donation *.
Ex-Army Chief General Lord Dannatt (71) described the dismissal of the soldiers as “completely irresponsible”. * 24royal.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
