![]() ![]() The Archers were commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Irwin (top left). ![]() Also required to make an immediate return were members of the Bearer Party (main picture) from the Queen's Company, Grenadier Guards, who were deployed on Operation Shader in Iraq. ![]() Brigadier James Stopford of the Irish Guards was at his daughter Izzie's wedding in Corfu, where his phone had been buzzing for several hours with warnings of an impending announcement. What follows here are the astonishing stories from senior guardsmen who were at the heart of the preparations for the funeral (right) of our beloved monarch a year ago. 'And with that the most intense 11 days of my life began.' The GSM's words, though not official code, were enough to signal the impending death later that afternoon of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Garrison Sergeant Major asked the deceptively simple question: 'Is everything quiet in the headquarters?' 'I knew instantly there was only one reason why he would ask that question,' said Lieutenant Colonel J.N.E.B. HUGO VICKERS: At 12.20pm that Thursday, the Brigade Major of the Grenadier Guards received a phone message that sent a shiver of shock through him. ![]()
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