Queen Elizabeth II
Four of her protectors are fighting in Ukraine
According to media reports, Queen Elizabeth II loses four of her guards to Ukraine.
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Four protectors of the “Queen’s Guard” fled to Ukraine. There they should now fight against the Russian invaders.
The British “Queen’s Guards” take care of the safety of Queen Elizabeth II (95) and the entire British royal family. According to British tabloid The Sun Four members of this royal bodyguard are said to have left their posts and fled to Ukraine. There they are said to have joined the local troops to fight against the Russian invaders.
19-year-old apparently traveled to Ukraine
As “Mail Online” reports, among other things, Among other things, a 19-year-old member of the Coldstream Guards Regiment is said to have given up his royal duties as a member of the prestigious security force in Windsor and joined foreign fighters in Ukraine. He dropped off one last sign of life at the Polish-Ukrainian border. Before that, he wrote his parents a message and booked a one-way ticket to Poland at the weekend.
Unrest in the Ministry of Defense
The missing guards have caused unrest in the British Ministry of Defense, it is said. An intensive search is currently being carried out for the four men. The reason:
Official British soldiers are banned from traveling to Ukraine to take part in combat operations. This was confirmed by a spokesman for the British Ministry of Defence. “Personnel traveling to Ukraine face disciplinary and administrative consequences,” he said. Ex-army chief General Lord Dannatt (71) considers the 19-year-old soldier to be “completely irresponsible”: “We can’t choose the wars we go to. When you join the army, you go to the wars, to the one is sent.”