A former Royal Marines bandsman - who played for sultans and royalty - has donated a rare statue of a drum major to the ...

In a career spanning four decades, George Latham from Liskeard performed for kings, queens, presidents, sultans, at the ...

A rare statue of a Royal Marines musician has been donated to the elite military band by one of its former stalwarts.

George Latham, who grew up in Rugby, Warwickshire, and now lives in Liskeard, Cornwall, visited HMS Raleigh, near Plymouth, to donate the figure to the Royal Marines School of Music in Portsmouth.

He's performed for kings, queens, presidents and sultans, paraded at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981 - and even delivered ...

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HMS Raleigh is the home of the Royal Marines Band Plymouth and was also Mr Latham’s last posting before he retired in 1986. The statue will go on display at the band’s School of Music in ...