Queen Camilla made a rare political comment about the ongoing Ukraine war on Thursday evening during a reception at the Guildhall. The Queen, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles , began her address by paying tribute to the regiment's role in the Crimean War in the 1850s.

Looking elegant in a festive red velvet Fiona Clare dress, she said: "Only recently we marked the 80th anniversaries of both victory in Europe and victory over Japan . During these moments of commemoration, I was fortunate to speak privately with so many of our surviving veterans who voiced a clear and unanimous plea, the path to peace must be pursued with the same vigour and determination that our Forces prepare for combat.

"It is only fitting, then, to rewind the clock 170 years, when The Rifles' antecedents s

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