Thursday, 12 March 2009
Women joining Chelsea pensioners
The first women to join the ranks of the Chelsea pensioners are being welcomed with a ceremony. To reflect the growing number of women who have joined the army since the 1950s, they are now being admitted to the Royal Hospital in west London. The uniform has been adapted to suit the female figure and there has even talk of designing an official handbag.
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Thank you for your comments, my secretary will now lose them in the in-tray for a few hours before finding them again and passing them to me.