A Royal Birthday
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We wish our Patron, His Majesty King Charles III, a very happy 75th birthday today.
His Majesty has been Patron of our charity for a number of years, and Colonel in Chief of The Parachute Regiment since 11 June 1977. Upon his appointment as Colonel in Chief, His Majesty requested to take part in a parachute training course, which he completed with other recruits in April 1978. He told his biographer, Jonathan Dimbleby, 15 years later: “I felt I should lead from the front or at least be able to do some of the things that one expects others to do for the country.”