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Buckingham Palace now has a Sikh connection
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KARNAL: Buckingham Palace now has a Sikh connection. India-born Lance Corporal Sarvjit Pal Singh and UK-born Simranjit Singh have joined the Queen's guards at the palace that serves as her residence.

Sarvjit Pal Singh, 28, was born at Ganeshpura village, near Naraingarh in Ambala.

His father Assa Singh back home in the village says the family is overwhelmed by the achievement of their son. Incidentally, Sarvjit is getting married in the village in October.

His posting at Buckingham Palace would be for six months, extendable by another six months. He had joined the British Army in 2004.

"Guarding dignitaries is family history," said the proud father, who has taken a premature retirement as DSP from the Intelligence Bureau. Sarvjit's grandfather Pritam Singh, who retired from the CRPF, had been handpicked for the protection duty of J&K leader Sheikh Abdullah when he was imprisoned in 1953.

Sarvjit's youngest brother, Adarsh Pal Singh, is also serving in the British Army.

A student of S.D. College, Ambala, Sarvjit joined the Army Air Corps in the UK, attracted by the excitement and adventure of the career. Earlier this month, he returned from a six-month stint in Afghanistan. At present, he is a member of the 3rd Regiment of the Army Air Corps, stationed at Wattisham, Suffolk.

5 August 2009
 

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