AN OSWESTRY policeman had the honour of joining King Charles III’s coronation celebrations at the weekend.
Owen Beynon Brown, acting sergeant, based at Oswestry Police Station performed a mounted role with the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery.
The troops had the responsibility of firing a six-gun salvo from Horse Guards Parade as the crown was placed on the King’s head.
The events took place in London on Saturday, May 6 as King Charles was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
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Acting Sergeant Beynon Brown added: “We then formed up and took part as the lead element of the military procession back to Buckingham Palace.
“It was a momentous day with the sheer number of military on parade and police in attendance.”
He had previously ridden in all four salutes as part of Operation London Bridge to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The acting sergeant was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 2007, serving as a regular officer until he left in 2014.
From 2010 until 2014 he also served as a Section Commander within the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, the official saluting battery for the Royal household.
He continued: “During those four years I rode on all official parades, including the Queen’s Birthday Parade Trooping the Colour, state visits, the state opening of Parliament, Royal Windsor Horse Show, the British Military Tournament as well as escorting the Olympic torch in 2012.”
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Acting Sergeant Beynon Brown left the regular army in 2014 and joined West Mercia Police in 2015 on response in Oswestry and then became acting sergeant two months ago.
He rejoined the Army Reserves in 2019 as a reserve Section Commander in the King's Troop – and since then he has ridden on parade in London and also for the Queen's Life Guard.
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