Captain Rai was asked if the Gurkhas ferocious reputation is deserved ... In fact we had drawn the kukris to cut up shoe laces to tie them up with." The Ghurkhas had to reassure their prisoners ...

Prince Edward and Princess Sophie observed a parade of 274 new Nepali recruits for the British Army in Pokhara. The royal couple also engaged with families of Gurkha soldiers and visited projects by ...

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attend the attestation parade in Pokhara (Yui Mok/PA) The Duke of Edinburgh told new Gurkha recruits to be proud of being a “soldier in the British army but a ...

The Duke of Edinburgh told new Gurkha recruits to be proud of being a “soldier in the British army but a son of Nepal” as he attended their attestation ceremony. Edward and his wife Sophie met the two ...

Among the other guests were Lieutenant Colonel Rajesh Gurung - the most senior Nepali Gurkha officer, who is from Ghandruk. Image: Pic: PA Image: Edward and Sophie clapped along to a performance ...

The royal couple, both 60, met the two per cent of young Nepalis who passed the gruelling and highly competitive selection process to become part of the elite Brigade of Gurkhas. Mother-of-two ...

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh met the two per cent of young Nepalis who passed the gruelling selection process to join the Brigade of Gurkhas. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attend the ...