Regimental Researcher Geoff Crump has received an invitation to the Coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6 May, along with 450 other British Empire Medal (BEM) recipients. Very few are from Cheshire.

He was awarded a BEM in 2020 for his service to military history after more than 40 years as a volunteer at Cheshire Military Museum.

Click the link to see Geoff speaking about his up coming appointment with royalty – he is about half way though the special report from ITV Granada Reports which also features the Museum Cheshire Military Museum volunteer apologises to Jurgen Klopp for missing game for coronation