The former are turning out in force to protest against a homecoming parade in honour of local troops who have served in British army regiments in Afghanistan and Iraq.
And so many of the cultural affiliations of military life – regiments, the Royal British Legion, the commanders-in-chief – are intimately bound up with the historic Protestant and imperial attributes of the British royal family.
"By arming the community and creating all these regiments of militias, I am scared that my sect and community will burn.
Prince Charles said: "It seemed to me a tragedy that there were no portraits of D-day veterans, hence this collection of remarkable old soldiers from the regiments of which my wife and I are Colonel or Colonel-in-Chief".
The regular arrival of monstrous regiments of women messing up the Tories' Chipping comfort zone, taking that space – embracing the base – to defy the location of Cruise missiles?
Just as transistors took their place, so AI will probably turf out whole regiments of white-collar workers.
The British army, with its local and regional regiments, and its allegiance to the queen as a symbol of national interest above party politics, reflects British society.
The reforms replaced the old four-tier command system of military districts, armies, divisions, and regiments with a two-tier system of strategic commands and leaner, more mobile combat brigades.
His is a brisk, self-confident form of poshness: think of a young officer in one of the smarter regiments, getting on with the job in some global hotspot.
Infantry regiments tend to recruit from poor areas where jobs are scarce and A-levels scarcer.
But if Poland joins the Union, it will bring with it regiments of farmers, all wanting an equal share.
