Navy People: Kyabram Federation Guard member's 'great time' at Military Tattoo
3 February 2010
Performing in this year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has been one of the best experiences ever for Kyabram woman and Australia’s Federation Guard member, Able Seaman Narelle Milnes.
Narelle said it was great to perform in Australia for her second Tattoo.
“It’s been a privilege to share the stage and perform with others from all over the world. I’ve enjoyed reconnecting with some old friends, making new friends and to share the stage with all the Tattoo performers,” he said.
“Performing in the Tattoo in 2005 was a big event as it was the first time it had been out of Edinburgh. It was a privilege to be in it once but to get the opportunity to do it a second time is an honour,” she said.
“Participating at the Tattoo requires lots of rehearsals and many long days but at the end of the night, when it all comes together, it’s all worth it!”
Narelle was a guard member in the Navy Division Guard of Honour of Australia’s Federation Guard performance, which included the opening and the closing of the Tattoo.
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a celebration of the history and pageantry of international military traditions. Broadcast to millions of people around the world, the Tattoo brings together Service, police and civilian participants from around the world.
This year’s tattoo included Australia’s Federation Guard (AFG) precision drill display, the massed Pipe Bands from the and Australia (17 pipe bands in total), the band of the Moscow Military Conservatoire, highland dancers (96 dancers from Australia and 24 from Scotland), the New Zealand Army Band, the Middlesex County Volunteers from the USA, the band of the People’s Liberation Army of China, the musical Ride by the NSW Mounted Police and Band, the Top Secret Drum Corps from Switzerland, the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Steel Orchestra, the King’s Guard of Norway Band and Precision Drill Team, the Armed Forces massed bands, and the massed Bands of Australian Defence Force.
This year’s Tattoo will make a significant donation to military-related charitable causes in Australia, as it did in 2005.
