Aug 3, 2009
The Retirement of Billy the Goat
Having a goat as a member of the Royal Army might seem funny to most people, but it has been a British tradition for more than 200 years.Lance Corporal William Windsor has served in the army for the last eight years, traveling overseas, meeting royalty and leading military parades. His comrades from the 1st Battalion of the Royal Welsh said goodbye to their loyal colleague as he walked by to the trailer that took him to the zoo, where he will spend his retirement.Billy the Goat is a Kashmir goat and was offered as a gift to the Royal Army, by the Queen herself. Billy’s replacement will be announced in June, when another kid goat will be picked from a heard in Great Orme, North Wales.Photos by PA and Reuters.
Source: dailymail
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