The Portsmouth Band of the Royal Marines, based at Portsmouth Naval Base, is one of the five Royal Marine Bands which provide musical ensembles from orchestras and string quartets to dance bands and traditional Military Bands.
RM Band Portsmouth
The title of the Royal Marines Band Portsmouth has changed many times - in 1923 on the amalgamation of the Royal Marines Artillery and the Royal Marines Light Infantry the Band became the Band of the Royal Marines, Portsmouth Division. This changed in 1947 when it became the Royal Marines Band, Portsmouth Group. In 1972 the title of the Band changed yet again, when it became the Band of Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command, and it is now known as the Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, Portsmouth.
In 1997 the Royal Yacht was decommissioned much to the sadness of all who served on her. The Royal Band has continued to stay in the public eye with televised events such as the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the Mountbatten Festival of Music and other state events such as the Queen Mother’s Funeral in 2002.
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