The private was said to have nine bags of cocaine and ketamine among his possessions after police searched his room and car at Wellington Barracks by Buckingham Palace. The Coldstream Guardsman was arrested on Tuesday by the Royal Military Police and has been removed from ceremonial duties pending the outcome of the investigation. An Army spokesman told MailOnline: 'We can confirm that a soldier from the Coldstream Guards has been arrested for a suspected drug offence by the Royal Military Police. The Coldstream Guards, nicknamed 'Lilywhites,' were formed in the English Civil War when Oliver Cromwell gave Colonel George Monck permission to have his own regiment. The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards is one of the oldest and best-known military marching bands in the world.

Source: Daily Mail July 31, 2020 09:04 UTC