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As Britain’s first black guardsman I endured years of abuse. Now it saddens me to learn there was a royal household colour bar Richard Stokes, the first black guardsman in the British army, at his passing-out parade in Pirbright, Surrey, in 1988. Photograph: David Levenson/Alamy Richard Stokes, the first black guardsman in the British army, at his passing-out parade in Pirbright, Surrey, in 1988. Photograph: David Levenson/Alamy Sat 5 Jun 2021 01.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 5 Jun 2021 01.02 EDT In 1986, when I was a teenager, Prince Charles expressed “serious concern” about pot...

Bill Berry was an inaugural member of the Aberdeen Sporting Hall of Fame Bill Berry grew up on a farm in Blairdaff by Monymusk. He was educated at Kemnay where his school report and certificate reported him an excellent scholar in most subjects. He left school aged 15 and was first employed by Cluny Estates as a Kennel boy and trainee Gamekeeper. He then moved to Findrack Estate near Lumphanan, with another Gamekeeper to become an Under Keeper. Whilst there, in 1953 the Laird actually arranged for Bill to join the Scots Guards, which was to chart out the rest of his life.

Obituary: Bill Berry, former chairman of JudoScotland and 7th Dan player Mark Campanile William (Bill) Berry, UK judo official. Born: 22 January, 1936 in Aberdeen. Died: 15 February, 2021 in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, aged 85 © Bill Berry was an inaugural member of the Aberdeen Sporting Hall of Fame Bill Berry grew up on a farm in Blairdaff by Monymusk. He was educated at Kemnay where his school report and certificate reported him an excellent scholar in most subjects. He left school aged 15 and was first employed by Cluny Estates as a Kennel boy and trainee Gamekeeper. He the...