Suspected fake officer at Remembrance event prompts investigation

Hundreds of people were on the seafront in Llandudno to mark Remembrance Sunday last weekend for the traditional period of silence and the laying of poppy wreaths. The man was wearing the epaulettes and sleeve lace of a rear admiral, one of the highest ranks in the Royal Navy. Greg Robbins, chair of the council's civic sub-committee, said: "The man was challenged by the parade marshal, but stated that he was of a certain rank, and that he was representing the Lord Lieutenant's office.