Warrant Officer 1st Class Esther becomes the first female Bandmaster in the Life guards Household division of the British Army. She attended her 'passing out' parade at the Knightsbridge barracks in London, accompanied by her parents Elaine and Tom Freeborn and Sports minister and former Lifeguard officer Hugh Robertson.

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Location: London, England
Photo credit: © David Parker / Alamy / Afripics
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