Marching with Ajex? You’ll need a ticket

Ajex has launched a publicity drive to warn participants in next month’s annual parade that they will need a ticket to join the march.

The change is on the instruction of police and reflects security issues around Horse Guards Parade. Tickets are available via Ajex, whose chief executive, Major Danny Yank, said that the association was spreading the word in an effort to avert difficulties on the day for former service personnel and their families.

“A lot of people will travel a long way and we don’t want them to be disappointed. Anyone without a ticket will have to produce two forms of ID. If they don’t have it, in the worst case scenario, they will be turned away.

“It shows just how much security now goes into any public event.”