Mixed emotions as soldiers return home
It may be farthest West London and echo to the sound of the Heathrow jets overhead but this morning Hounslow became a corner of Wales as the borough welcomed back its home regiment, the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.
Hundreds lined the streets to applaud as 350 soldiers, led by a 60 piece regimental band, marched through the High Street.
The regiment, which is based in Hounslow, has just returned from a seven month tour of duty in Afghanistan.
For many, it was a day of mixed emotions as the Regiment lost five soldiers in this latest deployment.
They were remembered as the regiment gathered at Hounslow's Lampton Park for a brief ceremony in which the Last Post was followed by a minute's silence in tribute to the fallen.
More top news
Saturday forecast
The south is enjoying the best of today's weather, mostly dry with some bright spells.
Tree planted in memory to Olympic architect
Architect John Hopkins- The man who designed the Olympic Park- will have a large oak tree planted in his honour.
Saturday the better day of the weekend
Saturday is shaping up to be the better day of the weekend, mostly dry with a few bright or sunny spells.