WATCH: Household Cavalry join Coldstream Guards for Civic Week

Some of the pomp and ceremony normally reserved for the Royal Family was on display in the Scottish Borders, as the Household Cavalry - one of the most prestigious regiments in the British Army - joined the Coldstream Guards for the town's annual Civic Week celebrations.

It’s the last of our region’s summer festivals, and comes as questions are raised over future funding of the events.

Bill Moore, who flew the flag for Coldstream in 1967, says it's important they're given support to continue.

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A special service took place on Branxton Hill during Thursday's rideout, to remember all those who lost their lives in one of the bloodiest battles between Scotland and England.

This year's Coldstreamer Josh Kerr laid a wreath at the Flodden Memorial ahead of the ceremony, and admitted it had been an emotional day.

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