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Daily Mail
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Watch as Coldstream Guards band pay touching tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with rendition of Black Sabbath's Paranoid
The Band of the Coldstream Guards paid an emotional tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in London as they played Black Sabbath's hit song 'Paranoid'. Thousands of the rock band's fans gathered in the capital today for the late singer's funeral procession after he passed away aged 76 on July 22. His wife Sharon Osbourne broke down in tears as the heavy metal icon was commemorated in a parade through the city centre - with friends and family there to pay their respects. The Coldstream Guards stood outside Buckingham Palace with their instruments to perform a rendition of Black Sabbath's 1970s classic Paranoid. Touching footage shows the guards playing their drums, trumpets, horns and other instruments to honour the 'Prince of Darkness' and his legendary music. Reacting to the clip, one fan of the star wrote: 'What a unique and powerful tribute! It's incredible to see the Coldstream Guards perform Paranoid - truly a blend of tradition and rock. RIP to Ozzy Osbourne, a legend in every way.' Another said: 'Fantastic! Thank you for honoring The Prince of Darkness.' Meanwhile, Sharon and the couple's children Jack, Kelly and Aimee laid floral tributes at the Black Sabbath Bridge. @ The Band of the Coldstream Guards perform 'Paranoid' by Black Sabbath at Changing of the Guard today. RIP to Ozzy Osbourne the 'Prince of Darkness' #guard #kingsguard #ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #paranoid #heavymetal #rockband #london #buckinghampalace #fyp ♬ original sound - Sharon made a peace sign as she gestured her gratitude to the crowds, while accompanied by Ozzy's son Louis from his first marriage to Thelma Riley. The funeral cortege was led along Broad Street by a live brass band, Bostin' Brass, who were performing versions of Black Sabbath songs such as Iron Man, as thousands of devotees lined the streets. Huge crowds had started gathering along the route hours in advance of the 1pm start, to pay their respects towards the singer whose songs included Paranoid and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Thousands of people were pictured taking their places not only on Black Sabbath Bridge but along the city centre route along which his cortege travelled towards the Black Sabbath Bridge bench. The hearse carrying the singer's coffin - adorned with purple flowers spelling out 'Ozzy' - passed the star's childhood home in Lodge Road, Aston, at about 12.45pm on its route into Birmingham city centre. Flowers were placed outside the terraced property, close to Villa Park, since the singer's death, while the owners of the house put up a picture of Osbourne in the front bay window. The Jaguar hearse and six Mercedes funeral cars, accompanied by police motorcycle riders and a police car, drove slowly along the street watched by a handful of fans and the current owner of the house. Fans have left heartfelt messages and floral tributes around the Black Sabbath mural on Navigation Street in recent days to honour the heavy metal star who was born in the Aston area of Birmingham. Members of the public have also signed a book of condolences, opened by Birmingham Museum And Art Gallery, which is currently holding an exhibition titled Ozzy Osbourne (1948-2025): Working Class Hero.
The Irish Sun
28-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
Female clarinettist in Coldstream Guards groped six colleagues at parties including after King's Coronation
A FEMALE clarinettist in the Coldstream Guards groped six colleagues at parties after the King's Coronation and other state ceremonies. Lance Corporal Caitlyn Hawkins squeezed a male soldier's privates while staggering back from a pub, a court heard. 2 Lance Corporal Caitlyn Hawkins groped six colleagues at parties after the King's Coronation and other state ceremonies Credit: Solent And she told a female: 'It's annoying that you are straight and this attractive — do you not want to try it?', before putting her hands on her victim's breasts. Col Jim Carmichael, prosecuting, told Bulford military court that all the victims were in Army bands with Hawkins, 26, who once appeared on TV playing songs for The court heard that while heavily intoxicated from drinking at a London pub, she groped a colleague's privates and touched his buttocks. She then grabbed another soldier without consent. read more on uk news On that same night, she undid a female colleague's bra over her clothing after trying to touch her breasts. The court martial heard of other incidents involving three females. Chris Cannon, mitigating, said Hawkins had now sought mental health help and cut down her drinking. She admitted seven sexual assaults and two disgraceful conduct charges. Most read in The Sun She got an 18-month suspended sentence, with 240 hours of unpaid work, and was dismissed from the Army. Judge John Atwill said: 'You probably would have had a very successful career as an Army musician. Woman in her 30s sexually assaulted outside Tube station during early hours sparking urgent manhunt "You have thrown all of that away.' 2 Hawkins admitted seven sexual assaults and two disgraceful conduct charges Credit: Solent
The Sun
28-07-2025
- The Sun
Female clarinettist in Coldstream Guards groped six colleagues at parties including after King's Coronation
A FEMALE clarinettist in the Coldstream Guards groped six colleagues at parties after the King's Coronation and other state ceremonies. Lance Corporal Caitlyn Hawkins squeezed a male soldier 's privates while staggering back from a pub, a court heard. And she told a female: 'It's annoying that you are straight and this attractive — do you not want to try it?', before putting her hands on her victim's breasts. Col Jim Carmichael, prosecuting, told Bulford military court that all the victims were in Army bands with Hawkins, 26, who once appeared on TV playing songs for England's Lionesses. The court heard that while heavily intoxicated from drinking at a London pub, she groped a colleague's privates and touched his buttocks. She then grabbed another soldier without consent. On that same night, she undid a female colleague's bra over her clothing after trying to touch her breasts. The court martial heard of other incidents involving three females. Chris Cannon, mitigating, said Hawkins had now sought mental health help and cut down her drinking. She admitted seven sexual assaults and two disgraceful conduct charges. She got an 18-month suspended sentence, with 240 hours of unpaid work, and was dismissed from the Army. Judge John Atwill said: 'You probably would have had a very successful career as an Army musician. Woman in her 30s sexually assaulted outside Tube station during early hours sparking urgent manhunt "You have thrown all of that away.' 2
Daily Mail
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Coldstream Guards band clarinetist dismissed from army after she admits 'predatory' behaviour by groping six male and female colleagues
A 'predatory' female musician in the renowned Coldstream Guards band groped and propositioned six colleagues, a court martial heard. Lance Corporal Caitlyn Hawkins asked one woman: 'Would your boyfriend mind if I kissed you right now?' A Judge Advocate heard she told another female soldier it was 'annoying that you are straight and this attractive - do you not want to try it?' before putting her hands on the woman's breasts and attempting to kiss her. On another occasion, the 26-year-old British Army clarinetist squeezed the genitals of a male colleague while 'staggering' back from a pub in London, a military court was told. The soldier pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting four colleagues and committing disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind against two others. Assistant Judge Advocate General John Atwill has now dismissed her from the army and handed her a suspended sentence for her 'predatory' behaviour. The historic Coldstream Guards - recognised by the iconic red tunics and bearskin caps - is responsible for guarding the Royal Family and is famed for its high-profile ceremonial duties outside Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. Formed in 1650 and is the oldest continuously serving regiment of the regular British Army. Colonel Jim Carmichael, prosecuting, told Bulford Military Court that all of the offences were carried out against service personnel who were carrying out ceremonial duties alongside LCpl Hawkins in army bands. He told the board that on a date in May 2023, LCpl Hawkins was out drinking with other musicians at a pub in London. By the end of the night, LCpl Hawkins was 'heavily intoxicated' and she left the venue with three male colleagues. Col Carmichael said: 'On the way back, the defendant became rowdy. She was shouting on the street, she had slurred speech and she was staggering.' The court martial heard she walked up to one of her colleagues - who had offered to walk her home because she was drunk - and moved her face close to his in an attempt to kiss him. He moved away, and some time afterwards, LCpl Hawkins 'softly squeezed' his genitals for around two seconds and then repeatedly felt his crotch and buttocks during the journey back to camp. In a victim impact statement, the male soldier said the incidents caused him 'considerable emotional pain' and left him feeling 'disrespected and hurt'. It was heard that on that same walk home, she grabbed another soldier's genitals without his consent for around one to two seconds before he pushed her hand away. She also touched the buttocks of a third male colleague, who described her behaviour as 'inappropriate'. The Wiltshire court martial heard a second incident took place involving two female colleagues at a London pub in June 2024 when Hawkins was 'quite drunk'. The musician stroked one woman's back and kissed her on the side of the neck before asking 'Would your boyfriend mind if I kissed you right now?' Later the same night, at a different pub, LCpl Hawkins squeezed the woman's bottom before trying to touch the breasts of another female colleague, and undoing her bra. LCpl Hawkins moved away after being told to stop, but later told the woman: 'It's really annoying that you are straight and this attractive - do you not want to try it.' Col Carmichael told the court martial that LCpl Hawkins then put her hands on the woman's breasts and tried to kiss her. The victim pushed LCpl Hawkins away. A sixth victim said that between June and October of 2023, LCpl Hawkins had assaulted her on four occasions while they were out drinking, on one occasion putting her hand down the victim's trousers. Chris Cannon, mitigating, told the court that LCpl Hawkins had no previous convictions and had even been described as a 'model soldier' in character references. He said that she has since sought help for her mental health, and reduced her alcohol consumption. In a statement, LCpl Hawkins apologised to her victims and said she 'deeply regrets' her actions. LCpl Hawkins admitted that she can't remember the nights of the incidents due to alcohol consumption, which started to increase following the death of her father. She pleaded guilty to seven charges of sexual assault, and two charges of disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind at an earlier hearing. She was handed an 18-month suspended sentence and dismissed from the Army. LCpl Hawkins must also carry out 240 hours of unpaid work, and 35 rehabilitation activity days. Judge Atwill said LCpl Hawkins' victims were left feeling 'disempowered' as he told her: 'The sad thing is had you followed the values and standards you agreed to be part of, you wouldn't be here at all.'
Times
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Female musician dismissed from army after groping colleagues
A female musician in the band of the Coldstream Guards has been dismissed from the British Army after she groped or propositioned six of her colleagues. Lance Corporal Caitlyn Hawkins, a clarinetist who regularly performed at Buckingham Palace, squeezed the genitals of one male colleague and put her hands down a female colleague's trousers, a court martial heard. The soldier, 26, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting four colleagues and committing disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind against two others. All of those involved were carrying out ceremonial duties alongside Hawkins in army bands. Hawkins was interviewed by Sky News in 2023 about supporting the Lionesses in the World Cup final Assistant Judge Advocate General John Atwill said Hawkins was guilty of 'predatory behaviour' as he dismissed her from the army and issued a suspended sentence. The band of the Coldstream Guards is one of the oldest and best known in the British Army. It is regularly involved in the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace and Trooping the Colour, the King's birthday parade. The court martial heard that on one occasion, in May 2023, Hawkins was out drinking with other musicians at a pub in London. By the end of the night, she was 'heavily intoxicated' and left the venue with three male colleagues. Colonel Jim Carmichael, the prosecutor, told Bulford military court: 'On the way back, the defendant became rowdy. She was shouting on the street, she had slurred speech and she was staggering.' She then attempted to kiss a male colleague who had offered to walk her home and 'softly squeezed' his genitals, leaving him in 'complete shock'. On another occasion, in June 2024, she asked a female colleague: 'Would your boyfriend mind if I kissed you right now?' On the same night, she sexually assaulted the woman and tried to touch the breasts of another female colleague. One victim said Hawkins had assaulted her on four occasions, including putting her hands down her trousers, making 'skin-to-skin' contact. In a statement, Hawkins apologised and said she deeply regretted her actions. She also admitted that she could not remember the incidents due to alcohol consumption, which had increased after the death of her father. • Army chief's disgust after 1,000 women tell of sexual abuse in the ranks Speaking about the victims, Judge Atwill said: 'Many of them felt disempowered by your predatory behaviour and upset at the time and since about your willingness to treat them disgracefully. 'The sad thing is, had you followed the values and standards you agreed to be part of, you wouldn't be here at all.'You probably would have had a very successful career as an army musician. You have thrown all of that away.' Hawkins was handed an 18-month suspended sentence and dismissed from the army. She was also ordered to undertake 240 hours of unpaid work and 35 rehabilitation activity days.
