First Lady adjutant Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Major E L Humphreys is the first female Adjutant at Royal Military College Sandhurst.

First female Adjutant Major E L Humphreys AGC (SPS) and her charger climb the steps at Old College, RMAS.

Adjutant and his charger climbing the steps at Old College RMAS.

The tradition of the Adjutant and their charger climbing the steps of Old College at the end of the Sovereign’s Parade dates back to July 1926. The Adjutant Captain Frederick ‘Boy’ Browning (later Sir Frederick Browning) rode his horse ‘The Vicar’ up the steps of Old College at the conclusion of the end of term inspection, the precursor to the modern Sovereign’s Parade.

Many theories surround the tradition, but it appears he had the idea after riding up some steps in the training area and asked permission from the Commandant, Major General Charles Corkran, to do so at the end of the Commissioning Ceremony.