Though I haven't made it down myself, I know many who have and it's quite the shin-dig. If you're going to shell out all that money on mess kit you might as well use it!
I'll be there - I haven't been to the last couple for a variety of reasons. It's always a good go, as long as bad luck doesn't strike me (last time I went my suit bag containing the mess kit I had signed out from the Regimental Museum was stolen at the bus station!) This year's should be a good go. Thankfully our HCol treats us to the tickets.
It wasn't a piece of any significant value, just a mess dress uniform of some intra-war period subaltern of the Regiment. It was pretty embarrassing trying to explain it to my colleagues, then to run out to rent a tux last minute... I'll probably never actually manage to live it down. It could be a lot worse than getting the piss taken out of me every once in while. It taught me to keep a better grip on my kit, that's for sure.
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