The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas serenades Parliament
The Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, has welcomed the Gurkhas to Westminster, as their 37-strong band of serving soldiers performed a medley of Highland tunes.
The band then attended a fundraising dinner at the House of Lords, to help secure funds to build more resilient homes for Gurkha families in Nepal. It is a country where earthquakes, extreme rainfall and landslides are common.
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