A ROYAL Navy recruit from the New Forest has an appointment to appear before The Queen.

Alex Wareham, from Ringwood, is due to be part of the prestigious Lord High Admiral's Divisions at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth next Thursday.

The 21-year-old trainee submariner will be among a group of 43 ratings in the passing-out parade, which signifies the completion of training for young officers.

It will be the first time The Queen has attended the parade in person since April 1997.

Alex, who is in the penultimate week of his training course at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall, said: "Being one of the first Ratings ever to take part in Lord High Admiral's Divisions and marching in front of Her Majesty The Queen will be one of the proudest parts of my training."