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Ramping up enthusiasm for Tattoo

Beano favourite Dennis the Menace was on his bike at the launch of this year’s Military Tattoo.

By The Newsroom
Published 25th Jul 2012, 13:00 BST

Drummers from Top Secret Drum Corps stood firm during biker Brad McNicol’s daring leap at Edinburgh Castle yesterday.

A military take on the Brave soundtrack, an orchestral re-enactment of the Queen’s coronation and a comic-strip tribute by the US Navy are among acts set to wow audiences.

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More than 220,000 spectators are due to attend the month-long spectacular, themed for 2012 on the Queen’s diamond jubilee.

Brigadier David Allfrey, chief executive and producer, said: “We are privileged and fortunate to have lived in the time of Queen Elizabeth II.”