"he actually wanted to wear the bearskin headdress but his superiors forced him to wear his turban so as to make some kind of statement.
I know this to be true because I heard it from a Guardsman who served beside him."
"I am very proud to be a member of the Household Division and to be the first Sikh Guardsman to mount guard in a turban will be the best thing in my life, especially as a member of the Scots Guards.
The regiment is full of history, as is my religion."
Now, which statement is more likely to be believed?