Chief of the Army Staff Nepali Army UK Visit 2026
General Ashok Raj Sigdel (The Chief of the Army Staff Nepali Army,) has been in the UK by invite from General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO ( Chief of the General Staff, British Army).
On 9 October 2026, he was invited to visit the HQ Brigade of Gurkhas at Robertson House, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
He was welcomed with a Guard of Honour, before stepping inside to meet staff and receive a briefing about the current roles, activities and formation of the Brigade of Gurkhas.
During General Ashok Raj Sigdel’s time in the UK, he has visited CGS at Army HQ, UK Defence Ministers in London and visited the Infantry Battle School in Brecon, where a team from the Nepali Army achieved a Gold Medal on Exercise CAMBRIAN PATROL 2026.
He has also had the opportunity to visit The House of Parliament, the National Army Museum in London and paid his respects and laid a wreath at the Gurkha Memorial located on Horse Guards Avenue opposite the Ministry of Defence Main Building in Whitehall, London.
Other locations during the COAS UK visit
Meeting with the UK Minister for Veterans and People, Mr Calvin Bailey MBE MP
Meeting with Chief of the General Staff British Army at Army HQ
Meeting with Lieutenant General Sir Charlie Collins KBE DSO and Lieutenant General Paul Griffiths CB in London
