The final curtain fell in August 1999 on the Royal Tournament - a showcase of Britain's military power and prowess since 1880. The highlight of the concluding day of the last tournament was the final running of the renowned Royal Navy field gun competition.

The Earls Court event came to an end because of losses, and because the increasingly stretched armed services had found it ever more difficult to provide personnel.

In 1992, the services decided that they could no longer free the 2,500 personnel needed to run the show for its traditional three weeks and the tournament was cut to a fortnight, stripping it of financial viability.

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