Countess_of_Wessex's_String_Orchestra
The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra (CWSO)[1] is a 24-member string band from the British Army's Royal Corps of Army Music. It is the only independent full-time string band in the British Armed Forces.[2] It is named after the Duchess of Edinburgh, formerly Countess of Wessex, the daughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, sister-in-law of King Charles III and Colonel-in-Chief of RCAM. It is stationed from the former quarters of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich Barracks.[3]