Overview

• Capt. Elizabeth Godwin, 28, died in a car crash in Surrey on September 5, with no new investigative details disclosed publicly.
• Nine mounted Life Guards escorted the hearse, her coffin was carried by regiment colleagues, and trainees from Army Training Regiment Pirbright formed an honour guard.
• The hearse followed the route she once took to her duties as an officer of the King’s Life Guard before entering the Guards Chapel at Wellington Barracks.
• A Ministry of Defence spokesperson praised her as an utterly dedicated officer who embodied servant leadership and the ideals of the Household Cavalry.
• Godwin joined The Life Guards in 2020 as the regiment’s first female officer after winning Sandhurst’s Sword of Honour, later instructing recruits at Pirbright and representing the Army in polo and hockey.