Overview
- North Wales Police said a 64-year-old from the Harlech area was arrested on suspicion of unlawful use of military uniforms in connection with the 9 November ceremony.
- Officers searching the address recovered a naval uniform and a selection of medals, with Chief Inspector Trystan Bevan confirming that inquiries remain ongoing.
- Photos from the event showed a man in a Rear Admiral’s dress wearing 12 decorations including a Distinguished Service Order alongside the Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal, a pairing online investigators say is not held by any individual.
- The man told the parade marshal he represented the Lord Lieutenant’s office, but Lord Lieutenant Harry Fetherstonhaugh said he did not know him and Llandudno Town Council said he was not on the guest list.
- Media reports have identified the suspect as Jonathan David Carley and linked him to earlier Remembrance appearances in Caernarfon, while the Royal Navy condemned impersonation and noted it typically probes such cases only when illicit activity is suspected.