A MAN who dressed as an admiral without permission at a Remembrance Sunday event was fined £500 today.

Jonathan Carley told police the naval uniform was issued to him legitimately when he was in the cadets but he had rear admiral rings added by a tailor and he had bought medals online.

The 65-year-old wore the uniform at the event in Llandudno on November 9 and was arrested on November 14, telling police “I’ve been expecting you.”

He later said in interview that he had wanted a sense of “belonging and affirmation.”

Carley, from Harlech, Gwynedd, admitted wearing uniform or dress bearing the mark of His Majesty’s Forces without permission.

At  Llandudno Magistrates’ Court, District Judge Gwyn Jones fined Carley £500 and ordered him to pay £85 towards prosecution costs and a £200 surcharge.

He said: “It’s a sad reflection upon you that you chose to do such a thing on a very difficult day for so many.”