Servicewomen in the Royal Air Force (RAF) are no longer allowed to wear skirts when marching on parade.

The restriction was issued in a bid to make the RAF’s uniform more inclusive for transgender personnel.

“We have men who want to live as women, women who want to live as men and personnel who do not identify with any gender,” a source told The Sun.

“The view was we need a uniform policy to cut through all of that and say there is one uniform for everyone and that’s that. It’s about including people and encouraging diversity.”

RAF puts stop to women wearing skirts on parade