#Welsh Guards

[thewales-family]

The Prince of Wales, Colonel of the Welsh Guards, privately visits the regiment at Combermere Barrack to speak with the soldiers, hear plans for their future, and witness the great work the Battalion does with physical and mental rehabilitation, in Windsor, England -March 20th 2024.

📷 : Kensington Palace & Welsh Guards.

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[blackswaneuroparedux]

What people want, above all, is order.

- Stephen Gardiner (1483 – 1555)

...that and for British trains to run on time.

Photo: soldiers from the Welsh Guards regiment board the train for a dress rehearsal in London for the King’s coronation.

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[princesscatherineblog]

Catherine, Princess of Wales during a visit to the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards with Prince William, Prince of Wales at Combermere Barracks for the St David’s Day Parade on March 01, 2023 in Windsor, England.

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[myprinceandprincessofwalesblog]

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[jerseydeanne]

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[ripplefactor]

TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales at Combermere Barracks with the Welsh Guards on St. David’s Day .. @ princeandprincessofwales ..

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[jariv4]

The Royal Family.

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[fuzzysparrow]

An image of which root vegetable is worn on the cap badge of the Welsh Guards?

In February 1915, King George V authorised “the formation of a Regiment of Foot Guards, to be designated the Welsh Guards”. Their badge, which is worn on their caps is in the shape of a leek, one of the symbols of Wales.

The leek was first worn by soldiers during battles with the Saxons in the 5th century AD to differentiate the Welsh soldiers from the enemy. The symbol was worn again during the Battle of Agincourt (1415). Since then, the leek became symbolic of war, bravery and victory.

The 1st Battalion Welsh Guards was formed from 400 soldiers, mainly Welsh, who voluntarily transfer from other regiments. Later that year, they travelled to Flanders to join the 3rd Guards Brigade in several battles of World War I. Despite the land being strewn with dead bodies, the Welsh Guards marched on with their cap badges gleaming on their caps. The bravery and expert discipline became something of legend during the war.

Despite being easy targets while marching to the battle lines, the Welsh Guards kept their composure, even though they lost five of their leading officers to machine-gun fire. Due to their tenacity, the British were able to secure their position at Loos, where they defeated the Germans in battle.

Writing about the Battle of Loos, the 'Military Mail' wrote: “While gallant little Wales lives, one of the most dazzling pages in its annals will be that describing how the Welsh Guards won their spurs as great fighters at Loos.”

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[princesscatherinemiddleton]

The Princess of Wales’ Year in Review: March

March 1st - The Prince and Princess of Wales presented Leeks to the Welsh Guards at Combermere Barracks for St David’s Day March 2nd - The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway to Windsor Castle. The four royals then held a meeting with Norwegian Business Delegates March 7th - The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron of the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, held an Early Years Meeting March 8th - The Princess of Wales, Colonel of the Irish Guards, visited 1st Battalion Irish Guards at Salisbury Plain Training Area March 9th - The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Hayes Muslim Centre March 13th - The Prince and Princess of Wales joined the King and Queen, the Princess Royal and Vice Adm Sir Tim, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey March 14th - The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron of the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, received Professor Eamon McCrory (Board Member of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Advisory Group) at Windsor Castle March 15th - The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron of the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, held an Early Years Meeting March 17th - The Prince and Princess of Wales, Colonel of the Irish Guards, presented shamrocks to the Irish Guards at Mons Barracks for St. Patrick's Day March 19th - Kensington Palace released two photographs of Catherine with her children for Mother's Day March 21st - The Princess of Wales, Patron of the Royal Foundation, held a meeting to launch a Business Taskforce for Early Childhood March 24th - The Princess of Wales wrote an opinion piece in the Financial Times, entitled "Investing in early childhood is a down payment on all our futures," about how business leaders need to invest now in the importance of early childhood, as a down payment for our collective future March 25th - A video of the Princess of Wales and Iceland (the shop) speaking about the crucial impact early years was released

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[world-of-wales]

I SPY THE WELSH GUARDS LEEK BROOCH!

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[praetorianxxiv]

Happy Saint David's Day to you all 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🍺

I hope you have had a fantastic Welsh day 💕🍺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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[thewales-family]

The Prince of Wales, Colonel of the Welsh Guards, privately visits the regiment at Combermere Barrack to speak with the soldiers, hear plans for their future, and witness the great work the Battalion does with physical and mental rehabilitation, in Windsor, England -March 20th 2024.

📷 : Kensington Palace & Welsh Guards.

#prince william #prince of wales #british royal family #england #2024 #march 2024 #welsh guards #combermere barrack #the wales #my edit

[blackswaneuroparedux]

The British soldier's morale was fed not only by patriotism (`Your Country needs you') but by the unique regimental spirit that has been the envy of other armies down to the present day: one cannot let the Regiment down.

- J.M. Bereton, The British Soldier

Edwardian Queens Bays 2nd Dragoon Guards, Welsh Cavalry officer’s uniform.

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[princesscatherineblog]

Prince William, Prince of Wales, Colonel, Welsh Guards and Catherine, Princess of Wales visit the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards to attend the St Davids Day Parade on March 1, 2023 in Windsor.

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[myprinceandprincessofwalesblog]

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[thepastisalreadywritten]

The Princess of Wales Visits The Queen's Dragoon Guards Regiment

Catherine, Princess of Wales, visits The Queen's Dragoon Guards Regiment for the first time as their Colonel-in-Chief on 8 November 2023 in Dereham, England.

📸: Chris Radburn — WPA Pool / Getty Images

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1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) is a regiment in the Royal Armoured Corps of the British Army.

Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry, the regiment recruits from Wales and the bordering English counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire, and Shropshire.

It is the senior cavalry regiment — the senior regiment of the line of the British Army.

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