| The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) |
Cap Badge of the Blues and Royals | | Active | 23 March 1969-Present | | Country | United Kingdom | | Branch | Army | | Type | Household Cavalry | | Role | Formation Reconnaissance/Ceremonial | | Size | Three squadrons | | Part of | Household Cavalry | | Garrison/HQ | RHQ - London
Regiment - Windsor/London | | Motto | Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Shame on him who thinks this evil) | | March | Quick - Quick March of the Blues and Royals
Slow - Slow March of the Blues and Royals
Trot Past - Keel Row | | Commanders | | Colonel-in-Chief | HM The Queen | Colonel of
the Regiment | HRH The Princess Royal, LG, LT, GCVO | Notable
commanders | Cornet HRH Prince Harry of Wales
Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury | | Insignia | | Tactical Recognition Flash |
 | | Sleeve Badge | Waterloo Eagle
from Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) |
 A Trooper of the Blues and Royals on mounted duty in Whitehall, London The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) are a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1486x1712, 521 KB) A Trooper of the Blues and Royals on mounted duty in Whitehall, London, England. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1486x1712, 521 KB) A Trooper of the Blues and Royals on mounted duty in Whitehall, London, England. ...
There are currently eleven regular cavalry regiments of the British Army, with five serving as armoured regiments, and five as formation reconnaissance regiments. ...
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Dismounted Blues and Royals (left) and Life Guards (right) preparing to line the route of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth to describe the cavalry of the Household Divisions, a country’s most elite or historically senior military groupings or those military groupings...
The regiment was formed in 1969 from the merger of The Royal Horse Guards who were known as "The Blues", or "The Oxford Blues", and The Royal Dragoons who were known as "The Royals". For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...
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Since then, the new regiment has served in Northern Ireland, Germany and Cyprus. During the Falklands War of 1982, the regiment provided the two armoured reconnaissance troops. The regiment also had a squadron on operational duty with the United Nations in Bosnia in 1994/1995. Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...
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As a result of the Options for Change Review in 1991, the Blues and Royals formed a Union for operational purposes with the Life Guards to form the Household Cavalry Regiment. However they each maintain their regimental identity, with distinct uniforms and traditions, and their own colonel. The Blues and Royals currently have two reconnaissance squadrons in Windsor, which are part of the Household Cavalry Regiment and a mounted squadron in London as part of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. Options for Change was a restructuring of the British military in 1993, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War. ...
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The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army. ...
The Household Cavalry Regiment has an active operational role in armoured fighting vehicles which has seen them at the forefront of the nations conflicts. ...
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The Blues and Royals is one of two regiments of the Household Division that can trace its lineage back to the New Model Army, the other being the Coldstream Guards. Household Division is term used principally in the Commonwealth of Nations to describe a country’s most elite or historically senior military groupings, or those military groupings that provide functions associated directly with the Sovereign. ...
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The Colonel-in-Chief is Her Majesty The Queen and the Colonel is HRH The Princess Royal. Both HRH Prince William of Wales and HRH Prince Harry of Wales joined the regiment as cornets in 2006. In the British and other Commonwealth armies, the Colonel-in-Chief of a regiment is its (usually Royal) patron. ...
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Officer Cadet Wales on parade when New Colours were presented to Sandhurst, 21 June 2005. ...
Cornet was the third and lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, after the Captain and Lieutenant. ...
Prince Harry The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on February 22, 2007 that Harry, who is third in line to the throne, would possibly join his Blues and Royals regiment in Iraq as a “long-planned rotation of troops.” Britain’s Prince Harry was said to be “over the moon” about this, but any decision to send him has since come under review. Harry said he would be 'disappointed' if he were not sent but also that he would not resign from the army in protest. Families of currently serving soldiers have voiced concern over any decision to exempt Harry from combat situations. It has also been suggested that putting such a high profile person in an area of active insurgency puts the other members of his troop in added danger.[1]
The deployment was expected in May or June of this year. The 22-year-old prince will be the first member of the royal family to serve in a war-zone in 25 years. His uncle, Prince Andrew, served as a helicopter pilot in the 1982 Falklands war against Argentina.
On April 30, it was announced by Gen Sir Richard Dannatt that Prince Harry would be deployed to Iraq with his regiment to serve active duty, though this decision would be kept under review.
After reviewing the situation, General Dannatt announced on the May 16, 2007 that Prince Harry would not be deployed to Iraq. Reasons given included a number of specific threat to the Prince which would also place those around him in danger. The media's widespread discussion of his deployment was also mentioned as a contributary factor. General Dannatt stated "I have decided today that Prince Harry will not deploy as a Troop Leader with his Squadron. I have come to this final decision following a further and wide round of consultation, including a visit to Iraq by myself at the end of last week"[2]
As an officer, Prince Harry is in charge of 11 soldiers carrying out reconnaissance work using four armoured FV107 Scimitar vehicles, each with a crew of three. He holds the rank of Cornet, which is used by a small number of cavalry units including the Blues and Royals. It is the equivalent of the more usual rank of 2nd lieutenant. He is known to colleagues as Troop Commander Wales.[3] This refers to the armoured vehicle, for other uses see Scimitar (disambiguation) FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle, although sometimes classed as a light tank used by the British Army. ...
Battle honours - Falkland Islands 1982, Al Basrah, Iraq 20031
1. awarded jointly to The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals, for services of Household Cavalry Regiment.
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Order of Precedence Life Guards on parade The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army. ...
For the purposes of parading, the regular army of the British Army is listed according to an order of precedence. ...
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References - ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/6594223.stm
- ^ http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/DefencePolicyAndBusiness/SpecificRiskToHarryDeploymentunacceptableCgs.htm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6609385.stm
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