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🏴Freedom of Cardiff🏴
The QDG today marched through Cardiff with “drums beating, colours flying, and swords drawn” to exercise the Freedom of the City, an honour first conferred on the unit in 1985.
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1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards 🏴
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1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards 🏴
@TheWelshCavalry
The Cavalry Regiment of Wales and the Border Counties. Specialising in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance for 1st Deep Recce Strike Brigade.
- Following his accession to the throne His Majesty has been pleased to appoint Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales as Colonel-in-Chief of 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards. 🔵 #thewelshcavalry ⚪️ #firstandforemost
- Wishing a very happy birthday to HRH The Princess of Wales on behalf of all ranks of the Welsh Cavalry. Penblwydd hapus!🎂 Wishing The Princess of Wales a very Happy Birthday today!
- Replying to @TheWelshCavalryHRH The Prince Of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, took the salute and presented medals to serving soldiers before meeting the families of those who had recently returned from UN🇺🇳 peacekeeping operations in West Africa. ⚪️ #firstandforemost
- Happy Birthday to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales! Prince Charles has been Colonel in Chief of 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards since 2003. It was a post previously filled by his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. #QDG #PrinceCharles #WelshCavalry
- They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. #WeWillRememberThem #Remembrance #LestWeForget
- Today we remember Lieutenant David Boyce and Lance Corporal Richard Scanlon, who were killed when their armoured vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Thursday, 17th November 2011. #WeWillRememberThem #QDG #Afghanistan
- The Welsh Cavalry have now taken command of the Long Range Reconnaissance Group in #Mali after a Transfer of Authority Parade with 2nd Bn The Royal Anglian Regiment. Op NEWCOMBE is the UK's peacekeeping contribution to MINUSMA. #firstandforemost #outinfront #thewelshcavalry
- C Squadron are currently firing their .50 cal heavy machine guns from their Jackals on Exercise WESSEX STORM. #QDG #WESSEXSTORM #50cal @7thRats @Army_Wales @Field_Trg_Unit
00:00 - The Welsh Cavalry would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas from #Mali 🎅🏻 🔵#TheWelshCavalry ⚪️#FirstandForemost 🔵#Outinfront #Christmas 🎄
- As the sun sets here in #Mali, the Welsh Cavalry Task Group would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and best wishes for 2022. Blwyddyn Newydd Dda 🏴 🔵#TheWelshCavalry ⚪️#FirstandForemost 🔵#Outinfront
- At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month we fall silent to remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice. May they rest in peace.
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards is the cavalry regiment of Wales and the border counties, known as the Welsh Cavalry. Find out more: bit.ly/2Xjf4xu #QDG #WelshCavalry #FindWhereYouBelong @Army_Wales
00:00 - C Sqn have donned their blue berets as they prepare to depart on Op NEWCOMBE, the UK’s contribution to @UN_MINUSMA in #Mali 🇲🇱 Today, the CO gave them their final address, wishing them luck and promoting some young Tprs to LCpl. #FirstandForemost #Outinfront #FailLearnWin
