The Princess of Wales visits the 1st Battalion Irish Guards for the first time since becoming Colonel to learn about work on the Salisbury Plain Training Area in Salisbury, England -March 8th 2023.
Catherine visits the 1st Battalion Irish Guards for the first time since becoming Colonel so of course the ex royals release their own PR that princess 'Lilimerch' Diana got christened. But no new photos? Really? With A list Tyler Perry there for 'black' validation? 🤔
8 MARCH 2023 || The Princess of Wales visited The 1st Battalion Irish Guards for the first time since becoming Colonel on Salsbury Plain on 8 March 2023.
Catherine opted for -
Windproof Camouflage Combat Smock Jacket from the British Army
Astoria knit Sweater in fern green by Holland Cooper
High G-Shape Cargo Skinny Pants In Khaki from G-Star
Gold Hoop Earrings
Supalite II Goretex Hiking Boots In Brown by Berghaus
The Prince and Prince of Wales have joined the 1st Battalion Irish Guards for their annual St Patrick's Day Parade, which is the first for the Princess of Wales in her role as colonel of the regiment. | March 17, 2023
Catherine, Princess of Wales meets personnel on exercise during her visit to the Irish Guards on Salisbury Plain, on March 8, 2023 in Salisbury, England. The Princess of Wales visited the 1st Battalion Irish Guards for the first time since becoming Colonel to learn about work on the Salisbury Plain Training Area.
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
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Celebrated Triumphant 2024 Show
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is officially over and it's been truly awesome. The entire show was superb! The Royal Navy ⚓ took you on a journey through time, celebrating the tides of change.
The final part of the night when they play 'The Black Bear' and 'Scotland the Brave', and The full line-up for 2024 included The Massed Bands of His Majesty's Royal Marines, Pipes and Drums of 1st Battalion Scots Guards, 1st Battalion Irish Guards Drums and Pipes, Pipes and Drums of the Royal Gurkha Rifles, Combined Pipes and Drums of The Royal Tank Regiment and Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Pipes and Drums.
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo now turns attention to next year and its 75th Anniversary. The milestone Show, Heroes Who Made Us, will run from 1 – 23 August 2025.
The Princess of Wales presents a traditional sprig of shamrock to the mascot of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, Irish Wolfhound dog Turlough Mor known as Seamus, during a St Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks | March 17th, 2023
The Princess of Wales visits the 1st Battalion Irish Guards for the first time since becoming Colonel to learn about work on the Salisbury Plain Training Area in Salisbury, England -March 8th 2023.
The Prince and Princess of Wales sit for a group photo during their visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards for the St Patrick's Day Parade, at Mons Barracks in Aldershot. Image ID: 2PFG8J6 // Andrew Matthews // PA Wire#StPatricksDay2023 #PrincessofWales -- Alamy Editorial
17 MARCH 2023 || The new Colonel of the Irish Guards, The Princess of Wales was accompanied by Prince William attended the 2023 St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot.
Catherine opted for -
Bespoke Irish Guards Uniform Inspired Coat-Dress by Catherine Walker
'Clio' Heart-Shaped Cocktail Hat in Teal from Jane Taylor
Emerald and Diamond Cluster Drop Earrings
Cartier Gold Irish Guards Shamrock Brooch
'Natasha' Clutch In ‘Lake’ Teal Blue from Emmy London
‘Gianvito 105’ Pumps In 'Teal Suede' by Gianvito Rossi
The Princess of Wales, Colonel, Irish Guards, visits the 1st Battalion Irish Guards for the first time since becoming Colonel, on Salsbury Plain | March 08, 2023
1st Battalion, Irish Guards prepare to leave Wellington Barracks, Westminster, London, following the outbreak of the First World War, 6 August 1914. The Battalion arrived in France as part of the British Expeditionary Force on 13 August 1914.
On March 28th 1642, the Scots Guards Regiment was formed.
In 1642 Archibald Campbell, the 1st Marques of Argyll, as seen in the forst pic, was also instructed by The King to raise a Royal Regiment of 1,500 men to act as Royal Guard to the King when he visited Ireland. This Regiment was named the ‘Marquis of Argyll’s Royal Regiment’ and Argyll appointed Sir Duncan Campbell of Auchinbreck as Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment, which swiftly moved to Ireland. It remained in Ulster while Civil War raged in England and Scotland until 1649, when King Charles I was executed. The much depleted Regiment then crossed to Scotland and was referred to as the ‘Irish Companies’.
In 1650 it welcomed King Charles II to Scotland from France who was proclaimed King of Scots. The King took the ‘Irish Companies’ as his ‘Lyfe Guards of Foot’ and were soon engaged in action at the Battle of Dunbar, were the Scottish Army was defeated by Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army. In 1651 King Charles II once again engaged the Parliamentary Forces at the Battle of Worcester and was once again defeated. The King managed to escape to France but the Regiment was scattered and ceased to exist.
King Charles II was restored to the throne in 1660 after the abdication of Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver Cromwell) as Lord Protector in 1659. The Regiment was reformed in 1661 as the ‘Scottish Regiment of Foot Guards’ and garrisoned at Edinburgh and Dumbarton Castles. The Regiment was engaged in Scotland suppressing the Convenanters uprising against the King, who challenged many of the religious reforms imposed on them, finally defeating them at the Bothwell Brig in 1679.
The regiment has fought in all major conflicts over the past 380years and nowadays comprises of the Battalion (the fighting component), F Company (ceremonial), Scots Guards Association (veterans), charity, recruiting team as well as the Pipes and Drums*