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  2. 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers - Wikipedia

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    The regiment was posted to Flug Marine Barracks in Schleswig at the end of the war but moved to Lulworth Camp in late 1946. [3] Princess Elizabeth became Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment in 1947, and after her accession to the throne, the regiment was retitled the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers, in 1954. [4]

  3. 16th The Queen's Lancers - Wikipedia

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    The 16th The Queen's Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1759. It saw service for two centuries, before being amalgamated with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers to form the 16th/5th Lancers in 1922.

  4. Queen's Royal Lancers - Wikipedia

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    The regiment's nickname, the 'Death or Glory Boys', came from their cap badge and was known as "the motto". [4] This was the combined cap badges of the two antecedent regiments, and features a pair of crossed lances, from the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers, together with a skull and crossbones, below which is a ribbon containing the words 'Or Glory'.

  5. Queen to meet regiment for first time as Colonel-in-Chief

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    The Queen will meet a regiment for the first time since she was appointed its Colonel-in-Chief. Camilla became Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own) last June.

  6. Lancers in Italy during the Second World War - Wikipedia

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    The Lancers in Italy during the Second World War' is a brief combat history of the British Queen's Royal Lancers during the Italian campaign. In May 1943, after the successful North African campaign, the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers and the 17th/21st Lancers, as part of the 26th Armoured Brigade of the 6th Armoured Division, moved to Italy.

  7. Queen Camilla Honors Queen Elizabeth With Skull and ... - AOL

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    Queen Camilla. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Queen Camilla is paying a sartorial tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Camilla, 76, wore the late monarch’s brooch while visiting the Royal Lancers ...

  8. Royal Lancers - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed by an amalgamation of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) and the Queen's Royal Lancers on 2 May 2015. It serves in the 1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team. The Royal Lancers are part of the 3rd (UK) Division.

  9. List of nicknames of British Army regiments - Wikipedia

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    The Daily Advertisers – 5th Lancers [3] The Dandies – 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; The Dandy Ninth – 9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots [26]; The Death or Glory Boys – 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) later 17th/21st Lancers, then Queen's Royal Lancers [1] [3] (from the regimental badge, which was a death's head (skull), with a scroll bearing the motto "or Glory")