The Royal Lancers

Reconnaissance specialists: at the leading edge.

[British Army 🇬🇧 @BritishArmy]

"The Army was the only job I ever wanted.”

Trooper McCabe, aged 21, operates the General-Purpose, Heavy, and Grenade machine guns as a gunner on the Jackal armoured vehicle.

📸: © 2023 DND-MDN Canada

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Watch Charles III: A Coronation Year.
In it, our Colonel-in-Chief, HM The Queen celebrates her unique relationship with our Regiment and celebrates the centenary of Michael de Burgh.

A truly special day.

⁦@RoyalFamily⁩
#QueenCamilla
#orglory

[The Royal Lancers @TheRoyalLancers]

The Lancers have just won NATO’s photo of the year competition!

Taken during their Deployment to Poland C Sqn joined Polish 20th Uhlans (Lancers) for some ‘mounted’ recce training.

#winning
#horse
#recce
@BritishArmy
@NATO
@RoyalArmdCorps

[The Royal Lancers @TheRoyalLancers]

Welcome to 2Lt Mollie Jackson and 2Lt Jonny White who have commissioned today from @RMASandhurst.

#orglory

[The Royal Lancers @TheRoyalLancers]

Congratulations to Captains Craig Borthwick, Rob Gardner, Jamie Paterson, Harry Marriott and Guy Parker who have all been selected for promotion to Major.

Well deserved and an excellent result for the Regiment.

#orglory
#promotion
#winning

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The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ own) feature in NATO’s instagram photo of the year competition.

The photo was taken during C Sqn’s recent deployment on Op CABRIT.

Vote for Photo 1 to ensure the Regiment win!

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Promotion time. Congratulations to Sgt Nagorski who has been promoted to the rank of SSgt by the Commanding Officer. This promotion follows years of dedicated service and is rightly deserved. He starts today as the new Assistant Regimental Careers Management Officer.

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

General Sir Roly Walker is to be appointed the new Chief of the General Staff with effect from June 2024.

Defence Secretary @grantshapps and Chief of the Defence Staff @AdmTonyRadakin_ have congratulated Sir Roly on his appointment.

Find out more: https://t.co/EIekB7U6ms

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The Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire presented medals to 6 Lancers:

Sgts Milakovic and Blackford and SSgts Taylor, Atherley and Williamson all received the Long Service and Good Conduct (LSGC) Medal. Capt Hollis received a clasp for his LSGC.

#winning
#medal
#orglory

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Lancers are heading out to Verbier in Switzerland and Beitostolen in Norway for winter sport.

Stay tuned for updates as they train and race this winter…

[The Royal Lancers @TheRoyalLancers]

With the Regiment back together this December, soldiers and officers took some time out this afternoon to celebrate Christmas.

We sung some carols in the Garrison Church, ate lunch together and decorated the Camp for Christmas.

#christmas
#familyregiment
#orglory

[The Royal Lancers @TheRoyalLancers]

Having deployed on Operations, the Regiment welcome back A Sqn from Op ELGIN and C Sqn from Op CABRIT.

His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire presented medals and celebrated the Coronation of His Majesty The King.

#familyregiment
#orglory
#coronation
#kingcharles

[The Royal Lancers @TheRoyalLancers]

To commemorate 75 years as Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Lancers have published Lancer Queen.

It chronicles more than 21 visits and 50 audiences she conducted.

Pre-order your copy by 11th December for X-Mas. Click the Linktree to order.

@theroyalfamily #orglory

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On Monday, A group of soldiers from the Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own) travelled to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to plant 1000 oak saplings. Queen Camilla, the Regiment’s Colonel-in-Chief, joined the soldiers to shovel the first soil onto the trees.

#orglory

[Royal Armoured Corps @RoyalArmdCorps]

B Squadron @TheRoyalLancers recently running The Regiment's first ever B3 Gunnery Course on the Warrior platform.
On Ex Cambrai Lancer B Sqn also converted Gunners onto Warrior and built up to firing their Annual Crew Tests throughout the two week package #Armouredcavalry #Army

[British Army 🇬🇧 @BritishArmy]

“I have changed a lot physically and mentally, and my confidence has grown enormously.”

Signaller Manoj Chan had always been interested in the British Army and its relationship with Nepal, leading him to apply 🇳🇵

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Congratulations to C Sqn soldiers on their promotions while on #opcabrit

[The Royal Lancers @TheRoyalLancers]

On Saturday on their final weekend on Op Cabrit @theroyallancers with @theroyalyeomanry and @reme_official played the Polish National Team @polska_rugby_league at Rugby League. The game was played in the #spiritofrugby and ended in a mixed team game of 9s #orglory

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Great few days for @theroyallancers and @theroyalyeomanry soldiers covering the @warsawforum with @ukinpoland as part of @nato_bgpoland #StrongerTogether #WeAreNATO #orglory #GlobalBritain 🇬🇧

[UK in Poland 🇬🇧🇵🇱 @ukinpoland]

Nie da się przegapić, kto jest krajem partnerskim @WarsawForum. Brytyjskie "Jackles" przed wejściem odwiedził @JSHeappey, @annietrev i cały brytyjski zespół obecny na #WSF2023
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