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@ClarenceHouse/Twitter The Prince of Wales paid a visit to the Welsh Guards on Wednesday, visiting soldiers at Combermere Barracks in Windsor. As Royal Colonel of the Welsh Guards, Prince Charles rides in Trooping the Colour for the Regiment. It is an appointment he’s held since 1975, and before that, the late Duke of Edinburgh was Colonel from 1953 to 1975. Prince Charles’s visit began with a welcome from a Quarter Guard and meeting Lieutenant Colonel Henry Llewelyn-Usher, the Commanding Officer of the Welsh Guards. He then presented three non-operational awards to soldiers. Afterwards, Prince Charles met with socially distanced groups of soldiers to comply with coronavirus guidelines. These comprised of members of The Prince of Wales’s Company, Number Two Company; Number Three Company and Headquarter Company. ....
The Prince of Wales personally thanked some of the soldiers who took part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral today, saying they ‘did his father proud. Prince Charles, 72, was undertaking his first official engagement since Prince Philip’s funeral service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, last month, visiting the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards at Combermere Baracks, also in Windsor, in his role as Colonel of the Regiment. Twenty men were picked to represent the regiment in the Windsor Castle quadrangle in honour of the duke, who had previously served as Colonel from 1953 until 1975, when his son took over. ....