Blues and Royals
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The Blues and Royals is a prestigious British Army cavalry regiment of the Household Division, known for both ceremonial duties and armoured reconnaissance roles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| The Blues and Royals | 0 | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army unit
→
Household Cavalry regiment → cavalry regiment → |
| allegiance |
Charles Philip Arthur George
→
surface form:
King Charles III
|
| associatedWith |
British royal family
→
Royal ceremonial in London → |
| battleHonoursInclude |
Battle of Dettingen
→
surface form:
Dettingen
El Alamein → Falkland Islands 1982 → Battle of Normandy →
surface form:
Normandy 1944
Napoleonic Wars →
surface form:
Peninsula War
Somme River →
surface form:
Somme
Waterloo → Ypres → |
| branch | British Army → |
| ceremonialDress |
blue tunic
→
metal cuirass → plumed helmet → |
| ceremonialRole |
The King’s Life Guard
→
surface form:
Changing of the King’s Life Guard
State Opening of Parliament → Trooping the Colour → state visits mounted escort → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| dateFormed | 1969 → |
| equipment |
CVR(T) family vehicles (historically)
→
Challenger 2 main battle tank →
surface form:
Challenger 2-based armoured vehicles (historically and in training contexts)
modern armoured reconnaissance vehicles → |
| formedByMergerOf |
1st Dragoons (Royal Dragoons)
→
The Household Cavalry →
surface form:
Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)
|
| garrison |
Combermere Barracks, Windsor
→
Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, London →
surface form:
Hyde Park Barracks, London
|
| hasSubUnit |
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment elements
→
Household Cavalry →
surface form:
Household Cavalry Regiment squadrons
|
| language | English → |
| motto |
Dieu et mon droit
→
Honi soit qui mal y pense → |
| nickname |
Blues and Royals
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
The Blues and Royals
|
| notableDeployment |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
→
Falklands War → Iraq War → Kosovo → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → |
| partOf |
Household Cavalry
→
Household Division → |
| recruitmentArea | United Kingdom → |
| role |
armoured reconnaissance
→
ceremonial duties → |
| tradition | mounted ceremonial escort to the sovereign → |
| type |
armoured cavalry
→
heavy cavalry → |
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
The Blues and Royals
subject surface form:
Household Division
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The Blues and Royals
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The Blues and Royals