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Queen Camilla wears military-inspired outfit for special first Royal engagement


Camilla, 76, met members of the Royal Lancers regiment and veterans at their barracks in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, for the first time since she became its Colonel-in-Chief

A letter signed by Queen Camilla's father Major Bruce Shand on display during her to visit to the Royal Lancers regiment (Image: PA Wire)She later presented five medals to deserving recipients and explored the officers' mess, where she encountered retired Major Phil Watson, author of Their Greatest Hour, which details the 12th Lancers' role in the 1940 Battle of Dunkirk. Having penned the foreword for Their Greatest Hour, Camilla has a personal link to the 12th Lancers through her father, Major Bruce Shand, who was awarded a Military Cross for his bravery in the same battle. Despite undergoing cancer treatment, King Charles, whose diagnosis was made public in early February, continues to perform his Royal duties discreetly within the palace.

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