Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army tasked primarily with ceremonial duties. Part of the Household Division, it is classed as a regiment of guards, and carries out mounted (and some dismounted) ceremonial duties on State and Royal occasions. The HCMR is one of two operational units that form the Household Cavalry (HCav), the other being the Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR), a formation reconnaissance regiment, with front-line combat duties.
| The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment | |
|---|---|
Badge of the Household Cavalry | |
| Active | 1945–Present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Horse Guards |
| Role | Public duties/ceremonial |
| Size | Regiment 341 personnel 250 horses |
| Part of | Household Cavalry |
| Garrison/HQ | Hyde Park Barracks, London |
| Motto(s) | Honi soit qui mal y pense (Middle French for 'Shame on him who thinks evil of it') |
| March | Life Guards: Quick - Millanollo Slow - Life Guards Slow March Trot Past - Keel Row Blues and Royals: Quick - Quick March of the Blues and Royals Slow - Slow March of the Blues and Royals Trot Past - Keel Row |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | Charles III |
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