1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) is a regiment in the Royal Armoured Corps of the British Army. Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry, the regiment recruits from Wales and the bordering English counties of Cheshire, Herefordshire, and Shropshire, and is the senior cavalry regiment, and therefore senior regiment of the line of the British Army.
| 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards | |
|---|---|
Badge of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards | |
| Active | Since 1 January 1959 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Light cavalry |
| Role | Formation reconnaissance |
| Size | Regiment 403 personnel |
| Part of | Royal Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ – Cardiff Regiment – Swanton Morley |
| Nickname(s) | The Welsh Cavalry |
| Motto(s) | Pro rege et patria (For King and Country) (Latin) |
| March | Quick – The Radetzky March and Rusty Buckles Slow – 1st Dragoon Guards and 2nd Dragoon Guards Slow March |
| Mascot(s) | Welsh pony (Emrys Forlan Jones) |
| Engagements | Combined battle honours of 1st King's Dragoon Guards, and 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) Wadi al-Batin 1991 |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | The Princess of Wales |
| Regimental Colonel | Brig Alan Richmond |
| Commanding Officer | Lt Col Chris Kierstead |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical recognition flash | |
| Arm badge | Royal Cypher of Queen Caroline From the Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) |
| Abbreviation | QDG |
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