Kate visited the regiment after visiting Colchester Hospital's RHS Wellbeing Garden The King is Colonel in Chief of the Parachute Regiment, but the Princess also holds several military roles.

The Princess of Wales also had a second, secret engagement after her visit to the hospital, chatting with members of the Parachute Regiment later in the day on Wednesday.

Veterans protest against possible repeal of Legacy Act They marched to Parliament Square in Westminster, brandishing regiment flags and Union flags, and were flanked by a motorbike procession.

The move comes in the wake of the arrival of a batch of about 60 RPSF personnel attached to the 15th Battalion of the force last month to support and assist the RPF personnel of Tiruchi Division ...

What message is that going to send to all the young people whom we want to join the Army in future?” Detail from the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment cap badge (Niall Carson/PA) ...

In September 1939, following the outbreak of WWII the park was temporarily closed for several years as the 15th battalion of the Welsh Regiment was based at the Coney Beach site; later on, the ...

In September 1944, 582 men of the 10th Parachute Battalion boarded their C-47s in England and dropped into the inferno of Arnhem as part of Operation Market Garden. Just days later, only 36 men ...

Detail from the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment cap badge (Niall Carson/PA) ...