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The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (or PWRR, also known as 'the Tigers') is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division, and second only in line infantry order of precedence to the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ==History== The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment was formed on 9 September 1992 by the amalgamation of the Queen's Regiment and the Royal Hampshire Regiment and holds the earliest battle honour in the British Army (Tangier 1662–80).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment )〕 Through its ancestry via the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (2nd Regiment of Foot), the PWRR is the most senior English line infantry regiment. The current regiment was named in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales. The regiment was formed to act as the county regiment for the following areas: *London *Surrey *Kent *Sussex *Hampshire *Middlesex *Isle of Wight *Channel Islands Upon its creation, HRH The Princess of Wales and HM The Queen of Denmark were Allied Colonels-in-Chief of the PWRR. When the Princess divorced HRH The Prince of Wales, she resigned as Colonel-in-chief and the Queen of Denmark has remained its Colonel-in-Chief since. The regimental headquarters (RHQ) is at the Tower of London, whilst the regiment itself comprises three battalions: *1st Battalion — Armoured Infantry 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade *2nd Battalion — Light Infantry 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade *3rd Battalion — Army Reserve Light Infantry (2nd (South East) Brigade) There is also a single Army Reserve company, B (Queen's) Company of the London Regiment. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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