He concluded his tribute by saying:
“The battle honours earned by the blood, toil, tears and sweat of soldiers past. They are the embodied soul of the Regiment.”
What else did the king say in his speech?
King Charles also spoke highly of the history of the regiments, which have been serving the monarch since 1660. He specifically highlighted their achievements in the years following World War Two.
He praised them, saying: “From the Canal Zone, through Malaysia, Northern Ireland, the Falklands, the Gulf, the Balkans, Afghanistan and, more recently, on duty with the United Nations in Cyprus and with Nato in Kosovo.
“You now field modern armour and train not with swords and axes but with snipers and drones. Such substantive historic and recent experience underpins everything which makes the Household Division so special, and credible, in the United Kingdom, among our Allies and around the world.”
Does King Charles own Windsor Castle?
In recent years, King Charles’ personal fortune has been estimated at around £2 billion. Additionally, reports suggest his property interests could be worth as much as £330 million.
While King Charles has access to many palaces and royal residences, most of them are not actually owned by him. For instance, Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace are owned by the sovereign in right of the crown.
Although he inherited the Balmoral and Sandringham estates from his late mother, he doesn’t own Windsor Castle. It belongs to the Crown, not to Charles personally.
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