Queen's Royal Hussars

The Queen's Royal Hussars
(The Queen's Own and Royal Irish)
Cap Badge of The Queen's Royal Hussars
Active2 September 1993 – Present
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeLine cavalry
RoleArmoured warfare
SizeOne regiment
Part ofRoyal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQRHQ – Regent's Park Barracks
Regiment – Assaye Barracks, Tidworth
Motto(s)Mente et Manu, translated as "mind and main"
MarchQuick - Regimental Quick March of The Queen's Royal Hussars
Slow - 3rd Hussars Slow March/ Litany of Loretto/The Garb of Old Gaul/March of the Scottish Archers
Mascot(s)Drum Horse (Alamein)
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefThe Duke of Edinburgh
Colonel of
the Regiment
Vacant
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Arm BadgeMaid of Warsaw
from 7th Hussars
TartanSaffron (Pipers' kilts)
AbbreviationQRH

The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) (QRH) is a British armoured regiment. It was formed on 1 September 1993 from the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Hussars and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. The regiment and its antecedents have been awarded 172 Battle Honours and eight Victoria Crosses. The regiment was based in Sennelager, Germany, until 2019 when it was relocated to Tidworth Camp, England. It is the armoured regiment for 20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team.


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