Queen Camilla sweetly met young children of soldiers as she visited The Royal Lancers in North Yorkshire for the first time since being appointed as their Colonel-in-Chief.
The regiment carries a special personal connection for Camilla, 76, as her late father Major Bruce Shand MC and Bar served with the 12th Lancers during World War Two and was awarded the Military Cross for his bravely.
Heading to the barracks today, Her Majesty, sporting a striking military-inspired outfit with chain mail