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Apr 22, 2024 · Commissioned in 1937, The Queen’s late father, Major Bruce Shand, served with the 12th Lancers during World War II. He won a Military Cross during the withdrawal to Dunkirk in 1940 and later again in 1942 during the Second Battle of El Alamein in North Africa.
Apr 22, 2024 · Despite winning a Military Cross for valour, Major Bruce Shand (pictured in 1946 on his wedding day) was a modest and self-effacing man who chose not to speak about his wartime exploits until...
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Apr 22, 2024 · Major Shand, who died in June 2006, was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers in 1937. Major Bruce Shand and Rosalind Cubitt, the parents of the Queen, on their wedding day in 1946.
Apr 22, 2024 · Despite winning a Military Cross for bravery, Major Bruce Shand (pictured in 1946 on his wedding day) was a modest and self-effacing man who chose not to talk about his war heroes until his grandchildren were born.
Apr 22, 2024 · Her father Major Bruce Shand served in the 12th Lancers - which is now part of the Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own) - and won a Military Cross for gallantry during the Battle of Dunkirk in the Second World War.
Apr 22, 2024 · 22nd April 2024. The Queen has made her visit to the Royal Lancers since becoming their Colonel-in-Chief and it proved to be a poignant meeting. For the regiment is the one to which her later...
Apr 22, 2024 · The appointment to the unit is especially sentimental because Queen Camilla’s late father, Major Bruce Shand, served with the 12th Lancers during World War II and received two Military Crosses,...
