9th/12th Royal Lancers

9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
Badge of the regiment
Active11 September 1960 – 2 May 2015
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeCavalry
RoleFormation Reconnaissance
SizeOne regiment
Part ofRoyal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQRHQ: South Wigston, Leicester
Regiment: Hohne, Germany
Nickname(s)The Delhi Spearmen[1]
Motto(s)Ich Dien (I Serve)
MarchQuick: God Bless the Prince of Wales
Slow: Men of Harlech, The Coburg March
AnniversariesMons/Moy
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefQueen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1960–2002)
The Duke of York (2003–2015)
Colonel of
the Regiment
Major-General J.H.T. Short CB OBE
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Arm Badge
from 12th Dragoons
Abbreviation9/12 L

The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1960 by the amalgamation of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers and the 12th Royal Lancers. In the later years of its existence, the regiment served as a formation reconnaissance regiment, equipped with the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) family of vehicles and was attached to the 7th Armoured Brigade, the Desert Rats. The regiment was based in South Wigston, Leicestershire, along with its affiliated Territorial Army unit, B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry. It was amalgamated with the Queen's Royal Lancers on 2 May 2015 to form the Royal Lancers

  1. ^ Acquired during the Indian Mutiny, 1857