Visits to the Parachute Regiment by HRH Prince of Wales.

Appointment as Colonel in Chief The Parachute RegimentJune 11th 1977

Visit to 2 PARA, BerlinJanuary 31st 1978

Parachute training at Brize NortonApril 17-28th 1978

Airborne Forces Day, AldershotJuly 8th 1978

Visit to 3 PARA, Osnabruck and SennelagerOctober 31st 1978

Visit to 2 PARA, BerlinMay 29th 1979

Visit to RRW, Aldershot, Red Devils displayJune 9th 1979

Visit to 1 PARA, Ex "Beret Globe" at South Cerney and RAF LynehamJuly 2nd 1979

Memorial service for members of 2 PARA killed at Warrenpoint, Garrison Church, AldershotSeptember 26th 1979

Visit to 2 PARA, South ArmaghNovemeber 20th 1979

Visit to RHQ Para and Depot Para and Airborne ForcesMay 13th 1980

Airborne Forces Day, AldershotJuly 5th 1980

Visit to 10 PARA annual camp, Barry BuddonSeptember 7th 1980

Royal wedding, four officers and 80 men from 2 PARA line route in LondonJuly 29th 1981

Presentation of new colours to 15 PARA, EdinburghMay 28th 1982

Visit to Bruneval, 4 Coy, 10 PARAJune 20th 1982

Welcome to 2 and 3 PARA, Brize Norton, post FalklandsJuly 6th 1982

Falklands memorial service, AldershotOctober 1st 1982

Presentation of new colours to 10 PARA, LondonJune 3rd 1983

Normandy, jump by D Coy, 2 PARAJune 5th 1984

Arnhem remembrance service, Oosterbeek, jump by 10 PARASeptember 23th 1984

Visit to 1 PARA, Voss, NorwayFebruary 21st 1985

Red Devils aircraft appeal, Kensington PalaceMay 23rd 1985

Dinner with 2 PARA officers, St James' PalaceJanuary 23rd 1986

Visit to 3 PARA, CyprusNovember 24-26th 1986

Visit to 4 PARA, PudseyMarch 29th 1988

PARA 90 Airborne Forces DayJune 22nd 1990

Airborne Forces Day (Golden Jubilee)June 4th 1992

2 PARA stanta, Thetford NI trainingApril 5th 1993

Regt Normandy 50th anniversaryJune 6th 1994

Regt Arnhem 50th anniversarySeptember 17th 1994

Regt Colours ParadeJune 19th 1998

1 PARA Salibury PlainFebruary 23rd 1999

St Paul's Cathedral, Service of Rededication (Represented by General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley)January 27th 2000

New Normandy museum openingJune 4th 2000

Air Assault Day, WattishamMay 25th 2002

Aberdeen Branch PRASeptember 22nd 2002

60th anniversary NormandyJune 5th 2004

4 PARA colours presentationJuly 30th 2004

Visit to 2 PARA in IraqFebruary 8th 2004

60th anniversary ArnhemSeptember 18th 2004

Reception at Clarence House for launch of Airborne Assault project November 17th 2005

Visit to 3 PARA in Colchester prior to Afghanistan deploymentMarch 3rd 2006

Visit to 3 PARA in Colchester post Aghanistan deploymentNovember 22nd 2006

Visit to 2 PARA in Colchester prior to Afghanistan deployment February 16th 2008

Afghanistan medals parade, ColchesterDecember 2nd 2008

Opening of Airborne Assault - the Museum of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne ForcesDecember 8th 2008

Afghanistan medals parade, Colchester June 2011

Merville Barracks in Colchester, Essex, to mark the 40th anniversary of His Royal Highness's appointment as Colonel-in-chief. Colchester: 23 Jun 2017

Merville Barracks in Colchester, Essex, for Presentation of Colours: 13th Jul 2021

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