The Princess of Wales presented an Irish wolfhound with a sprig of shamrock to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.
The Princess, who became Colonel of the Irish Guards in 2023, greeted officers and their families at Mons Barracks in Aldershot on Tuesday to mark the Irish public holiday.
She watched their annual parade and presented troops, as well as their four-legged mascot named Turlough Mor, also known as Seamus, with traditional sprigs of shamrock.
The parade concluded with a Royal salute from the Princess as the guardsmen completed a march-past and three cheers of hip hooray for their Colonel.
For the visit, the Princess chose a dark green coat, belted at the waist, paired with Asprey halo emerald earrings, which she previously wore to the Earthshot Prize awards in Boston in 2022.
At the end of the parade, she was given a bouquet of posies by Ella, seven, and Evie, five, the two daughters of the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
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