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| An army regiment is to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a parade through the centre of Cardiff and an inspection by the Prince of Wales. | An army regiment is to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a parade through the centre of Cardiff and an inspection by the Prince of Wales. |
| Prince Charles, the regiment's colonel-in-chief, will take the salute of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry), starting in Cardiff Castle. | Prince Charles, the regiment's colonel-in-chief, will take the salute of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry), starting in Cardiff Castle. |
| Later he will meet serving and former members of the regiment and soldiers injured in Afghanistan. | |
| Displays showing regimental life will also be on display in the castle. | Displays showing regimental life will also be on display in the castle. |
| 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) recruits soldiers from Wales and the border counties. | |
| Its history stretches back more than 300 years to the formation of the King's Dragoon Guards and the Queen's Bays in 1685. These regiments amalgamated 50 years ago on 1 January 1959 to form QDG. | Its history stretches back more than 300 years to the formation of the King's Dragoon Guards and the Queen's Bays in 1685. These regiments amalgamated 50 years ago on 1 January 1959 to form QDG. |
| The regiment is currently based in Paderborn, Germany. | The regiment is currently based in Paderborn, Germany. |
| On its recent tour of Afghanistan, which began in October 2008, QDG soldiers operated across Helmand Province. | On its recent tour of Afghanistan, which began in October 2008, QDG soldiers operated across Helmand Province. |
| They were involved in trying to prevent insurgents from reinfiltrating the Garmsir district, which was originally cleared by an American-led operation. | They were involved in trying to prevent insurgents from reinfiltrating the Garmsir district, which was originally cleared by an American-led operation. |
| Active service | Active service |
| In the past 50 years the regiment has seen active service in Borneo, Aden, Lebanon, the 1991 Gulf War, Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, the 2003 Iraq war, two further tours of Iraq and, most recently, the deployment to Afghanistan. | In the past 50 years the regiment has seen active service in Borneo, Aden, Lebanon, the 1991 Gulf War, Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, the 2003 Iraq war, two further tours of Iraq and, most recently, the deployment to Afghanistan. |
| Its role is to scout forward, find the enemy and then relay information back so they can be defeated by the main armoured formations. | Its role is to scout forward, find the enemy and then relay information back so they can be defeated by the main armoured formations. |
| QDG was awarded the freedom of Cardiff in 1985 and earlier this month marched through Swansea after being awarded the freedom of the city honour there. | QDG was awarded the freedom of Cardiff in 1985 and earlier this month marched through Swansea after being awarded the freedom of the city honour there. |
| A series of displays showing aspects of regimental life during the past 50 years will be laid out on the castle green on Friday and at 1630 BST the band, accompanied by the Gyrlais Choir, will beat the retreat. | A series of displays showing aspects of regimental life during the past 50 years will be laid out on the castle green on Friday and at 1630 BST the band, accompanied by the Gyrlais Choir, will beat the retreat. |
| The castle will be open to the public at 1530 BST. | The castle will be open to the public at 1530 BST. |