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Guelph - Grand River Branch
HRH The Countess of Wessex Accepting Her Appointment as
the Colonel-in-Chief of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment
H.R.H. The Countess of Wessex
Last year, the oldest regiment in Canada, the Lincoln and Welland Regiment - a regiment with a history spanning over 200 years in the Niagara region - was honoured with a new Colonel-in-Chief, HRH The Countess of Wessex, the wife of HRH The Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn, son of Her Majesty the Queen and formerly Prince Edward.  She visited her new regiment on the 5th of June, 2005 in St. Catharines.  Members of the Guelph-Grand River Branch were present at this event.
H.R.H. The Countess of Wessex inspecting the Regimental Colours
HRH The Countess of Wessex passing the Colours of her new adopted regiment...
H.R.H. The Countess of Wessex with LCol Dwyer and Col Purdie
..and talking with the Regimental Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Dwyer while inspecting the Cadet Corps.
H.R.H. The Countess of Wessex inspecting the rank-and-file of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment
HRH and Colonel Purdie inspecting the younger Corporals...
H.R.H. The Countess of Wessex talking to a veteran.
...and chatting with the older Veterans.
H.R.H. The Countess of Wessex and The Honourable Lincoln Alexander
Major Richardson
HRH assisisting the Honourable Lincoln Alexander in unveiling a new plaque.
Lincoln and Welland Regimental Association Colour Party
Major Richardson...
...and Lincoln and Welland Regimental
   Association members.
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Photographs Copyright (c) 2005 by Douglas Wilhelm Harder.  All rights reserved.
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