King's Royal Hussars

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The King's Royal Hussars
Cap badge of the King's Royal Hussars
Active	4 December 1992-
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army
Type	Line Cavalry
Role	Armoured
Size	One regiment
Part of	Royal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQ	RHQ (North) - Preston RHQ (South) - Winchester Regiment - Tidworth
March	Quick - The King's Royal Hussars Slow - Coburg Other - The Eagle
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief	HRH The Princess Royal, LG, LT, GCVO
Colonel of the Regiment	Brigadier Christopher Keith Price, CBE
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Arm Badge	Crossed Kukris From 14th/20th King's Hussars
Abbreviation	KRH

The King's Royal Hussars (KRH) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and was formed on 4 December 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:

The regiment currently serves in the armoured role, equipped with Challenger 2 tanks, and is based in Tidworth, Wiltshire. Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster serves as an officer in the regiment.

The regiment is organised into a total of four squadrons, each of which perpetuates the title of one of its antecendent regiments: