The Royal Green Jackets was formed in 1966, but their origins date back as far as the Battle of Louisburg in 1758 and Waterloo and they were the first to wear green uniforms as camouflage, ...

The Queen also met 17-year-old Kevin Williams, the youngest rifleman in the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets. The teenager will fly out to Iraq the day after his 18th birthday.