2015 St. Patrick's Day Parade

Today (March 17, 2015) the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a St. Patrick’s Day Parade with the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at Mons Barracks in Aldershot. Prince William is Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment. Kate presented sprigs of shamrock to officers and guardsmen, a century old tradition started by Queen Alexandra in 1901 and later carried out by the Queen Mother.

 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attending a St. Patrick’s Day Parade

 

Domhnall, an Irish Wolfhound, is the regimental mascot of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards.

 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge greeting school girls at a St. Patrick’s Day Parade 

with the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at Mons Barracks in Aldershot.

 

 The Duchess of Cambridge attending a St. Patrick’s Day Parade with the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, where she presented springs of shamrock to officers and guardsmen.