The Queen has said her late father would be "so pleased" as she visited his regiment for the first time since becoming its Colonel-in-Chief.Camilla was said to have been "awestruck" to see a tunic belonging to her father, Major Bruce Shand, and a letter written by him as she visited Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire.She met serving Royal Lancers and veterans at their barracks during the visit - her first since becoming Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own) last June.I

The Queen has said her late father would be "so pleased" as she visited his regiment for the first time since becoming its Colonel-in-Chief.Camilla was said to have been "awestruck" to see a tunic belonging to her father, Major Bruce Shand, and a letter written by him as she visited Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire.She met serving Royal Lancers and veterans at their barracks during the visit - her first since becoming Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own) last June.It was a role last held by the late Queen Elizabeth II.