 the 9th/12th royal lancers (prince of wales's) is a cavalry regiment of the british army, formed in 1960 by the amalgamation of the 9th queen's royal lancers and the 12th royal lancers. it is currently a formation reconnaissance regiment, equipped with the combat vehicle reconnaissance (tracked) family of vehicles and attached to the 7th armoured brigade, the desert rats. the regiment is based in south wigston, leicestershire, along with its affiliated territorial army unit, the leicestershire and derbyshire yeomanry, which forms b squadron of the royal yeomanry. ==history== thumb|left|combat vehicle reconnaissance (tracked) vehicle being operated in afghanistan by soldiers of the 9th/12th royal lancers the amalgamation of the 9th queen's royal lancers and the 12th royal lancers took place on 11 september 1960 in tidworth garrison church.brief history, page 12 the inscription reads: "here on the 11 september 1960, 9th/12th royal lancers (prince of wales's) was formed by the 9th queenâs royal lancers and the 12th royal lancers (prince of wales's) coming together before god. it is not the beginning but the continuing of the same until it be thoroughly finished, which yieldeth the true glory." on 10 may 1972 the regiment received the freedom of derby and in january 1975 the whole regiment was deployed armagh for a four month tour during the troubles. squadrons were sent on tours to cyprus in the late 1980s
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