Queen Camilla shares special video message to mark Armed Forces Day with personal touch
Queen Camilla has said she is a "proud daughter of an Army Officer" as she hailed servicemen and women in a video message marking Armed Forces Day.
Queen Camilla, whose father Major Bruce Shand served in the Army for a decade and earned two Military Crosses, praised servicemen and women as a “source of inspiration, reassurance and pride” for the nation in a video message to mark Armed Forces Day.
Wearing her Royal Lancers brooch - her late father’s Regiment and the military unit she serves as Colonel in Chief, the Queen paid tribute to the efforts of the military, in the face of "challenges and dangers" that not only safeguard the UK "but also defend liberties way beyond these shores".
The rare national statement also struck a personal chord, as she said: "As the proud daughter of an Army officer, I know something of the impact military life has on your loved ones - you too are heroes.
"In times of war and in times of peace, whether seen or unseen, our Armed Forces support and strengthen our nation. You are a source of inspiration, reassurance and pride - and I salute you all."
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