Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards
2nd Infantry Regiment Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards | |
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![]() Badge of The Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards | |
Active | 2015 - present |
Country | ![]() |
Allegiance | Monarch of Queensland |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | Foot Guard |
Role | Light Infantry |
Size | One battalion One independent company |
Garrison/HQ | G Company : Edinburgh F Company : Christoph Chao |
Motto(s) | "God Guardian of Queensland" |
March | Quick: The British Grenadiers Slow: Scipione |
Commanders | |
Colonel in Chief | Albert of Queensland |
Colonel of the Regiment | FM The Duchess of St. Andrews |
Insignia | |
Shoulder patch | ![]() |
Camp flag | ![]() |
Abbreviation | QLAGFG |
Colour | ![]() |
The Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards or His Majesty's Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards (QLAGFG) is an infantry regiment of the Queenslandian Army. It was inaugurated on 30 March 2015, by Sir Albert George Philip named the division "Governor General's Grenadiers Guards". Queen Victoria II was renamed "Governor General's Grenadiers Guards" to "Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards" to date. The exercises and their names are given by the UK's "Grenadiers Guards". The Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards remain active in the capital, alongside the Queenslandian Coldstream Foot Guards and King Olav V Grenadiers Regiment Guards.
Regiment of Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards
- G Company of Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards
- F Company Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards
Regimental award
On 16 January 2021, Queen Juliana VIII issued a Royal Decree granting the Military Order of William Virtue in Grade Knight to the Queenslandian Grenadiers Foot Guards for service to the nation and the crown. It is the second unit to receive this honour.
Regimental Colonels
The following is a list of individuals who have served in the role of colonel of the regiment:
- 3 January 2015 - 3 January 2016: Sir George Albert Philip (as the Governor-General of Queensland)
- 3 January 2016 - 2 December 2017: General Sir Frederick William Arthur
- 2 December 2017 - 6 March 2019: Prince Andrew, Duke of Oslo-Sonya
- 6 March 2019 – present: Princess Charlotte, Duchess of St. Andrews