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King Rides in a Tank on Visit to Dorset
The King presented medals, met families and inspected the army’s newest battle tank before taking a ride in a Challenger 2.
- On Monday, July 6, 2026, King Charles III visited the Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset, for the Royal Tank Regiment Families' Day, arriving aboard a historic 1920 Pattern Rolls-Royce armoured car.
- Serving as Colonel-in-Chief since 2023, the King attended the event to celebrate personnel and their families during the regiment's "day for the relatives of the regiment."
- Outside the Tank Story Hall, the King presented medals to soldiers, including those serving in Estonia for Operation Cabrit, before inspecting the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank.
- Wearing a crew guard helmet, the King sat in the commander's seat for a ride in a Challenger 2 tank, joking the 1920 Pattern Rolls-Royce he arrived in was "Very slow."
- The visit included a tour of the Tank Story Hall, where staff showcased technological innovations and tank history from the First World War, a period the late Queen marked in 1997 during the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Cambrai.
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