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The Princess of Wales will be out on St. Patrick's Day. Her Royal Highness is set to visit the Irish Guards at Wellington Barracks on Monday, March 17, for the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Catherine March 12, 2025 at 5:42pm GMT. The Princess of Wales is to attend the Irish Guards’ St Patrick’s Day parade in a solo engagement next week. Kate, who is colonel of the regiment, missed the Barracks across Northern Ireland reverberated to the sound of the skirl of pipes and drums as soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment spent the weekend celebrating St Patrick’s Day. 10 March 2025. The Princess of Wales has confirmed her St Patrick's Day plans, with the royal due to visit the Irish Guards.The royal serves as the colonel of the regiment.. Kate, 43, traditionally spends St Millions of people around the world celebrate St Patrick's Day on 17 March every year. It is a celebration of Irish history and culture, and is a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Kate Middleton will be making a major solo appearance for St. Patrick's Day this year as Colonel of the Irish Guards, the Palace has confirmed. Meanwhile, Prince William will be on an The U.S. Congress designated March as Irish-American Heritage Month in 1991 and the president issues a proclamation commemorating the occasion each year. Originally a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century, St. Patrick’s Day has evolved into a celebration of all things Irish. READ MORE: Queen Mary forced to cancel event last-minute due to illness The Princess of Wales will attend the St Patrick's Day parade on Monday, for the first time since 2023. (Getty) William The St Patrick’s Day programme offers an unparalleled opportunity to build relationships with key political and business leaders, decision makers, and cultural and academic partners; to communicate the consistent, principled and constructive approach that characterises our foreign policy; to celebrate Ireland’s contemporary and traditional arts, culture and heritage; and to highlight the Tue Mar 11 2025 - 12:03 St Patrick’s Day is less than a week away, with the annual celebration of Irish culture and identity offering an opportunity to reflect on what Ireland and Irishness The Duchess of Edinburgh meets soldiers of Royal Irish Regiment ahead of St. Patrick's DaySUBSCRIBE for more ️👑#duchessofedinburgh #duchesssophie The League was also able to send sprigs to all the Irish regiments so that they could wear their shamrock with pride on St Patrick’s Day from 1915 - 1918. It was Limerick born James O'Mara who, as an MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, introduced the Bill that made Saint Patrick's Day a national holiday in Ireland in 1903. For years, Prince William was actually the honorary patron of the Irish Guards, but it was always expected that his wife would turn up on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s the tradition for the Irish Guards, to have a female royal come to their barracks every March 17th to pass out shamrocks to the guards and pin shamrocks on their Irish Wolfhound. The Royal Irish Fusiliers Chapel was dedicated on St Patrick’s Day 1950, in memory of all ranks of the Regiment and of the affiliated Militia Regiments of the Counties of Armagh, Cavan and Monaghan who were killed in two world wars. The Royal Irish Fusiliers Old Soldiers Day at the Regimental Depot, St Patrick’s Barracks, Ballymena where the inspecting officer was the Colonel of the Regiment, Brigadier M N S McCord CBE MC. 28 May. A Church Parade in Belfast exercised the Freedom of the City, where the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Nigel A Dodds, accompanied by the Colonel of the Regiment Expect colorful floats, marching bands, and plenty of Irish cheer. 2. Toronto’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Toronto’s celebrations kick off with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 16, 2025, winding through downtown streets. The city’s Irish pubs typically host live music and themed menus on parade day and St. Patrick’s Day The Royal Irish Rangers, formed by an amalgamation of The Royal Iniskilling Fusiliers, The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers, came into being on 1 July 1968. Amalgamation Parades were held over midnight 30 June/1 July with the old regiments ceasing to exist on the stroke of midnight as the new regiment was born. Locations were: The first Battalion of The Royal Irish Regiment based at Tern Hill celebrated St Patrick's day on Saturday with a special ceremony, By Paul Jenkins Published Mar 22, 2022 The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland reviewed the Passing Out Parade of Italy Platoon at the Depot The King's Division, The Royal Irish Rangers, St Patrick's Barracks, Ballymena on 13 May 1977. Lieutenant Colonel Ivor Gardiner, Commanding Officer of the regiment, said: "This St Patrick's Day is a very historic day as it marks a distinctive shift for the battalion which has deployed twice
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