Monarch's Own
The Monarch's Own Regiment is the elite royal guard regiment of the Royal Manticoran Army (RMA). The regiment is commonly called either "Queen's Own" or "King's Own" depending on the gender of the reigning sovereign. During the time of the Honor Harrington stories, the reigning monarch was Elizabeth III, so it was called the Queen's Own during this period.
In The Royal Manticoran Navy: The Official Honor Harrington Fan Association, Inc. (TRMN), membership in the Monarch's Own serves as an honor society for RMA members.
Regimental Organization
In canon, the regiment is made up of four battalions, one for each of the three original planets of the Star Kingdom, plus a training battalion:
Bordeaux Battalion
The Bordeaux Battalion- represented the planet Manticore, but included personnel from other planets.[1]
Copper Walls Battalion
The Copper Walls Battalion was the Sphinxian unit, and is named after the Copper Walls mountain range on the planet Sphinx.
Falcon's End Rangers
The Falcon's End Rangers battalion represented the planet Gryphon.
School Battalion
The School Battalion's functions are to provide for the regiment's own training requirements, and also to provide elite "op forces" for the Army's (and Marines') training commands.[2]
Uniform
Monarch's Own uniforms have scarlet colored berets and facings, distinguishing them from the green berets and blue facings of other RMA units. Additionally, the beret badge has the crowned cypher of the reigning monarch, EIIIW in the case of Elizabeth III Winton.
The Monarch's Own in TRMN
In TRMN, the Monarch's Own serves as a way to honor RMA members for outstanding service to the organization. New appointments to the Queen's Own are announced annually. The Royal Manticoran Navy equivalent is HMS Unconquered. Soldiers who are inducted into the Monarch's Own have the option to wear the distinctive uniform of the regiment, including the scarlet beret.
List of TRMN Monarch's Own Members
- FM Beau Thacker RMA (CO Monarch's Own)
- FM Robert Jackson RMA
- COL Jeff Webb RMA
- MAJ Raul Trevino RMA
- CPT Edward Covarrubias RMA
- RSM Eric Stolle RMA
See Also
The Monarch's Own unit makeup and nomination process
External Links
Pearls of Weber: Why the Queen's Own exists
Monarch's Own article on the Honorverse Wiki
References
- ↑ "...Major Padraic Dover, was ... A native of Gryphon, he served in the Bordeaux Battalion of the King's Own Regiment. " Queen's Gambit from Worlds of Honor. 1999
- ↑ Pearls of Weber: Why the Queen's Own exists