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- ↑ "9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 17 December 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ The golden handshake: Brave step or a cynical ploy? The Independent, 26 May 2004
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