PRINCE Charles has been pictured on a visit to Colchester Garrison on Tuesday morning.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales visited Merville Barracks today in his role as Colonel in Chief of the Parachute Regiment.

Personnel from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions of the Parachute Regiment were presented with new colours - ceremonial military flags - which will replace those previously presented to the battalions at Aldershot in 1998.

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The ceremony was broadcast live to the regiment’s social media page, at facebook.com/PARA.

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In 2017, Prince Charles spoke of the “immense pride” he felt towards his role during a visit to Colchester to mark 40 years of being Colonel in Chief of the regiment.

He stopped to speak to soldiers during the visit and presented commendations to six soldiers for their service.

The prince gave a speech to the soldiers and presented medals, before watching a parachute display by the Red Devils Freefall display team. He also visited each battalion in turn and they presented aspects of regimental life, from parachuting to vehicles and equipment.

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Six RAF aircraft flew over the barracks to mark the occasion earlier today.