As a result of further changes in the structure of the Army, on December 31^st 1966 The Queen’s Regiment was formed, and the 1^st Bn The Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment became the 1^st Bn The Queen’s Regiment, (Queen’s Surreys). The Queen’s Regiment then incorporated all the former County Regiments of Surrey, Kent, Sussex and Middlesex. They were:-

         The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) - 2^nd Foot
         The East Surrey Regiment - 31^st & 70^th Foot
         The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) - 3^rd Foot
         The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment - 50^th & 97^th Foot
         The Royal Sussex Regiment - 35^th & 107^th Foot
         The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridges Own) - 57^th & 77^th Foot

The Regiment initially had four regular battalions but the 4^th Battalion was disbanded in 1970. There were three Territorial battalions The 5^th (Volunteer), 6/7^th (Volunteer) and for a short time the 8^th Queen’s Fusiliers (City of London).

Each Regular Army battalion had its own band until 1984 when, due to further Defence Cuts, they were amalgamated into two, the Albuhera Band and the Quebec Band. However, the Territorial Army band which served with the 5^th (Volunteer) Battalion based at Canterbury, survived.

The Queen’s Regiment Memorial, Howe Barracks, Canterbury. The memorial is by the main gates to the Barracks. It is dedicated to all who served in The Queen’s Regiment, particularly those who died as a result of terrorist action. The memorial incorporates a cartouche of King George III used from 1801 to 1816, which was originally in the Officers’ Mess at Wemyss Barracks, Canterbury.

The Regimental Motto was: