People lined the streets of Brighton to greet more than 200 soldiers who have recently returned from frontline duty in Afghanistan.
The 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment paraded at the Peace Statue at the border of Brighton and Hove at about noon.
They then marched along the seafront and via the Clock Tower to New Road, Brighton, accompanied by music from the regimental band.
The strains of Sussex by the Sea will have been familiar to Brighton and Hove Albion football fans watching or taking part in the parade.
The tune was played in recognition of the regiment’s local links. It was formed from – among others – the Royal Sussex Regiment and it still recruits locally.
After the parade the Mayor of Brighton and Hove Councillor Anne Meadows hosted a civic reception in the Royal Pavilion gardens.
She was joined by the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex Peter Field and the Colonel of the Regiment Brigadier Richard Dennis in welcoming the battalion.
The regiment – nicknamed The Tigers – presented a silver tiger to the mayor as a gift to the city.
The parade is one of seven around the South East and also marked Armed Forces Day this Saturday (25 June).
