Princess Elizabeth Inspects Her Regiment - Princess Elizabeth at the saluting base during the march past. With her is Colonel E.H. Goulburn (Distinguished Service Order), Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the regiment. The Princess is in mourning for Princess Helena Victoria who died a few days ago. Princess Elizabeth (the Duchess of Edinburgh), as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, inspected the 2nd Battalion of the Regiment at Caterham (Surrey) Barracks, near London. The regiments of the Brigade of Guards, crack formation of the British Army, form the Royal bodyguard with the Household Cavalry on all State occasions. March 16, 1948.