The Kings Royal Hussars were founded on the 4th December 1992 through the amalgamation of The 14th/20th King's Hussars and The Royal Hussars (PWO). During its relatively short existence the Regiment has served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland amoungst other hot spots. It is currently equipped with Challenger 2 and is stationed as part of 12 Mech Brigade in Aliwell Barracks, Tidworth, Hampshire.

Armoured soldiers frequently operate as foot soldiers on the streets of Belfast, or anywhere the army is serving in the world including Bosnia and Kosovo.

The Regiment recruits is soldiers from Lancashire and the Greater Manchester area in the North, and Hampshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, the Isle of Wight and Channel Islands in the South.