The name of the Regiment is derived from those of its two parent Regiments; The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) and the Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's). The amalgamation parade took place at Albany Barracks, Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight, at which Field Marshall His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, GBE, Colonel-in-Chief The Wiltshire Regiment, presented Colours to the 1st Battalion of his new Regiment. Many of the ‘old and bold’ from the former regiments were present.

Number one guard marched onto the parade square at Albany Barracks at the start of the presentation of Colours to the newly formed regiment. The ‘Advance’ was sounded and the guards, under command of their officers, marched on parade to the tune ‘Blue Bonnets’. All of those who took part in the parade wore No. 1 Dress. The march ‘Blue Bonnets o’er the Border’ came from the Wiltshire Regiment which had inherited it from the 99th Foot whose version of the opening lines read: ‘March Past o’er the border, Some of ‘em drunk, and some of ‘em sober’. This tune was to become familiar to generations of soldiers who served in the ranks of 1DERR. 

The new Colours were removed from the piled drums preparatory to the Colonel-in-Chief, The Duke of Edinburgh, presenting them to the regiment. He made a speech which was answered by the Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel.G. F. Woolnough, MC, in the following terms 'These Colours replace those of the two regiments whose traditions and history we combine on amalgamation. The honours borne on these Colours will be a reminder to us of the duty and the service we inherit from these regiments. That duty and service to our sovereign and to our country we now carry forward in the name of your regiment whose title we are honoured and proud to bear'. [The new Colours carried 36 Battle Honours on the Queen’s Colour, and 27 on the Regimental Colour.] After the Colours were presented the new battalion marched past in quick-time. This was followed by the advance in Review Order and a Royal Salute. Many of the soldiers on parade were National Servicemen with recent service in Cyprus against EOKA terrorists. At the end of the parade the colour party marched off with the new Colours. The colour party was commanded by the regiment’s first Regimental Sergeant Major, Les Hodges who was also the last RSM of the Royal Berkshire Regiment. These Colours were carried until 1984. They were eventually laid up in Salisbury Cathedral where they can be seen today.