St Davids, Manorbier and Neyland welcomed the Royal Artillery's Ubique 300 baton last week as part of the regiment's tercentenary celebrations.

The baton, designed to represent the regiment's 300 years, has circumnavigated the globe since May 1, 2015.

As part of the Welsh leg of its journey, Exercise Ubique Dragon, the baton was cycled into St Davids by 104 regiment in the early hours of Saturday, May 14 where it was welcomed by the city's mayor, Cllr Chris Taylor, Cllr Malcolm Gray, the city's flag master, and the Dean of St David's Cathedral.

A sunrise parade took place at the city's Cross Square war memorial where the regimental flag was raised as the sun rose over the cathedral.

"We were delighted that St David's was remembered by the army," said Cllr Taylor. "They see St Davids as one of the capitals of Wales, they were determined to bring it to here, to the spiritual capital of Wales.

"The flag was raised as the sun came up over the top pinnacles of St David's Cathedral tower. It was quite beautiful. I'm really proud that it came to St Davids. There was nobody there to see it but the whole point was it was a sunrise ceremony."

Following the parade the Captain-General's baton was transported from Britain's smallest city to the adventurous training centre at Castlemartin, where a crew from 217 Battery, with a skipper from the centre, then sailed in an offshore RIB to a location in Neyland.

From there the baton was taken again by bike out of Pembrokeshire to Brechfa Forest Carmarthenshire.

The baton will arrive at its final destination in Larkhill, Wiltshire tomorrow, Thursday May 26, on the regiment's 300th birthday.

It will be presented to HM Queen Elizabeth II, their Captain General when she reviews the regiment.