--Previous Message-- : Now with pictures. : : The Prince with sapphire buttons : : : During the signing of the Act of Abdication : the Prince of Orange wore the baton : (miniature insigne) : Kight Grand Cross in the Orde van de : Nederlandse Leeuw: : : : Immediately after the signing of the Act of : Abdication the King wore the baton : (miniature insigne) : Grand Cross in the Militaire Willems-Orde: : : : So, the King's valet apparently had such an : eye for detail that in the short time : between signing and balcony appearance the : baton in the King's lapels was changed, see : the pictures below. : : :