I think that the regiment's museum people would be able to give a definitive answer as to whether HM visited the regiment in 1992 and if this is their badge. I apologise for the delay in giving you my thoughts, Bryce. Unfortunately, I got distracted at the time and then forgot to post.
--Previous Message-- : You have been very diligent Beth and I think : that you have solved this mystery. : : Zooming in on Arthur's photo the two tiers : of the Lancashire rose are clearly visible. : : I have still not been able to track down any : information on the Queen's itinerary during : the Germany visit but I have seen : collaboratory evidence of some final : regimental events during that period. : : Thanks again for your persistence. I can : cross another "TBD" (to be : determined) picture off my list. : : Cheers! : Bryce : : --Previous Message-- : Hello Beth1, : : first of all, and to help our fellow posters : to follow the discussion, here is the link : to Bryce's post you are mentioning: : : : http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1400018425.html : : I do not have specific information about : this badge, but I think you might be on the : right track. : : Indeed, in the Lancashire Infantry Museum's : link which you have provided, the following : passage has caught my attention: : "The 1st Battalion [of the Queen's : Lancashire Regiment] served two tours of : duty in West Germany in the mechanised : infantry role (...). Following the collapse : of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of : the Warsaw Pact, and as if to set an : appropriate and fitting seal on this : critical period of World history, the 1st : Battalion was the last British battalion to : serve in Berlin 1992-94 ." : : So that would make sense that Queen : Elizabeth II, during her visit to Berlin in : 1992, visited this regiment and honoured it : by wearing their badge. : : I post here, for a better visual comparison, : the badge of the Regiment (from the website : whose link you have posted) and another pic : of the Queen's visit to Berlin (the pic was : posted on this board by Monica on April 4, : 2013): : : : : : I think there is a match. Well done, Beth1! : : --Previous Message-- : On 13 May you posted an image of QEII : wearing : an unknown brooch/badge in Germany. : The nearest I have been able to find is the : badge of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment. : See : : : http://www.lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk/the-regiments/ : I realise it may not be this badge which the : Queen was wearing, so I hope that someone, : who knows more about badges, might provide : an opinion. : Bryce, I tried to contact you by a Private : Message but the system would not accept the : message. : : : : :
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