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    Re: leek badge of Welsh Guards Archived Message

    Posted by Nellie on October 3, 2014, 6:57 pm, in reply to "Re: leek badge of Welsh Guards"


    I don't think the brooches are all the same either. There is no need for them to be just one.

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    : To my eye Camilla's badge has differences to
    : Diana's and QEII is different again.
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    : We can reverse the question: why would the
    : regiment have had three brooches made, while
    : one is far enough?
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    : According to Wikipedia (
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    : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Guards#Regimental_Colonels
    : ), the Duke of Edinburgh was colonel of the
    : Welsh Guards from 1953 to 1975. From 1975
    : until today, the colonel is the Prince of
    : Wales. So that would make sense that the
    : wife of the colonel (Queen Elizabeth II on
    : the 1966 picture that you have posted,
    : Princess Diana in the 1980-1990s and Camilla
    : after 2005) is entitled to wear this brooch.
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    : And as the leek is a Welsh symbol, it is of
    : course even more obviously understandable
    : for Diana and Camilla to wear this
    : brooch/badge, in their quality of Princesses
    : of Wales (though Camilla, for the reasons
    : everyone knows, chose not to wear this
    : title).
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    : Why would you think all 3 women wore the
    : same
    : badge?
    : Surely each royal would have her own badge
    : given by the regiment.
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    : Hello Joye,
    :
    : I have no information about this leek badge,
    : and whether the Guards were invited to
    : contribute financially to it.
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    : It is interesting to note that this samll
    : brooch/badge was worn by Queen Elizabeth II,
    : Diana Princess of Wales and Camilla Duchess
    : of Cornwall (so, one of the very few jewels
    : which have been worn by Prince Charles' both
    : wives).
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    : 1991, Cardiff:
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    : Remembrance Day, London:
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    : 7th June 2011: opening of the fourth session
    : of the National Assembly for Wales at the
    : Senedd, Cardiff Bay:
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    : 1st March 2012: visit of Fortnum and Mason,
    : London, with the Queen and the Duchess of
    : Cambridge:
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    : wears the diamond leek badge of Welsh
    : Guards.
    : The caption says each guardsman paid 12c and
    : a half pence toward the regimental gift.
    : Might there be more info on this please?
    : Picture from current Majesty Magazine
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