--Previous Message-- : It is the regimental badge of the Calgary : Highlanders. : : Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh : and Princess Alexandra of Kent attended a : reception honoring the bravery of Canadian : service people in the First World War at : Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London. This : reception honored three specific Canadian : regiments and gathered their respective : royal colonels-in-chief for the occasion: : the Calgary Highlanders (the Queen), the : Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (the Duke of : Edinburgh), and the Canadian Scottish : Regiment (Princess Alexandra). Both the : Queen and Princess Alexandra wore the badges : of their respective regiments. : : Queen Elizabeth with the badge of the : Calgary Highlanders: : : : : : (Credit: Danny E. Martindale/WPA Pool/Getty : Images Europe) : : According to the website 'From Her Majesty's : Jewel Vault', the badge of the Calgary : Highlanders is topped by St. Edward's Crown : and features a beaver and maple leaves : representing Canada, with a St. Andrew's : Cross and thistles representing Scotland: : : : : According to press reports, the brooch, : which is made of white gold and diamonds, : was created especially for the Queen by the : Regiment : (it is not clear, though, if the brooch was : created recently for this specific occasion, : or years or decades earlier). : : (Source: : http://queensjewelvault.blogspot.fr/2015/04/the-calgary-highlanders-badge.html : and : http://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2015/04/19/queens-tribute-to-canadian-troops/ : ) : : Princess Alexandra with the badge of the : Canadian Scottish Regiment: : : : (Credit: WPA Pool/Getty Images Europe) : : and the Canadian Scottish Regiment's badge: : : : : : :
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