Originally Posted by
oldmansquipper
Tudor crown? Queens Crown? Whatever…
We, with a vested interest in the RAF, should be grateful that the crown has not been replaced by a rainbow or some such….
Yet.
Exactly! I have a GSM with ERII wearing the 'Kings Crown'. I have OSMs showing her wearing the 'Queens Crown'. It is the Crown we serve, and show that by wearing it. The shape of the crown is neither here nor there, depending on when the item was bought or presented. I am proud to wear items of uniform or medals depicting either crown - and I am proud to wear a Brevet, - the badge that came with a certificate, and, after 100 years of usage, the word now means a recognition of flying qualifications by a woven certificate to wear on a uniform. Semantics are one thing, reality is another.