Blue and Royals' frockcoat
...and the other Staff Officer jumped right over the other Staff Officer's back.
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hanging off the end of a thread
Posts: 32,892
Received 2,830 Likes
on
1,208 Posts
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/m...edding-outfit/
i bet it was rather warm to wear on a hot day.
i bet it was rather warm to wear on a hot day.
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Often in Jersey, but mainly in the past.
Age: 79
Posts: 7,808
Received 135 Likes
on
63 Posts
The badge on his left chest is the Pilots’ Wings, a nod to his time serving in the Army Air Corps flying Apache helicopters.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Oxford
Posts: 2,042
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiguillette
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hanging off the end of a thread
Posts: 32,892
Received 2,830 Likes
on
1,208 Posts
MPN11 you missed the other pearl from the DT
I also wouldn't call the gold and diamond jubilee medals as awarded for work done, simply awarded because Gran is still alive.
That the Prince wore ribbons instead of an aiguillette is significant; ribbons are garnered from work he has done rather than titles given to him in an honorary capacity.
I was told that they derive from the prickers used to clear the powder holes on the top of breech loading cannon, but the Wiki article doesnt mention that theory.
Who knew that the reinforcement around the end of a shoelace is also called an aglet (or aiglet) ? Thanks Wiki!
Who knew that the reinforcement around the end of a shoelace is also called an aglet (or aiglet) ? Thanks Wiki!
