Colours – Old and New

Regimental History – Battalion Colours

DateBattalionPresentedLaying upPlace
1902Royal StandardKing Edward VII
1911Royal StandardKing George V
4 Jan 19194th BnKing George V
19211st, 2nd & 3rd Bn’sKing George VHorse Guards
16 Jul 19361st & 3rd Bn’sKing Edward VIIIHyde Park
1938Royal StandardKing George VI
19382nd BnKing George VI
19513rd Bn (New)King George VIBuckingham Palace
19513rd BnOld ColoursManchester Cathedral
1953Royal StandardQueen Elizabeth IIWindsor Castle
19531st & 2nd Bn’sQueen Elizabeth IIBuckingham Palace
19531st BnOld ColoursSt. Mary’s Nottingham
19532nd BnOld ColoursLiverpool Cathedral
19671st BnQueen Elizabeth IIBuckingham Palace
19681st BnOld ColoursLincoln Cathedral
19692nd BnQueen Elizabeth IIBuckingham Palace
26 Apr 19702nd BnOld ColoursWorcester Cathedral
19781st & 2nd Bn’sQueen Elizabeth IIBuckingham Palace
19791st BnOld ColoursDerby Cathedral
19792nd BnOld ColoursEly Cathedral
26 May 19921st & 2nd Bn’sQueen Elizabeth IIHorse Guards
3 Dec 19921st BnOld ColoursGuards Chapel, Wellington Barracks
5 Dec 19932nd BnOld ColoursSt. Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey
16 May 20012nd Bn (Nijmegen Company)Queen Elizabeth IIBuckingham Palace
19 Sept 20022nd Bn (Nijmegen Company)Old ColoursBristol Cathedral
11 May 20101st BnQueen Elizabeth IIBuckingham Palace
21 Oct 20101st BnOld ColoursLincoln Cathedral
26 June 2013Nijmegen Company (2nd Bn)Queen Elizabeth IIBuckingham Palace
21 Sept 2014Nijmegen Company (2nd Bn)Old ColoursRadley College
2023Royal StandardKing Charles IIIBuckingham Palace
9 Jun 20261st & 2nd BnKing Charles IIIBuckingham Palace