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▲</ref>The '''Prince of Wales's feathers''' is the [[heraldic badge]] of the [[Prince of Wales]], during the use of the title by the English and later [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British monarchy]]. It consists of three white ostrich [[feather]]s emerging from a gold [[coronet]]. A ribbon below the coronet bears the motto {{lang|de|Ich dien}} ({{IPA-de|ɪç ˈdiːn|lang}}, "I serve"). As well as being used in royal [[heraldry]], the badge is sometimes used to symbolise [[Wales]],<ref name="Wales.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/english/about_wales/wales_fact_file/national_emblems/national_emblems.aspx |title=National Emblems |year=2008 |work=Wales.com |publisher=Welsh Assembly Government |access-date=1 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426110720/http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/English/About_Wales/Wales_Fact_File/National_Emblems/National_Emblems.aspx |archive-date=26 April 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> particularly in Welsh [[Rugby union in Wales|rugby union]] and Welsh regiments of the [[British Army]].
 
==Bearers of the motif==
[[File:Arms of the Prince of Wales (Shield of Peace).svg|thumb|upright|[[Edward the Black Prince]]'s "shield for peace": ''Sable, three ostrich feathers argent'']]
The feathers are the badge of the heir apparent to the British throne regardless of whether or not the Prince of Wales title is held.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Club |first=Powys-land |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ddU4AQAAMAAJ |title=The Montgomeryshire Collections |date=1873 |publisher=Clifton Press |pages=38 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bolitho |first=Hector |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tucgAAAAMAAJ&q=hector%20bolitho%20feathers%20cornwall |title=King Edward VIII: His Life and Reign |date=1937 |publisher=Eyre and Spottiswoode |isbn=978-7-80037-908-6 |pages=22 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=O'Shea |first=Michael J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nKfIFtE2d_gC |title=James Joyce and Heraldry |date=1986-01-01 |publisher=SUNY Press |isbn=978-0-88706-269-8 |pages=108, 174 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Brewer |first=Ebenezer Cobham |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IgjAJazrBWwC |title=Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable |date=2001 |publisher=Wordsworth Editions |isbn=978-1-84022-310-1 |pages=123 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=WalesOnline |date=2007-03-02 |title='Stop using my Three Feathers' |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/stop-using-my-three-feathers-2263539 |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref>
The badge has no connection with the [[List of rulers of Wales|native Princes of Wales]].
 
===House of Plantagenet===
The ostrich feathers heraldic motif is generally traced back to [[Edward, the Black Prince]] (1330–1376), eldest son and [[heir apparent]] of King [[Edward III of England]]. The Black Prince bore (as an alternative to his [[Difference (heraldry)|differenced]] [[Royalpaternal arms of England|royal arms]]) a shield of ''Sable, three ostrich feathers argent'', described as his "shield for peace", probably meaning the shield he used for [[jousting]]. These arms appear several times on his [[chest tomb]] in [[Canterbury Cathedral]], alternating with his paternal royal arms (the royal arms of King Edward III differenced by ''a label of three points argent'').<ref>Scott Giles 1929, pp. 89–91.</ref> The Black Prince also used heraldic badges of one or more ostrich feathers in various other contexts.<ref>Siddons 2009, pp. 178–9.</ref>
[[File:Complete Guide to Heraldry Fig675.png|thumb|upright|Ostrich feather supporters for [[Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Fox-Davies, Arthur, Complete Guide to Heraldry, Fig 675</ref>]]
The feathers had first appeared at the time of the marriage of King [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] to [[Philippa of Hainault]], and Edward III himself occasionally used ostrich feather badges.<ref name="Siddons 2009, p. 178"/> It is therefore likely that the Black Prince inherited the badge from his mother,<ref name="Scott-Giles 1929, p. 89">Scott-Giles 1929, p. 89.</ref> descended from the [[Count of Hainault|Counts of Hainault]], whose eldest son bore the title "Count of [[Ostrevent]]", the ostrich ({{lang-fr|link=no|autruche}}, [[Old French]] spellings including ''ostruce'') feathers being possibly an [[Canting arms|heraldic pun]] on that name.<ref name="Pinches and Pinches 1974, p. 59">Pinches and Pinches 1974, p. 59.</ref><ref name="Siddons 2009, p. 178">Siddons 2009, p. 178.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/3631799/Letters-to-The-Daily-Telegraph.html |title=6th letter |newspaper=telegraph.co.uk | location=London |date=30 August 2006}}</ref> Alternatively, the badge may have derived from the [[List of monarchs of Luxembourg#Counts of Luxembourg|Counts of Luxembourg]], from whom Philippa was also descended, who had used the badge of an ostrich.<ref name="Pinches and Pinches 1974, p. 59"/> The accompanying motto, "Ich dien" (meaning "I serve"), may also be attributed to Philippa and the language of her [[Low Countries]] homeland.<ref>{{cite book |last=Fox |first=Paul |title= Great Cloister: A Lost Canterbury Tale|date=9 January 2020 |isbn=978-1-78969-331-7|page=288 |publisher= Archaeopress Publishing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IfMPEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Ich+dien%22+philippa&pg=PA288}}</ref> Sir [[Roger de Clarendon]], an [[natural son|illegitimate son]] of the Black Prince by his mistress [[Edith Willesford]], bore arms of ''Or, on a [[Bend (heraldry)|bend]] sable three ostrich feathers argent'';.<ref>Scott-Giles 1929, pp. 90–91.</ref>
 
King [[Richard II of England|Richard II]], the Black Prince's legitimate son, used ostrich feather badges in several colours<ref>Siddons 2009, pp. 179–80.</ref> and awarded augmented arms with ostrich feather supporters to [[Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk]] (1366-13991366–1399),.<ref>Fox-Davies, Arthur, Complete Guide to Heraldry, Fig 675<name="ReferenceA"/ref> the second son of [[John de Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray]], and Elizabeth de Segrave, ''suo jure'' Lady Segrave, daughter and heiress of [[John de Segrave, 4th Baron Segrave]], by [[Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk]], daughter and heiress of [[Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk]], a son of King [[Edward I of England|Edward I]].
 
====Legendary origins====
According to a longstanding legend, the Black Prince obtained the badge from the blind King [[John of Bohemia]], against whom he fought at the [[Battle of Crécy]] in 1346. After the battle, the prince is said to have gone to the body of the dead king, and taken his helmet with its ostrich feather [[Crest (heraldry)|crest]], afterwards incorporating the feathers into his arms, and adopting King John's motto, "''{{lang|de|Ich dien}}''", as his own. The story first appears in writing in 1376, the year of the Black Prince's death.<ref name="Siddons 2009, p. 178"/><ref>{{cite journal |first=N. H. |last=Nicolas |author-link=Nicholas Harris Nicolas |title=Contemporary authority adduced for the popular idea that the Ostrich Feathers of the Prince of Wales were derived from the crest of the King of Bohemia |journal=[[Archaeologia (journal)|Archaeologia]] |volume=32 |year=1847 |pages=332–34 |doi=10.1017/S0261340900000631 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/1646159 }}</ref> There is, however, no sound historical basis for it, and no evidence for King John having used either the motto or the crest (he actually bore a crest of vultures' wings).<ref name="Scott-Giles 1929, p. 89"/><ref name="Pinches and Pinches 1974, p. 59"/><ref name="Siddons 2009, p. 178"/> Nevertheless, King John was also Count of Luxembourg, whose badge was an ostrich feather as has been noted above. Therefore, the claim on the Black Prince's tomb that he had adopted the badge to honour the dead king's courage might well be true after all.
 
Since a key factor in the English army's victory at Crécy was the use of WelshLongbow archers, (a third of whom were Welsh) it is also sometimes said to have been Edward's pride in the men of Wales which led him to adopt a symbol alluding to their assistance. The Freemen of Llantrisant claim that it was their ancestors (the Black Army) who killed King John of Bohemia and captured his ostrich-feather emblem. The mediaevalmedieval German motto "''{{lang|de|Ich dien}}''" ("I serve") is a near-[[homophone]] for the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] phrase "''{{lang|cy|Eich Dyn}}''" meaning "Your Man", which might have helped endear the young Black Prince to the Welsh soldiers in particular. Again, however, there is no historical evidence to support this theory. In 1917, during the [[First World War]], it was rumoured that the motto might be formally changed to "''Eich Dyn''" to avoid the use of German.<ref>{{cite news |title=Motto of Prince of Wales |newspaper=Aberdeen Weekly Journal |date=14 September 1917 |page=3 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000573/19170914/089/0003}}</ref>
 
===House of Lancaster===
{{multiple image|total_width=220|image_gap = 10|align=left|image1=Ostrich Feather Badge of Henry IV.svg|caption1=[[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]]'s "Sovereygne" ostrich feather badge|image2=GarterPlateJohnBeaufort.jpg|caption2=[[Achievement (heraldry)|Achievement]] of [[John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset]]. ItsIt is the earliest [[Garter stall plate|garter plate]] with [[Supporters (heraldry)|supporters]].<ref name="Planché 1852 xx">{{cite book|last=Planché|date=1852|first=J.R.|title=Pursuivant of Arms|page=xx|author-link=James Planché}}</ref>}}
[[John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster]], the Black Prince's second younger brother, used ostrich feathers in several contexts, including on a shield very similar to the Black Prince's "shield for peace", although in Gaunt's case the feathers were [[Ermine (heraldry)|ermine]].<ref>Siddons 2009, p. 181.</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Harris |first=Oliver D. |title="Une tresriche sepulture": the tomb and chantry of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster in [[Old St Paul's Cathedral]], London |journal=Church Monuments |volume=25 |year=2010 |pages=7–35 (22–3)}}</ref> Single ostrich feather supporters were also used by [[John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset]] (1404-14441404–1444) (as shown in his [[Garter stall plate]] in St George's Chapel),<ref>{{cite book|lastname="Planché|date= 1852|first=J.R.|title=Pursuivant of Arms|page=xx|author-link=James Planché}}<"/ref> the second son of [[John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset]] (1371-14101371–1410), the eldest of the four legitimized children of John of Gaunt by his mistress [[Katherine Swynford]].
 
King [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]], of the [[House of Lancaster]], the son of John of Gaunt by his first wife [[Blanche of Lancaster]], used a badge of a single ostrich feather entwined by a scroll inscribed with the motto "Ma Sovereyne".<ref> or "Sovereygne", etc.</ref> His eldest son and successor King [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] used ostrich feathers as a secondary royal badge at various times, as did Henry IV's younger sons [[Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence]] who used an ermine ostrich feather with a label; [[John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford]] who used an ostrich feather with the "Sovereygne" scroll; and [[Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester]] who used an ostrich feather semée of [[Fleur-de-lis|fleurs-de-lis]]. Similar badges were used by other royal princes.<ref>Siddons 2009, pp. 182–6.</ref><ref>Pinches and Pinches 1974, pp. 89–93.</ref>
 
===House of Tudor===
The first Prince of Wales to use the badge in its modern form (i.e. three white feathers encircled by a coronet, and with the motto ''{{lang|de|Ich dien}}'') was Prince [[Arthur, Prince of Wales|Arthur]] (1486–1502), eldest son of [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]], at the beginning of the 16th century.<ref name="Pinches and Pinches 1974, p. 59"/><ref>Siddons 2009, pp. 186–8.</ref> It was also widely used by Prince Edward, son of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] and afterwards [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]], although he was never formally invested as Prince of Wales.<ref>Siddons 2009, pp. 188–9.</ref> Feathers continued to be used as lesser royal badges, by [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]] among others, until the end of the century.<ref>Siddons 2009, pp. 187–9.</ref>
[[File:Badge of Prince Edward 1543.jpg|thumb|The [[Heraldic badge|badge]] of Prince Edward (later King [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]]), as drawn in 1543, comprising ''A plume of three ostrich feathers enfiled by a royal coronet of alternate crosses and fleur-de-lys'' surrounded by the ''Sun of York'', a badge of the [[House of York]]]]
 
===House of Stuart and successors===
Only from the beginning of the 17th century did the badge become exclusively associated with the Prince of Wales. It has formed the [[Dexter and sinister|dexter]] badge<ref name="Montague-Smith, P.W. 1968, p.24">Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.24</ref><ref>[[Dexter and sinister|Sinister]] heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales: The Badge of Wales, namely: On a mount vert a dragon passant gules differenced by a label of three points argent</ref> of the [[Achievement (heraldry)|heraldic achievement]] of the Prince of Wales since at least 1901, blazoned ''A plume of three ostrich feathers argent enfiled by a coronet composed of fleurs-de-lys and crosses patée or alternately with motto Ich Dien''.<ref> name="Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.24<"/ref>
 
==Contemporary uses==
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The badge also appears as an element on the regimental badges of several military units in other countries of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], which have a historical connection with the Prince of Wales. These include:
* [[4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse]] of the [[Australian Army]]
* [[Princess of Wales' Own Regiment]] of the [[Canadian Army]]
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The [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]], an [[military academies in India|Indian military academy]] formerly named the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College from 1922 to 1947, also utilizes the feather badge in its own symbology.
 
====Lord-lieutenant====
The cap and [[Lord-lieutenant#Uniform|uniform]] badge of Lord-lieutenants in Welsh [[Lieutenancy area|lieutenancies]] uses the Prince-of-Wales feathers to differentiate its Lord-lieutenants from`Lord-lieutenants in other counties.<ref name="Special Appointments">{{cite web |title=Army Dress Regulations: Part 12: Special Appointments |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a822c7c40f0b6230269b3a4/2017-04841.pdf |website=Ministry of Defence |date=8 May 2017}}</ref>
 
====Former====
[[File:4th Prince of Wales' Own (PWO) Gurkha Rifles logo.svg|thumb|upright|Insignia of [[4th Gorkha Rifles|4th Prince of Wales' Own (PWO) Gurkha Rifles]]]]
Several former British Army units also incorporated the Prince of Wales's feathers into their own badges before their disbandment/amalgamation into larger units during the 20th and early 21st century. They include the [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)]], [[Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)]], [[Staffordshire Regiment|Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales')]], [[South Lancashire Regiment|South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)]], the [[9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)]], the [[Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles]], and the [[Royal Hussars|Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales' Own)]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://hussars.org/wp/?page_id=187 | title=The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales Own) | access-date=2015-09-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019174316/http://hussars.org/wp/?page_id=187 | archive-date=19 October 2012 | df=dmy-all | url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[92nd Punjabis|92nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Punjabis]], a former [[British Indian Army]] unit, also incorporated the feather badge into its own design.
 
A single Prince of Wales's feather was also incorporated into the badge of {{HMS|Norfolk|F230|6}}. ''Norfolk'' was decommissioned in 2005.
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During the [[English Civil War]], most coins minted by [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] at his various provincial wartime mints carry the feathers. The feathers appear on these coins because Charles I had no access to the [[Royal Mint]] in London and instead transferred the Aberystwyth Mint (originally established to coin Welsh silver) to [[Shrewsbury]] and then Oxford as an emergency measure. All the Civil War provincial mints are therefore in effect sub-branches of the Aberystwyth mint.
 
The badge appeared on the [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]] of the British [[Two pence (British decimal coin)|two pence coins]] minted between 1971 and 2008, many of which remain in circulation. The badge appears as a provenance mark on those silver coins minted using Welsh -mined silver in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
 
===Sports===
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The emblem of [[Lingfield Park Racecourse]], in Surrey incorporates the feathers, having been opened in 1890 by the Prince of Wales (latterly Edward VII)
 
The feathers are used as the logo of two shooting clubs at Oxford University: the Oxford University Pistol Club (OUPC),<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://users.ox.ac.uk/~pistol/ |title=Oxford University Pistol Club]}}</ref> and the Oxford University Rifle Club (OURC).<ref>[{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourc.org.uk/|title=OURC – Oxford University Rifle Club]|date=16 August 2023}}</ref>
 
====Welsh Rugby====
[[File:Principality Stadium Dressing Room.jpg|thumb|The home dressing room for the [[Wales national rugby union team|Welsh rugby union team]], with a modern stylised version of the badge printed on its floor.]]
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The feathers have traditionally been worn on the jerseys of players in the [[Wales national rugby union team|Welsh rugby union team]], being sewn on jerseys of players representing Welsh clubs before a national team or union existed. It has since been adopted as the [[logo of the Welsh Rugby Union]] by the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] (WRU). In the 1990s, the WRU modified the form of the badge they used to [[copyright]] the design. The new logo is more stylised, with the letters "WRU" in place of "''{{lang|de|Ich dien}}''". As the logo of the WRU, the Prince of Wales' feathers are also represented in one of the quarters of the [[British and Irish Lions]]' badge.
 
There have been multiple calls for the WRU to use a logo "more relevant to Wales" as the feathers are seen by some as a British rather than a Welsh symbol, heavily associated with the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British monarchy]]. In 2021, the pro-independence group [[YesCymru]] created a number of mock-up logos using the alternative Welsh symbols of a leek, daffodil and a harp. Using a [[Welsh dragon]] has also been proposed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=David|first=Corrie|date=2021-11-02|title=Thousands sign petition for WRU to change emblem to a dragon|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/thousands-sign-petition-calling-wru-22042806|access-date=2022-02-18|website=WalesOnline|language=en}}</ref>
 
[[Wales Rugby League|Wales Rugby League (WRL)]] also used the three feathers for it'sits own logo between 1908 and 2005. After a period of changes and consultations, WRL officially changed the logo from the three feathers to a new [[Welsh Dragon]] design in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wales rugby league team ditches three feathers on official badge |url=https://nation.cymru/sport/wales-rugby-league-team-ditches-three-feathers-on-official-badge/ |website=Nation Cymru |access-date=25 April 2023 |date=15 October 2022}}</ref> The WRL chairman Brian Juliff stated that "This is another step forward into establishing our own brand identity across Wales. The dragon and the feathers have been a regular debate topic throughout my ten years as chair at Wales Rugby League and, after taking all opinions and considerations, we have finally decided to go with the majority view and instincts."<ref>{{cite web |title=DRAGON LOGO TO BECOME THE MAIN CREST ON WALES INTERNATIONAL SHIRTS |url=https://wrl.wales/dragon-logo-to-become-the-main-crest-on-wales-international-shirts |website=Wales Rugby League |access-date=25 April 2023 |date=September 1, 2022}}</ref>
 
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===Other uses===
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[[File:Royal Standard of the Prince of Wales (in Canada).svg|thumb|[[Royal standards of Canada|Royal standard for the Prince of Wales in Canada]]. The feathered badge is placed in its centre.]]
The Prince of Wales's feather is incorporated into the [[Royal standards of Canada|Canadian royal standard]] for the Prince of Wales. The feathered badge is imposed on a blue roundel within a wreath of golen maple leaves.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/royal-symbols-titles/canadian-flags-royal-family.html|title=Canadian flags of the Royal Family|publisher=Government of Canada|website=www.canada.ca|access-date=14 January 2023|date=20 September 2022}}</ref>
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The Prince of Wales's feathers has been incorporated into the coat of arms of several regions and municipalities. [[Norfolk County Council]] was given special consent by [[King Edward VII]] to use the badge on its arms, in recognition of [[Sandringham House]], which was one of the King's favourite residences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Norfolk County Council|url=http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/east_anglia_essex.html#norfolk%20cc|publisher=Civic Heraldry of England and Wales|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828061517/http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/east_anglia_essex.html#norfolk%20cc|archive-date=28 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 1932 until its abolition in 1965, the [[Municipal Borough of Barnes]], Surrey, used feathers based on those of the Prince of Wales on its coat of arms, in honour of the fact that the then Prince of Wales (afterwards [[Edward VIII]], and later [[Duke of Windsor]]) had been born in the borough.<ref name="shield">{{cite web|title=Municipal Borough of Barnes|url=http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Barnes| publisher=Heraldry of the World|access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> The badge was also used on the [[coat of arms of Penang]] until 1985, a state of [[Malaysia]] that the British settled in 1786 as Prince of Wales Island.
[[File:Arms of Norfolk.svg|thumb|Coat of arms for [[Norfolk County Council]], which incorporates the feathered badge in its design.]]
A derivative of the badge is that used by the [[Prince's Trust]], a charitable organisation founded by Charles III (then Prince of Wales). The [[Carlton Club]] is another organisation in the UK that also uses the feathered coronet badge as its emblem, without the motto. The badge is used by a society in [[Malta]] called "The Prince of Wales Philharmonic Society". The scope of this organisation is mainly one related to music but is also linked to the feast of [[St. Dominic]] in [[Vittoriosa]] in Malta. Malta was a colony of the British Crown for 200 years, and there exist a variety of clubs and organisations bearing the name of royal personalities.
 
Several schools named after the Prince of Wales incorporate his badge in their own symbols. They include [[Prince Edward School]] in [[Harare]], Zimbabwe; the [[Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa|Prince of Wales' College]] in [[Moratuwa]], Sri Lanka, and the [[Prince of Wales Secondary School]] in [[Vancouver]], Canada. The badge is inscribed on the foundation stone of [[Patna Medical College and Hospital]], in [[Patna]], India, a medical college initially established as the Prince of Wales Medical College.
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==See also==
* [[Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales]]
* ''{{lang|fr|[[Dieu et mon droit]]''}}
* [[Flag of Wales]]
* ''[[Honi soit qui mal y pense]]''
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