The '''Prince of Wales's feathers''' ({{Lang-cy|Plu Tywysog Cymru}}) are the [[heraldic badge]] of the [[Prince of Wales]], the heir to the British throne.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archifaumorgannwg.wordpress.com/2019/02/|title=Chwefror 2019|date=28 February 2019|website=Archifau Morgannwg}}</ref> The badge consists of three white ostrich [[feather]]s encircled by a gold [[coronet]]. A ribbon below the coronet bears the German motto {{lang|de|Ich dien}} ({{IPA-de|ɪç ˈdiːn|lang}}, modern German "ich diene", "I serve"). As well as being used in royal [[heraldry]], the feathers are sometimes used to symbolise [[Wales]] itself,<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==
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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>
