The legacy ofQueen Elizabethlives on.
Senior members of the royal family stepped out in London Sunday for theNational Service of Remembranceat the Cenotaph war memorial, where the late Queen’s cypher was visible on their military uniforms. As seen on the dress coats ofKing Charles III,Prince WilliamandPrince Edwardacross their respective regiments, interlocking “ERII” insignia pins remained on their left shoulders.
Charles, 74, immediately acceded as King upon his mother’s death on Sept. 8, thus becoming Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces. Though courtiers created anew cypherin his honor soon after,Queen Elizabeth’s ERII emblem will remain on the uniforms of military personnel for the time being,The Telegraphreports. According to the outlet, Charles' new insignia will replace his mother’s only when uniforms need to be replaced and the existing stock of “badges, buttons and insignia” runs out.
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“At next year’s Cenotaph service, and for years to come, some military personnel will be wearing the King’s cypher while others will still be wearing the late Queen’s,” the newspaper notes. “A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said that the switch to the King’s cypher will be a gradual one, with individual regiments and other military units introducing it in their own time.”
Unlike her brothers and nephew,Princess Annedid not wear the Queen’s insignia; the emblem was not part of herRoyal Navy uniformatQueen Elizabeth’s state funeral on Sept. 19.
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Much likeQueen Elizabeth’s cypher, King Charles' emblem features the crown above his first initial “C,” intertwined with an “R” for Rex. Latin for “King,” Rex or Regina (for “Queen”) has traditionally been used for the monarch dating back to the 12th century. Charles' regnal number “III” is tucked inside the “R,” while Elizabeth’s regnal number “II” separated the “E” and the “R.”
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source: people.com
