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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Exactly why is he wearing war medals?

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    They aren't war medals- medals can be given out for different reasons. He did serve in the Navy and the Air Force, though.

    I looked it up, they are:

    • Queen’s Service Order (New Zealand)
    • Coronation Medal
    • Silver Jubilee Medal
    • Golden Jubilee Medal
    • Diamond Jubilee Medal
    • Platinum Jubilee Medal
    • Naval Long Service Good Conduct (LSGC) (three additional service bars)
    • Canadian Forces Decoration (three additional service bars)
    • The New Zealand Commemorative Medal
    • New Zealand Armed Forces Award
    • Garter Star

    So none of them are war medals

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Is the "Queen's service order" (presumably from his mam) basically just like when my mum gave me a sticker for helping do the washing up?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It is used to recognise "valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious and faithful services to the Crown or similar services within the public sector, whether in elected or appointed office". Considering as prince of Wales he was patron of many charities and even started his own affordable housing project in the UK, I'm sure it's for something more than that

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