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| The 10th Light Dragoons were designated Prince of Wales’s Own from the beginning after they were converted from heavy dragoons in 1783. The three feathers in a coronet was the armorial badge of the Prince of Wales dating back to Edward the Black Prince, the first Prince of Wales, son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. The origin of the ostrich feathers and motto ‘Ich Dien’ are obscure but it seems that the Black Prince used a Shield of Peace for jousting with this device emblazoned on it. The 10th were not the first cavalry regiment to use this badge; the 3rd Dragoon Guards were designated Prince of Wales’s in 1765, and the 12th Dragoons were granted that title in 1768. This example is in fact an arm badge worn by NCOs of the 10th Royal Hussars in the 19th century. But it is the same shape as the metal badge worn on the right side of the light dragoon helmet in the 1780s. |
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