On Tuesday afternoon the King presented colours to the Welsh
Guards. The ceremony took place in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace. The King's speech was singularly felicitous. After mentioning his pleasure that a regiment raised in the Principality of Wales had been added to his Guards, he expressed his approval of the creation of a Prince of Wales's company in order that his son might thus be specially identified with the regiment. " To-day these colours bear no names of battles fought. or of victories won. Your noble deeds in coming days will be inscribed upon them. In committing the colours to your care I know that you will look up to them and prove yourselves true eons of loyal and gallant Wales and worthy of the glorious traditions of the Brigade of Guards. I wish you God-speed. May all possible success attend you."
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