tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post2876360222148969208..comments2024-03-28T07:36:37.715+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: Order of St PatrickTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-27649152884883838272020-04-29T07:39:39.693+01:002020-04-29T07:39:39.693+01:00Dear Ossie Bullock, you are quite right. Thanks fo...Dear Ossie Bullock, you are quite right. Thanks for reminding me about the error. I'll amend it. Tim.Timothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-47113434477278706012020-04-29T03:08:12.994+01:002020-04-29T03:08:12.994+01:00I think you are incorrect to say that the sash of ...I think you are incorrect to say that the sash of the Order of St Patrick was worn over the left shoulder: my understanding is that it was worn over the right. The somewhat similarly-coloured (but darker blue) sash of the Order of the Garter was and is worn over the left, and this serves to distinguish them in cases where the colour intended is uncertain, as it can be in portraits.<br /><br />The two illustrations on the page of the Dukes of Abercorn and Gloucester show one of each: Abercorn is wearing the Garter sash, while Gloucester has on that of St Patrick. Both men were actually knights of both orders (and both are wearing the stars of both). That the Duke of Gloucester has chosen to wear the KP sash suggests that he is portrayed at a function relating in some way to Ireland - or perhaps it was just that it interfered less with his row of medals!Ossie Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870359129891269417noreply@blogger.com