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| BELT COLOURS - dark blue, with central orange stripe, all of equal width |
The colours of the Royal Warwickshire belt were blue and orange, the exact shade of the latter being "old gold with a touch of Dutch pink". These colours are those of the Dutch Royal House of Nassau and originate from the fact that the regiment was raised in 1674 as a unit of English troops fighting for Holland, and only later came to Britain with William of Orange in 1685.
With thanks to David Baynham, Museum Attendant, Royal Regiment Of Fusiliers, Warwick
