It is a tradition that once a colour has been retired it is up”, “laid usually in a museum or a Chapel such as ours. Just like old soldiers and old Dukies, the colours gradually fade away. Dukies have a sense of pride when they see the colours on parade and when they are brought into chapel we stand silently to attention as to receive them - both as a mark of respect to their Royal “Dukies” origins and in honour of those many thousands of "Dukies" and who have marched under them. “Hibernians”
It is a tradition that once a colour has been retired it is “laid up”, usually in a museum or a Chapel such as ours. Just like old soldiers and old Dukies, the colours gradually fade away. Dukies have a sense of pride when they see the colours on parade and when they are brought into chapel we stand silently to attention as “Dukies” to receive them - both as a mark of respect to their Royal origins and in honour of those many thousands of "Dukies" and “Hibernians” who have marched under them.
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