Why did Prince Phillip wear a GREEN ONION BOUTONNIERE when he picked up Prince Harry after Afghanistan?

Question

The TV interviews with Prince Phillip (who was picking up his son when Prince Harry returned from Afghanistan) clearly showed what looked like a SCALLION pinned to his lapel. Was that really a GREEN ONION? WHEN or WHY would one wear that "SMELLY" sprout as a BOUTONNIERE?

Answer 1

Good grief! It was a "leek" and it is the national symbol of Wales. March 1st is St David's Day the patron saint of Wales and the Welsh.

Answer 2

I thought it was a green onion as well...you learn something new every day.

Answer 3

Thank You so much for asking this question!! I was actually just coming on here to ask the very same one when I saw the video of Prince Charles wearing a leek on his lapel today. Very nice history lesson.

Answer 4

It's St David's day today, the Welsh emblem is a leek,

St. David is Wales' Patron saint and Prince Charles is the Prince of Wales. It was a leek in his button hole !

Answer 5

How many mistakes can you make in one post. It was not Prince Philip, It was Prince Charles.It was not an onion It was a Leek. Edit...  marshall  once again you show your ignorance.

Answer 6

1) you must mean Prince Charles - Not Prince Phillip!

2) That would have been a leek.  Not an onion.

Today is St Davids Day.  Prince Charles is Prince of Wales.  St David is patron saint of Wales.  The emblem of Wales is a leek.

Answer 7

he was picking up his son? do you mean Prince Charles? Prince Phillip is Harrys grandfather

Answer 8

Because both those kids are Royal q****s. He's also no more of a hero then any other soilder fighting. How about we honor the real hero's, the ones who died, instead of honoring some stupid kid because he walked around a non hostal part of Afgan.

Answer 9

Saint David's Day is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March each year. The Royal Welsh Regiment and the Welsh Guards traditionally celebrate St David's Day with the presentation of leeks to soldiers, often by a member of the Royal Family, and a parade.

Many Welsh people wear one or both of the national emblems of Wales on their lapel to celebrate St. David: the daffodil (a generic Welsh symbol which is in season during March) or the leek (Saint David's personal symbol) on this day. The association between leeks and daffodils is strengthened by the fact that they have similar names in Welsh, Cenhinen (leek) and Cenhinen Bedr (daffodil).

The date of March 1st was chosen in remembrance of the death of Saint David on that day in 589, and has been celebrated by followers since then. The date was declared a national day of celebration within Wales in the 18th century.