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Comments by "COL BEAUSABRE" (@colbeausabre8842) on "WWI Pritchard Bayonet for the Webley Revolver" video.
Quite right. The Royal Navy is "Royal" because it was founded by the sovereign's decree and was legally regarded as a privilege granted to the monarch by parliament. The Army, however, belongs to the British people, not the monarch. They even fought a series of civil wars in the mid-1600's to prove the point. Certain regiments and corps are designated "royal" as a honorific to recognize continued superior performance. If a unit has evolved from a "royal" unit, it will be also "royal". Example: the Royal Air force evolved from the Royal Naval Air Service. royal due its descent from the Royal Navy, and the Royal Flying Corps, which descended from the Royal Engineers
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