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The following was posted on the Panorama Gibraltar's Newsweekly [broken link] website on July 6th 1998:
New ColoursThe Duke of Kent presented the new colours, on behalf of The Queen to The Gibraltar Regiment. The Presentation of new Colours took place during a parade at Devil's Tower Camp, the home of the Regiment, last Wednesday.
"We shall never be expelled by the enemy"
The Colours consists of two banners or flags, one known as The Queen's Colours and the other as The Regimental Colours, the former being the Union Flag and bears in the centre, within a gold circle the inscription The Gibraltar Regiment in gold and the Imperial Crown superimposed. It has two tassels and a suitable staff with a Crown on top.
The Regimental Colours bear the Red Cross of St. George on a field of limestone grey. In the centre, round a gold circle within has a wreath of Candytuft (Iberis Gibraltarica — a native flower of Gibraltar which is found in great profusion in the Upper Rock in late winter and spring) the inscription The Gibraltar Regiment with a circle. The Castle Key in red and white (Gibraltar Colours), the Imperial Crown superimposed, underneath a scroll with the Regimental motto Nulli Expugnabilis Hosti (We shall never be expelled by the enemy) and on the upper canton next to the staff a Grenade in gold to denote the link with The Royal Artillery. They measure three feet six inches long by three feet wide.
Phil Nelson, 17 July 1998
Phil Nelson quoted, "(...) The Queen's Colours (...) being the Union Flag and bears in the centre, within a gold circle the inscription The Gibraltar Regiment in gold and the Imperial Crown superimposed (...)". I have a hard time interpreting this: It seems to mean that the inscription is gold on gold?! And that the crown is over the inscription?! Or am I utterly wrong?
With the Regimental Colours it is even worse. From the recent discussions sparkled by the Sarawak flags I posted, I think understood that the golden circle is in the outer part of the wreath. However, I'm not sure how to interpret the "superimposed" word again, and I don't understand where the scroll is supposed to be. Finally, what would the shape of the grenade be?
Jorge Candeias, 4 November 1998
Jorge asks about the Queen's and Regimental Colour of the Gibraltar Regiment. The Gibraltar Regiment is part of the British Army proper, and its Colours conform to British Army regulations. (...) Take a look at the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) Colours at Mike Young's British Light Infantry Regiments website. This will give a very good idea of what the Gibraltar Colours look like.
For the Queen's Colour, in the DCLI example delete the gold battle honour scrolls on the horizontal bars of the St George Cross. Delete the numeral 'II' in the center. Substitute The Gibraltar Regiment for
