Its socle bears three plaques.

Shown here is the first plaque to have been erected ; it reads :
Deze colom is opgerigt door // A.E.C. Gravinne Douarière van Athlone // ter gedachtenis van de overwinning // behaald over Bonaparte en de Fransche armée // door // den Kroonprins van Orange en de gecombineerde arméen // onder het bevel van den Hertog van Wellington & Prins Blücher // te Quatre-Bras en in den velden van Waterloo // op den 18. Juni 1815.
Translation : “This Colom has been set up by A.E.C. Countess Douairière of Athlone in memory of the victory over Bonaparte and the French Army through the Crown Prince of Orange and the combined Armies under the command of the Duke of Wellington & Prince Blücher at Quatre-Bras and in the fields of Waterloo on the 18^th of June 1815".

The second plaque : ►File:18_June_1815_–_Victory_at_Waterloo_–_Lady_Athlone_Column_–_Plaque_1846.jpg

The third plaque : ►File:18_June_1815_–_Victory_at_Waterloo_–_Lady_Athlone_Column_–_Plaque_1963.jpg