The British Royal Family - news, views, clothes & shoes! #7

[Keine Engel]

Queens of style!

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Everyone looks exquisite.

They're having a right old royal chin-wag there

I'd love to know what they're gossiping about

 

[Keine Engel]

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Or rather... when in Londinium!

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[Keine Engel]

Garter Day 2019

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Members of the Royal Family gather at Windsor Castle to celebrate the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry during a colourful event full of history and pageantry

New appointments to "The Garter" were invested in the Garter Throne Room and include a Lady Companion, athlete Lady Mary Peters, and a Knight Companion, the Marquess of Salisbury, a former Chairman of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation.

Today, the Order includes the Queen, who is Sovereign of the Garter, several senior Members of the Royal Family including the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge, and twenty-four knights chosen in recognition of their work...

In the Quire of the Chapel are brass stall plates recording the Order’s membership through the centuries.

Interior of St. George's Chapel and Winston Churchill’s plate.
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Current Knights have their own allocated stall, with the bearer’s banner, crest, helmet and sword displayed...

Sir Winston Churchill's Garter stall
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These items are removed on the bearer’s death, but the stall plate remains.

Garter Day 2019

 

[Keine Engel]

The Order of the Garter​

In medieval times, King Edward III was so inspired by tales of King Arthur and the chivalry of the Knights of the Round Table that he set up his own group of honourable knights, called the Order of the Garter. Nearly 700 years later, the Order is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain. The Knights, now both male and female, used to be limited to aristocracy, but today they are chosen from a variety of backgrounds, in recognition for their public service

The patron saint of the Order is St George (patron saint of England).
The spiritual home of the Order is St George's Chapel, Windsor.
Motto: Honi soit qui mal y pense (Shame on him who thinks this evil)
Founded: 1348

The annual iconic Garter Day procession, where The Queen and the Knights process in grand velvet robes, glistening insignia and plumed hats, is one of the most traditional ceremonies in the Queen's calendar.

Every June, a grand procession of the knights takes place at Windsor Castle, accompanied by a marching band and Officers of the Order, all in grand ceremonial dress.

Garter Procession At Windsor (1962)​

This is a bonus pic just coz...

Sir Winston Churchill in his Knight of the Garter robes, his son Randolph, and grandson, Winston​

The Order of the Garter

 

[Keine Engel]

Garter Days of Long Since​

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The Order of the Garter procession in 1948 when Elizabeth and Philip installed as Lady and Knight Companion ​

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King George V and Queen Mary - Garter Procession

King George V and Queen Mary in the robes and insignia of the Order of the Garter

Garter Ceremony At Windsor (1948)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Garter Procession at Windsor Castle

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[gregjrichards]

Fashion parade! Duchess of Cambridge is elegant in a blue lace Elie Saab dress with sheer panels as the Queen's carriage procession arrives at Royal Ascot

Kate Middleton joins the Queen's carriage procession at Royal Ascot | Daily Mail Online

 

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Fashion parade! Duchess of Cambridge is elegant in a blue lace Elie Saab dress with sheer panels as the Queen's carriage procession arrives at Royal Ascot

Kate Middleton joins the Queen's carriage procession at Royal Ascot | Daily Mail Online

Love the hats. I wonder how people can see anything over them. Do the woman take them off?

The men look fabulous, The dresses of the women? Ugly including Kate’s. Ugh.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Love the hats. I wonder how people can see anything over them. Do the woman take them off?

The men look fabulous, The dresses of the women? Ugly including Kate’s. Ugh.

I'd be happy to wear Kate's dress and hat (not the heels!), but I'm 69 years old. The dress is a bit matronly for Kate. It reminds me of the blush dress and hat she wore for Pippa's wedding: Exquisite outfit but much too matronly for the Duchess of Cambridge.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Kate at Pippa's wedding. Love the blush dress and hat for an older woman; I'd wear in a heartbeat! Truly one of my Kate favorites

 

[floridagrrl]

I'd be happy to wear Kate's dress and hat (not the heels!), but I'm 69 years old. The dress is a bit matronly for Kate. It reminds me of the blush dress and hat she wore for Pippa's wedding: Exquisite outfit but much too matronly for the Duchess of Cambridge.

Oh wow, I think it’s absolutely beautiful and also different

I love it

 

[CoverMeCagney]

They all look like they've been on the giggle juice!!!

Is Zara pregnant again?

 

[Keine Engel]

Love the hats. I wonder how people can see anything over them. Do the woman take them off?

...*The dresses of the women? Ugly including Kate’s. Ugh*

I bet most of them are probably more interested in the hats anyway

^*I totally agree

 

[rosemadderlake]

^^^ Oh my goodness... ^^^
Keine, fabulous hat graphics...
Original illustrations...

You need a tiara!

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Wild Rumors, Archie's Christening and a Serious Split: How the Royals Are Spending Their Summer | Xfinity

Summer doesn't even officially begin until Friday, but the scorching heat is already bearing down on the royal family.

At least the actual weather is only expected to be 66 degrees.

Despite all the happy milestones—Prince Harry and Meghan Markle becoming parents, the queen's grand 93rd birthday celebration, Prince Philip turning 98, Duchess Camilla going viral with an epic wink—the things that aren't going entirely right (or at least not as expected) continue to monopolize the headlines...

 

[Sherwood Park]

Love the hats. I wonder how people can see anything over them. Do the woman take them off?

The men look fabulous, The dresses of the women? Ugly including Kate’s. Ugh.

Those dresses are in fashion right now. In picture #2 of post 2206 you can see the woman in gold is wearing a similar style. Kate stays fashionable without being over the top. That's what I've always loved about her clothing.
As for the hats, yes, you can see with them on. It would be different if they were sitting rather than standing, hats are horrible for blocking the views of the people behind. Thank goodness hats are a no-no for evenings.

 

[gregjrichards]

Harry didn't tell Meghan Markle off at Trooping the Colour - here's what really happened

Harry didn't tell Meghan off at Trooping the Colour- here's what really happened

 

[Warwick7]

I wish I knew how to post pics. In 1984 Princess Diana attended Ascot.
Kate does like to reflect Diana's choice of clothes from time to time. I like the principle behind it.
MOO but I think the outfits are very similar.

 

[Keine Engel]

^^^ Oh my goodness... ^^^

You need a*tiara!*

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[Keine Engel]

I wish I knew how to post pics. In 1984 Princess Diana attended Ascot.
Kate does like to reflect Diana's choice of clothes from time to time. I like the principle behind it.
MOO but I think the outfits are very similar.

Was it orange?

 

[Keine Engel]

^ adding pics