Queen Elizabeth II, longest-reigning British monarch, dead at 96
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Friday 16 September 2022
King Charles III during an audience with Llywydd (presiding officer) Elin Jones at Cardiff Castle in Wales.Credit: PA
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King Charles III during an audience with Llywydd (presiding officer) Elin Jones at Cardiff Castle in Wales.Credit: PA
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Today, I see the Guards are wearing blue plumes on their bearskin hats. This connotes that they are part of the Irish Guard, first organized by Queen Victoria.
There are also the Grenadier Guards who wear white plumes, and the Scots Guards who don't have plumes, but have buttons in sets of three, and the Welsh Guards who have a green and white plume. And there are other guards:
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So many Guards. I really need a programme to keep them all straight.
I notice the Beefeater uniforms and the white- plumed Household Livery regalias are all badged with "ER". You can see it best from behind on their uniforms. I wonder when they will be changed out to "CR". I suppose they'll have to do it before the coronation!
There are also the Grenadier Guards who wear white plumes, and the Scots Guards who don't have plumes, but have buttons in sets of three, and the Welsh Guards who have a green and white plume. And there are other guards:
Spot the difference: the Household Divisions' uniforms • The Crown Chronicles
The sight of guards posted outside royal palaces in and around London, dressed in their scarlet tunics and bearskin hats, is famous the world over, but do you know how…
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So many Guards. I really need a programme to keep them all straight.
I notice the Beefeater uniforms and the white- plumed Household Livery regalias are all badged with "ER". You can see it best from behind on their uniforms. I wonder when they will be changed out to "CR". I suppose they'll have to do it before the coronation!
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Earlier I found it interesting Princess Margaret, bless her heart, chose cremation.
Queen to be reunited with her husband Prince Philip and family
Many Britons are finding comfort in the knowledge the Queen will be laid to rest with her husband the Duke of Edinburgh and her parents and sister in St George's Chapel.www.dailymail.co.uk
Her mother and father are buried there, as are the ashes of her sister Princess Margaret. Prince Philip's coffin, which was interred in the nearby royal vault following his death last April, will also be moved and put next to the Queen's.
The Queen was just 25-years-old when her father died, and her life was changed irrevocably. She and her husband Prince Philip were in Kenya, staying at the Sagana game-viewing Lodge, when they were told on February 6, 1952, that her father, King George VI, had died. He had been suffering from lung cancer.
Meanwhile her mother and her sister Princess Margaret both died within six weeks of each other in early 2002.
Many grieving royal followers have voiced the feeling they are finding comfort in the knowledge the family are to be reunited again in the coming week.
Now the Welsh Guards are in view with their white and green hackles.
I keep seeing the camera linger over interesting-looking people and those with lots of medals on. I have the feeling I should know who some of these people are, but am not familiar enough with UK politics or sports to recognize them.
I keep seeing the camera linger over interesting-looking people and those with lots of medals on. I have the feeling I should know who some of these people are, but am not familiar enough with UK politics or sports to recognize them.
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"War dance for William and Kate!
New Zealand troops perform Maori Haka as Prince and Princess of Wales meet Commonwealth soldiers taking part in Queen's funeral preparations."
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New Zealand troops perform Maori Haka as Prince and Princess of Wales meet Commonwealth soldiers taking part in Queen's funeral preparations."
Kate and William meet overseas troops preparing to honour Queen
It comes after the couple yesterday chatted with crowds at the late monarch's Sandringham residence in Norfolk and looked over the sea of tributes left in her memory.
The Queen's recipe for PANCAKES goes viral in the wake of her death
Royal family fanatics brought the late Queen's beloved pancake recipe to the top of foodies lists when they posted the monarch's favorite recipe on Reddit.
Daniel Craig had a statement on her passing. She was so fun with the skit she did with him, and with Paddington, and the mike drop with Harry too.
Princess Margaret had to be cremated otherwise there would not be room for her along side her parents and Elizabeth and Philip.
Really? I did not read that, just that she made the unusual choice, and I knew she was a free spirit ime. Margaret died long before Philip iirc
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Fans mob David Beckham in queue to see the Queen lying in state
The football star joined the queue about 2am and did not reach the end of the procession until 3.30pm. He wiped a tear from his eye and bowed his head for a solemn moment of silence when he arrived.
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