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Unless they were seated next to each other in honour of their wedding anniversary?

The Duke of Kent’s engagements haven’t been announced in advance for a while now. He may well attend some event if he feels up to it on the day.

Ingrid’s looking mighty cool in her uniform.

Will there be any public celebrations for these grand occasions?

Probably a farewell visit from a president who is also leaving office this year. After all Margrethe was his counterpart and colleague for most of his term.

Wonderful news. She’ll be truly professional head of state when the time comes. Lucky Belgians!

Hasn’t Lindqvist been a persona non grata in the Court since bashing the choice of name for Estelle? Anyhow, the change in the succession saved the Swedes from a fate worse than death…

Quite so! Compared to the Kings of Belgium or Spain, Denmark looks positively scruffy. He lacks the flair of his late father.

Exactly. The Duchess of Gloucester is clearly rewarded for her years of service. I believe she is the first spouse not married to the sovereign or the Prince of Wales to get the Garter. Sophie may get it too in the future but not during Charles’s reign.

Good to see the Ingolfs present.

A deserved gong for the Duchess!

Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!

Not unexpected news, even though disappointing. It’s sad to see the Kent branch fade away. They have served the nation nobly for decades. True bluebloods. It’ll be a hard act to follow for Eddie Edinburgh.

The Gloucesters and the Duke of Kent also present.

Dear oh dear… what a palaver.

It’s a bloody fake. So disappointed in them. Wonder if William is now going to pull out of the Commonwealth service?

Red really is Her Majesty’s colour.

Unless William himself is seriously ill, there is no plausable excuse for his absence.

The seating arrangements were all over the place, as per usual with the British. But all in all, what a great gathering! Lovely to see the Kents in full force, especially Princess Alexandra. The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburgs were well-presented as were the Jordanians. Nice to see the old King of...

Glad to see the event taking place after all, and especially in St George’s Chapel! A pity Charles won’t be able to attend but I expect especially the Kent and Gloucester branches in full force.

The Savoys are on the fringes of the royal society in Europe. It’s unreasonable to expect the reigning families to attend a funeral of a private citizen with whom they have very little contact. Good to see the old Queen of Spain present though.

Sashes of the French orders look dreadful. As does Macron’s tails.

I do hope there won’t be any ”introduction visits” a la Dutch to other monarchies in Europe. They are family, why would they need introductions? Waste of money, time and resources. Now, a full-scale state visit is a totally another matter and I expect them to visit other Nordic countries in the...

:previous: Good on Harald! A true blueblood who knows being a monarch is not something one does but something one is. You can’t just give it up. Not many of his breed left.

Good to see Count Ingolf in attendance. Always a jolly presence!