Diamond Wedding Celebrations - November 2007

[Vanesa]

I really like Duchess of Cornwalls, but I must accept that her skirt was not too beatiful. Saying the truth helps more than telling flattering lies.

Vanesa.

[CasiraghiTrio]

Originally Posted by Lady Marmalade

I agree. Princess Alexandra looks stunning in that color. She is such a beautiful woman.

I thought Lady Gabriella, Autumn Kelly, P. Alexandra, HM, and Camilla were the best dress. I like Camilla's head topping. So nice to see a smaller article on her head rather than the ENORMOUS hats she usually wears. :-)

And for # 1 modern and stylish: Lady Helen Taylor. I LOVE THAT COAT!!

I like the color of Camilla's outfit a lot. I know I disagree with others who posted before about it. I saw that Skydragon and I have criss cross opinions (Sky likes the dress design, hates the color). But to me the color brown looks good on her. It's the design of the dress, or maybe it's a two-piece, I don't like. The top part is ok, the bottom (skirt) bothers me. I don't like her hat at all, as I said before. But the positive points: 1) Good color, 2) nice top, and 3) and unrelated to the outfit, good everything else, hair, face, etc.

The Queen looked the most beautiful, imo. Love her in the white. Love the hat. Dress. Everything was perfect on HM. Can't say it enough. She was perfect.

[Rice]

Autumn Kelly looked lovely---wonderful addition to the family. Zara's hat was fabulous too. Also--Viscountess Linley never has a hair out of place. So stylish.
Was Lady Sarah there? Didn't see any photos of her.

[blondie28]

That's what I was wondering. Where was Sarah?

[CasiraghiTrio]

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Royal Insight > Out and About > Service of Celebration

The Prince of Wales - TRH host a private family dinner to mark the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh

BBC NEWS | UK | Queen makes return visit to Malta

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Royal diamond wedding (first half 1947, next half for 2007)

BBC NEWS | UK | A suitably regal anniversary

[CasiraghiTrio]

Seating in the Abbey
Royal Family section starting with the first row behind HM and The Duke

1) TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall; TRH Prince William and Prince Harry
2) TRH The Duke of York, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie; TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex
3) HRH The Princess Royal, Vice-Admiral Laurence, Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly; Zara Phillips
4) TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester; Lady Rose Windsor; HRH The Duke of Kent; HRH Princess Alexandra the Hon. Lady Ogilvy
5) The Earl and Countess of St. Andrews; Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor; Timothy and Lady Helen Taylor
6) TRH Prince and Princess Michael of Kent; Lord Frederick Windsor; Lady Gabriella Windsor
7) Daniel and Lady Sarah Chatto; Viscount and Viscountess Linley

Missing persons: Gary and Lady Davina Lewis (probably in NZ as his company is there); The Earl and Countess of Ulster; The Hon. James and Julia Ogilvy; The Hon. Marina Mowatt

[Duke of Marmalade]

It almost looks like King Constantin hired people to call him since he is seen talking on his mobile on most pics. I don't think that going to such an event is the right time to do your phone calls unless you want to get the message across how important you are

[Marengo]

Were Princess Margarita of Baden, her brothers Max and Ludwig & their wives Valeria and Anna Maria the only German relatives who attended? I could imagine that some others wre there too, like Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langeburg or some of the Hannovers/Hesse-Kassels (Phillip was close to his youngest sister, the late Princess Sophie of Hannover and formerly of Hesse-Kassel). Did any other Mountbattens attend apart from Lady Pamela Hicks & family and the Countess Mountbatten of Burma (whoi looked rather frail) & family?

Nice to see King Constantine, Queen Anne-Marie and their daughter Theodora there too. Were the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester only there with their youngest daughter or did the rest attend as well? Strange that the Duchess of Kent didn´t attend, I know that she doesn´t like occassions like this but still, a diamond wedding is a very special occasion. Likewise I don´t think I saw pictures of her two sons & wives.

The Queen looked absolutely splendid, I liked it that she wore a white suit, to mark the occassion. The service was nice too but I really liked the comments before the service started. A seemstress of HM´s wedding gown confessed that she thought Philip to be rather ´dishy´.

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On another note, the BBC said that it was Phillip´s idea to spend their actual wedding day on Malta, where they spent some years in the beginning of their marriage, now who would have thought the old duke is such a romantic?

[CasiraghiTrio]

List of (pictured) arrivals into the Abbey (not including the family already mentioned in above seating chart)
* See post 3 in this thread, page 1, for list of reportedly invited guests and groups

* King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
* Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
* HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan and his wife HRH Princess Sarvath

* Countess Mountbatten of Burma
* Lady Pamela Hicks
* India Hicks
* Edwina Hicks

* Baroness Thatcher
* Prime Minister (Gordon) and Mrs. (Sarah) Brown
* Sir John and Lady Major
* Conservative Party Leader David and Mrs. (Samantha) Cameron
* Dame Judi Dench
* First Minister of Northern Ireland Ian and Mrs. (Eileen) Paisley
* Justice Minister and Lord Chancellor Jack Straw
* Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair
* Former leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Menzies Campbell

* Tiggy Pettifer

[crisiñaki]

I don't know if this has been posted before but I found it and couldn't help myself, gotta post it :

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/295/qeii1dj1.jpg (note the SPINSTER thingy, at the age of 21 )

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5614/qeii2mf6.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1341/qeii3th5.jpg

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[adelaide]

Originally Posted by crisiñaki

I don't know if this has been posted before but I found it and couldn't help myself, gotta post it :

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/295/qeii1dj1.jpg (note the SPINSTER thingy, at the age of 21 )

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5614/qeii2mf6.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1341/qeii3th5.jpg

(Empics)

Absolutly fantastic, you are an inexhaustible source of excellent documents.

A detail interesting, George and Elisabeth the fathers of the young bride, Kings of GB, had signed R for King or R for Queen and not K or Q. It means that they had used for their signature the latin word Rex and Reina.

[crisiñaki]

Originally Posted by adelaide

Absolutly fantastic, you are an inexhaustible source of excellent documents.

A detail interesting, George and Elisabeth the fathers of the young bride, Kings of GB, had signed R for King or R for Queen and not K or Q. It means that they had used for their signature the latin word Rex and Reina.

you're welcome adelaide
in males, R stands for Rex, and in females R stands for Regina

[karla64]

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[acdc1]

Originally Posted by crisiñaki

I don't know if this has been posted before but I found it and couldn't help myself, gotta post it :
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/295/qeii1dj1.jpg

Who is the "Haakon" identified in the first picture?

[Rice]

Originally Posted by acdc1

Who is the "Haakon" identified in the first picture?

Just tossing in a guess, but King Haakon of Norway--guess he was a witness (and distant relative to both bride and groom?)

[andrew]

Originally Posted by CasiraghiTrio

List of (pictured) arrivals into the Abbey (not including the family already mentioned in above seating chart)
* See post 3 in this thread, page 1, for list of reportedly invited guests and groups

* King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
* Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
* Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan

* Countess Mountbatten of Burma
* Lady Pamela Hicks
* India Hicks
* Edwina Hicks

* Baroness Thatcher
* Prime Minister (Gordon) and Mrs. (Sarah) Brown
* Sir John and Lady Major
* Conservative Party Leader David and Mrs. (Samantha) Cameron
* Dame Judy Dench
* First Minister of Northern Ireland Ian and Mrs. (Eileen) Paisley
* Justice Minister and Lord Chancellor Jack Straw
* Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair

* Tiggy Pettifer

I spotted Radu Duda in the second row behind the Baden Family, so Princess Margarita of Romania was certainly there, too.
And it would be interesting to know who are all the people in the second and third row behind the Badens and Mountbattens.

[CasiraghiTrio]

Originally Posted by andrew

I spotted Radu Duda in the second row behind the Baden Family, so Princess Margarita of Romania was certainly there, too.
And it would be interesting to know who are all the people in the second and third row behind the Badens and Mountbattens.

I haven't even begun to explore that side of the aisle yet! Shoot, I'm still trying to figure where Princess Alexandra was seated. I can't get a good look at the woman next to The Duke of Kent. I don't think it can be the Duchess of Kent and I assume she still was at home with her head cold(?)
So Princess Alexandra might have been next The Duke or in the row behind with the Michaels of Kent family and the Taylors.

I wish it was possible to see beyond the row with the Linleys, the Chattos. I have not seen any sign of James and Julia Ogilvy, or Marina....

Originally Posted by Jo of Palatine

As much as it has to be spelled out for the German members of this forums why the sisters were not invited.... no insult given or taken, I hope - it's just so boring to hear again and again that Philip was not considered suitable in 1947 due to the war and his German roots, that his sisters had married Germans, that some of their husbands had Nazi-connections (while other relatives were thrown into KZs like Mafalda of Hesse-Kassel or the Bavarian Royals)...

Well, yes, it is boring to hear the same thing again and again, which is why I put "well you know" in the first place.

[Harry's polo shirt]

Its so sweet. I am so happy for them!! I love how they are a private celebration on the actual day. Prince Williams speach was wonderful.

[Harry's polo shirt]

Those pictures are really cool. I've never seen them. They are very interesting!!

[Harry's polo shirt]

We should get some handwritting experts to analize those signatures.