British Royal Family Current Events 10: July 2018 - Sep 2022


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That doesn't look like a Western saddle to me, and the stirrup length is wrong for that anyway, so I have no idea what was meant by the Queen riding Western style. Anyone have any idea?
 
No way to tell from that pic if The Queen is riding western or english....the stirrup length doesn't really tell you.


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Nice to see the large turnout for the Easter service, especially since it was HM's birthday that day too. I also like that James is now attending along with Louise - both are growing up! Savannah is going to be nine next year which was the age that Louise first started attending the service IIRC, though I guess it depends on the child's ability to sit still during the service.
 
Ista said:
That doesn't look like a Western saddle to me, and the stirrup length is wrong for that anyway, so I have no idea what was meant by the Queen riding Western style. Anyone have any idea?
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Everyone is riding English style in these pictures. I saw that description and my only guess was that they meant Her Majesty was not riding side saddle, as if in a parade. :ermm:
 
HereditaryPrincess said:
Nice to see the large turnout for the Easter service, especially since it was HM's birthday that day too. I also like that James is now attending along with Louise - both are growing up! Savannah is going to be nine next year which was the age that Louise first started attending the service IIRC, though I guess it depends on the child's ability to sit still during the service.
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The Phillips girls attended church service this past Christmas at Sandringham

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Today The Duchess of Cambridge, The Duke of Sussex and The Duke of Gloucester will also attend a service at Westminster Abbey this afternoon. #ANZACDay

Prince Harry has been added to the attendees for today's Anzac Day service at Westminster Abbey, alongside Kate and the Duke of Gloucester.
His last-minute addition makes it clear Baby Sussex is due any day.
 
muriel said:
Looking at the body language between Catherine and Harry, who would have thought the two couples are at waR!
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Perhaps they are just very, very good actors? (joke)

They looked very much as they usually do: as though they enjoy each others company, and as though they are happy to be at this engagement.
 
No, they both seem in good spirits, smiling and seemingly enjoying a joke as they arrived. I don't think they do have any bad feelings toward each other, actually. I expect the Duke of Gloucester was present as his father was GG in Australia shortly after WW2.
 
muriel said:
Looking at the body language between Catherine and Harry, who would have thought the two couples are at waR!
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That’s his big sister. It’s so good to see them together.

Anzac Day Commemoration-
 
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:previous: I always feel a little sorry for the minor royals for this reason - I remember a family friend saying that the Duchess of Kent visited her school when she was a child and everyone was disappointed when the Queen or Princess Diana (she was at primary school in the '80s) didn't show up when they were told that they would be getting a royal visitor. The Gloucesters and Kents work so hard but because nobody is interested in them, it doesn't get acknowledged.
 
HereditaryPrincess said:
:previous: I always feel a little sorry for the minor royals for this reason - I remember a family friend saying that the Duchess of Kent visited her school when she was a child and everyone was disappointed when the Queen or Princess Diana (she was at primary school in the '80s) didn't show up when they were told that they would be getting a royal visitor. The Gloucesters and Kents work so hard but because nobody is interested in them, it doesn't get acknowledged.
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The Gloucesters and Kents were stars in the royal family back in the day. Everyone gets their turn.
 
Dman said:
The Gloucesters and Kents were stars in the royal family back in the day. Everyone gets their turn.
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Of course - I was using them as an example of minor members of the RF in the current day who don't get any notice from the general public. It's just how things go I suppose.
 
It was also the older generation of royals that set the example of what duty and respect and caring for the monarchy is all about. As the younger ones get to the point where they can actively take over, the older ones earn a well deserved time to rest. I see this with the Gloucesters and the Kents. Not the Queen and Charles though. They'll keep going like the Eveready Bunny on steroids. :D
 
I love the fact that the Duke of Gloucester was there - and his attendance was the first to be announced. He did, after all, spend a few years growing up in Australia back in the 1940s. He may only have a limited memory of those years but he was here from 1 - 3 when his father was Governor-General of Australia (the only royal to ever hold that position).
 
Iluvbertie said:
I love the fact that the Duke of Gloucester was there - and his attendance was the first to be announced. He did, after all, spend a few years growing up in Australia back in the 1940s. He may only have a limited memory of those years but he was here from 1 - 3 when his father was Governor-General of Australia (the only royal to ever hold that position).
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Plus his former son-in-law is Maori, his daughter may or may not still live in New Zealand - but certainly did for a number of years and two of his grandchildren are half Kiwi. He was the most appropriate member of the Royal Family to attend the ANZAC day service regardless of who else attended.
 
Nico said:
This poor Duke of Gloucester always looks so out of place ...
Dman said:
The Gloucesters and Kents were stars in the royal family back in the day. Everyone gets their turn.
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For all those feeling sorry for the Duke of Gloucester, did you notice that his name was first on in the Order of Service?

For those who can only identify royals by what they consider minor and major, it was only with the addition of Prince Harry he became most senior and Prince Richard then moved to second and Catherine to third in order as was noted when the DM said she was sitting beside the Duke of
Gloucester.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/25/14/12709284-6958599-image-a-209_1556200203761.jpg

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If the Duke of Gloucester looked a bit out of place it was it probably had more to do with being seated between two bright young things and wondering how well he knows them even if they did once all live at KP. Or perhaps he was just feeling that slight feeling of melancholy that seems to accompany the older generations at ANZAC services.

Now, had the Cambridge's and Sussexes really been odds, I am sure Catherine would have underlined that with of very Royal Curtsey . . . damn, that would have happened when Catherine was picked up! :lol: ?

Curiosity: Did Harry's official car swing by KP and pick up Prince Richard and Catherine or did they come in two or four cars if you include Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence?
 
MARG said:
Curiosity: Did Harry's official car swing by KP and pick up Prince Richard and Catherine or did they come in two or four cars if you include Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence?
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:previous: I haven't seen a video of the arrivals just yet, but I did note that in the video of them leaving the Abbey, Kate and Harry get into the same car. The video cut off there, so I did not see how the Duke of Gloucester or Vice-Admiral Lawrence left.
 
Catherine and Harry arrived and left together. Richard and Time arrived and left separately.
 
MARG said:
For all those feeling sorry for the Duke of Gloucester, did you notice that his name was first on in the Order of Service?

For those who can only identify royals by what they consider minor and major, it was only with the addition of Prince Harry he became most senior and Prince Richard then moved to second and Catherine to third in order as was noted when the DM said she was sitting beside the Duke of
Gloucester.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/25/14/12709284-6958599-image-a-209_1556200203761.jpg

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/25/12/12704402-6958599-image-a-157_1556192155023.jpg


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/25/14/12709284-6958599-image-a-209_1556200203761.jpg

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/25/14/12709284-6958599-image-a-209_1556200203761.jpg

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/25/12/12704402-6958599-image-a-157_1556192155023.jpg

If the Duke of Gloucester looked a bit out of place it was it probably had more to do with being seated between two bright young things and wondering how well he knows them even if they did once all live at KP. Or perhaps he was just feeling that slight feeling of melancholy that seems to accompany the older generations at ANZAC services.

Now, had the Cambridge's and Sussexes really been odds, I am sure Catherine would have underlined that with of very Royal Curtsey . . . damn, that would have happened when Catherine was picked up! :lol: ?

Curiosity: Did Harry's official car swing by KP and pick up Prince Richard and Catherine or did they come in two or four cars if you include Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence?
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I had the members of the public more in mind when I was talking about recognition of his engagements, but I guess it's in some cases more important that Prince Richard still has such a status amongst royal and official circles.
 
Find the comments about the Duke of Gloucester appearing to be out of place a little strange. Aren’t we used to seeing some unlikely combinations of royals at events? We certainly get this at events like Ascot and Wimbledon - perhaps it’s just more noticeable when they are seen processing in a formal ceremony.
 
:previous: With the DofE retired and HM cutting her workload (or trying to) it is all hands on deck to fulfil their duties. The Gloucester's and Kent's have always been working royals but now they are popping up at higher-profile events.
 
The Kents are elderly themselves though and both the Duke and Prss Alexandra have had bouts of bad health. It's good that all hands are to the pump, but some of the younger members should be stepping up, and probably will in the next year.
 
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