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#41
11-10-2007, 02:44 PM
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Royals attend remembrance event
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were at the service of remembrance in Whitehall, where they were joined by around 150 war widows. BBC NEWS | UK | Royals attend remembrance event The Royal couple at the service: Fotobanka isifa image service Fotobanka isifa image service Fotobanka isifa image service
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#42
11-10-2007, 03:31 PM
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I am sorry (and of course, I do not mean to offend anybody's feelings), but Prince Charles with all these medals reminds me of the Soviet party leaders. Is it necessary to wear all the medals?
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#43
11-10-2007, 03:35 PM
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If he has them, he either wears all of them or none of them. He doesn't go through a drawer and think "I'd like to wear the Silver jubilee today and maybe something from New Zealand." Some of the other decorations are like that, but not the medals.
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#44
11-10-2007, 03:38 PM
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It is possible that Edward won't wear a uniform. He never wore a uniform to the commeration of the Falklands earlier this year nor did he wear one at the wreath laying earlier this year. It depends whether he is there actually in the capacity of the colonel in chief or simply as a member of the royal family.
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#45
11-10-2007, 05:26 PM
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The Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
arrive at the Royal Festival of Remembrance at the Albert Hall, 10 Nov.: ** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 **
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#46
11-10-2007, 05:28 PM
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Similar to tea ceremony, perfection should have an element of chaos to be absolute ... but at the same time ... perfection is "simplicity devoid of unnecessary elements"...
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#47
11-10-2007, 05:52 PM
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When a medal is awarded it is expected that they will all be worn at appropriate occasions. Charles has worn all of them before but as the last one was only given in 2002 it may seem as if he is wearing more. William and Harry both wear one - the Jubilee medal from 2002 - but no doubt will get more as the years go by. Charles isn't claiming that these medals are for military bravery but they do represent different things e.g. Coronation and Jubilee medals were awarded by his mother for being her eldest son and being at these celebrations (Edward, Anne and Andrew also have the 2 Jubilee medals and Philip also has the ones that Charles has along with those he earnt in WWII).
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#48
11-10-2007, 06:12 PM
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Modern royals actually have far fewer decorations than even their fairly recent ancestors. It was the norm that all children of a monarch would have every conceivable knighthood and medal in existence, especially everything in the sovereign's personal gift.
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#49
11-10-2007, 07:46 PM
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If the people have a problem with Princes William and Edward laying a wreath not fighting in a war. They would have serious problem with how my community does it, as a good portion is layed by childern (5 and up). (Also its the Air Cadets and Sea cadets (both groups are ages 12 and up) who stand at the cross during the service. One year we even did a 24 hour vigil, outside in the cold, wet, snow.)
Last edited by CATS; 11-10-2007 at 08:00 PM.
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#50
11-11-2007, 03:23 AM
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Prince of Wales pays tribute to fallen heroes
Prince of Wales pays tribute to fallen heroes - Telegraph Prince Charles honours the dead as he lays a wreath at the Cenotaph Prince Charles honours the dead as he lays a wreath at the Cenotaph | the Daily Mail CAMILLA’S TEARS FOR WAR DEAD Sunday Express: The World's Greatest Newspaper :: News / Showbiz :: Camilla’s tears for war dead Festival of Remembrance held in London Festival of Remembrance held in London_English_Xinhua
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#51
11-11-2007, 06:28 AM
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I also live in a town where it it done by Children as well. It helps them see memorials as something living and it really puts a smile on the old peoples faces.
Most people don't know that WWI and II were not only fought by the armies and soliders. The vounteers and the people at home - women and children also need a memory to keep them alive. The people killed in the blitz and just a nice reminder to all the widowers and families left behind. We will never see wars like that againa and I hope not. This isn't just about a clap on the back thank you for putting on a uniform and dying for your country chaps day.
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#52
11-11-2007, 07:42 AM
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Rex Features has loads of great pictures of all the Royals arriving for the Festival of Remembrance last night. Can anyone post the enlarged version of these here? I particuarly wanted to see the pic of Princess Michael as I watched the festival last night and she was wearing a really impressive large diamond brooch I have never seem before and I want a closer look.
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#53
11-11-2007, 07:47 AM
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Nation and troops honour war dead
The Queen has led the Remembrance Sunday ceremony commemorating the sacrifies made by Britain´s war dead. For the first time Prince William also laid a wreath, (...) BBC NEWS | UK | Nation and troops honour war dead
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´We will all have to account for our actions to our children and grand-children, and if we don´t get this right, how will they ever forgive us?´ Prince Charles in a speech, 6th December 2006
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#54
11-11-2007, 08:59 AM
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The Queen leads the nation...commemorating....war dead, The Daily Mail, 11 November 2007
I don't know why they put a photo of Brangelina at the top, with Angelina wearing a poppy, but the article is actually about the royals at the service. For some reason, they used images of the royals extracted from the TV footage of the service. Quote:
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#55
11-11-2007, 09:09 AM
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Lowe, Felix: "Britain falls silent on Remembrance Day...." The Telegraph, 11 November 2007
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#56
11-11-2007, 09:40 AM
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´We will all have to account for our actions to our children and grand-children, and if we don´t get this right, how will they ever forgive us?´ Prince Charles in a speech, 6th December 2006
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#57
11-11-2007, 09:44 AM
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Oh ok.... yeah, makes sense that Camilla was on the balcony. I got mixed up thinking she was laying a wreath.
I wonder why The Duke of Gloucester didn't lay a wreath though. He never served in the army, is that why? It can be confusing, because Prince Edward and Princess Anne only have ceremonial connection to the military too. Royals who laid a wreath * Her Majesty The Queen * HRH The Duke of Edinburgh * HRH The Prince of Wales * HRH Prince William * HRH The Duke of York * HRH The Earl of Wessex * HRH The Princess Royal * HRH The Duke of Kent Non-wreath laying royal attendance HRH The Duchess of Cornwall TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy The Duke of Kent, Earl of Wessex, Prince William, Duke of Edinburgh - Polfoto Prince William Prince William and The Duke of Edinburgh Britain remembers war veterans with annual service - Yahoo! News Royal Insight (the official royal magazine site) also has updated their gallery with pics of The Duke of Edinburgh opening the Field of Remembrance. I believe today or tomorrow there will be pics of today. They are usually rather punctual about updating the gallery.
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~ All power is from within & is therefore under our own control ~ Robert Collier
~ The purpose of our existence is to seek happiness ~ The Dalai Lama ~ You create your own universe as you go along ~ Winston Churchill Last edited by Warren; 11-12-2007 at 06:00 AM. Reason: added to caption
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#58
11-11-2007, 10:38 AM
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camilla and her majesty look like their usual selfs: elegant and appropriate as ever.
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