British Royal Family Current Events 8: April 2015-January 2017

[Rudolph]

Somme 100th anniversary - PA Images

https://www.paimages.co.uk/headline/863363

 

[Duke of Marmalade]

Cameron and royal family members stand side-by-side with European leaders at the Somme to mark a century since the bloodiest day in Britain's military history  | Daily Mail Online

 

[Curryong]

Wonderful photographs of a moving occasion. I remember going around those war graves years ago. So many hundreds of thousands of deaths...

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

Video:
Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have been joined by Prince Harry in paying respects at Thiepval Memorial in France. The royal members were also joined by the Prince of Wales, French President Francois Hollande, Irish President Michael D Higgins and UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
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[Rudolph]

The Duchess of Cambridge told schoolchildren she was finding her visit to the Somme "emotional," as she toured a new museum dedicated to those lost in the bloody battle.

Kate said the experience had been "very moving" as she met British and French teenagers attending the centenary commemorations at Thiepval, France.

She was touring a new visitor centre at the Lutyens-designed Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme with the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and French President Francois Hollande.

Read more: Kate emotional as she sees relics from the Somme - BT

 

[AdmirerUS]

The Gloucesters and Adm. Tim Lawrence also attending.

 

[wartenberg7]

Here´s a link of the complete ceremony from july 1st in FRENCH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPbLPwoTe4k

Anybody knows an english link from the BBC?!

 

[Lumutqueen]

I'm so glad that Timothy got to speak at the end of the event.
That poem is so poignant!

Sidenote: you know how you imagine someone speaking?! And they sound nothing like it! That was Timothy for me.

 

[HereditaryPrincess]

Here´s a link of the complete ceremony from july 1st in FRENCH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPbLPwoTe4k

Anybody knows an english link from the BBC?!

I found this:

BBC iPlayer - Battle of the Somme 100 - Thiepval

I hope it's what you were looking for. For future reference incase anyone else wants to know, I just did a search for "Thiepval" on the BBC website and this was the first result.

 

[Queen Camilla]

The Duchess of Cornwall wore different brooches during the commemorations.

She wore the poppy & cornflower brooch with the 9th/12th Lancers brooch during the Thiepval Memorial service.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016..._lay_a_wreath_at_the_g-a-27_1467382738824.jpg

She wore the Pellatt brooch of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada regiment with something else at the the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial (mislabeled by the DM as the Ulster Memorial service.)
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/01/19/35DC605B00000578-3669636-image-m-3_1467398663158.jpg

Can anyone identify what she is wearing in addition to the Pellatt brooch? It does not appear to be the poppy & cornflower brooch.

At the Ulster Memorial service she wore only the 9th/12th Lancers brooch without the poppy & cornflower brooch.

Thanks

 

[wartenberg7]

I found this:
BBC iPlayer - Battle of the Somme 100 - Thiepval
I hope it's what you were looking for. For future reference incase anyone else wants to know, I just did a search for "Thiepval" on the BBC website and this was the first result.

I tried this before, but it only works inside the UK!

 

[Lady Nimue]

I'm so glad that Timothy got to speak at the end of the event.
That poem is so poignant!

Sidenote: you know how you imagine someone speaking?! And they sound nothing like it! That was Timothy for me.

Your comment has made me curious. At what time marker in the video does Tim speak?

 

[hel]

Your comment has made me curious. At what time marker in the video does Tim speak?

At about 1:50, Lady Nimue, if you're talking about the french video.

 

[Countessmeout]

Great to see Tim there and to hear him speak It is a rare event I have seen him without Anne, as he is usually there as support. But he is on the commission for commonwealth war graves (with the Duke of kent who is president).

 

[hel]

Paris Match has some video of the ceremony and its aftermath that I hadn't seen anyone post, including (starting just after the 2 minute mark) some "behind the scenes" video of Hollande, Charles and Camilla and William, Kate, and Harry leaving after the ceremony.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL91dMCnTjg

 

[Lady Nimue]

At about 1:50, Lady Nimue, if you're talking about the french video.

Thank you, hel. Hard to hear over the French, but I got it.

 

[wartenberg7]

I think the Duchess of Cambridge looked so perfect and lovely! Undescribable!

 

[HereditaryPrincess]

I tried this before, but it only works inside the UK!

Oh, I didn't realise: I live in the UK so I sometimes forget about how British websites work for overseas viewers, and I also wasn't aware that you had tried this site before.

Does this work - Emotional tributes mark 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme? The article doesn't have much voiceover coverage, but it is written by someone who was at the event itself.

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

The Queen (in high spirits), acompainted by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex, hosted a Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse:

The Queen is presented with a stone bench by Nicola Sturgeon at Holyrood Palace | Daily Mail Online

The weather may have been slightly overcast in Edinburgh this afternoon but the Queen certainly added a summary feel in her cheerful lemon ensemble.

The smiley monarch, 90, was joined by her husband the Duke of Edinburgh for the annual garden party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

During her engagement the royal, who turned 90 in April, was presented with a commemorative stone bench by Nicola Sturgeon.

Pictures:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/05/17/35F9F85800000578-3675630-image-a-1_1467736850184.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/05/17/35F9E8AB00000578-3675630-image-a-2_1467736876135.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/05/19/35FB32E000000578-3675630-image-a-31_1467743867002.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/05/19/35FB31C500000578-3675630-image-a-34_1467744113171.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cmn_CqcWEAIYP_0.jpg

Video:
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh host an investiture and garden party at Holyrood in Edinburgh today, on the second day of their visit to Scotland.
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[RoyalProtocol]

The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Earl of Strathearn and The Princess Royal will attend a Service for the Order of the Thistle in Edinburgh this morning.


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[Duke of Marmalade]

The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Earl of Strathearn and The Princess Royal will attend a Service for the Order of the Thistle in Edinburgh this morning.


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First article
The Queen and senior royals arrive at St Giles' Cathedral for annual Order of the Thistle service for her most senior Scottish knights and ladies | Daily Mail Online

 

[Rudolph]

The Royal Family @RoyalFamily
The Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Anne & The Duke of Cambridge have also been appointed Royal Knights of the Thistle.

https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/751025730696441856

 

[Dman]

There are days when I look forward to these ceremonies and there are days when I don't look forward to them. Nice to see the royals though.

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

There are days when I look forward to these ceremonies and there are days when I don't look forward to them. Nice to see the royals though.

Why not? This is one of the things which make Great Britain great and makes me proud to be half british.

And our beloved Queen (again in high spirits) looks great:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/07/13/360A105E00000578-3678718-image-a-69_1467893044944.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/07/13/360A152700000578-3678718-image-a-70_1467893286858.jpg

 

[wartenberg7]

The Royal Family @RoyalFamily
The Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Anne & The Duke of Cambridge have also been appointed Royal Knights of the Thistle.

https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/751025730696441856

Sounds as if this was something new..?! They were appointed years ago, weren´t they?

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

Sounds as if this was something new..?! They were appointed years ago, weren´t they?

Prince Philip were appointed in 1952, Prince Charles in 1977, Princess Anne in 2000 and Prince William in 2012.

 

[Rudolph]

Kensington Palace @KensingtonRoyal
The Duke – known in Scotland as The Earl of Strathearn – was installed as a Royal Knight of the Thistle in 2012

https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/751041236518203392

 

[RoyalProtocol]

British Royal Family Current Events 8: April 2015-

Why not? This is one of the things which make Great Britain great and makes me proud to be half british.

And our beloved Queen (again in high spirits) looks great:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/07/13/360A105E00000578-3678718-image-a-69_1467893044944.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/07/13/360A152700000578-3678718-image-a-70_1467893286858.jpg

Inside the Cathedral the processional route was changed ever so slightly and the procession used a ramp rather than the steps at the door (inside) so as The Queen wouldn't need to climb the 5-6 steps.



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[RoyalProtocol]

A few photos from today's Thistle Service not great quality just from my iPhone. Taken from the front steps for St Giles Cathedral at the end of the Service this morning.




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[ROYAL NORWAY]

A few photos from today's Thistle Service not great quality just from my iPhone. Taken from the front steps for St Giles Cathedral at the end of the Service this morning.

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So you were there? And thanks for the photos!