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kxk
SAPIOSEXUAL
I only intended to watch a bit and got so sucked in, all those gorgeous historic bridges, sailing past St Pauls, Westminster. Aww and the Dunkirk little boats stuff (love that movie), long boats, all that stuff was so interesting.
And far out how they managed to keep all those rowing boats from smashing oars.
Funny i love the weird and quirky Britness of the whole presentation - but Brits are cringing and saying the BBC coverage was embarassing....
worst presenter award - blonde horse faced woman with the artists on the bridge
best - old guy with Richard E Grant on another bridge
And far out how they managed to keep all those rowing boats from smashing oars.
Funny i love the weird and quirky Britness of the whole presentation - but Brits are cringing and saying the BBC coverage was embarassing....
worst presenter award - blonde horse faced woman with the artists on the bridge
best - old guy with Richard E Grant on another bridge
The poor shivering choir !
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lol at the pommy humour. playing 007 when going past the MI6 building.
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Not particularly impressed by the married2royalty wisteria sister these days though ...
I reckon she has a cunning/conniving/power hungry and snobbish "me, me, me" look about her.
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lol at the pommy humour. playing 007 when going past the MI6 building.
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Not particularly impressed by the married2royalty wisteria sister these days though ...
I reckon she has a cunning/conniving/power hungry and snobbish "me, me, me" look about her.
regarDS
Medusa
Turns People to Stone
Yeah...I think the BBC coverage was a bit out of kilter...we tuned in to see the boats..not vacuous people interviewing each other and NOT knowing a THING about the history or the line up or the majesty (pardon the pun) of the day.
The SKY new version was heaps better...but even that went a little pear shaped.
I wanted to know about what sort of boat, it's history and who was sailing in her and for what purpose...ie there were many many charity sponsored boats out there as well as historic and multicultural....Who saw the Chinese boat? I didn't.
I only saw the Maori boat in the stills and they were spectacular in costume and in their rowing.
Kaf
*****
I agree about the coverage, I would have liked to see less of the commentators and their distractions and hear more background about the pageant itself.
That's very strange.
nb Look at the patriotic print of her frock
That's very strange.
Timelapse footage from the BBC, you can watch the whole thing in 3 minutes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18320076
There was a bit of a cut-in at the 2:04 mark.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18320076
There was a bit of a cut-in at the 2:04 mark.
Medusa
Turns People to Stone
The thrones remain empty: The Queen, flanked by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Camilla, Kate, William and Harry remained resolutely standing throughout the four hours of wind and rain which saw a couple half her age taken to hospital with hypothermia
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lement-Truly-Queen-seasons.html#ixzz1wo4mLcII
eliza
Active Member
The sash business is very complicated, in fact the Royal forums have a 20 page thread dedicated to sashes from around the world.
The website below has more info, the blue one the Queen wears is Order of the Garter, that is as about as far as I got.
http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/royal-splendor-101-sashes-and-stuff.html
Medusa
Turns People to Stone
Thanks Eliza...so Queen, Phil, Charles and William and Anne are Garter Knights and the others aren't/
NB that Order of the Elephant that Mary haas is the Highest in Denmark apparently
kxk
SAPIOSEXUAL
LOL Medusa I got this from the same website, it's The Order of the Garter and all the kids have one
Just depends on what uniform your wearing or something.
Queen Elizabeth rarely gives out orders. The highest order in Britain is the Order of the Garter, and it is also the most exclusive. While the Prince of Wales is automatically a member, the Queen’s three youngest children were in their 40s before they were inducted. She never awarded the Garter to her sister, Princess Margaret, and she’s never given it to anyone that married into the family.
The Countess of Wessex received her first sash in 2010 when she was given the Royal Victorian Order (a lesser order) after ten years of marriage and several years of solid service to the Queen. She also has the Order of Saint John - again, lower in significance.
When are they worn
The easiest answer would be when the dress code says so, but that’s not helpful. So here are some ground rules:
Men wear orders with white tie in the evening and with military uniforms, as prescribed by the military guidelines for the specific uniform they happen to be wearing (for example, some uniforms may require only the star).
Women wear orders when the men are in white tie, meaning they are in gowns and tiaras (usually); they would also wear them if and when they wear military uniforms, with the same guidelines.
Extra Info
When a royal is a member of more than one order, they can mix the insignia for maximum representation. This Prince Charles pic is a great source of info:
(Still not my work)
The order of highest rank gets the prime insignia spots: the Order of the Garter is his most important order, so he wears the sash, badge and the star in the highest position on his uniform. Moving down in precedence, Scotland’s Order of the Thistle gets the second star place, and then the Order of the Bath takes the neck badge spot. His other decorations (the badge from the military Order of Merit, and various medals of commemoration) assume their regular uniform locations.
Here's Charlie to demonstrate
Just depends on what uniform your wearing or something.
Queen Elizabeth rarely gives out orders. The highest order in Britain is the Order of the Garter, and it is also the most exclusive. While the Prince of Wales is automatically a member, the Queen’s three youngest children were in their 40s before they were inducted. She never awarded the Garter to her sister, Princess Margaret, and she’s never given it to anyone that married into the family.
The Countess of Wessex received her first sash in 2010 when she was given the Royal Victorian Order (a lesser order) after ten years of marriage and several years of solid service to the Queen. She also has the Order of Saint John - again, lower in significance.
When are they worn
The easiest answer would be when the dress code says so, but that’s not helpful. So here are some ground rules:
Men wear orders with white tie in the evening and with military uniforms, as prescribed by the military guidelines for the specific uniform they happen to be wearing (for example, some uniforms may require only the star).
Women wear orders when the men are in white tie, meaning they are in gowns and tiaras (usually); they would also wear them if and when they wear military uniforms, with the same guidelines.
Extra Info
When a royal is a member of more than one order, they can mix the insignia for maximum representation. This Prince Charles pic is a great source of info:
(Still not my work)
The order of highest rank gets the prime insignia spots: the Order of the Garter is his most important order, so he wears the sash, badge and the star in the highest position on his uniform. Moving down in precedence, Scotland’s Order of the Thistle gets the second star place, and then the Order of the Bath takes the neck badge spot. His other decorations (the badge from the military Order of Merit, and various medals of commemoration) assume their regular uniform locations.
Here's Charlie to demonstrate