Motto: Honi soit qui mal y pense (Shame on him who thinks this evil) Knights of the Garter are chosen personally by the Sovereign to honour those who have held public office, who have contributed in a particular way to national life or who have served the Sovereign personally. These have included Marshal of the RAF, Lord Stirrup, and former Prime Ministers Sir John Major and Sir Winston Churchill. Today, the Order includes the Queen, who is Sovereign of the Garter, several senior Members of the Royal Family, and twenty-four knights chosen in recognition of their work. The stallplates remain as a memorial and these now form one of the finest collections of heraldry in the world. These 'achievements' are taken down on the knight's death and the insignia are returned to the Sovereign. The patron saint of the Order is St George (patron saint of soldiers and also of England) and if there are vacancies in the Order, appointments are announced on St George's Day (23 April). The spiritual home of the Order is St George's Chapel, Windsor. Every knight is required to display a banner of his arms in the Chapel, together with a helmet, crest and sword and an enamelled stallplate.
Nearly 700 years later, the Order is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain. The Knights, now both male and female, used to be limited to aristocracy, but today they are chosen from a variety of backgrounds, in recognition for their public service 😀Ī nice look for Laura Lopes and nice to see Camilla’s children there.In medieval times, King Edward III was so inspired by tales of King Arthur and the chivalry of the Knights of the Round Table that he set up his own group of honourable knights, called the Order of the Garter. However, the second photo in the slideshow demonstrates how Edward could wear this hat if he wanted to pull a Mike Tindall.
Prince William became the 1,000th Knight. I shouldn’t be surprised Birgitte repeated this so quickly as she almost always does this for the Order of the Garter service, but that doesn’t mean I can’t still be a little disappointed it wasn’t another hat and outfit. The Queen is the Sovereign of the Order of the Garter, while her son and heir, the Prince of Wales, is a Royal Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter. I’ve always found this hat for Sophie to be quite messy with the haphazard trim, but it feels even worse this time as she’s worn it more forward/lower on her forehead than previously. Sir Tony Blair, the Duchess of Cornwall and Baroness Amos have become members of the Order of the Garter, the. Kate looks stellar as always and this periwinkle/cornflower shade is a great one for her, but it does feel like we’ve seen her in a lot of blue ensembles recently. Members of the royal family attended the Garter procession. Great to see Camilla be added to the Order of the Garter, although I’m a bit sad we don’t get to see what hat she would’ve chosen as in years past. Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence repeated his black silk top hat. The Duchess of Gloucester repeated the blue sinamay hat with wide pleated brim she has worn several times recently. I’m still on the fence about the feather placement, which has never seemed quite right to me. The order includes the Queen, who is Sovereign of the Garter, several senior members of the royal family, and 24 Knights or Ladies chosen in recognition of their work. Photos today hint at a lovely sparkling sheen in the straw, which I suspect brings the hat to life when seen in person. The Countess of Wessex repeated an ecru straw, oval saucer hat with sharp sidesweep trimmed with white, cream and ecru feathers placed on both sides of the raised brim. Kate often uses the coat dress + percher hat formula and while I’m always up for experimentation, I can’t argue that it remains a great look on her.ĭesigner: Floral Leaf Teardrop by Juliette Botterill. Every June, a grand procession of the knights takes place at Windsor Castle, accompanied. The beret has a lovely shape and this periwinkle blue shade is just splendid. Prince Andrew was notably missing from one of the oldest royal traditions on Monday: Order of the Garter. Adorned with an array of silk roses, rosebuds, leaves, and silk abaca bow.”Įmbed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images The Duchess of Cambridge wore a new hat described by the designer as a “Beautiful teardrop hat. A post shared by The Royal Family royal spouses attended the service as well.
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