British Royal Family - The Duchess of Edinburgh (Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness) walks across the iconic Abbey Road zebra crossing (made famous by The Beatles album cover) after attending the Orbis Visionaries Reception at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Orbis is an international eye care charity working across the world to end avoidable blindness. (Photo by Max Mumby) | April 24, 2024
Ahead of the Duke of Edinburgh's 60th birthday on Sunday, the Duchess of Edinburgh described how like his father Prince Philip, Edward "never seeks compliments for himself" in a speech in Leeds, leaving him tearful 👇
-- Sky News
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh attended the state funeral of Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's former President, in Rome today, as a representative from the British Royal Family. September 26, 2023.
17 June 2023 // King Charles III, Queen Camilla and other members of the British Royal Family during the National Anthem at Horse Guards Parade for Trooping the Colour
Congratulations to Birgitte on being awarded The Garter!
I will note that QEII could have given it to her at any time in the last five to ten years but didn't. Obviously, Charles is interested in awarding people for their service. Sophie is clearly going to get The Garter and The Thistle by the end of the decade.
William getting Great Master of The Order of the Bath was to be expected.
But Kate receiving Order of the Companions of Honour? Oh, this is not the "honour" some people are portraying it to be.
Did William throw a fit behind the scenes and demand Kate be given something? Are the courtiers over at BP & The King pissed at Kate? Both?
One thing is clear, Kate certainly isn't in danger of dying from her cancer anytime soon. If she was, then they would have given her The Garter.
But she's also isn't good enough--i.e. hasn't worked hard enough--to get the Order of St. John or Royal Victorian Chain either.
As a royal and a future queen, receiving no honour today would have been better than getting this one. This is bad. This is saying The Princess of Wales is on par with entertainers, not royals who serve the nation and the monarchy.
This is shade.
This is bad.
This is very bad.
It's so bad that I wish @helenaaurealia was still around to tell us how bad this really is.
Because this is bad.
Because Kate clearly is not going to get any higher orders in the next several years. Probably nothing for the rest of the decade. If she was going to get a higher honor within the next ten years, then she wouldn't have gotten anything today.
Princess Anne and The Duchess of Edinburgh particularly enjoying a performance by The Ghetto Kids from Uganda during the Service of Celebration for Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey on 11 March 2024
British Royal Family - The Duchess of Edinburgh (Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness) walks across the iconic Abbey Road zebra crossing (made famous by The Beatles album cover) after attending the Orbis Visionaries Reception at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Orbis is an international eye care charity working across the world to end avoidable blindness. (Photo by Max Mumby) | April 24, 2024
The King and Queen, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and other members of the Royal Family attended the Easter Mattins Service at St George’s Chapel today.
-- The Royal Family