The service was also attended by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence.
Photos © Press Association
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Her Majesty as Commander-in-Chief
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave St Paul's Cathedral following a service to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq which was attended by Iraq veterans, bereaved families, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, former PM Tony Blair and senior military leaders, 9 October 2009.
The service was also attended by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence.
Photos © Press Association
The service was also attended by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence.
Photos © Press Association
There are two observations I would like to make here.
ReplyDeleteOne, notice how the Royal Family are lined up according to line of succession, and two, observe that all except one, Prince William who serves full time in the Royal Air Force, are attired in their naval uniforms.
This too is deliberate, I believe, and is required for occasions of national remembrance, which signifies that the Royal Navy is indeed the Senior Service.
Sorry, not completely so. In this photo Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, toward the rear and in front of Ann, Princess Royal, clearly wears the No. 1 dress blues uniform of the British Army.
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