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Photos from the Garter Day ceremony at Windsor Castle
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Photos from the Garter Day ceremony at Windsor Castle
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INTRODUCTION
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 (1) The Royal Standard flies over the Round Tower at Windsor Castle, showing that the Queen is in residence |
 (2) The Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" and the cross of St George |
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Noble Order of the Garter: 650 Years Author: Hubert Chesshyre Publisher: Spink & Son Ltd Date: October 1999 |
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Windsor
Castle: The Official Illustrated History (history of the castle, with pictures) Author: John Martin Robinson Publisher: The Royal Collection Date: August 2001 |
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ASSEMBLY
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 (3) The Yeomen of the Guard |
 (4) The Life Guards (dismounted) |
 (5) The Blues and Royals (dismounted) |
 (6) The Band of the Welsh Guards |
 (7) The Band of The Blues and Royals |
 (8) Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice with Sarah Ferguson (their mother) and the Countess of Wessex (Edward's wife) |
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GARTER PROCESSION
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 (9) Sir Richard Johns is Constable and Governor of the Castle |
 (10) Major General Sir Michael Hobbs (above left) is the Governor ... |
 (11) ... of the Military Knights of Windsor (retired officers living in the castle) |
 (12) The Officers of Arms come behind, marching in pairs |
(13) They are followed by the Companions and Officers of the Order of the Garter. On the right is Sir John Major (former Prime Minister) |
 (14) Baroness Thatcher (former Prime Minister) |
 (15) The Queen's children: Princess Anne (front left), Prince Edward (front right), Prince Andrew (back left) and Prince Charles (back right) |
 (16) The Queen is escorted by Prince Philip (her husband) |
(17) The Queen smiles as she enters St George's Chapel |
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DURING THE SERVICE
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 (18) Horse-drawn carriages arrive ready for the end of the service |
(19) The Queen's Bentley arrives to provide the secondary form of transport |
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AFTER THE SERVICE
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 (20) The Queen and Prince Philip leave first ... |
 (21) ... riding in the royal carriage |
 (22) Prince Charles and his wife Camilla (Duchess of Cornwall) |
 (23) Princess Alexandra (Lady Ogilvy, the Queen's cousin) and Princess Anne |
 (24) Prince Andrew with his daughters (Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice) |
 (25) Prince Edward and his wife Sophie (the Countess of Wessex) |
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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