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Photos from the Garter Day ceremony at Windsor Castle

The Garter Day ceremony takes place each year at Windsor Castle, usually on the day before the start of Royal Ascot. Note that this event is only open to ticket-holders (contact Windsor Castle if you want to know how and when to apply).

In 2011 the Garter Day ceremony is on Monday 13 June.

The pictures below were taken at the Garter Day ceremony in 2006.



INTRODUCTION


(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

Most Noble Order of the Garter: 650 Years
Author: Hubert Chesshyre
Publisher: Spink & Son Ltd
Date: October 1999
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


(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
(c) Nick Warner
(8) Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice with Sarah Ferguson
(their mother) and the Countess of Wessex (Edward's wife)

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GARTER PROCESSION

(c) Nick Warner
(9) Sir Richard Johns is
Constable and Governor of the Castle
(c) Nick Warner
(10) Major General Sir Michael Hobbs
(above left) is the Governor ...
(c) Nick Warner
(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)

(c) Nick Warner
(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)
(c) Nick Warner
(17) The Queen smiles as she
enters St George's Chapel

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DURING THE SERVICE


(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


(20) The Queen and Prince Philip leave first ...
(c) Nick Warner
(21) ... riding in the royal carriage

(c) Nick Warner
(22) Prince Charles and his wife
Camilla (Duchess of Cornwall)
(c) Nick Warner
(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

Thanks to Nick Warner for providing photos 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 21, 22 and 23
For more of his images of the Garter Day ceremony, see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nick777/sets/72157594170935877

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LINKS


Trooping the Colour: Ideas/Album/TroopingTheColour
Photos of Royal Ascot: Ideas/Album/RoyalAscot
Remembrance Sunday: Ideas/Album/RemembranceSunday
State Opening of Parliament: Ideas/Album/StateOpeningOfParliament
Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Ideas/Album/Tattoo

Introduction to the British Royal Family: Britain/Countries/Royalty
Events in the UK in June: Ideas/Events/June

Home page: Home

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