tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46916155499935866032024-03-19T04:47:04.666-04:00Miss JaniceMiss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.comBlogger946125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-45169603600049540302024-03-05T09:46:00.000-04:002024-03-05T09:46:27.522-04:00King Charles III’s Health<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjDFcAvuErEToBLTlIRDaH7FsDaKLLN1j0llR9jjW_4AD2EUkwXy-DLlngTxjtUPJ7pBdnp5sM68SWgmfdtsB3Ji3jrya2Rj-ZDL8ZuEPzvGhDbIySdP4FpYAFzK1x6JQkLbdbw6YeOv9peyTKlPC8AmUwiZjouAiHx7I4DioiDFKe8jKcpNRXFIpE0E/s1088/IMG_8011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjDFcAvuErEToBLTlIRDaH7FsDaKLLN1j0llR9jjW_4AD2EUkwXy-DLlngTxjtUPJ7pBdnp5sM68SWgmfdtsB3Ji3jrya2Rj-ZDL8ZuEPzvGhDbIySdP4FpYAFzK1x6JQkLbdbw6YeOv9peyTKlPC8AmUwiZjouAiHx7I4DioiDFKe8jKcpNRXFIpE0E/s320/IMG_8011.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt;">After
learning of King Charles’ recent cancer diagnosis, people are understandably
speculating about the royal family’s future.</span><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt;">
</span><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt;">Queen Camilla, Prince William, and Princess Anne have stepped up to fill
in during the King’s absence.</span><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt;">However, what will happen if, rather than abdicating the throne entirely, King Charles
becomes too unwell to serve?</span></p><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
<br />
Regency Acts are acts created by Parliament if a reigning monarch is
incapacitated or unable to carry out their official duties. A regent is the
person appointed if a monarch becomes permanently incapacitated. The Regency Act of 1937 was brought in to
establish guidelines if a monarch’s mental or physical illness should preclude them
from ruling. It introduced the office of
Counsellor of State--a group who could temporarily step in should a sovereign
become temporarily unwell. The Counsellors
of State are typically the Queen Consort and the next four people in the line
of succession who are over the age of 21.
In this case it would be Queen Camilla, Prince William, the Duke of
Sussex, Prince Andrew, and Princess Beatrice.
It’s very unlikely that Prince Harry or Prince Andrew would be
considered. The Counsellors of State Act 2022 made Prince Edward and Princess
Anne Counsellors of State as well.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Even though cancer is a serious diagnosis, I believe King Charles isn’t going anywhere! As much as I would love to see William become King, I wish a full recovery for the King!<br /></span><div><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I now solemnly pledge myself, throughout the remaining time God grants me, to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation.”</span></div><div><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">~King Charles III<br />
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is Queen Camilla’s Dresser?}</span></p><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
With King Charles stepping back from public duties and the Princess of Wales
still recuperating from surgery, Queen Camilla is taking on more public
engagements.<br />
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Truthfully, I miss the Princess of Wales’ fashion but Queen Camilla is
developing her Queenly style now. She has gone from a frumpy country housewife,
wearing jeans & baggy sweatshirts (not that there is anything wrong with
that) to the Queen of Dazzle.</span><div><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8V8YN1ec6H0GjwZx9lo2_GgQm-SsLBWuN9Ca9EufFLBjjN4J8FUfsGWp49FtS3lOttOMA36y69bPRiLMRfkjQ0otQ02xWHJeh3B9gkJpLxrWxkrQw1RhaxYoOue0N8ey238kvgovzEF4YvfBRLyUXET17vYF5lABKJKW4tuM3CIeISSGKzs09heDAXM/s3264/IMG_7667.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8V8YN1ec6H0GjwZx9lo2_GgQm-SsLBWuN9Ca9EufFLBjjN4J8FUfsGWp49FtS3lOttOMA36y69bPRiLMRfkjQ0otQ02xWHJeh3B9gkJpLxrWxkrQw1RhaxYoOue0N8ey238kvgovzEF4YvfBRLyUXET17vYF5lABKJKW4tuM3CIeISSGKzs09heDAXM/s320/IMG_7667.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
So, who is dressing the Queen? Jacqui Meakin is the Queen’s Dresser. She has
worked for the royal family for many years and was a favorite of the Queen
Mother. After the Queen Mother passed away in 2002, Jacqui worked for the late
Queen Elizabeth II, and then started working for Camilla. She is a confidante
to the Queen and is credited with helping Camilla find her style…coat dresses
with elongated waists, fabulous hats, classic pumps, and Chanel handbags. Dior has become the designer de jour for
Camilla.<br />
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With her icy blonde hair, Camilla looks great in shades of blue--royal, navy,
or light blues. The Princess of Wales
also likes to wear these shades of blue so Ms. Meakin ruffles feathers among
other Palace servants by asking what other royals (even the senior royals) are
planning to wear—and enforcing the royal rule that Camilla’s preference comes first.
<br /><br />These are just a few of my favorite blue outfits worn by Queen Camilla. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5yJjVs2WHQQUrCP3c04mmU2EQZpaS4cVL1BmPrwpP-Q15RVSw2liJ88Rkt5gC6rQEJeqsVvYM1ItQ-vCsPale5OFS9aMbAXd5tiLehRGsuPULxe7CNmUBqX74RUmbUCrOUIDJ5Uys3MTVlcEQY_-Qd7bYsWlSK_wILvV6poQfYMsOhwpOUjWnH_PIwY/s3264/IMG_7658.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5yJjVs2WHQQUrCP3c04mmU2EQZpaS4cVL1BmPrwpP-Q15RVSw2liJ88Rkt5gC6rQEJeqsVvYM1ItQ-vCsPale5OFS9aMbAXd5tiLehRGsuPULxe7CNmUBqX74RUmbUCrOUIDJ5Uys3MTVlcEQY_-Qd7bYsWlSK_wILvV6poQfYMsOhwpOUjWnH_PIwY/s320/IMG_7658.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMb98K3lM4K_rx9kwTNaQsaYI4aOehnmiXBtttRIT283u0DpdkVf98qAT-jDt0oVJuASYjhE1AopFhNAHhsl9WXgGaVcc_ruTTCFFLw5BxID8rK_mEwjWu4Yd_BJkdv468x2y-ybcueKwfmQEnejf3jX9_asutnv2Ch30qU6CKSsb6MS1v0ADl9E-AH4/s3264/IMG_7659.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<!--[endif]--></span></div></div>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-26239731893865008952024-02-11T14:33:00.000-04:002024-02-11T14:33:58.422-04:00Afternoon Tea at The Chattaway<p><br />Yesterday I enjoyed an Afternoon Tea with several friends at The Chattaway Tearoom in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Of course, I had to get a photograph with King Charles III while patting him on the shoulder and wishing him well!<br /><br /></p><p>The Chattaway was established in 1951. It is a family-owned and operated business started by Jillian Frers, originally from England. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukYAgvhNLA0ANmT-QfFN5CQn6YXQJU4xSTYnpgGotU_1VKmtLHKSMmmx3oJ0BnyOn2fF4m0TW8sncYjIFT5gXF11alZACvOaroMYf5fQxJfmlvy2Gr1kSnVEWoEAUtekJTQLCApDTBiFZdpjsViVaZ2KmBC6TrrR7jVckx7cuXdUYeciOPL2sWRv8y84/s3264/IMG_8105.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukYAgvhNLA0ANmT-QfFN5CQn6YXQJU4xSTYnpgGotU_1VKmtLHKSMmmx3oJ0BnyOn2fF4m0TW8sncYjIFT5gXF11alZACvOaroMYf5fQxJfmlvy2Gr1kSnVEWoEAUtekJTQLCApDTBiFZdpjsViVaZ2KmBC6TrrR7jVckx7cuXdUYeciOPL2sWRv8y84/s320/IMG_8105.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This tearoom offers a full English experience with delicious sandwiches (we liked the cucumber and shrimp salad the most), delicious scones & crumpets, desserts, and unlimited hot tea.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0QHCxjACIsW8JJxpLNWvbBkaPIhlXnshgiESyHgVJbe_B6LNMQzVJSU4j4jV-jlk5nnZmiQviy-3hqdrr0p6XwOQtpHxh4hYCR2-YevsfD0FXT9W7azk3cjrtMzpu8gOjUMgLS-SylM9-YeZeQQl881AeyqTmKGrPT2lC_rE9Q6gH6UTS8Z-B3hhRdc/s4032/IMG_1109.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0QHCxjACIsW8JJxpLNWvbBkaPIhlXnshgiESyHgVJbe_B6LNMQzVJSU4j4jV-jlk5nnZmiQviy-3hqdrr0p6XwOQtpHxh4hYCR2-YevsfD0FXT9W7azk3cjrtMzpu8gOjUMgLS-SylM9-YeZeQQl881AeyqTmKGrPT2lC_rE9Q6gH6UTS8Z-B3hhRdc/s320/IMG_1109.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Afternoon tea is served Wednesday-Sunday, 12:30-4:00pm. Reservations are required and they take cash only.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP1p8C7pSXB_zeLaK0AAXkUsp6AWLkHyW-qrBfGgUjmtKlO52lH_An-I5e5KxRZYLSMFmsGl37KSXJtgHYBAlW-KuTgD38UZ3SYB0_QJU7sPiP4l3BPJwjvIMhsHTgmSlXK8BT_qJW0xPu10tNdcQWRym9_98yi8lelgurjal6_CmFOiYLjKPSLBNbWs/s3264/IMG_8102.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP1p8C7pSXB_zeLaK0AAXkUsp6AWLkHyW-qrBfGgUjmtKlO52lH_An-I5e5KxRZYLSMFmsGl37KSXJtgHYBAlW-KuTgD38UZ3SYB0_QJU7sPiP4l3BPJwjvIMhsHTgmSlXK8BT_qJW0xPu10tNdcQWRym9_98yi8lelgurjal6_CmFOiYLjKPSLBNbWs/s320/IMG_8102.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When you enter the tearoom you can feel the British vibes…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxlJ1xV8C1HFXZKIdf8NZr40-MX_lk20RrAHY7lMwFVs34Azth55KJhdkPMmJDJcxFlxinkA324U94CFqEHQhbw-gVpJM03-W3IgRMq9hzaUeRsMWV9aUr_pDHKT0-QsDY1cP5Zuz8FQNsMUpzV5FbhMo19aUo0h0C6EPUdw6tGEWb2CKAIqFDe-yg4w/s3264/IMG_8103.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxlJ1xV8C1HFXZKIdf8NZr40-MX_lk20RrAHY7lMwFVs34Azth55KJhdkPMmJDJcxFlxinkA324U94CFqEHQhbw-gVpJM03-W3IgRMq9hzaUeRsMWV9aUr_pDHKT0-QsDY1cP5Zuz8FQNsMUpzV5FbhMo19aUo0h0C6EPUdw6tGEWb2CKAIqFDe-yg4w/s320/IMG_8103.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Delicious tea foods are served…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtUlBUUHEorPpK0JGT29LesvIAhE-NPwe_3xn7Truh4Zws4uwXMJS9cDjGGzmH9bQsRPCrx6tI4_2YhZmOs__FPwet8HbK0P20pDg1J2cSqqpxYRydUDCE9sGfHcPZQqp9WOwD1SKw3U8g_gsBbxB1mROe_9CTKt5CrVzO2xrc9eTDxfMIhgc7xFdlC8/s4032/IMG_1108.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtUlBUUHEorPpK0JGT29LesvIAhE-NPwe_3xn7Truh4Zws4uwXMJS9cDjGGzmH9bQsRPCrx6tI4_2YhZmOs__FPwet8HbK0P20pDg1J2cSqqpxYRydUDCE9sGfHcPZQqp9WOwD1SKw3U8g_gsBbxB1mROe_9CTKt5CrVzO2xrc9eTDxfMIhgc7xFdlC8/s320/IMG_1108.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have visited many, many tearooms but this is the first one that offered crumpets—with Irish butter. I am a crumpets girl and these were delish!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgL51NC12_NOxMXGwTlE0MK9cFDYrRX02kbZ07LDRvCjb3RRf0Wt8M_cCHUcyvPlZfLEqs63gCt3D9qZC1YKV2x61KCXv_Epfq4egMuzxxg5d1qOVykE9i0JqalAH0z916QoY5qR-wlSPa8Zga3KixvwyJ0J6eL5QKFlplyDCPeAsZyN-9H9lyVLcsLM/s4032/IMG_1112.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgL51NC12_NOxMXGwTlE0MK9cFDYrRX02kbZ07LDRvCjb3RRf0Wt8M_cCHUcyvPlZfLEqs63gCt3D9qZC1YKV2x61KCXv_Epfq4egMuzxxg5d1qOVykE9i0JqalAH0z916QoY5qR-wlSPa8Zga3KixvwyJ0J6eL5QKFlplyDCPeAsZyN-9H9lyVLcsLM/s320/IMG_1112.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The room is decorated from top to bottom with Wedgwood Blue Jasperware.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhyphenhyphenDgkZoUudKfxDFyvXyHagzEXVAYxiW5ZUNuz-iCmRqjYAfq2l7LdotXRx6GOQRUjlqYNP_l1ZEB3Eyggmfwh9smBP1pmTJUYl9FBbkepmlHPnnp5Laxm5aMTc2yajj_HI-wYCOUYefGFzavNBOwpmrh6Cnp2PO-icgin1ZRdOXStDIWTZ9Qh0HfUwY/s3264/IMG_8098.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi9CaFQO2ydY7w_Ew6QAttwFhQdvliQjCXv_5Wkr8-s_V5Wbs6RUzhW4ePdKOUs4KQimn-RpbsnaMAdjFff7t7mAuWMuQs4mednfDg9ZOPmSjOLlsJs67o8F0e53NkkUXZZwDjf_wC_E8qio6e12oCkHFj-r8PxP_24MFy0FqHsdTZhTjwnFYMzA-L8o/s3264/IMG_8101.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi9CaFQO2ydY7w_Ew6QAttwFhQdvliQjCXv_5Wkr8-s_V5Wbs6RUzhW4ePdKOUs4KQimn-RpbsnaMAdjFff7t7mAuWMuQs4mednfDg9ZOPmSjOLlsJs67o8F0e53NkkUXZZwDjf_wC_E8qio6e12oCkHFj-r8PxP_24MFy0FqHsdTZhTjwnFYMzA-L8o/s320/IMG_8101.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Of course, there are numerous pieces from English landmarks…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbv52-NvgIgNB6nNZA8oHgx3oNnJJQJ3PQWyPtqt8TMvORO7Otq0tfrJOVm7U7OvOVEVxAraPsSaE3IBTszdt5lG4voss_jHlobFu_NtE9Ekh7BrRT_d7Gd_LiffPMMEM-V20FDICPkbDhs4SSq1XxLkvXQ16ncCZHS-j4s92oEaJQgdA20j3VgjdmDPY/s4032/IMG_1100.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbv52-NvgIgNB6nNZA8oHgx3oNnJJQJ3PQWyPtqt8TMvORO7Otq0tfrJOVm7U7OvOVEVxAraPsSaE3IBTszdt5lG4voss_jHlobFu_NtE9Ekh7BrRT_d7Gd_LiffPMMEM-V20FDICPkbDhs4SSq1XxLkvXQ16ncCZHS-j4s92oEaJQgdA20j3VgjdmDPY/s320/IMG_1100.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Numerous objects celebrating the late Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee—I would have loved to attend their Afternoon Tea on that date!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ90hyphenhyphenXfaBldQIU4b6UYAJPsFTYkRYbni5Yk4MFVgkp79lcNSD-j8MzTuTJ4Fvs8Qd-zZDpAQR0vrmoVjDYQQvnXLNtDHsr-flpXjPfO58RJX5QH9Gx5I5R3S3k_C2ci5dk5ph1mf0Z40f_g1maH0X05hMeJ-8LVr1QEFzLuCShxzIUDcp2UBRX9W6gtU/s3264/IMG_8099.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ90hyphenhyphenXfaBldQIU4b6UYAJPsFTYkRYbni5Yk4MFVgkp79lcNSD-j8MzTuTJ4Fvs8Qd-zZDpAQR0vrmoVjDYQQvnXLNtDHsr-flpXjPfO58RJX5QH9Gx5I5R3S3k_C2ci5dk5ph1mf0Z40f_g1maH0X05hMeJ-8LVr1QEFzLuCShxzIUDcp2UBRX9W6gtU/s320/IMG_8099.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am giving this tearoom four silver spoons. The only reason I didn’t give it five is because for four people, we felt like there should have been more tiered tea food trays. You are required to choose your sandwiches in advance (which is okay), but when the tray was delivered, everyone was unsure which sandwich they ordered. So, there was a bit of confusion. Otherwise, the food and tea was excellent!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOgFfOP8NE5yv1VSk9X2IA14OISgiZ5s-pYfUqV_r7fBC9_vDKzKUaqB9LphjXfR1lR1_q3d40_pmNK4YuaMLVXcQoLvVegKrpGnOZCxhwvyvGc216d65JVKZ-exsCchRNtXJ_gxh-QiLGOl75atLaza90w5KiVNDXAiiBTzOn1bn1XmANWGBhimFjTM/s3264/IMG_8107.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOgFfOP8NE5yv1VSk9X2IA14OISgiZ5s-pYfUqV_r7fBC9_vDKzKUaqB9LphjXfR1lR1_q3d40_pmNK4YuaMLVXcQoLvVegKrpGnOZCxhwvyvGc216d65JVKZ-exsCchRNtXJ_gxh-QiLGOl75atLaza90w5KiVNDXAiiBTzOn1bn1XmANWGBhimFjTM/s320/IMG_8107.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Chattaway Tearoom is located at 358 22nd Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida. Call 727.823.1594 for reservations. </div><br />Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-31654558254331531192023-06-28T10:11:00.001-04:002023-06-28T10:11:34.545-04:00Liberty Blue Dinnerware<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyAxE2jTWTssqDk5UTsRjlRV3DTV4vB0oomQylMO-oOc0ulngyZrKwe_U4uOywYGiV_b3i0DPdQlPy30GF5YmDZzS4Rdr3GaHNt9mq6Vjn90tl6eZ1qWoJgCpsdsuS5Z1zIB9LfjU8P2ZStCMmq0eTJyf6MJXdrpkq-G9BnQUXu2hhXvx0XlqBzQtY6g/s3264/IMG_2205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyAxE2jTWTssqDk5UTsRjlRV3DTV4vB0oomQylMO-oOc0ulngyZrKwe_U4uOywYGiV_b3i0DPdQlPy30GF5YmDZzS4Rdr3GaHNt9mq6Vjn90tl6eZ1qWoJgCpsdsuS5Z1zIB9LfjU8P2ZStCMmq0eTJyf6MJXdrpkq-G9BnQUXu2hhXvx0XlqBzQtY6g/s320/IMG_2205.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I just love the history behind this pattern. The Benjamin Franklin Federal Savings bank, established in 1925, commissioned the Enoch Wedgwood company, in Staffordshire England, to make special dinnerware to commemorate their 50 year anniversary. The result was Liberty Blue, made exclusively for the bank in 1975 and 1976. New account holders who made a deposit of $50 were offered a four-piece place setting. After the bank ended their promotion, grocery stores allowed customers to buy pieces with their grocery purchases.<br /><br />Liberty Blue is a great addition to my china wardrobe as it pairs well with my red, white, and blue china pieces. The blue and white is timeless and classic and the scenes.<br /><br /><b>Liberty Dinnerware pieces:</b><br />~Teacup, Paul Revere<br />~Saucer, Old North Church<br />~Covered Sugar Bowl, Betsy Ross, Sewing the Flag<br />~Creamer, Paul Revere's Ride<br />~Teapot, Minutemen <br />~Coffee Mug, Monticello<br />~Dinner Plate, 10", Independence Hall<br />~Luncheon Plate, 9", Washington at Valley Forge<br />~Dessert Plate 7", Washington Leaving Christ Church<br />~Platter, 12", Governor's House at Williamsburg<br />~Platter, 14", Washington Crossing the Delaware<br />~Platter, 18" and 20", Declaration of Independence<br />~Round Vegetable Bowl, Frances Tavern, Scene of Washington's Farewell to the Continental Army<br />~Oval Vegetable Bowl, Minutemen <br />~Salt and Pepper Shakers, Paul Revere's Ride<br />~Butter Dish, Lafayette Landing at West Point<br />~Bread and Butter Plate 6", Monticello Thomas Jefferson's Home<br />~Fruit Bowl, Betsy Ross, Sewing the Flag<br />~Cereal Bowl, Mt. Vernon, George Washington's Home<br />~Soup Tureen, Minutemen<br />~Soup Tureen Lid, Boston Tea Party<br />~Soup Ladle, Solid White<br />~Soup Bowl, Old North Church<br />~Covered Vegetable, Boston Tea Party<br />~Covered Vegetable Lid, Lafayette Landing <br />~Gravy Boat, Lafayette Landing <br />~Gravy Boat Stand, Governor's House at Williamsburg<br />~Coasters/Ashtrays, Independence Hall, Valley Forge, Old North Church<br />~Pitcher, Old North Church<br />~Placecards, American Eagle<br /><br />I'm always on the lookout for new pieces to add to my collection! <span style="text-align: center;">The Liberty Blue Dinnerware book includes photos and illustrations of the extensive variety of all the pieces of the collection. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SlttkZ3fPr6A2bxvn39w6J-awT4BLRqKX2lnLlpaiAKdz5pCpeUFcm_2eDMMrU99qf3vYnl9tQZxfa0qCKC4qMnxWdaEnmhDvieYxu6bvXPvyzqPkY5qYjYS9Rb1NpoJAC2JFPvlQUi-HqjxKRD0GVgR57yHJqp1V9RslY4rLDoCQhS1Ht3rj0yw5OI/s293/libertyblue1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="194" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SlttkZ3fPr6A2bxvn39w6J-awT4BLRqKX2lnLlpaiAKdz5pCpeUFcm_2eDMMrU99qf3vYnl9tQZxfa0qCKC4qMnxWdaEnmhDvieYxu6bvXPvyzqPkY5qYjYS9Rb1NpoJAC2JFPvlQUi-HqjxKRD0GVgR57yHJqp1V9RslY4rLDoCQhS1Ht3rj0yw5OI/s1600/libertyblue1.webp" width="194" /></a><br /><br /> This book is available in my Amazon storefront at amazon.com/shop/missjanice_14.<br /><br /></div>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-7244692386290984082023-06-20T13:29:00.000-04:002023-06-20T13:29:58.442-04:00Royal Ascot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdVdwJKcILuHKpfB6w2-LSuzdmWaNY1P1uSX2TMxLfpi7HpaIJDYZtp1ZdzwCYfX4OexW9uy6mjc6LymlmsNpNbPv0ZZN3bbNDQdIqRCvYcN9tHvqOJFh-BXVFWQ8_20yvIxH2e2LUF5Y-oPo-_c7tuSr1az4kp7uKmRxeUSczqaMYbTzHK9TkJX-lGc/s644/royalascot6.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="644" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdVdwJKcILuHKpfB6w2-LSuzdmWaNY1P1uSX2TMxLfpi7HpaIJDYZtp1ZdzwCYfX4OexW9uy6mjc6LymlmsNpNbPv0ZZN3bbNDQdIqRCvYcN9tHvqOJFh-BXVFWQ8_20yvIxH2e2LUF5Y-oPo-_c7tuSr1az4kp7uKmRxeUSczqaMYbTzHK9TkJX-lGc/s320/royalascot6.webp" width="320" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at Royal Ascot, June 20, 2023</span></blockquote><p><br />The history of Royal Ascot dates back over 300 years to the time of Queen Anne (1665-1714). Ascot Racecourse was founded in 1711 by Queen Anne. The annual race meeting, which occurs each June at the Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, England, remains a mix of pomp, tradition, fashion, and sport. It has been described as a mix of a royal wedding and the Kentucky Derby, except boozier.<br /><br />Royal Ascot is a major event in the British social calendar and press coverage of the attendees and their attire often exceeds coverage of the actual racing. While fashion and attendees is a large part of Royal Ascot it is also the most valuable race meet in Britain.<br /><br />Every year Royal Ascot was attended by the late Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the British Royal Family. Since 1825 the first highlight of every day is the arrival of the Royal procession at 2pm. Four horse-drawn carriages carry the royals along the seven furlong straight mile first past the Windsor Enclosure then the Queen Anne Enclosure and Royal Enclosure before traveling under the grandstand to the Parade Ring. This year, upon the King's arrival, there will be the raising of the King's Royal Standard and the days racing can commence.<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjad3IyFusgLA44vTcQKDg4q_IIIn1SU2jBeyRTPChBKSMw3WAhmODyfUmRxwNTAdOJExzW52ZQHFpVX8DXI5Nv-cA1SQXjVqIJ6k3GRnYpHa1e_LphLQ6N2zfeMWm9p-CK8QUoVrgGFDzx7k4GncaY-wZuYlSPzEZCGR57B4MA5UmvK3I8-PZIfTEDv-E/s1220/royalascot5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1220" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjad3IyFusgLA44vTcQKDg4q_IIIn1SU2jBeyRTPChBKSMw3WAhmODyfUmRxwNTAdOJExzW52ZQHFpVX8DXI5Nv-cA1SQXjVqIJ6k3GRnYpHa1e_LphLQ6N2zfeMWm9p-CK8QUoVrgGFDzx7k4GncaY-wZuYlSPzEZCGR57B4MA5UmvK3I8-PZIfTEDv-E/s320/royalascot5.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ascot Racecourse</span><br /><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">The pre-gaming in the parking lot is even fancier than tailgating at an Old Miss football game. Bollinger champagne, Pimm's cocktails, thousands of cups of tea, and copious pints of Guinness beer fuels the crowd, Lobster rolls and finger sandwiches replace typical tailgating foods. It is definitely an elegant affair that I would love to attend!<br /><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMEwCkHgiA0DM-8o7jaCJwNVwco_kp8u6qdcjtY9OYXd8kUpaNdCsiNk26Rj_KuJ1iucOuQ65Fy6Z1aXVlXMse2R7Y3cF0MR7m0w0Rjv_SpxKGlcC-WkJB5RI6_RV9WwZo21R0gKPj8AxpVZ-oufKgiI-CCQyc0BBSvQiSmpuDnPLAARUzYlMWOtnAbs/s768/royalascot1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="768" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMEwCkHgiA0DM-8o7jaCJwNVwco_kp8u6qdcjtY9OYXd8kUpaNdCsiNk26Rj_KuJ1iucOuQ65Fy6Z1aXVlXMse2R7Y3cF0MR7m0w0Rjv_SpxKGlcC-WkJB5RI6_RV9WwZo21R0gKPj8AxpVZ-oufKgiI-CCQyc0BBSvQiSmpuDnPLAARUzYlMWOtnAbs/s320/royalascot1.webp" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lobster is de rigueur</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41YqvvZGV71W5vvR31az_rSTDl9EryOs4qhf7lFe6oe28VkquObc3nyvnErZY_PJ2Ke5fADSv3VCfzXC6xI5H7BSqyblxVG-C0LJp5dodhpdAu7BN6T0k8URcytfzmE6qScact0f6Wzofhcj17wEZ3L5Wgcs_IiYxmsTibKmEkeEsHaSpLA6xcsw7GJ0/s768/royalascot2.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="768" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41YqvvZGV71W5vvR31az_rSTDl9EryOs4qhf7lFe6oe28VkquObc3nyvnErZY_PJ2Ke5fADSv3VCfzXC6xI5H7BSqyblxVG-C0LJp5dodhpdAu7BN6T0k8URcytfzmE6qScact0f6Wzofhcj17wEZ3L5Wgcs_IiYxmsTibKmEkeEsHaSpLA6xcsw7GJ0/s320/royalascot2.webp" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Champagne is the beverage of choice</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmqr_ouI8f2XF191yzvuud6VTYeRAuixrHRdV1ZaYmLiTbYXhxRDo-cryC0zML9E19xZOdwktKz0bcR-R2qaL5ZBolB3ItFNPqGeZb5jg8N1D63H-UCxIIn3ffGgEmpO_ZU73eIUitEEslYZPwyBLmL_ToKBDvdlLgdwygqr7Wl_w2dQHUW3E-7mbDW0/s768/royalascot3.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="768" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmqr_ouI8f2XF191yzvuud6VTYeRAuixrHRdV1ZaYmLiTbYXhxRDo-cryC0zML9E19xZOdwktKz0bcR-R2qaL5ZBolB3ItFNPqGeZb5jg8N1D63H-UCxIIn3ffGgEmpO_ZU73eIUitEEslYZPwyBLmL_ToKBDvdlLgdwygqr7Wl_w2dQHUW3E-7mbDW0/s320/royalascot3.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ladies and Gentlemen are dressed in their finest to attend this event</span></div><br /><br /><br />Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-68282884569682452472023-06-16T15:21:00.001-04:002023-06-16T15:42:53.921-04:00Trooping the Colour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7ez4fD1SYIlhYx1X-7DbTgXHQ1BRHpogPfPJNBaVIMxxRWtIz5NwFanX6pe3bsj37abBY-EB7lPuEmje8Y8r1I2o3ihaV-wujvpMDbnKSKiMcocTfKWkypEm1jnRiojmbD7CF0YkzQzX1eVUpwc3Wp2KFafZRAH9voG-7vrCCCU4_loKJYbZL5xM/s1500/troopingthecolour2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7ez4fD1SYIlhYx1X-7DbTgXHQ1BRHpogPfPJNBaVIMxxRWtIz5NwFanX6pe3bsj37abBY-EB7lPuEmje8Y8r1I2o3ihaV-wujvpMDbnKSKiMcocTfKWkypEm1jnRiojmbD7CF0YkzQzX1eVUpwc3Wp2KFafZRAH9voG-7vrCCCU4_loKJYbZL5xM/s320/troopingthecolour2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>On Saturday, June 17, 2023, the British royal family will come together for the first birthday parade of King Charles' reign--Trooping the Colour. What is Trooping the Colour? Trooping the Colour is the annual birthday parade for the British sovereign as well as a celebration of the armed forces. King Charles' actual birthday is November 14th, when he will have a more private celebration. <br /><br />The ceremonial presentation of the military's regimental flags, called 'colours,' was first started by King George II in 1748. His November birthday was deemed too cold for a celebratory parade, which prompted him to tie his public celebrations with the annual Trooping the Colour military parade. It was under King Edward VII's reign that the summer 'official' celebrations included the inspection of the troops by the monarch. <br /><br />In order to ensure that every soldier would be able to recognize their colours, the flag would be marched or 'trooped' regularly round the ranks. A regiment's colours came to have huge significance for serving soldiers, and the gain or loss of colours were seen as decisive moments in battle.<br /><br />Over 1,500 soldiers, 300 horses, and 400 musicians will take part in Trooping the Colour. The King will arrive and receive a royal salute before he inspects the troops, which will be dressed in ceremonial uniforms and bearskin hats.<br /><br />His Majesty The King will take the Salute as Colonel in Chief of the seven regiments of the Household Division. This will mark the first time that the reigning Monarch will be on horseback at Trooping the Colour since 1986, when Queen Elizabeth II last rode.<br /><br />Members of the British royal family will travel by horse-drawn carriages or on horseback. The King will lead the procession to Buckingham Palace and then take another salute from the dais. Charles will then lead members of the royal family out on the palace balcony. The Royal Air Force will perform a colorful flypast and there will also be a 41-gun salute fired from nearby Green Park.<br /><br />King Charles is the colonel-in-chief of the seven regiments of the household division. Prince William is the colonel of the Welsh Guards. William's wife Catherine is the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards. Queen Camilla is the colonel of the Grenadier Guards. Princess Anne is the colonel of the Blues and Royals. The Duke of Kent is the colonel of the Scots Guards. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtRxRognel7kJHLZodbWYnpReKHOHVG-rz4SJZpVr7O1M_vDMVhgIU9cQDt5Z90ttyZ9NvcdontGG3Y3mr_Ucikd_dScWh_5lxGVx35gHzQZCLQrhg3x1tuaVYZ9BIsnASUZG2wtHzRRFqYIB30K6WNx2dLUGxmGqVThehCwmKGvfcmk5pVOjLbUH/s3264/IMG_1742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtRxRognel7kJHLZodbWYnpReKHOHVG-rz4SJZpVr7O1M_vDMVhgIU9cQDt5Z90ttyZ9NvcdontGG3Y3mr_Ucikd_dScWh_5lxGVx35gHzQZCLQrhg3x1tuaVYZ9BIsnASUZG2wtHzRRFqYIB30K6WNx2dLUGxmGqVThehCwmKGvfcmk5pVOjLbUH/s320/IMG_1742.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Juno the "Major"</span></div><p>Juno will carry the rank of "Major" and lead the parade down The Mall. Her Majesty The Queen presented the formal classical name "Juno," Goddess of marriage and childbirth, to the Household Cavalry's first ever female Drum Horse who will pass off on the Trooping of the Colour parade. Juno is ten years old and has a dappled, dark bay coat and four large white socks. The Welsh Shire Horse mare, known previously by her stable name, Willa Rose, has been training for her role leading the Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry in Royal Procession for two years. Saturday will be her official graduation parade as the official Drum Horse of the Life Guards. She will be dressed in her full state ceremonial finery carrying the priceless Silver Kettle Drums of the Life Guards Regiment.<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJSSjsn9vVedbxKgIfBvPP02ZNq3QUEjXicrAh5FoF892DXPYAiwX3OPQp9agH-k1OqYg4SQD7jSsG19Vk_wxvVLgFrz6BmzgNdsOnNz0S9kHWMMV2tqQoP33f8mMLnhPXnOVUalf7pazq76asskuVeAYAdKNumF006oEpW7_qx8TZ7txJZCw4Cco/s640/troopingthecolour1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="640" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJSSjsn9vVedbxKgIfBvPP02ZNq3QUEjXicrAh5FoF892DXPYAiwX3OPQp9agH-k1OqYg4SQD7jSsG19Vk_wxvVLgFrz6BmzgNdsOnNz0S9kHWMMV2tqQoP33f8mMLnhPXnOVUalf7pazq76asskuVeAYAdKNumF006oEpW7_qx8TZ7txJZCw4Cco/s320/troopingthecolour1.webp" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Prince William carrying out the colonel's review at TOTC rehearsals earlier this week<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The royals we should expect to see:<br /><br />Prince William and Princess Catherine with their three children--Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. Princess Anne and her husband Sir Timothy Laurence, Prince Edward and Sophie, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh with their children, Lady Louise and James, Earl of Wessex, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Zara Tindall, and Peter Phillips. I'm looking forward to pageantry, fashion and glimpses of the royal children.<br /><br />It is rumored that the Duke of Sussex and his wife were not invited, <i>so that's that</i>. Also, Prince Andrew will not take part in the ceremony.<br /><br />The BBC will start their coverage of the event at 10:30 a.m., London time...<i>which means that anglophiles like myself will be getting up before dawn! </i> The Anglophiles in the U.S. will be able to watch the parade on the BBC or a live stream on You Tube.</div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></blockquote>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-63058133183531565352023-05-30T08:35:00.001-04:002023-05-30T08:35:43.574-04:00Afternoon Tea at the Oxford Exchange<p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnktTybqV93ap544l82QEJOQ74USSQvXES_NAk5LdZker9V3dg03KlWPYXkKJmFSlIZWAuWwEh46eDeWzlV46H0qwDxyg5nbfWublj87jXy0KXqu745-udH2VDH5H-4EkTi3neFlozEQoErNh-Q4nUgasTd_X3WK-saJmkjc4-8MxZWjPKAuaRRRQF/s1200/oxfordexchange1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnktTybqV93ap544l82QEJOQ74USSQvXES_NAk5LdZker9V3dg03KlWPYXkKJmFSlIZWAuWwEh46eDeWzlV46H0qwDxyg5nbfWublj87jXy0KXqu745-udH2VDH5H-4EkTi3neFlozEQoErNh-Q4nUgasTd_X3WK-saJmkjc4-8MxZWjPKAuaRRRQF/s320/oxfordexchange1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the weekend, I enjoyed Afternoon Tea at </span><span style="font-size: medium;">The Oxford Exchange in Tampa. It's a large renovated 1890's building in downtown Tampa, Florida. The arched wood-paneled hallways and marble floors are something you would see in London, rather than Tampa. The OE is part bookshop, part champagne bar, part tea bar, part coffee counter, part gift shop, and a restaurant. Afternoon tea is served in the Conservatory, adjacent to the restaurant. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxECX6hzB0YrXORHmQ042UnKC3k9jmP0qGSZ4dHTpAwtDjRCmoi3YKWgPShc0GekGoZKgbdIYAAvE4jLCjZ39fnKcsyJNh_1k6gMvp41lcLLhTiqUIFu0Kr1N5K73T9y0ezcG1yKJEU0KRuInTMPSMjPt_e1eDlTLhtGtjQSbFxDiTxoAJ70zV7z7/s3264/IMG_1253.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxECX6hzB0YrXORHmQ042UnKC3k9jmP0qGSZ4dHTpAwtDjRCmoi3YKWgPShc0GekGoZKgbdIYAAvE4jLCjZ39fnKcsyJNh_1k6gMvp41lcLLhTiqUIFu0Kr1N5K73T9y0ezcG1yKJEU0KRuInTMPSMjPt_e1eDlTLhtGtjQSbFxDiTxoAJ70zV7z7/s320/IMG_1253.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLgUWq2HtrJ4WVHKWx1Dhm7NGRK5Eelgya0nROSml5rPurtGOueri02l_si0X2I0n_GTP-sFf3APTkmBXQz1w3BdSnHdVa1lkUINkn0m45zqGc3ZXL3MAHE4_SfwP8PczXJElfjYUX8dZib-WbUc5n_kFVdxa_N6HT7tCsBsvm_bPX-qC8vC_Md7u/s3264/IMG_1254.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLgUWq2HtrJ4WVHKWx1Dhm7NGRK5Eelgya0nROSml5rPurtGOueri02l_si0X2I0n_GTP-sFf3APTkmBXQz1w3BdSnHdVa1lkUINkn0m45zqGc3ZXL3MAHE4_SfwP8PczXJElfjYUX8dZib-WbUc5n_kFVdxa_N6HT7tCsBsvm_bPX-qC8vC_Md7u/s320/IMG_1254.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">The bookshop is full of best sellers and hardback classics.</span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzklSxb0PvmFqk6lCDr8GZlgyjeWgYJYeLHxec0WFVJP_-RY3KC35rkcAyFbbOEuq77anJUxI7ipcYJwsavQeJk2k_SDwtsnyLEQylyvacwiNmADUTTPaTHnM2qrdiBSDeoNkOEG1vmWXUjZkyV2JMsavF14VhThKy9QsXnaiDLVKJj-3k12EI9EP/s3264/IMG_1232.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzklSxb0PvmFqk6lCDr8GZlgyjeWgYJYeLHxec0WFVJP_-RY3KC35rkcAyFbbOEuq77anJUxI7ipcYJwsavQeJk2k_SDwtsnyLEQylyvacwiNmADUTTPaTHnM2qrdiBSDeoNkOEG1vmWXUjZkyV2JMsavF14VhThKy9QsXnaiDLVKJj-3k12EI9EP/s320/IMG_1232.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />There is even a Warby Parker eyeglass shop.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I have had lunch in the restaurant before and it was fabulous! The service was great as well</span>.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mghe8x6LnKIVqBZWZN4eJgFvdKNlakRBwQl_pEhqhkwkZUjLyrvL17avzHyap694eY4ssK3PX3ICIR3LIeMEsB2v1CAyZLrG20gUvp2ka0UBKFP2TyahGa2atTgmk21w2wyz1Ncm6Pa_F9qJzqGr5Ki8vsEZy2WBBEJU2M5txogXm25AtNgHk_cA/s3264/IMG_1259.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mghe8x6LnKIVqBZWZN4eJgFvdKNlakRBwQl_pEhqhkwkZUjLyrvL17avzHyap694eY4ssK3PX3ICIR3LIeMEsB2v1CAyZLrG20gUvp2ka0UBKFP2TyahGa2atTgmk21w2wyz1Ncm6Pa_F9qJzqGr5Ki8vsEZy2WBBEJU2M5txogXm25AtNgHk_cA/s320/IMG_1259.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnq-VB1YdLCHthKniYRretfcHZyXc6GCDmeida4MfNpLI6jSP63rbRTl8HxAc2SsW9vHRvYNC0OX5eTMm31_kq-QxFJ4KwSbkC1qToo5iWNJeWqzvHza9IwYZpomSapXHo_Dqax4np3FuTfYlThiT8vmXBsLTt0NRSWXp9svR6clkL5T_zxwvqXvff/s940/IMG_1261.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="940" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnq-VB1YdLCHthKniYRretfcHZyXc6GCDmeida4MfNpLI6jSP63rbRTl8HxAc2SsW9vHRvYNC0OX5eTMm31_kq-QxFJ4KwSbkC1qToo5iWNJeWqzvHza9IwYZpomSapXHo_Dqax4np3FuTfYlThiT8vmXBsLTt0NRSWXp9svR6clkL5T_zxwvqXvff/s320/IMG_1261.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjdrlN2UNilBBUWF9MB7onhEMhlf24GGbZSCg4wFWpHRFvKoA1S7_FHWdkF3oXK5ykdYAQwD9i5Dmu0TXaikIG2454XwNDsm7dUiUtMkjiYP4ImcmabJf_PaPxju8WBwomOy7FsWRFWSxZlfTuDOVre4KxJ87y42pi_JSoXWybkeA2SVXmZFgAh9n/s5669/IMG_1262.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3779" data-original-width="5669" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjdrlN2UNilBBUWF9MB7onhEMhlf24GGbZSCg4wFWpHRFvKoA1S7_FHWdkF3oXK5ykdYAQwD9i5Dmu0TXaikIG2454XwNDsm7dUiUtMkjiYP4ImcmabJf_PaPxju8WBwomOy7FsWRFWSxZlfTuDOVre4KxJ87y42pi_JSoXWybkeA2SVXmZFgAh9n/s320/IMG_1262.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUFdUp70mCBOhTVf0SJSmVAekp5ZEqwXewZ56IBWjjpOG7hf_x2PN39mJXAlbL3wfRJrBGW_WiWuXrY-iiXiuNMLXmPN99KKsU3p0ntnz-BhROIpP-kXBnJUL1oL-Tp8I7J_DdE9_syWwY0YV0mRx9SSmY7m6dgSF9fU8vNk6uZdhkTpMxtJ8kdSS/s5616/IMG_1263.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3744" data-original-width="5616" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUFdUp70mCBOhTVf0SJSmVAekp5ZEqwXewZ56IBWjjpOG7hf_x2PN39mJXAlbL3wfRJrBGW_WiWuXrY-iiXiuNMLXmPN99KKsU3p0ntnz-BhROIpP-kXBnJUL1oL-Tp8I7J_DdE9_syWwY0YV0mRx9SSmY7m6dgSF9fU8vNk6uZdhkTpMxtJ8kdSS/s320/IMG_1263.webp" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfqIhmTK6VswggnAVoIhjzseKuzj36IjXCnJuFQOM1gg5BSNf-vWRupHy2f1j-6p9vX8ZBBhwbVzcs_eiToWLAQ3I1yLJaGIEeLmCXEXwu6n-1SkVGUP39KZOCadGn9o9DfTwmdwWFGOYZndiF7QGpuADM7_jrLC-gasdRhORwuGnctwOu0P59kvm/s3264/IMG_1256.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfqIhmTK6VswggnAVoIhjzseKuzj36IjXCnJuFQOM1gg5BSNf-vWRupHy2f1j-6p9vX8ZBBhwbVzcs_eiToWLAQ3I1yLJaGIEeLmCXEXwu6n-1SkVGUP39KZOCadGn9o9DfTwmdwWFGOYZndiF7QGpuADM7_jrLC-gasdRhORwuGnctwOu0P59kvm/s320/IMG_1256.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp2-My7CewyBN4h4FmzV_0i0wXXgr_yqIDmCt2hKZM1hFq5PXQj1cxGkh32XUN6zaPAJFmp3CQw7rSRGTufgRYHiM8uF5_05G-jOhXJhn97iBMgL9YI0LwU4ubg2Rl3Wye6Ss97lWJdND8IZ0jJtfXY5vSXSt1qRX-weCNLu44jc5-VwBq4lXa5Q0/s3264/IMG_1257.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp2-My7CewyBN4h4FmzV_0i0wXXgr_yqIDmCt2hKZM1hFq5PXQj1cxGkh32XUN6zaPAJFmp3CQw7rSRGTufgRYHiM8uF5_05G-jOhXJhn97iBMgL9YI0LwU4ubg2Rl3Wye6Ss97lWJdND8IZ0jJtfXY5vSXSt1qRX-weCNLu44jc5-VwBq4lXa5Q0/s320/IMG_1257.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The Afternoon Tea was held in the Conservatory. We chose the Royal Afternoon Tea: Savories, Scones, and Sweets, with tea and champagne. <br /><br />I chose the Lavender Earl Grey Tea--a blend of bergamot, lavender, and jasmine; My friend Diana had the Earl Grey Creme--a blend of bergamot, creme, and French vanilla; Diana's daughter Natalie chose the Milk Oolong--It was a creamy, floral Chinese tea. We switched and swapped to taste each other's tea and they were all very good! All the teas were from the Te Bella Tea Company.<br /><br />I give the Oxford Exchange Royal Afternoon Tea Five Silver Spoons. The service, tea foods, and tea were all great and the ambiance was delightful.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aueKgkRMyEsLyoIKlbgyhVbJ5tPccvRoBhdAegXd3xdhAFVliZXrNEf8i-ne0dipYmxlw0lWE5iAdtmmUhGg4MOHJ3bAQpYZc4laCwNwneNki79ezRMUp2TLSEhqt5YQQj63BqByrdW2ysSdZvTHZdjALPfLw1mGURQI8X2W5SJJ3o2o8-R3R1x-/s1800/IMG_1260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aueKgkRMyEsLyoIKlbgyhVbJ5tPccvRoBhdAegXd3xdhAFVliZXrNEf8i-ne0dipYmxlw0lWE5iAdtmmUhGg4MOHJ3bAQpYZc4laCwNwneNki79ezRMUp2TLSEhqt5YQQj63BqByrdW2ysSdZvTHZdjALPfLw1mGURQI8X2W5SJJ3o2o8-R3R1x-/s320/IMG_1260.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Five Silver Spoons for The Oxford Exchange Experience!</b></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Reservations are required and you will definitely want to make them in advance as the OE is a very popular spot. The Oxford Exchange is located at 420 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida. For more information, go to OxfordExchange.com.<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><p></p></div></div></div>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-59383194960891678432023-05-18T09:38:00.003-04:002024-02-17T20:57:46.844-04:00Front Row at King Charles III's Procession<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Dzp9kptLvcbtJB9_O5xIHFxMEP8pZOOKPxD3hzkhYynu_85Qvh3ORAAdiRA-JXdvckgVtUNw76ZFw5CcfIiNEcAdCCxj31LC5MgtVxyuLqT1SIxV0MCEIcRZblsz7JxbLzCChgar-HlJpgk4eNwlPmvrsZcmpqrIHQoqhBpc0xoSVnoLS0fp3tzZ/s4032/IMG_9291.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Dzp9kptLvcbtJB9_O5xIHFxMEP8pZOOKPxD3hzkhYynu_85Qvh3ORAAdiRA-JXdvckgVtUNw76ZFw5CcfIiNEcAdCCxj31LC5MgtVxyuLqT1SIxV0MCEIcRZblsz7JxbLzCChgar-HlJpgk4eNwlPmvrsZcmpqrIHQoqhBpc0xoSVnoLS0fp3tzZ/w300-h400/IMG_9291.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>What a week we had in London! It was an opportunity of a lifetime to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III with longtime friends. Of course we spent a lot of time seeing historic sites, but the King’s Procession was the main event. </div><br />Our first day in London we decided to case out a location to view the Procession. We chose an area along The Mall, which leads from Admirality Arch to Buckingham Palace. Avid royalists had been camping out for weeks to ensure that they had a front-row view of the Procession. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKAx7GFTOMmdLkyht_wZe2vtElNLcwzPWv_PLIMfBMqW7ZYqev5xuxIeNrgR-Us4SOvKX22koLK03JpXMGVUtp4SW3yZtVjshSEXLcxXtn7D7nRfvuwkWqq3R9QNr7C6urIesuWPn6CdFI1SmBe2aGUi0c0ZkEmIjCsooRs_rz28XyATZjIVvPwtx/s4032/IMG_9002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKAx7GFTOMmdLkyht_wZe2vtElNLcwzPWv_PLIMfBMqW7ZYqev5xuxIeNrgR-Us4SOvKX22koLK03JpXMGVUtp4SW3yZtVjshSEXLcxXtn7D7nRfvuwkWqq3R9QNr7C6urIesuWPn6CdFI1SmBe2aGUi0c0ZkEmIjCsooRs_rz28XyATZjIVvPwtx/s320/IMG_9002.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I ended up with a front row on-the-rail spot and here’s how it happened. Friday evening before the Coronation, we headed to The Mall around 11:00 pm. It was even more packed with people than the day we checked it out. It didn’t look good for us to find a nice viewing spot where we would be able to see the royals in the carriages. As it turned out, there was a walkway crossing The Mall (for those who wanted to walk across The Mall to a park and watch the event on the big screen). We decided to hang out at the walkway right where we figured the rail would close at 6:00 am. Numerous times a security guard told me to move back and I did but I also kept creeping forward again. One time he said to me “It’s you again…Don’t think I don’t recognize you!” (Before my trip my brother had told me to behave and not get arrested but I had to get the spot upfront)! This was around 5:00 am and people were flooding in through the walkway to get to the park. They were supposed to shut down the walkway at 6:00am but I could sense that it would be done earlier. I kept my eyes on the security people and the rail. All of a sudden, I could see them shutting the rail and I ran and got my front-row spot! All the while yelling at my friends to run behind me.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So, now I had a coveted spot. It was 5:00 am and I had already been standing for six hours since 11pm. I had a pain in my left foot and I was hurting. When the rails were closed, now everyone was standing shoulder to shoulder and we were packed in like sardines. I started thinking how was I going to make it until 10:20am. It was almost inhumane!! We couldn’t move. We were all saying to each other, “I’m not going to make it!” I had come to London to see the Procession so I just kept hanging in there. My legs and feet were numb and it was cold. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">At 9:10am we got some action. The Foot Guards of the Household Division marched down The Mall to line the street on both sides. The 'street liners' were placed at five pace intervals along the procession route. Throughout the event, I was an arm’s length away from a guard. They certainly strike a dashing pose in their tunics and bearskin hats, a true look of pomp and splendour. The hats are made from pelts of culled Canadian black bears—they are warm and water resistant. The 18” tall hats have been worn for more than 200 years, making the soldiers appear taller and more intimidating. Each hat cost roughly 650 pounds and each one weighs two pounds.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_3VdSFEAvbvqyBqlw7ozwgBX7dcPoSVdu3vPyBKvYjdiRcgBEVfHmbb8Eqr3L2OHRNc0V0k0Pt1jEuCoLIKnidm13KXSsAF5Uw8Ab4OseLoSUPV3nO1YmdGX9arUPUd8t7KOKeepabWvyyzJCI7MvctxkGm_oHJZOEsF0LLTY-Ftuy3ayhFen7fU/s4032/IMG_9147.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_3VdSFEAvbvqyBqlw7ozwgBX7dcPoSVdu3vPyBKvYjdiRcgBEVfHmbb8Eqr3L2OHRNc0V0k0Pt1jEuCoLIKnidm13KXSsAF5Uw8Ab4OseLoSUPV3nO1YmdGX9arUPUd8t7KOKeepabWvyyzJCI7MvctxkGm_oHJZOEsF0LLTY-Ftuy3ayhFen7fU/s320/IMG_9147.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_U62z-a_sQ2HOxbFSCUWduFkcrVhRkyep3O6cjJqep6KwnCdj6_fz0pFgSaI9ui9qw63VFk7wudtLNqBTkOyl3Cy5gywLIRWQpm0DXhq-N99Uf_cOFZCyLCT7VlAlEj47Az59pzmXmpUprzMeVGDEv7iZxtUl07-hu-yoq6jdZaatsV8XAEmyexN/s4032/IMG_9148.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_U62z-a_sQ2HOxbFSCUWduFkcrVhRkyep3O6cjJqep6KwnCdj6_fz0pFgSaI9ui9qw63VFk7wudtLNqBTkOyl3Cy5gywLIRWQpm0DXhq-N99Uf_cOFZCyLCT7VlAlEj47Az59pzmXmpUprzMeVGDEv7iZxtUl07-hu-yoq6jdZaatsV8XAEmyexN/s320/IMG_9148.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It was becoming a beautiful sight to see with the flags of every commonwealth alongside numerous Union Jacks. The King's Guards put on a display of precise marching while we waited for King Charles and Queen Camilla to depart Buckingham Palace enroute to Westminster Abbey. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">10:20am The King’s Procession began with troop movements from the Armed Forces, led by the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Calvary. The King and Queen road in the Diamond Jubilee Coach, which cost four million dollars to make, has electric windows and air conditioning, weighs over three tons, and requires six horses to pull it. Six Windsor Greys pulled the Coach: Icon, Shadow, Milford Haven, Echo, Knightsbridge and Tyrone. They are magnificent creatures, dressed in royal blue braids, dating back to Queen Victoria’s coronation. These Windsor Greys underwent weeks of predawn walking the parade route. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">The crown at the top of the carriage has a camera inside to video events.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbasLLKVa1AhRawkUPpCFMX8bz_G6XZawo_Qupqlq4nkPqtoBVCUK0DDtvvMKK9ayL2ceqqpKhOSpHl5mwKtYrMDcM4F1y8RbfXe1HiHt50oOscQNtg5IzWIICKvpDaoAZih033hSaykAsxxhUTloWleRkrqVkPOSqy4V9SxH7IC7p-o1_yxay0XiT/s3264/IMG_0719.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbasLLKVa1AhRawkUPpCFMX8bz_G6XZawo_Qupqlq4nkPqtoBVCUK0DDtvvMKK9ayL2ceqqpKhOSpHl5mwKtYrMDcM4F1y8RbfXe1HiHt50oOscQNtg5IzWIICKvpDaoAZih033hSaykAsxxhUTloWleRkrqVkPOSqy4V9SxH7IC7p-o1_yxay0XiT/s320/IMG_0719.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Windsor Greys who pulled the Diamond Jubilee Coach</div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Now we had to remain standing in the cramped atmosphere until the Coronation service was over. <i>Lord have mercy, I thought I was going to pass out!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">1:00pm The Coronation Procession from Westminster Abbey back to Buckingham Palace began. This was an outstanding display of military marching. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The impressive military procession, led by Brigade Major Lieutenant Colonel James Shaw, riding Sovereign's Shadow, was made up of more than 4,000 members of the armed forces from around the commonwealth and the UK. Grenadier Guards, the Household Calvary, and the King's Troop were lined up in front of us waiting for the signal to begin. The preciseness was brilliant to see in person as thousands of men and women marched to the same beat and the same tunes. The King and his Queen road in The Gold State Coach which is 260 years old and valued at 2.5 million dollars. This Coach weighs four tons and requires eight Windsor Grey horses to pull it—Meg and Newark joined the other horses for this journey.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq_FEbPzPXbysO5Ol9M_B1sutNIMED_EHdWhAbijM1GRlAafF6SvcQ4uzQ_I12MHv7YswfibniUJfznOUFdmhNqB4bsH462nBVCGHZfiifdpgRjn762lZ9MNlneUeXeXS7DH6gG_DIoRM6fBKJtsyqe0TfTBvbIpT7bcD9L2RPrLCA1z0PDDDWod-/s3264/IMG_0730.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq_FEbPzPXbysO5Ol9M_B1sutNIMED_EHdWhAbijM1GRlAafF6SvcQ4uzQ_I12MHv7YswfibniUJfznOUFdmhNqB4bsH462nBVCGHZfiifdpgRjn762lZ9MNlneUeXeXS7DH6gG_DIoRM6fBKJtsyqe0TfTBvbIpT7bcD9L2RPrLCA1z0PDDDWod-/s320/IMG_0730.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Brigade Major Lieutenant Colonel James Shaw led the Procession and said "It was one of the most important days of his life!" 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We definitely witnessed pomp, pageantry, and splendour. It was an extraordinary day in history…one that will surely live long in my memory! God Save The King!</span></div></div>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-15604272746143008512023-05-15T18:11:00.001-04:002023-05-15T18:11:15.754-04:00Fortnum and Mason<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SBD-4AlLAocHcPZ3cLuTEAqpXFHBShZ1-q4Wioj4czhmX8rAUBAe_0OiJc4jVb28fkYtO-zQeu-dbpz3-tj7-3971mgOf9L_cHdCL7E5bnlHHa9NmMijURjNe4qV2XUd6NjdHrHnjp2YJzbo94UGuYXa8EZLjSyW-Yq35Go4XPmkw3x2m7UASA3S/s3264/IMG_0693.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SBD-4AlLAocHcPZ3cLuTEAqpXFHBShZ1-q4Wioj4czhmX8rAUBAe_0OiJc4jVb28fkYtO-zQeu-dbpz3-tj7-3971mgOf9L_cHdCL7E5bnlHHa9NmMijURjNe4qV2XUd6NjdHrHnjp2YJzbo94UGuYXa8EZLjSyW-Yq35Go4XPmkw3x2m7UASA3S/s320/IMG_0693.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fortnum and Mason, Piccadilly, London</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Epitomizing the sophistication of Afternoon Tea, the Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon has served Fortnum and Mason's most delicious tradition since 1926. It was renamed following a visit from the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2012. The salon serves the city's top afternoon tea with a resident pianist and refined Georgian-style decor. Finger sandwiches, scones, and beautiful patisserie are freshly baked in Piccadilly. <span style="text-align: center;">Having tea at Fortnum and Mason is a historic experience. The iconic department store was founded in 1707, invented the Scotch egg in 1738, and added Battenburg cake to its menu in 1926.</span><br /><br />It's so quintessentially British, in fact, that in 2012 when the brand launched its Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon at the top of its Piccadilly building, the late Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Camilla, and the Princess of Wales all came to open it. A decade later, the service remains impeccable, the signature eau de nil china is as elegant as ever, and the menu refined yet irreverent. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvoElj-_PyV1AXEsZxt_HuJq9Rj0lcb6fKK_KXIO-e0fd7ujj-znhuDgkT2EvwXaHo4hkTa-J5nU1AlPrHUSrJJQmBGU74-NoYOzyuBtWjO0ba651mAuqHuJPrSpz0z1zjiDvp9MjcogQKsC36PnhzqLw4bMOQd3C1yY7g3pqocN11IzGdGypQYZ6/s964/kingscoronationfortnums1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="964" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvoElj-_PyV1AXEsZxt_HuJq9Rj0lcb6fKK_KXIO-e0fd7ujj-znhuDgkT2EvwXaHo4hkTa-J5nU1AlPrHUSrJJQmBGU74-NoYOzyuBtWjO0ba651mAuqHuJPrSpz0z1zjiDvp9MjcogQKsC36PnhzqLw4bMOQd3C1yY7g3pqocN11IzGdGypQYZ6/s320/kingscoronationfortnums1.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">2012--The late Queen Elizabeth II opened the Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon, wearing the stores signature color, eau de nil, from head to toe...</span><i style="font-size: small;">swoon<br /><br /></i></div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span>Fortnum and Mason has long been linked with the royal Family. Generations of the Fortnum family worked in Royal service, from the reign of Queen Anne onwards. During the long and illustrious reign of Queen Victoria, the company received the first of its many Royal Warrants. On August 30, 1867, the company was appointed grocers and tea dealers to her son, Prince Albert, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. Today the world-famous store continues to hold a royal warrant for the King for groceries and provisions. <br /><br />I knew when I booked my trip to London for the King's Coronation a reservation for AfternoonTea at Fortnum's was a must-do. I confirmed my reservation seven months in advance...<i>I didn't want to miss out on the Fortnum's tea experience</i>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">181 Piccadilly is a rather special place. Beautifully crafted patisseries greeted us upon arrival and then there was display after display full of a tea lover's and gourmet food connoisseur's dream groceries and accoutrements! The place was packed with happy people shopping for loose tea, tea bags, gourmet foods, jams, honey, biscuits, and all the British fine delicacies.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4_TwF6b2CjtTZyLysM_4wE2BuRxZecUtN4ATMu6wcFxVXJeY4hCRUBjdWjs4Ac4CRSvWXoC8MXudb9wYcFrd2fAbWE_qOp9gMJv-_xm_zJTOjTT12A_cs5PPC1te4pqd3_mUCMhicM6it0QKFFD-d0kgAk4yi31MJud6H0X-BJH-eYIY-LcCzh-K/s4032/IMG_9061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4_TwF6b2CjtTZyLysM_4wE2BuRxZecUtN4ATMu6wcFxVXJeY4hCRUBjdWjs4Ac4CRSvWXoC8MXudb9wYcFrd2fAbWE_qOp9gMJv-_xm_zJTOjTT12A_cs5PPC1te4pqd3_mUCMhicM6it0QKFFD-d0kgAk4yi31MJud6H0X-BJH-eYIY-LcCzh-K/s320/IMG_9061.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>This celebratory loose-leaf blend Darjeeling tea was created to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III...<i>of course, Darjeeling is the champagne of teas.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoa7ASQHjob0ubahQ0pQ9bJLdq01RMctZzITgdLEFdD23joKqIhr5utt498cXeD9xYY_UIqQi9cWb5L1etHCjPa3YtcM7K9LriGJOEUJcmJqEfylMAFrYAtFqH0jYgtULFIRkR-zm0V_gdLK860NwbMp680AFjfL1XicdFxe2ctQ8o1QDuUFJ62jS/s4032/IMG_9064.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoa7ASQHjob0ubahQ0pQ9bJLdq01RMctZzITgdLEFdD23joKqIhr5utt498cXeD9xYY_UIqQi9cWb5L1etHCjPa3YtcM7K9LriGJOEUJcmJqEfylMAFrYAtFqH0jYgtULFIRkR-zm0V_gdLK860NwbMp680AFjfL1XicdFxe2ctQ8o1QDuUFJ62jS/s320/IMG_9064.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Another tea was created to celebrate the Coronation...Pineapple and Coconut Infusion, teabags.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgem0NZfbdtOPYvzqqL5D3oKWsuHzBok8Y7nP-Y5ZykrLHxlOFm1tiMP1TlpBeH73PnfnGg-tnSaind1bDhwr5VlxGLgq_SRc-caTC0GUByYjGEDLRem0MMzVWdCIW_wM_ejWODgWX-henMt1utmKBzhr1iXkGjRENFpCtV0bratxYVJ62Guovzw2/s320/IMG_9071.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My afternoon tea squad...friends I have known for many, many years--from Georgia, Mississippi, Italy, and England!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC10Q74CxFUeEfHZjIPqkovaWXs1u-kb4wUYSXk7mVICRqvu7P6rAaGDjOQ7GvUbMolyboiKMzTQVe7IhbdBY1JXT40f2TtzUKdyzXoBfffCulU-9Q0rh3QEmZ2GAMB_qmU9JbJdd1tiGndhaEBDErMEogLr0pz4o9ZYxi3aKW2nX6vYoYpavolW3u/s4032/IMG_9079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC10Q74CxFUeEfHZjIPqkovaWXs1u-kb4wUYSXk7mVICRqvu7P6rAaGDjOQ7GvUbMolyboiKMzTQVe7IhbdBY1JXT40f2TtzUKdyzXoBfffCulU-9Q0rh3QEmZ2GAMB_qmU9JbJdd1tiGndhaEBDErMEogLr0pz4o9ZYxi3aKW2nX6vYoYpavolW3u/s320/IMG_9079.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I behaved myself and checked out the menu without taking it home with me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95UydDE6IFDkDwT4Wduqk-cnO2bkzUK_S8QVqQWGTe11PhH2ecVrFTHXxHEh3Z8ltp_uDs0L0XqbEAU8aSmb9YmBr5xy3P2wQYgUP0PRjPaFtwpyfKtYGdc6a-LxRkrG0kf3VjPWgyg_3OCbxK8JacS2HFGc0VjeeK1qLCJ20JIymVN6jSfrz2nWh/s4032/IMG_9075.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95UydDE6IFDkDwT4Wduqk-cnO2bkzUK_S8QVqQWGTe11PhH2ecVrFTHXxHEh3Z8ltp_uDs0L0XqbEAU8aSmb9YmBr5xy3P2wQYgUP0PRjPaFtwpyfKtYGdc6a-LxRkrG0kf3VjPWgyg_3OCbxK8JacS2HFGc0VjeeK1qLCJ20JIymVN6jSfrz2nWh/s320/IMG_9075.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I decided to have the Fortnum's Coronation Afternoon Tea...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sTSaJzE4YUgre2N5_X2-QfeQ-uZI3ignVKAp_QB7A4FmuEgVDMMCVwZk2VNzfjbc8igQRzGPU8PaCNK0trp-fUw4r9DsqUpMz_lB337z6rRcJ3eETiPlDz_kZahTkAwT8O2wPyH-BfAp2xmGywiTi9U6s7PrOmwWJU_NmbZoOIiKdAWbpNEGZyFK/s3264/IMG_0690.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sTSaJzE4YUgre2N5_X2-QfeQ-uZI3ignVKAp_QB7A4FmuEgVDMMCVwZk2VNzfjbc8igQRzGPU8PaCNK0trp-fUw4r9DsqUpMz_lB337z6rRcJ3eETiPlDz_kZahTkAwT8O2wPyH-BfAp2xmGywiTi9U6s7PrOmwWJU_NmbZoOIiKdAWbpNEGZyFK/s320/IMG_0690.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We started our celebration with the Coronation of HM King Charles III Champagne!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlAuMq2xY9OXTFD-Jg6zOlsiXj5_PyoxbOrJQ6lbRFl1mByA1fP2s4TqfMJpvJviC139jFilCo6LxYG33l8lu__p4BJLsufbPomlPx8aURYiDIrLuC29rg8b2sRG-l4Vt_GtpMvGEHcj6r0teW1CFPnldFjekUfia86dxuqP5A1QMYH5IZGlyNqsb/s4032/IMG_9080.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlAuMq2xY9OXTFD-Jg6zOlsiXj5_PyoxbOrJQ6lbRFl1mByA1fP2s4TqfMJpvJviC139jFilCo6LxYG33l8lu__p4BJLsufbPomlPx8aURYiDIrLuC29rg8b2sRG-l4Vt_GtpMvGEHcj6r0teW1CFPnldFjekUfia86dxuqP5A1QMYH5IZGlyNqsb/s320/IMG_9080.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Proper British Afternoon Tea--Savories, Scones, and Sweets...<i>total perfection!</i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaSbY1tji3GNJ1x4WGV-eQ9AUwBE7Z2kUgXjNX4N7DcdqoSjUk7LzevLA5G9Taa-fGR0wlXFvsMOjD7qOat6ShCfn3BsxFbfMYa8S7wBS0mfLwcVawe6qWJ459s6O2ONT7lxSA-p8xYczUtzz94a1LKbsxCdaU4jm520mmlW3W4x4QGonII3lA28V/s4032/IMG_9084.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaSbY1tji3GNJ1x4WGV-eQ9AUwBE7Z2kUgXjNX4N7DcdqoSjUk7LzevLA5G9Taa-fGR0wlXFvsMOjD7qOat6ShCfn3BsxFbfMYa8S7wBS0mfLwcVawe6qWJ459s6O2ONT7lxSA-p8xYczUtzz94a1LKbsxCdaU4jm520mmlW3W4x4QGonII3lA28V/s320/IMG_9084.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sipped the fragrant Victoria Grey tea...<i>heaven in a cup!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnHyYvuAd-DgzadJGvDeD8pGn4m0uZaHsmLch9MVuchzJlLSZyLqjQ3zJ3IdBySCJ-RKdqWXDStnAYm4NOcRbIf9ePlUrmJqYEfe0EACXtneWyPcs6i8G4HVsF6LTEzC28v4R7kU89qpVjpkjpdo2HQTCoLJx6hlZA7D-xDDH6jJk9856rztDrJHJ/s4032/IMG_9089.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnHyYvuAd-DgzadJGvDeD8pGn4m0uZaHsmLch9MVuchzJlLSZyLqjQ3zJ3IdBySCJ-RKdqWXDStnAYm4NOcRbIf9ePlUrmJqYEfe0EACXtneWyPcs6i8G4HVsF6LTEzC28v4R7kU89qpVjpkjpdo2HQTCoLJx6hlZA7D-xDDH6jJk9856rztDrJHJ/s320/IMG_9089.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Afternoon tea at Fortnum's was everything I hoped it would be...elegant and delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-d9XaPS0y8-ZSYy79RNeW3EItKbu3KQ0kc6RAlcgAEs1c9oMBrBk5Ld8B13IhV2Y7J6-xU1qxD34U38N7UtWupJqYzcW4DDoOrlC-rnsVFopAK5oFJyQfIpSMxWIt2xMlE9xEtxMKBO1KI7snTYyHPfGJzAqxL3x8yQAbvNQkbv2G1gqk9OgvgwP/s4032/IMG_9088.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-d9XaPS0y8-ZSYy79RNeW3EItKbu3KQ0kc6RAlcgAEs1c9oMBrBk5Ld8B13IhV2Y7J6-xU1qxD34U38N7UtWupJqYzcW4DDoOrlC-rnsVFopAK5oFJyQfIpSMxWIt2xMlE9xEtxMKBO1KI7snTYyHPfGJzAqxL3x8yQAbvNQkbv2G1gqk9OgvgwP/s320/IMG_9088.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-39006740660763123062023-04-30T11:51:00.006-04:002023-05-18T09:41:26.580-04:00Roles of the Members of the Royal Family at the Coronation<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimbC_bNVY-IgY0SF-Sv0upw5ZvZtse6b2V0hSfrhpIRPtdpqx-Nh8gSRtwv3EOxf7DpJQZuqrij85STiCa9aGNlnyvvQnROz8qD_YeowS2pKQAxz7-v5msWFs68EWBVRs1pxvkwmO3IUNufqbvnsxz1fhVQwlFQY-dKq7xu1HYHZT28i0WsnaRopX/s1380/coronationbunting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="1380" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimbC_bNVY-IgY0SF-Sv0upw5ZvZtse6b2V0hSfrhpIRPtdpqx-Nh8gSRtwv3EOxf7DpJQZuqrij85STiCa9aGNlnyvvQnROz8qD_YeowS2pKQAxz7-v5msWFs68EWBVRs1pxvkwmO3IUNufqbvnsxz1fhVQwlFQY-dKq7xu1HYHZT28i0WsnaRopX/s320/coronationbunting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><h2 class="body-h2 css-1j3m4hl et3p2gv0" data-node-id="6" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: MoretRegular, Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 1.875rem; margin-top: 1.875rem;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Princess Anne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></h2><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="7" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">Being King Charles III's closest sibling, and long-time supporter, Princess Anne was always expected to have a prominent role at the coronation. It has been confirmed that the Princess Royal will feature in the procession as the prestigious 'Gold-Stick-in-Waiting' – a position historically handed to a person entrusted with the personal safety of the sovereign.</p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="8" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">The poignant role will see Anne travel on horseback, behind the new King and Queen after they are crowned at Westminster Abbey, leading the larger procession featuring 6,000 armed services personnel.</p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="9" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;"><span style="font-family: MoretRegular, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: xx-large;"><b>Prince George</b></span></p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="11" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">The Royal Family has announced that Prince George will take on the role of Page Boy at the King and Queen's coronation.</p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="12" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">Eight Pages of Honour have been chosen to attend Their Majesties during the Coronation Service. The Pages will form part of the procession through the Nave of Westminster Abbey.</p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="13" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">The King’s Pages of Honour will be His Royal Highness Prince George of Wales, Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, Master Nicholas Barclay and Master Ralph Tollemache.</p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="14" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">George will be carrying Charles' heavy robe during the coronation ceremony. Charles has been practicing walking in his robe and one of George's jobs is to make sure his grandfather doesn't fall," she said. </p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="15" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;"><span style="font-family: MoretRegular, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: xx-large;"><b>Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis</b></span></p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="18" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">As for Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, they're also expected to take part in the King’s coronation procession at Westminster Abbey. The siblings will be the youngest to take part in the coronation plans, as Charlotte and Louis are both set to join their grandfather and step-grandmother as they leave Westminster Abbey at the end of the ceremony.</p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="19" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">Despite their age, George and Charlotte are no strangers to taking part in processions as the siblings took part in one after Queen Elizabeth II's funeral last year. At the time, Louis was considered too young to join his siblings.</p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="20" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">As well as playing important roles in the event itself, all three of the Wales children will watch as spectators and are also expected to make an appearance on the balcony.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: MoretRegular, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: xx-large;"><b>Prince William</b></span></p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="22" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">Prince William is heir to the throne, so it's no surprise that he is expected to play a major role across the big weekend. According to the <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sunday Times</em>, William will kneel and pledge allegiance to Charles, along with touching the St. Edward’s Crown and kissing his father’s right cheek.</p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="23" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">After the ceremony, William will then take part in the The Coronation Procession back to Buckingham Palace before making an appearance on the balcony.<br /><br /></p><h2 class="body-h2 css-1j3m4hl et3p2gv0" data-node-id="25" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: MoretRegular, Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 1.875rem; margin-top: 1.875rem;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Catherine, Princess of Wales</span></h2><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="26" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">Catherine will be among the working royals taking part in the carriage procession and balcony appearance with her husband, who is next in line to the throne. I am looking forward to seeing her Coronation gown!</p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="29" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 1.6;"><span style="font-family: MoretRegular, Georgia, Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Camilla's five grandchildren</b></span></span></p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="34" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">With Camilla having such a prominent role, royal traditions have been changed to accommodate the couple’s special moment – and a role that is typically performed by duchesses, will now be carried out by Camilla's five grandchildren during the Westminster Abbey service. All five children will hold the canopy over the Queen Consort as she is anointed with holy oil – possibly one of the most sacred roles of the entire ceremony. Her son Tom Parker Bowles has two children Lola, 15, and Freddy, 13, and her daughter Laura Lopes has Eliza, 15, and twins Louis and Gus, 13.</p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="35" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">This break in tradition is really exciting to see from the couple--it highlights their blended family, something relatable for many others across the UK. Both the King and Queen Consort are divorced, with step-children and step-grandchildren in the mix, and choosing to involve loved ones who aren't official royals sends a strong message of inclusion.</p><p class="css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="36" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 1.6;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">As well as taking on the role of holding the canopy, Camilla's grandsons will be Page Boys on the big day too. The Queen Consort’s Pages of Honour will be Her Majesty’s grandsons, Master Gus and Master Louis Lopes and Master Freddy Parker Bowles, and Her Majesty’s great-nephew, Master Arthur Elliot.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie<br /><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: MoretRegular, Georgia, Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Although they will not have a role in the ceremony, both Edward and Sophie will be in attendance and will make an appearance on the balcony at Buckingham Palace. <br /></span><br /><b style="font-size: xx-large;">Prince Andrew & Prince Harry</b></span></p><p class="body-text css-18vfmjb et3p2gv0" data-node-id="38" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;">Plans for both of the princes are still up in the air, but I doubt we will see either of them take part in the coronation ceremony or make an appearance on the balcony at Buckingham Palace...<i>eyeroll.</i><br /><br /><b>Here's who will be joining King Charles and Queen Camilla on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the iconic photograph moment:<br /></b><br />Prince William, Catherine, and their three children--George, Charlotte, and Louis; Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, and Princess Anne and her husband Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.<br /><br />Cousins to the late Queen and Prince Philip, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra and also the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester will also make an appearance on the balcony.</p>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-60697047525775609262023-04-30T11:46:00.000-04:002023-04-30T11:46:32.775-04:00Roles to be Performed at the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRqgOIo5_p0HxBsxQYM1MYs5SOymyyxznXEAEnMiygay0OTCyB7uHi32F9wBHReFDwS4TNlhpJMiz_TGnv3_DNBJd8DYYMDPtbdLh0y4IPwlOWcLIfIiat4AeT3MoUt95cmM52q6YYH7ZAcNP3aKNXq_vhAvC66h9MVlAH9vrF96-V8v6J9NjLKCR/s1380/coronationbunting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="1380" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRqgOIo5_p0HxBsxQYM1MYs5SOymyyxznXEAEnMiygay0OTCyB7uHi32F9wBHReFDwS4TNlhpJMiz_TGnv3_DNBJd8DYYMDPtbdLh0y4IPwlOWcLIfIiat4AeT3MoUt95cmM52q6YYH7ZAcNP3aKNXq_vhAvC66h9MVlAH9vrF96-V8v6J9NjLKCR/s320/coronationbunting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em;"><b>From the official website of the Royal Family...</b><br /><br />Buckingham Palace is pleased to announce further details on the Ceremonial roles to be performed by individuals in the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey.</span><p></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">The Ceremonial roles include bearing the Regalia in the Procession and presenting the items to Their Majesties. Those undertaking these historic roles in the Service have been chosen to recognise, thank and represent the Nation due to their significant service, and include representatives from Orders of Chivalry, the military and wider public life.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">The first processions into Westminster Abbey will be made up of Faith Leaders and Faith Representatives followed shortly afterwards by representatives from His Majesty’s Realms. Flags of each Realm will be carried by national representatives accompanied by the Governors General and Prime Ministers. Bearing the Flag of the United Kingdom ahead of <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Mrs Akshata Murty</strong> will be<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"> Cadet Warrant Officer Elliott Tyson-Lee</strong>, who said: <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">“It is a great and incredible honour to be a part of Their Majesties’ Coronation Service as a representative of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets.</em>"</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">This will be followed by The Procession of The King and The Queen which will be led by <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">the Marquess of Anglesey, the Duke of Westminster, the Earl of Caledon</strong> and <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">the Earl of Dundee </strong>who will carry the Standards of the Quarterings of the Royal Arms and Standard of the Principality of Wales. <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Francis Dymoke</strong> will carry The Royal Standard.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">Mr Dymoke’s claim to undertake a historic role in the Coronation was upheld by the Coronation Claims Office. The title of King or Queen’s Champion has been held by the Dymoke family since the Middle Ages. The King’s Champion would previously ride on horseback into the Coronation Banquet and challenge any who doubted the right of The King or Queen to the throne. There has not been a Coronation Banquet since that held by King George IV in 1821 so the Champion has instead undertaken a different role since, usually bearing a flag or Standard.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">Also taking part in the procession will be <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff</strong>, acting as Lord High Constable of England, an office held for the day only. Traditionally the Lord High Constable is a Great Officer of State and has historically been connected to the military. He will take part alongside the <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk.</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Earl of Erroll</strong> will act as Lord High Constable of Scotland. Similar to that of Lord High Constable of England, this role has historically been connected to the military and the Earldom of Erroll through a Coronation claim. <strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres</strong> will act as Deputy to the Great Steward of Scotland, HRH The Prince of Wales.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">The following will then process to the altar carrying Her Majesty’s Regalia:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: calc(1.25rem); padding-left: 1.25rem;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Baroness (Helena) Kennedy of The Shaws</strong> – Carrying The Queen Consort's Rod</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">General Sir Patrick Sanders</strong> – Carrying The Queen Consort's Sceptre</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Duke of Wellington</strong> – Carrying Queen Mary’s Crown</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Rt. Reverend and Rt. Hon the Lord Chartres</strong>– Carrying The Queen Consort's Ring</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">Lord Chartres said: <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">“The ceremonies of the Coronation are ancient but they have been freshly interpreted for our contemporary world.</em>”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">The following will then process to the altar carrying His Majesty’s Regalia:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: calc(1.25rem); padding-left: 1.25rem;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">General Sir Gordon Messenger, the Governor of HM Tower of London</strong> – Carrying St Edward’s Crown as Lord High Steward of England</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Baroness (Elizabeth) Manningham-Buller LG</strong> – Carrying St Edward's Staff</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry K</strong>T – Carrying the Sceptre with Cross</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Baroness (Floella) Benjamin OM</strong> – Carrying the Sceptre with the Dove</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Dame Elizabeth Anionwu OM</strong> – Carrying the Orb</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Keeper of the Jewel House, Brigadier Andrew Jackson</strong> – Carrying The Sovereign’s Ring</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Petty Officer Amy Taylor </strong>– Carrying the Sword of Offering</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lord Hastings and The Earl of Loudoun</strong> – Carrying the Spurs</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lord President of the Council, Penny Mordaunt</strong> – Carrying the Sword of State in The King’s Procession</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach</strong> – Carrying the Sword of Mercy (The Curtana)</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">General the Lord Richards of Herstmonceux</strong> – Carrying the Sword of Spiritual Justice</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">General the Lord Houghton of Richmond</strong> – Carrying the Sword of Temporal Justice</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">General Sir Gordon Messenger, the Lord High Steward of England, (also an office held for the day only) is the most senior Great Officer of State for the Coronation, in order to bear the St Edward’s Crown into the Abbey, the most significant item of Regalia. On carrying St Edward’s Crown, General Sir Gordon Messenger said: <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">“It is a huge and unique honour to be appointed Lord High Steward for His Majesty’s Coronation. To be playing a key role on such an important and historic occasion is a source of great pride to me, my family, the Royal Marines, and the Tower of London community.”</em></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">Petty Officer Amy Taylor will be the first woman to bear the Jewelled Sword of Offering into the Abbey. She has been selected to represent Service men and women, as a Royal Navy Petty Officer, a tribute to His Majesty’s military career. She said:<em style="box-sizing: inherit;"> "Having served most of my senior career as an Aircraft Engineer on 845 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton where His Majesty originally trained and served as a pilot, I am deeply honoured and humbled to play my part in this historic event. Coming from a farming family His Majesty has always been such a great advocate for our community and someone I have admired growing up."</em></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">Baroness Benjamin and Dame Elizabeth Anionwu are amongst recent appointees to the Order of Merit, the final members to be chosen for the Order by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Baroness Benjamin said:<em style="box-sizing: inherit;"> “I feel honoured and privileged to be part of the historic Coronation ceremony. To be selected to carry the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Dove, which represents spirituality, equity and mercy, is for me very symbolic as it’s everything I stand for and sends out a clear message that diversity and inclusion is being embraced."</em></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">Participating in the act of Recognition of His Majesty whereby His Majesty will be presented to the Congregation at the start of the Service will be:</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Archbishop of Canterbury, Baroness (Valerie) Amos LG, Lady Elish Angiolini LT, and Christopher Finney GC, Chair of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association.</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">During the Coronation Service the Regalia will be presented to Their Majesties. Those presenting have been chosen on the advice of Government. Those presenting Regalia to His Majesty will be:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: calc(1.25rem); padding-left: 1.25rem;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Lord Carrington, Lord Great Chamberlain</strong> – Presenting the Spurs</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Lord (Syed) Kamall</strong> – Presenting the Armills</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Baroness (Gillian) Merron</strong> – Presenting the Robe Royal</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Most Reverend John McDowell, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh</strong> – Presenting the Orb</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lord (Narendra) Patel KT</strong> – Presenting the Ring</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lord (Indarjit) Singh of Wimbledon</strong> – Presenting the Coronation Glove</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Most Reverend Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, and Episcopal Primus of Scotland</strong> – Presenting the Sceptre with Cross</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Most Reverend Andrew John, the Archbishop of Wales</strong> – Presenting the Sceptre with Dove</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Archbishop of Canterbury </strong>– Performing the crowning with St Edward’s Crown</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">Those presenting Regalia to Her Majesty will be:</p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: calc(1.25rem); padding-left: 1.25rem;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Rt. Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin CD, The Bishop of Dover</strong> – Presenting The Queen Consort's Rod</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Rt. Reverend and Rt Hon. Lord Chartres</strong> – Presenting The Queen Consort's Sceptre with Cross</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Brigadier Andrew Jackson, The Keeper of the Jewel House at HM Tower of London</strong> – Presenting The Queen Consort's Ring</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.8;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Archbishop of Canterbury</strong> – Performing the crowning with Queen Mary’s Crown</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">On presenting Regalia to Her Majesty, The Bishop of Dover said: <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">“I am surprised, excited and honoured to have been asked to play a part in this historic once in a lifetime occasion. As I make my presentation, both Their Majesties will remain in my prayers as they seek to serve the nation and the Commonwealth.”</em></p>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-56242029263741966372023-04-29T09:28:00.004-04:002023-05-18T09:41:41.022-04:00King Charles III's Coronation Oil Consecration<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rsStG_nobHGj-0ZfsAvw-xd3Leaw-4O8H0uWnnALRHtMWcxz-e96vOB-9CpsfK_anGGKabsq_keu-YTsPQ6swRs1DxteG7RHnB8QQZx6l106CpAzb_JvnN4bJdSD0FNVsU6jawjYCTFusneLcWrbPJ1t10NdDWIsygO5-qPp5SsdUQjdBQJftc_7/s1380/coronationbunting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="1380" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rsStG_nobHGj-0ZfsAvw-xd3Leaw-4O8H0uWnnALRHtMWcxz-e96vOB-9CpsfK_anGGKabsq_keu-YTsPQ6swRs1DxteG7RHnB8QQZx6l106CpAzb_JvnN4bJdSD0FNVsU6jawjYCTFusneLcWrbPJ1t10NdDWIsygO5-qPp5SsdUQjdBQJftc_7/s320/coronationbunting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face="Raleway, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;">Although the coronation is seen as a great moment of national pageantry and historic rituals, there is a strong religious element.<br /><br /></span><div><span face="Raleway, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.025em;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Chrism oil which will be used to anoint His Majesty The King on May 6, 2023 has been consecrated in Jerusalem.</span><br /></span></span><p></p><div class="chapters chapters--no-navigation paragraph paragraph--type--chapters paragraph--view-mode--default" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1.875rem auto; width: calc(60% - 1.875rem);"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMHLv1b7Rgz2GckprH9W0oL8ilKGimTf573UWbqtNIPQnJCBAwSRMU-luBWfqWBZE5aPTpekJs4m-aJw3YsFLY6AJ-Z421FZOyv9Gbz6VKYw2DcaWx_UiFPJnScK6M8DsoHyncVAkOA0TNKyMQbYl2Ij36059QV7Wvg2RMJN6pLCJbCWGRB-G_btQ/s1400/kingscoronationoil.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1400" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMHLv1b7Rgz2GckprH9W0oL8ilKGimTf573UWbqtNIPQnJCBAwSRMU-luBWfqWBZE5aPTpekJs4m-aJw3YsFLY6AJ-Z421FZOyv9Gbz6VKYw2DcaWx_UiFPJnScK6M8DsoHyncVAkOA0TNKyMQbYl2Ij36059QV7Wvg2RMJN6pLCJbCWGRB-G_btQ/w320-h114/kingscoronationoil.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif;">In a special ceremony at The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, The oil has been consecrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, and the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, The Most Reverend Hosam Naoum.</span><p style="font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif;"></p><div class="media-embed media-embed--image" data-align="center" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 1.875rem auto; max-width: none;"><img alt="The consecration of the Coronation Oil" height="612" loading="lazy" src="https://www.royal.uk/sites/default/files/styles/920xh/public/images/2023-03/_dsc9947.jpg?itok=9BhKYNcc" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="920" /></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ivIzPs4AixrFSzAy0aQzfDPWyIWxzNQIrX4Sv6uOp7FUBgsEf9KClY7bBhFSjs5-mo4s_1kQsQJ2JRLYa7OfMnbDgsW3dgqRMvDfhFWHiIxDm110ElQ-v9qCxf4tF4M_4tAt5_d23ffUdCNvpBI7jbMiGyyQzj34oEaMiNvJghyGYZPRJ8JNyM10/s976/kingcharlescoronationoil.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ivIzPs4AixrFSzAy0aQzfDPWyIWxzNQIrX4Sv6uOp7FUBgsEf9KClY7bBhFSjs5-mo4s_1kQsQJ2JRLYa7OfMnbDgsW3dgqRMvDfhFWHiIxDm110ElQ-v9qCxf4tF4M_4tAt5_d23ffUdCNvpBI7jbMiGyyQzj34oEaMiNvJghyGYZPRJ8JNyM10/s320/kingcharlescoronationoil.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif;">The oil has been created using olives harvested from two groves on the Mount of Olives, at the Monastery of Mary Magdalene and the Monastery of the Ascension. The Monastery of Mary Magdalene is the burial place of His Majesty’s grandmother, Princess Alice of Greece.</span><p style="font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif;"></p><div class="media-embed media-embed--image" data-align="center" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.875rem auto; max-width: none;"><img alt="The consecration of the Coronation Oil" height="512" loading="lazy" src="https://www.royal.uk/sites/default/files/styles/920xh/public/images/2023-03/screenshot_2023-03-03_at_21.58.47.png?itok=aRuBbMea" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="920" /></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">The olives were pressed just outside Bethlehem. The oil has been perfumed with essential oils - sesame, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, neroli, benzoin and amber - as well as orange blossom.</p><div class="media-embed media-embed--image" data-align="center" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.875rem auto; max-width: none;"><img alt="The consecration of the Coronation Oil" height="612" loading="lazy" src="https://www.royal.uk/sites/default/files/styles/920xh/public/images/2023-03/_dsc9902.jpg?itok=m3_rD5jI" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="920" /></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">The Coronation oil is based on the oil used at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the formula of which has been used for hundreds of years. It will also be used for the anointing of Her Majesty The Queen Consort.<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><br />The king and the queen consort will be anointed behind a specially created screen of fine embroidery, held by poles hewn from an ancient windblown Windsor oak and mounted with eagles cast in bronze and gilded in gold leaf, Buckingham Palace has announced.</span></p><p class="dcr-n6w1lc" style="--source-text-decoration-thickness: 2px; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #121212; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">The anointing screen has been blessed at a special service at the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace, and will be used at what historically has been viewed as the most sacred moment of the coronation.</p><div id="sign-in-gate" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #121212; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><gu-island clientonly="" data-gu-ready="true" name="SignInGateSelector" props="{"format":{"display":0,"theme":0,"design":0},"contentType":"Article","sectionName":"uk-news","tags":[{"id":"uk-news/king-charles-coronation","type":"Keyword","title":"King Charles coronation"},{"id":"uk/prince-charles","type":"Keyword","title":"King Charles III"},{"id":"uk/monarchy","type":"Keyword","title":"Monarchy"},{"id":"uk/uk","type":"Keyword","title":"UK news"},{"id":"type/article","type":"Type","title":"Article"},{"id":"tone/news","type":"Tone","title":"News"},{"id":"profile/carolinedavies","type":"Contributor","title":"Caroline Davies","bylineImageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/contributor/2015/5/26/1432636551824/Caroline-Davies.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0e3732f153edfc5c1319ee2136d1841e","bylineLargeImageUrl":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2017/10/06/Caroline-Davies,-L.png?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=929377a51cf194beb9399b65b25ab34f"},{"id":"publication/theguardian","type":"Publication","title":"The Guardian"},{"id":"theguardian/mainsection","type":"NewspaperBook","title":"Main section"},{"id":"theguardian/mainsection/uknews","type":"NewspaperBookSection","title":"UK news"},{"id":"tracking/commissioningdesk/uk-home-news","type":"Tracking","title":"UK Home News"}],"isPaidContent":false,"isPreview":false,"host":"https://www.theguardian.com","pageId":"uk-news/2023/apr/28/anointing-screen-to-be-used-in-king-charles-coronation-revealed","idUrl":"https://profile.theguardian.com"}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></gu-island></div><p class="dcr-n6w1lc" style="--source-text-decoration-thickness: 2px; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #121212; font-family: GuardianTextEgyptian, "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;">The anointing is traditionally regarded as a moment between the sovereign and God, and the screen is to be used to give sanctity to this moment. Traditionally, the moment is not photographed or televised.<br /></span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojBCxzAdvc3V8wQxxvV9UC4F0C3E6PkqiP4fywCfbGBx2hd-RGUgGSCOVpaxGrzgFZho--bgaynF29Kvljmgu0juVswfY8luZrpmnoQYJ9PXbscuY-XWpcZ8pu1FL4flC6bwUsAhWJyXrp71DqLCCaxronVY4-GvRuay3wkkfQcQJcLELGHNDY-d2/s620/kingcharlesannointingscreen.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="620" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojBCxzAdvc3V8wQxxvV9UC4F0C3E6PkqiP4fywCfbGBx2hd-RGUgGSCOVpaxGrzgFZho--bgaynF29Kvljmgu0juVswfY8luZrpmnoQYJ9PXbscuY-XWpcZ8pu1FL4flC6bwUsAhWJyXrp71DqLCCaxronVY4-GvRuay3wkkfQcQJcLELGHNDY-d2/s320/kingcharlesannointingscreen.webp" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><span style="font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">The annointing screen which will hide King charles from public view is inspired by the 56 countries of the Commonwealth.</div></span><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.425px;"><br /></span></div><strong style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em;">The Archbishop of Canterbury said:</strong><p></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">“I am honoured and grateful that His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III and Archbishop Hosam Naoum have consecrated the oil that will be used to anoint His Majesty The King. I want to thank especially His Beatitude for providing this Coronation Oil, which reflects The King’s personal family connection with the Holy Land and his great care for its peoples. I am also delighted that the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem shared in the consecration of the oil.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Raleway, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: 0.025em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 1.875rem;">“Since beginning the planning for the Coronation, my desire has been for a new Coronation Oil to be produced using olive oil from the Mount of Olives. This demonstrates the deep historic link between the Coronation, the Bible and the Holy Land. From ancient kings through to the present day, monarchs have been anointed with oil from this sacred place. As we prepare to anoint The King and The Queen Consort, I pray that they would be guided and strengthened by the Holy Spirit.”<br /><br />Reflecting the King's modern animal-friendly sensitivities, this oil will be an animal and cruelty-free oil...fit for King Charles!</p></div></div>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-48093341537121808202023-04-28T08:59:00.001-04:002023-05-18T09:40:45.533-04:00King Charles III's Coronation Bible<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: minion-pro, serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: start;">During the service in Westminster Abbey, the Coronation Bible will be presented by Archbishop Welby to the King,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: minion-pro, serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: start;"> who will place his hand on it when he takes the Coronation Oath.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: minion-pro, serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">A Bible is known to have been presented to each monarch in this way since the joint Coronation of William III and Mary II in 1689. The earliest specially produced Coronation Bible in the Royal Collection is from the Coronation of George III in 1761.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeOXPpDk30nQjlsNNvXgP0X5jTbKAriwKtfTbEaVOJY4fWIfMw7E3eRba_8TprvRX9oQiAZ1K9QI0ds4tvvD5RwZvGCV5ty7kTjnJjyLVEoJfIKx6GpEF3jsho6w3S0wHPbuG1u0PPcU_FuO0lDO5wa-KvaMlheIiKOWOp-kiJlhxYZrJdYuYy7be/s785/kingscoronationbible1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="785" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeOXPpDk30nQjlsNNvXgP0X5jTbKAriwKtfTbEaVOJY4fWIfMw7E3eRba_8TprvRX9oQiAZ1K9QI0ds4tvvD5RwZvGCV5ty7kTjnJjyLVEoJfIKx6GpEF3jsho6w3S0wHPbuG1u0PPcU_FuO0lDO5wa-KvaMlheIiKOWOp-kiJlhxYZrJdYuYy7be/s320/kingscoronationbible1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: minion-pro, serif; font-size: 20px;">Archbishop Welby commissioned Oxford University Press to produce the Bible, which is hand-bound in leather and decorated in gold leaf by London bookbinders Shepherds, Sangorski & Sutcliffe, who also produced the Bible for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOjfXCaimynOML0uANizmCbPWwDwvzUO5uMtOyrJRL0oH9EAZig9Hz3iADqf633LUjpmJFoB358pOJoZt1cDmMw7QpQaJcWp8hpmZ01amCcjYBTQMMWdsNmt4ZesZIEbyxd-yVjCE3m9OGDArcORj8TXvSkNFtkDLiOr_qRNgCkcaPvxhSNjjATxI/s785/kingcharlescoronationbible2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="785" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOjfXCaimynOML0uANizmCbPWwDwvzUO5uMtOyrJRL0oH9EAZig9Hz3iADqf633LUjpmJFoB358pOJoZt1cDmMw7QpQaJcWp8hpmZ01amCcjYBTQMMWdsNmt4ZesZIEbyxd-yVjCE3m9OGDArcORj8TXvSkNFtkDLiOr_qRNgCkcaPvxhSNjjATxI/s320/kingcharlescoronationbible2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EQmaLvXfy9V53Pcwqb0SKagE4MSw7-VpoiXaZ4FC8R_H26gP7byv8mlj1aVLe_zAPs3Mw14ZINr2-akwZe6HzjAWX6QA097LjUZRJzQPO-ncw5sc1rHA4CYTJmd4hE2tPoKr4yuwTss5AVrUvp1AWtCJqyHSZb_BrAk8DqHH9XSBwHCFrvXxUhkg/s785/kingcharlescoronationbible3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="785" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EQmaLvXfy9V53Pcwqb0SKagE4MSw7-VpoiXaZ4FC8R_H26gP7byv8mlj1aVLe_zAPs3Mw14ZINr2-akwZe6HzjAWX6QA097LjUZRJzQPO-ncw5sc1rHA4CYTJmd4hE2tPoKr4yuwTss5AVrUvp1AWtCJqyHSZb_BrAk8DqHH9XSBwHCFrvXxUhkg/s320/kingcharlescoronationbible3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: minion-pro, serif; font-size: 20px;">The Coronation will be a service of Christian worship, deeply rooted in the wisdom we find in Scripture. The Bible which will be presented to His Majesty the King is a reminder that scripture is not just at the heart of the responsibilities he undertakes at the Coronation, but at the heart of Christian life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: minion-pro, serif; font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: minion-pro, serif; font-size: 20px;"><div style="text-align: center;">After the Coronation, the Bible will be displayed in the Lambeth Palace Library exhibition on the Coronation, and kept afterwards in the collection. Three identical copies of the Coronation Bible have been made: a personal copy for the King, and two others to be placed in the Archives at Westminster Abbey and Oxford University Press.<br /><br />The Coronation will not only be the first gift offered to the King but truly the most important gift that he will receive!<br /><br /><i>Blessed are you, Sovereign God and King of Kings,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>to you be glory and praise forever!<br />From the rising of the sun to its setting<br />your glory is proclaimed in all the world.<br />You gave the Christ as a light to the nations,<br />and through the annointing of his Spirit<br />you established us as a royal priesthood.<br />As Charles our King prepares for his coronation,<br />enlighten his heart and strengthen his spirit,<br />so that we, with him, may bear witness to your truth<br />and proclaim your praise.<br />Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.<br />Blessed be God for ever.</i></div></span></div>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-44601160869037270222023-04-26T16:00:00.001-04:002023-05-18T09:42:25.850-04:00The Coronation of King Charles III<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI45Qb_l9HBT_ZDyo3zD4KveXuWtcx7irKxvAt9-Sn21lwIFqPR_bT5pS2s_92hykapY-4JN_VVNjT2tqVr4UwHevSJxMV8R-Ew8XGLKL6kU0TIJB1CJ46bkuDcbosE8Z8mEsJ57nI0aA2-YfcskedMAdTZRFa9xdtGabHWs4BkidKzfSC4DBQYSMv/s1380/coronationbunting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="1380" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI45Qb_l9HBT_ZDyo3zD4KveXuWtcx7irKxvAt9-Sn21lwIFqPR_bT5pS2s_92hykapY-4JN_VVNjT2tqVr4UwHevSJxMV8R-Ew8XGLKL6kU0TIJB1CJ46bkuDcbosE8Z8mEsJ57nI0aA2-YfcskedMAdTZRFa9xdtGabHWs4BkidKzfSC4DBQYSMv/s320/coronationbunting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br />The formal celebration of the coronation will begin with a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, called ‘The King’s Procession’. Viewing areas along the route will open at 6:00 am. It’s a first-come, first-served system and <i>I’m already stressed!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSEfCwEptDl9zMmqsn-IhV0pD9hIJAHuDqzZXRcdTOaq0DPodsNNKI5jz-HSe5OkB0f_xBpmuVmzw-k-iqxiVG5-JDzGweZUxbQEXwU8iYynbnTC56RWZy_ctuSJ84JRcnlu3d5D74xDwER3DSFTAP8WNtJ1q9H50tIDkzm9ZsGQOt9GOtIVKatbR/s1410/B80DE770-107E-449C-A491-A7AAB95A7106.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSEfCwEptDl9zMmqsn-IhV0pD9hIJAHuDqzZXRcdTOaq0DPodsNNKI5jz-HSe5OkB0f_xBpmuVmzw-k-iqxiVG5-JDzGweZUxbQEXwU8iYynbnTC56RWZy_ctuSJ84JRcnlu3d5D74xDwER3DSFTAP8WNtJ1q9H50tIDkzm9ZsGQOt9GOtIVKatbR/s320/B80DE770-107E-449C-A491-A7AAB95A7106.webp" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The procession will set off at 10:20 BST with King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla riding in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach rather than the older, more uncomfortable, Gold State Coach. The Carriage will be drawn by six Windsor Grey horses and the Household Cavalry will provide the Sovereign’s Escort.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yCB75ikFvUkdFb9EgJIwo-OiqUzmqRmKUEntBqxMEPky6tCFbFh2m05yoabb729rNHww5JOJulXo3nvX5fWKoOaaVP2umcXTM6F15EETkbRGECQIESsQlQPqBM5whGHAobErC-Q6kKjWPV8N91n_5jsK-jL0v0aai_jS3Hg8UUd9-f4G94eSTKCN/s1292/90FF7009-6527-47DD-857D-01307B378149.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yCB75ikFvUkdFb9EgJIwo-OiqUzmqRmKUEntBqxMEPky6tCFbFh2m05yoabb729rNHww5JOJulXo3nvX5fWKoOaaVP2umcXTM6F15EETkbRGECQIESsQlQPqBM5whGHAobErC-Q6kKjWPV8N91n_5jsK-jL0v0aai_jS3Hg8UUd9-f4G94eSTKCN/s320/90FF7009-6527-47DD-857D-01307B378149.webp" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">200 members of the Armed Forces will take part in the procession. Another 1,000 service personnel will line the route.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbcDF1lrEYUXN1gN-tWTOBi7faaHKATUrydrYyS1BcJhnZL8ZXs39wJm4UHHYJzvIf68kE85l4zIaJE4xvTsAg6ymw2izMKlmEcxbZDRzl1mI8tSuG_sShAUhfEL6V17DeLHKD3DaS0Nj6k4ZSJPSa472azaaV4lcEvjQsUeVjDQA-ZamH2-999aY/s1540/FEDF43BF-3511-4AEB-AAD3-069FF4E7F892.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbcDF1lrEYUXN1gN-tWTOBi7faaHKATUrydrYyS1BcJhnZL8ZXs39wJm4UHHYJzvIf68kE85l4zIaJE4xvTsAg6ymw2izMKlmEcxbZDRzl1mI8tSuG_sShAUhfEL6V17DeLHKD3DaS0Nj6k4ZSJPSa472azaaV4lcEvjQsUeVjDQA-ZamH2-999aY/s320/FEDF43BF-3511-4AEB-AAD3-069FF4E7F892.webp" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The procession is expected to arrive at the abbey at 10:53, with the King likely to wear a military uniform as his <i>outfit of the day—</i>breaking tradition with the breeches and silk stockings, worn by kings before him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y1tm5aibF2MV6LzUeR3MTx0Bn04q21Wr3qI-zgPg0eTPZKCLcImCbtsq1porVEj9jL-NjRxnMzc_SvD2gNat2GaRCwrJg1MoGrTTukJ6mj7_t4o4VLt9lZh0yDAPdIQDM4k2GaU66BIkkMOWCHhWUqgFJq0FJxra0zMqa0htP-abnKHgvS5WL_jz/s1280/FC058E9F-51C5-4FB8-BBE7-21C9BFA4FF41.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="1280" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y1tm5aibF2MV6LzUeR3MTx0Bn04q21Wr3qI-zgPg0eTPZKCLcImCbtsq1porVEj9jL-NjRxnMzc_SvD2gNat2GaRCwrJg1MoGrTTukJ6mj7_t4o4VLt9lZh0yDAPdIQDM4k2GaU66BIkkMOWCHhWUqgFJq0FJxra0zMqa0htP-abnKHgvS5WL_jz/s320/FC058E9F-51C5-4FB8-BBE7-21C9BFA4FF41.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ceremony is set to begin at 11:00. The pages will be: The King’s grandson, Prince George and Camilla’s grandchildren, Lola, Eliza, Gus, Louis, and Freddy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~The Coronation Regalia~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The UK is the only European country that still uses regalia—symbols of royalty like the crown, orb, and scepters. These are sacred objects and the nation’s most precious treasures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Camilla will be presented with the Queen Consort’s Rod with Dove and the Queen Consort’s Sceptre with Cross.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49GxpdOpMRLTyP8A9-amy5eLY_bYFt6ELmWqXqUM3yU8eJFmymcgockervLAzrLj2EsjUllVsBU_JZRvQaSYo0pwNBC1hQdYYljzL99A0Do7NuW3H2dMNQeFIx5FAIfiu6J8VMBsPbqNAzw-26IZSw2lfpXiVWK01FcLq_4s2_1cp58EA2ywhG-oe/s2236/1306FB78-7E8C-4531-95DB-ED67C3C9A09F.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2236" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49GxpdOpMRLTyP8A9-amy5eLY_bYFt6ELmWqXqUM3yU8eJFmymcgockervLAzrLj2EsjUllVsBU_JZRvQaSYo0pwNBC1hQdYYljzL99A0Do7NuW3H2dMNQeFIx5FAIfiu6J8VMBsPbqNAzw-26IZSw2lfpXiVWK01FcLq_4s2_1cp58EA2ywhG-oe/s320/1306FB78-7E8C-4531-95DB-ED67C3C9A09F.webp" width="183" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">King Charles will be presented to the people—a tradition dating back to Anglo Saxon times. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welty will stand beside the 700-year old Coronation Chair and proclaim Charles the “undoubted King” before asking the congregation to show their homage and service. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The congregation will shout “God Save the King!”</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzCcD5Y6kv_68dQhj32QPvyGYQK3f3HD-MZPH7Q4iaASazi6-j0SdFnPB3mrHbnMU5c0oOkGRIt_xhlM8XBD_y3Zu0Gug-nQW-cES-jTnO-YESt2Kr3jV-jpjHQdl7nkcMyOGCVwOTDHl-w0tIW50F2ROlkCiRWVe1g_MFIlnikCavfTi4MaCA5Oj/s1952/2940A17E-D422-4457-849C-E32E05F0D29F.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzCcD5Y6kv_68dQhj32QPvyGYQK3f3HD-MZPH7Q4iaASazi6-j0SdFnPB3mrHbnMU5c0oOkGRIt_xhlM8XBD_y3Zu0Gug-nQW-cES-jTnO-YESt2Kr3jV-jpjHQdl7nkcMyOGCVwOTDHl-w0tIW50F2ROlkCiRWVe1g_MFIlnikCavfTi4MaCA5Oj/s320/2940A17E-D422-4457-849C-E32E05F0D29F.webp" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Coronation Chair is believed to be the oldest piece of furniture in the UK. A total 26 monarchs have been crowned in it. During the coronation, the oak chair is placed in the center of the historic medieval mosaic floor known as the “Cosmati pavement,” in front of and facing the High Altar, to emphasize the religious nature of the ceremony. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Archbishop will then ask King Charles to confirm that he will uphold the law and the Church of England during his reign. He will also take an oath that he is a “faithful Protestant.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViWB6LrhvyMDjt7EJVRvZfZnOzO_fsUDhkV7UPPunBdujsvJUwES7ygE0maBANI7fDWTJSJpWLKpEnp5R9STVK3scjfA3F6jhz-qkA_PkPYsUbTE8jWImJxYtULdnGXahykRMV1TKUqyZkVyN7NCiQ2H5myBYBUeoEwavzEnu74djbB48EKOrxkFp/s1396/7EEA7F73-1CCB-4099-BD18-BBFA29981A94.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViWB6LrhvyMDjt7EJVRvZfZnOzO_fsUDhkV7UPPunBdujsvJUwES7ygE0maBANI7fDWTJSJpWLKpEnp5R9STVK3scjfA3F6jhz-qkA_PkPYsUbTE8jWImJxYtULdnGXahykRMV1TKUqyZkVyN7NCiQ2H5myBYBUeoEwavzEnu74djbB48EKOrxkFp/s320/7EEA7F73-1CCB-4099-BD18-BBFA29981A94.webp" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~The Annointing~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The King’s ceremonial robe will be removed and he will sit in the Coronation Chair to be anointed. The Archbishop will pour the special oil from the Ampulla on to the Coronation Spoon before annointing the King in the form of a cross on his head, breast, and hands. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Ampulla was made for Charles II’s coronation. The Coronation spoon is much older, having survived Oliver Cromwell’s destruction of the regalia after the English Civil War. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The oil was produced for the coronation using olives harvested from two groves on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. A canopy may be held over the chair to conceal the King from view, as this is considered to be the most sacred part of the service.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWo95TkxBvrzypRjG8WLlwY-d6xrn3YoEli7FbCNBsZZGVL3NFkHykszzZB6eJKIlDwa_q3gfoq2t8y8Y2xMmlDhRtvNOf3Oh6k7IVz1lhZNSiANlGL7ukorvZrzymDeaoWzzCR165-LUf8yrrch_chUKiXOwYbNosplpHbL7i7ic08HG3KafY-6wW/s1838/2331E23F-97F0-4D4F-95F7-07F8A1B7FB17.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWo95TkxBvrzypRjG8WLlwY-d6xrn3YoEli7FbCNBsZZGVL3NFkHykszzZB6eJKIlDwa_q3gfoq2t8y8Y2xMmlDhRtvNOf3Oh6k7IVz1lhZNSiANlGL7ukorvZrzymDeaoWzzCR165-LUf8yrrch_chUKiXOwYbNosplpHbL7i7ic08HG3KafY-6wW/s320/2331E23F-97F0-4D4F-95F7-07F8A1B7FB17.webp" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~The Investiture~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the coronation, the King will wear this crown for the only time in his life. It was made for King Charles II in 1661. King Charles will be only the seventh monarch to wear it after Charles II, James II, William III, George V, George VI, and Elizabeth II. At midday, the Archbishop will place St. Edward’s crown on the King’s head and trumpets will sound and gun salutes will be fired across the UK. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A 62-round salute will be fired at the Tower of London, with a six-gun salvo at Horse Guards Parade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The King will then take the throne, possibly lifted into it by the archbishop, bishops, and other peers of the kingdom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKoaZqvXfCNTO6LLVsexWwfEALBdSQ6v8TkBixMoijeG2BJnVBQP4_yZ6bc8wwJSNr4U0O2nOYluw2VMD4xmn6lQWDTJubP9PcRJHuZmLlHa8o6Tu5FGTGG9YKATBy21OxoPxc7uj-B9Mpb9Tod7tTyq7PPFVrrqy201vw-15iejBJgXiY0BOF-9P/s1280/0CE1911A-EAAA-4677-8ADC-A9CCE21000A9.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1280" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKoaZqvXfCNTO6LLVsexWwfEALBdSQ6v8TkBixMoijeG2BJnVBQP4_yZ6bc8wwJSNr4U0O2nOYluw2VMD4xmn6lQWDTJubP9PcRJHuZmLlHa8o6Tu5FGTGG9YKATBy21OxoPxc7uj-B9Mpb9Tod7tTyq7PPFVrrqy201vw-15iejBJgXiY0BOF-9P/s320/0CE1911A-EAAA-4677-8ADC-A9CCE21000A9.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Queen Camilla will then be anointed, crowned (with Queen Mary’s crown), and enthroned but she will not take an oath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBsr7ZSHpMqvXs5NYmTebcHQhj_PAb-XRq2wuZryUWroD0Ght7g5kV73YZcYce0ftrYGH2t7AEfvLRs81RPPsvdRqZ1HvFRJsZfElCgqIOWoAV6ohzJhSPf117iFOH0qOXF0nwg3ySiHUL9uLz2X0-YtfFyRyWQoPTeoUhSrbxq1RZnLKvslmAiXL/s1280/6BA07517-1C9A-4B81-A195-94868973AECD.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1280" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBsr7ZSHpMqvXs5NYmTebcHQhj_PAb-XRq2wuZryUWroD0Ght7g5kV73YZcYce0ftrYGH2t7AEfvLRs81RPPsvdRqZ1HvFRJsZfElCgqIOWoAV6ohzJhSPf117iFOH0qOXF0nwg3ySiHUL9uLz2X0-YtfFyRyWQoPTeoUhSrbxq1RZnLKvslmAiXL/s320/6BA07517-1C9A-4B81-A195-94868973AECD.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The King and Queen Consort will descend from their thrones and enter St. Edward’s chapel. It is there that Charles will remove the St. Edward’s Crown and put on the Imperial State Crown before joining the procession out of the abbey as the national anthem is played.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The King and Queen Consort will then return to Buckingham Palace along the reverse of the route by which they came. This time they will travel in the 260-year-old Gold State Coach that has been used in every coronation since William IV’s in 1831.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nearly 4,000 members of the UK’s armed forces will take part in this procession.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Royal British Legion will provide a 100-strong guard of honor to line the procession route.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75J6nzxuxE6zO_GS0xWJ-PRJYdr51dZxfEJFpV7LRtmNS3x3isuTdUKsaph2bj-FKzPIMfj9_HUNALtoqkJrooXhSfMju6k92btvt-rNAcYBAcySGEChgdJ9OKJ4s9qPjg8dzHAMO2StMD6GPTDknM1hQLrQJ0OYHEdgSW6iTEUhoG-RqCczJXfF7/s1280/F66186AD-45B6-42DE-B252-C1D6DA9FFBCA.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1280" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75J6nzxuxE6zO_GS0xWJ-PRJYdr51dZxfEJFpV7LRtmNS3x3isuTdUKsaph2bj-FKzPIMfj9_HUNALtoqkJrooXhSfMju6k92btvt-rNAcYBAcySGEChgdJ9OKJ4s9qPjg8dzHAMO2StMD6GPTDknM1hQLrQJ0OYHEdgSW6iTEUhoG-RqCczJXfF7/s320/F66186AD-45B6-42DE-B252-C1D6DA9FFBCA.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">King Charles and Queen Camilla will continue the tradition of greeting the crowds in The Mall from the Buckingham Palace balcony.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The coronation will be televised on BBC America and other major U.S. news channels. You may also view it on Hulu and Live TV. Coverage of the ceremony will begin at 5:20am EST.</div><div><br /></div>God Save the King!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-66726068407563744442022-09-19T12:35:00.003-04:002022-09-19T21:13:31.338-04:00Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUz_zHoBij88vX3RBM2peNZ3xupNUAcNuqkHxUKvMJiNmRflubFVWG3pbkH_jPG43iUSsp0Yjbue11S3rQXe3viZwa0h_OAp_KIXNX-jMO09arl002lFxtY0RK4hFOEnIKTxAe4K6hbbgmSz-rY7ip9eUxyvgs7H9l_zLgI_vo2e_ntIuqdsWVuR-Y/s931/DE76CD4F-7914-4E83-AACF-1F437A3C1113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUz_zHoBij88vX3RBM2peNZ3xupNUAcNuqkHxUKvMJiNmRflubFVWG3pbkH_jPG43iUSsp0Yjbue11S3rQXe3viZwa0h_OAp_KIXNX-jMO09arl002lFxtY0RK4hFOEnIKTxAe4K6hbbgmSz-rY7ip9eUxyvgs7H9l_zLgI_vo2e_ntIuqdsWVuR-Y/s320/DE76CD4F-7914-4E83-AACF-1F437A3C1113.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Princess of Wales, Countess of Wessex</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpBRJEzBKr2wHHIuxgBIQ4vKITH2EWWnPZsxO0iIMlwwSSYQor7QA8dxGT8e_hXa8Q_IH6xuF9nCz1zbmuvG2aoszf7NTBZBtqTi9xYP0Iit1vczVdOf-m6U0W5VoXDuBbZTmk8TalcH-KyrMT1YKooxBnoB_vResOkhLVHw2xnPzqUCzxG0SmiPw/s3264/FE0807B0-E51E-49D5-992E-CC66B6E126C5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpBRJEzBKr2wHHIuxgBIQ4vKITH2EWWnPZsxO0iIMlwwSSYQor7QA8dxGT8e_hXa8Q_IH6xuF9nCz1zbmuvG2aoszf7NTBZBtqTi9xYP0Iit1vczVdOf-m6U0W5VoXDuBbZTmk8TalcH-KyrMT1YKooxBnoB_vResOkhLVHw2xnPzqUCzxG0SmiPw/s320/FE0807B0-E51E-49D5-992E-CC66B6E126C5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Queen’s Ladies-in-Waiting Arriving at Westminster Abbey</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRdGb0uLrStO-rq2VWWIDSrdORPE6eOz4SFx5rf-ztNnLgxbBXDGMJOJhYtdpXNLBmOZ-tZwP83I2_qx4LkgnR-ebXe-3eHHsY6a7Oj4P3f-9yrE7RKX-1wVRE-6VBD-eWlmUfBe7fn9udfOxAAA3uM-xBkEe7hyVBzFzCBjsNfV7k69SLniDsUhW/s1340/D0DE58BB-748F-4A6F-9CA4-E37E98981BA5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="1088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRdGb0uLrStO-rq2VWWIDSrdORPE6eOz4SFx5rf-ztNnLgxbBXDGMJOJhYtdpXNLBmOZ-tZwP83I2_qx4LkgnR-ebXe-3eHHsY6a7Oj4P3f-9yrE7RKX-1wVRE-6VBD-eWlmUfBe7fn9udfOxAAA3uM-xBkEe7hyVBzFzCBjsNfV7k69SLniDsUhW/s320/D0DE58BB-748F-4A6F-9CA4-E37E98981BA5.jpeg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Princess of Wales</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMKV4sXwzsJgt_6Uvwvpbl0CSsP3ZGfNx4PxW-bUoaMyvM_Uor054bFU5vn8SC5aCJ0S6OeOpgQpNjnHr7R59sa83nZ4e9AWmhNRTyzssZcWjjI2c377dqEBvHE6YkteYti42dpdvo7AYdwXJRpyeZ_ld1vePuijfS2cp7yD1PbadwtJcszIdM6Mi/s1291/B70DCF5F-CE55-476F-B574-DDDC4A98B56A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="1088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMKV4sXwzsJgt_6Uvwvpbl0CSsP3ZGfNx4PxW-bUoaMyvM_Uor054bFU5vn8SC5aCJ0S6OeOpgQpNjnHr7R59sa83nZ4e9AWmhNRTyzssZcWjjI2c377dqEBvHE6YkteYti42dpdvo7AYdwXJRpyeZ_ld1vePuijfS2cp7yD1PbadwtJcszIdM6Mi/s320/B70DCF5F-CE55-476F-B574-DDDC4A98B56A.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Catherine, Princess of Wales</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTWye2DVV7nylmgqZvusujNjlFXjsW7l1dO_GeBVvmv1YhDuflqlDrJIaz5hErdFjqFoidjnITyFgLH2ybJf7MGPWSyVokYmuO4FCS-saRVIZM-wB5rhFJNudhcG6q94C2hfLOdzMEbvmFgq4q-T13npM-4QB08OjdnDfz4pKGd6lHD0tmoXSJ1x3/s1427/716D6D15-9927-45B1-A21C-CC51A72407EF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1427" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTWye2DVV7nylmgqZvusujNjlFXjsW7l1dO_GeBVvmv1YhDuflqlDrJIaz5hErdFjqFoidjnITyFgLH2ybJf7MGPWSyVokYmuO4FCS-saRVIZM-wB5rhFJNudhcG6q94C2hfLOdzMEbvmFgq4q-T13npM-4QB08OjdnDfz4pKGd6lHD0tmoXSJ1x3/s320/716D6D15-9927-45B1-A21C-CC51A72407EF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Princess of Wales, Queen Consort</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="572" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ooa4t-DHqZFzULpNX0-Fr9hU9r1ESlbJ-30V8_lntFFh4OvhgWLlp7NqMsZFSVXaLP7w7UhN7CxDPwykMloCV_ZBYkkvJrN37T-0fQDUxc6nhx2fwd5Tb_bhBPbj2rGQ-GD7qQ2TyOudioYuBD479tSXR7ITVRYZitwlsrOU-H9E-Yv3hG9APLWA/s320/335D5F93-161E-41C8-A913-8914AC184CBA.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Princess Charlotte </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KlpXRrLLvUpqlk-8jQIVF1vAioXIef59G3yEzt9hUHxy-ofY-ZfLCKc2xDlABUmjnC-zWsrMSaFGXGy0PRDJgv7BDEcBbBKJr_efzyhe7t_fstOj8vba721y0F2_bqa-JLbO8646fPTpkHzn0Yq48PXTF3FyDpiMy_cuMGXULuPUiJKS5xQYXVBf/s2048/27F11B73-4821-4CDF-892B-55E53BA926A1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KlpXRrLLvUpqlk-8jQIVF1vAioXIef59G3yEzt9hUHxy-ofY-ZfLCKc2xDlABUmjnC-zWsrMSaFGXGy0PRDJgv7BDEcBbBKJr_efzyhe7t_fstOj8vba721y0F2_bqa-JLbO8646fPTpkHzn0Yq48PXTF3FyDpiMy_cuMGXULuPUiJKS5xQYXVBf/s320/27F11B73-4821-4CDF-892B-55E53BA926A1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1918" data-original-width="2560" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFkmBlbHXKMt2bKZI24lyIwHuG7q-dChBOruR9iX61xVoFMHAq3bGSwo4kRxeMjsulXR1vJopz-pcEFfRRWlRl_PixtSAawHzndkfZlOFC6G6UVUw6Snc4dujOIDaImoxLhsZaU7_K0xzeW54QMjAsA9P-i1jlG8dBs8qldi-XXD02U9x9cw_xTP2/s320/DED96447-36A0-4AB9-8B35-3D1C349B30CE.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Llandaff Cathedral</p><p style="text-align: left;">They attended a prayer service for the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II, at the Llandaff Cathedral, constructed in the 12th century. This is on my list of places to visit!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVb74rA_sykQ80ps1II4u6i7EUzlM8Vxvk_ZW2O4fN96otskmzsRwBnWbz1kz5MkGDzoGDGslTaO1iv_cOuZjAYiQTzip6MldWJW8Ds81mqBp_GX9jRMUAK9Jd_kK8E3-1NSBuqCF9Af-2DgbyVrs0813jnQ6vyka0o07opZbNFHjV_ZJl9ajxqMj/s1200/8F7AF778-C20B-49F6-B536-F66C5F65DEDA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVb74rA_sykQ80ps1II4u6i7EUzlM8Vxvk_ZW2O4fN96otskmzsRwBnWbz1kz5MkGDzoGDGslTaO1iv_cOuZjAYiQTzip6MldWJW8Ds81mqBp_GX9jRMUAK9Jd_kK8E3-1NSBuqCF9Af-2DgbyVrs0813jnQ6vyka0o07opZbNFHjV_ZJl9ajxqMj/s320/8F7AF778-C20B-49F6-B536-F66C5F65DEDA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">They also visited Senedd—the Welsh Parliament, to receive condolences from the members. During their tour, they were serenaded with the gentle, angelic musical sounds by The King’s Royal Harpist, Alis Huws. (The harp is an important National musical instrument in Wales and the classical, music-loving King promotes raising the profile of the instrument). </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8JjPrj7jZ2UjH4dnDmxzo7sJs8kvNHi27rFaslN4cRgDlXBKvp-7qsz2apQgvCySOdjE5WCLFqa-29v3Kqj845tYifp9GJCf-_7K45YsJwJ22yEj0QA9gf_TnbYq46rxAlNp9WqkJv70cWrLauuX0X7GaYb_mG8m5xueGF-ImVa5Z9GC-YzWquz1/s1200/C613B620-4169-4B68-BA3D-F2B74C3923FB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="932" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8JjPrj7jZ2UjH4dnDmxzo7sJs8kvNHi27rFaslN4cRgDlXBKvp-7qsz2apQgvCySOdjE5WCLFqa-29v3Kqj845tYifp9GJCf-_7K45YsJwJ22yEj0QA9gf_TnbYq46rxAlNp9WqkJv70cWrLauuX0X7GaYb_mG8m5xueGF-ImVa5Z9GC-YzWquz1/s320/C613B620-4169-4B68-BA3D-F2B74C3923FB.jpeg" width="249" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Alis Huws, Royal Harpist</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDbWW5h-G3XfKxhe-InnCfvRTQ56oR3PlvSdbAgOCNQJVB0IapsEe7JbphO-njNPnlQ3mUJaakryR3VQbNVTYkStybsFrS1T9-TQwKPmQ5WWSpv3UXRnrrDw9z4bW1NABo6MngulkJJUxuud0Z-MYEq1rx5JZ2JSF9aArJoWqLHbhRSRZh8bKknlF/s320/C631AA3A-3A0C-4A14-A75C-B7D0537DFDBB.jpeg" width="209" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Catherine, Princess of Wales</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Prince William and his wife Catherine have been named the new Prince and Princess of Wales by King Charles III.<p></p><p>The couple will also take the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall titles—previously held by the King and Camilla, the new Queen Consort. William also inherited the title of Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland. Catherine will also receive the title of Duchess of Rothesay.</p><p>William and Catherine recently left their London home at Kensington Palace to live at Adelaide Cottage at Windsor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8ePBFNE3aIQXy2nMxeabhVZEd5q5hHD7ly4cQ8mYV2ycIW0ZCBPyESsaKIFqFyrchjhRMEwZecl7Bd9749sC6wAndwZVFSA7BOWQoi2ZbcektrrP0xp4SiR31xN671CVGrznZ5eq7qYXmKkSs5OsCV3Efp8Wroq-F75vy_9kUOVB974tka26Zzuz/s640/73DF57A1-612B-41B0-8970-76EE9E127569.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8ePBFNE3aIQXy2nMxeabhVZEd5q5hHD7ly4cQ8mYV2ycIW0ZCBPyESsaKIFqFyrchjhRMEwZecl7Bd9749sC6wAndwZVFSA7BOWQoi2ZbcektrrP0xp4SiR31xN671CVGrznZ5eq7qYXmKkSs5OsCV3Efp8Wroq-F75vy_9kUOVB974tka26Zzuz/s320/73DF57A1-612B-41B0-8970-76EE9E127569.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adelaide Cottage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Moving away from central London to the quiet area of Windsor was aimed to give their young children as close to a normal life as possible. Due to the small size of the cottage, their Nanny Maria Borrallo is not living with them. She resides with other household staff at a nearby property.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9xRnC7QhzhVbrEc5bmkixP9K2LiOnuCOHlSsv8zd-ORXE7Opx_IgZjQRIOoHlzIZzDNCA9fEw_arHMk71bW0YIgHHcAlBNBy53NK5HuyQdFl79RtDQsf2dDlvTBPJqnDrO8R1WjZAKL795l2QgTDpUslfdUIP7yjuNOXe7gCQIn_Cr9Vs9Pks2uY/s2000/EC407925-A40E-426E-A5D4-DF89CC73F0DB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9xRnC7QhzhVbrEc5bmkixP9K2LiOnuCOHlSsv8zd-ORXE7Opx_IgZjQRIOoHlzIZzDNCA9fEw_arHMk71bW0YIgHHcAlBNBy53NK5HuyQdFl79RtDQsf2dDlvTBPJqnDrO8R1WjZAKL795l2QgTDpUslfdUIP7yjuNOXe7gCQIn_Cr9Vs9Pks2uY/s320/EC407925-A40E-426E-A5D4-DF89CC73F0DB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adelaide Cottage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The 4-bedroom Adelaide Cottage was built in 1831 as a summer retreat for Queen Adelaide, the wife of King William IV. One of the early occupants of the cottage was Peter Townsend, the onetime great love of Princess Margaret.<div><br /></div><div>Since they are now the Prince and Princess of Wales, they are set to move to Windsor Castle, but are expected to delay this move to prevent more upheaval for their children. The couple will keep the 20-room home at Kensington Palace as their office working base and also their Anmer Hall manor in Norfolk.</div><div><br /></div><div>I look forward to following the lifestyle of the Prince and a Princess and, of course, Catherine’s fabulous fashion!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-71484849685597245052022-09-12T16:36:00.004-04:002022-09-12T16:36:28.250-04:00The Queen Leaves Balmoral for the Last Time<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSXNP_AlkhUWdAwC1KhZMIFKC7axR55N3qHiMFJ27Z8eeyUu7yQBo_u3-T8GnJ4j7dh5diXYnny5hyawcWBINprKjI5MHClLEmCCLPHhFtA_X36XyLKpPB0JypazY3ZmnT1jSLnhnG9-BXqVRQxLAP63Uf9Osfsg0quoKJnVed0zGOAAPp3zHsNf0/s681/9D3C9893-C2B4-4981-961E-E723C20194CC.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="681" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSXNP_AlkhUWdAwC1KhZMIFKC7axR55N3qHiMFJ27Z8eeyUu7yQBo_u3-T8GnJ4j7dh5diXYnny5hyawcWBINprKjI5MHClLEmCCLPHhFtA_X36XyLKpPB0JypazY3ZmnT1jSLnhnG9-BXqVRQxLAP63Uf9Osfsg0quoKJnVed0zGOAAPp3zHsNf0/s320/9D3C9893-C2B4-4981-961E-E723C20194CC.webp" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I believe one is never prepared to view the coffin of a loved one. All those around the world who loved Queen Elizabeth II surely shed at tear at the first sight of the hearse carrying her coffin as it left Balmoral yesterday.<div><br /></div><div>The cortège headed to Edinburgh to carry the Queen to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKl4V-lCjwYFGA3cE4pwJDHmZyFGJLxYnGbBoNE0CxU7Uaa1UoMiCxbzxbRbYpkiuEYM-6QIqzxMevXjSplgFxOsoS4mCMZ1zN9JdeM7_7YmTrwutkJY1Jcrda0Z9Gd7P64k9zNgPT1Yb1bFm8yTu4MSqD96NQdVHXP7FKy14aM2xwypcz9BExx0d/s1200/77F3B402-47E0-4105-B68D-E80312CD8E6E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKl4V-lCjwYFGA3cE4pwJDHmZyFGJLxYnGbBoNE0CxU7Uaa1UoMiCxbzxbRbYpkiuEYM-6QIqzxMevXjSplgFxOsoS4mCMZ1zN9JdeM7_7YmTrwutkJY1Jcrda0Z9Gd7P64k9zNgPT1Yb1bFm8yTu4MSqD96NQdVHXP7FKy14aM2xwypcz9BExx0d/s320/77F3B402-47E0-4105-B68D-E80312CD8E6E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Queen’s Coffin Arrives at Holyroodhouse</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The coffin was met by the Duke of York,The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Princess Royal, and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence. The coffin rested in the Throne Room until this afternoon when it was conveyed to St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ91blC_00xZB0MbFxWpshYunMF_3ASaZdFotFegvPuuwU5p_ffngQA-G6u0LWOubMf0WAVnibA9w4sh8qVroVEmFXsNCph8i7jlcsINpyZZOSOAJ3sZZel2ci8uTZxFMc2VqDHIc4gT1qZi6D2RB0okxqxiHhVdSvs_6fFEBXJ_GMy1yTVbLTI5iV/s634/735788D3-50B6-4492-80F1-4DE6AA59875B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="634" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ91blC_00xZB0MbFxWpshYunMF_3ASaZdFotFegvPuuwU5p_ffngQA-G6u0LWOubMf0WAVnibA9w4sh8qVroVEmFXsNCph8i7jlcsINpyZZOSOAJ3sZZel2ci8uTZxFMc2VqDHIc4gT1qZi6D2RB0okxqxiHhVdSvs_6fFEBXJ_GMy1yTVbLTI5iV/s320/735788D3-50B6-4492-80F1-4DE6AA59875B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">King Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward stood guard over the Queen’s coffin in a moving 15-minute vigil. The Queen will lie in state until tomorrow evening, when her coffin will be flown back to London.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAC4PVCS-drZaF7LwGx7ojO8OulERi59JghUBOqcZaCVJmluLX-llqP3YXKeaWyJnhnLE3-o_69oQf2J3pydVhFfzQZwrL4qxKy3FdAfaNlzrXC99U7HHfx_-oiR-wvIBkGiu3y4xDFHTE4gwzjw87i3qgc2yP1jdMJ2fG5kCpNrh4objPJmlTEmo/s960/8C842998-988E-4642-A16E-65E1D6BC4D14.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAC4PVCS-drZaF7LwGx7ojO8OulERi59JghUBOqcZaCVJmluLX-llqP3YXKeaWyJnhnLE3-o_69oQf2J3pydVhFfzQZwrL4qxKy3FdAfaNlzrXC99U7HHfx_-oiR-wvIBkGiu3y4xDFHTE4gwzjw87i3qgc2yP1jdMJ2fG5kCpNrh4objPJmlTEmo/s320/8C842998-988E-4642-A16E-65E1D6BC4D14.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I have been sipping the Queen’s favorite tea, Earl Grey, and browsing through the latest issue of <i>Victoria Magazine—</i>the British issue. As it turns out, this issue features a romantic tour of Scotland, with stunning photos and interesting stories of Balmoral and Holyroodhouse. <i>It’s a must read!</i></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9_tjNRuO7gu_hT64T4UgLN7oB6OLR7Q79on_M3IVPstHxkH9mEjptjo0tzDf0p4DdwXTAi2zVy_UtH0JskfFNw9PLGrx_3TdWhXE6hgVBP_1-pEIBxAVdqiIvDm3pWuwGIGfi3ugeTyPi4Ci3YT-i6b3WqJnJg1pBpblxv9Bwr6-hcGeRPzG23zb/s3264/DA5F20B4-B826-4B66-8880-F609894E8AB2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9_tjNRuO7gu_hT64T4UgLN7oB6OLR7Q79on_M3IVPstHxkH9mEjptjo0tzDf0p4DdwXTAi2zVy_UtH0JskfFNw9PLGrx_3TdWhXE6hgVBP_1-pEIBxAVdqiIvDm3pWuwGIGfi3ugeTyPi4Ci3YT-i6b3WqJnJg1pBpblxv9Bwr6-hcGeRPzG23zb/s320/DA5F20B4-B826-4B66-8880-F609894E8AB2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Teatime while mourning the Queen</div><p></p></div>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-61768707154664321342022-09-11T09:01:00.002-04:002022-09-11T09:01:55.770-04:00Camilla<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2B144EpI6Ao5O0rQutOIwGAT8LMcg_nbPuVoFiU_3Cix5BmtidYlkJwv9d12CN6koR3Ujh1MUHNtQNcE1i3BS1kP-eGHlSEIqUTiqiP4gxMFNU4jcm-J6g6dudDJ8RvSs5nTHEwkuWhvneNP-DbWqYRmpQmY3cwM25R3mzwGTDVMZx3XqH_5FMn9/s992/D1071BD7-6CA8-4F7A-9615-3ACA66E4D1EB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="992" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2B144EpI6Ao5O0rQutOIwGAT8LMcg_nbPuVoFiU_3Cix5BmtidYlkJwv9d12CN6koR3Ujh1MUHNtQNcE1i3BS1kP-eGHlSEIqUTiqiP4gxMFNU4jcm-J6g6dudDJ8RvSs5nTHEwkuWhvneNP-DbWqYRmpQmY3cwM25R3mzwGTDVMZx3XqH_5FMn9/s320/D1071BD7-6CA8-4F7A-9615-3ACA66E4D1EB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Her Majesty, Queen Camilla (Consort)</p><p style="text-align: left;">At the beginning of 2022, in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II announced: “When, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes King, I know you will give him and his wife, Camilla, the same support that you have given me. It is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service.” </p><p style="text-align: left;">So, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022, we now have Camilla, Queen Consort. What does this title mean? A Queen Consort is the female partner, spouse, or companion to the King. Camilla will take the title of Queen Consort, which indicates that she is the spouse of a King, instead of the title of Queen, because members that marry into the royal family can’t inherit the throne. The title doesn’t come with any powers and is ceremonial, with the consort of a monarch expected to “provide companionship and moral practical support.”</p><p style="text-align: left;">As Queen Consort, Camilla will be crowned and anointed during King Charles’ coronation. However, Camilla’s ceremony will be much simpler.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In practice, Camilla will probably not be called Queen Consort, but simply Queen Camilla. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I, of course, will be following Queen Camilla…<i>her fashion and lifestyle.</i></p>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-10349544632464888692022-09-10T15:31:00.007-04:002022-09-10T15:32:25.538-04:00King Charles III<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5HNcw-URx02FhG4mGqudJ0qJpjrh9JL-t7fqWyDH6Odg9nCsbPL7J3MJd5i0Aq0_9O-YYlsnuHwEfFysBllvhULDvfJR0Kv5jL64lLZ0KpKrD6DiZ-RD4b6p0EQZM7DoqanTluKe3Yn1GdsmNkSLYLiFzTpx0wthvHb6X5DmzvcpiYkHD9hbstMS/s3264/4601A202-19C9-44E4-8E16-B072368E2FF8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5HNcw-URx02FhG4mGqudJ0qJpjrh9JL-t7fqWyDH6Odg9nCsbPL7J3MJd5i0Aq0_9O-YYlsnuHwEfFysBllvhULDvfJR0Kv5jL64lLZ0KpKrD6DiZ-RD4b6p0EQZM7DoqanTluKe3Yn1GdsmNkSLYLiFzTpx0wthvHb6X5DmzvcpiYkHD9hbstMS/s320/4601A202-19C9-44E4-8E16-B072368E2FF8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>At the moment Queen Elizabeth II died, Charles became the King. He could have been known as any of his four names—Charles Philip Arthur George. He chose to be known as King Charles III.</p><p>He was officially proclaimed King today at St. James’s Palace in London. Charles will be formally crowned at the coronation (state occasion), which will happen at a later date.</p><p>King Charles is now head of the Commonwealth, an association of 56 independent countries and 2.4 billion people! In 14 of these countries, as well as the U.K., Charles will be head of the state.</p><p>Yesterday, from the blue room at Buckingham Palace, King Charles gave his first speech as monarch. He vowed to serve ‘with loyalty, respect, and love’. He also pledged to uphold the Constitutional principles at the heart of the nation throughout the remaining time God grants him. </p><p>He was the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. King Charles has big shoes to fill and hopefully he will reign with the same dignity, grace, and compassion as his beloved Mother. </p>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-12227560237550345992022-09-08T14:11:00.001-04:002022-09-10T15:33:52.236-04:00What Happens When the Queen Dies?<img alt="See the source image" data-reactid="28" src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/2b/ef/3d2beffc7a6c91329d210d48f0ddd2f6.jpg" style="height: 541px; width: 440px;" width="440" /><br />
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<br />*Update: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died today. It is a day that I have dreaded for so long. Today begins the 12 days of mourning for her family, the people in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth realms, and millions of people around the world who admired and loved her. <div><br /></div><div>The following is a post that I wrote many years ago:</div><div><br /></div><div>The Queen has lived a long, remarkable life. At the age of 92, she appears to get along better than most people her age, but has recently scaled back her official duties. It's hard to face the fact that one day she will be gone, but unfortunately, she is not going to live forever. How will those of us who admire her ever get on? There will never be another royal quite like her. She has lived through 13 British Prime Ministers and U.S. Presidents.<br />
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The Queen's death has been recently rehearsed for the very first time by ministers. The run-through exercise to prepare for the twelve days of mourning was given the code name "<strong>Castle Dove</strong>" by civil servants and politicians. <strong>'D-1'</strong> will be the day after the Queen dies. <em>Oh my goodness, this talk of the Queen's death is just too much to handle. </em>Her Senior Doctor, Huw Thomas, will be in charge. He will have full control over her room as he looks after her in her final moments. He will even be in charge of what information goes public and what stays within the family. "<strong>London Bridge</strong>" will be the secret code for her death. {<em>not very secret now, is it?</em>} <br />
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Upon her death, her private secretary, Edward Young, will contact the prime minister with the message "<em><strong>London Bridge is down</strong></em>." Lord have mercy! Following their conversation, the news will spread to the governments where the Queen is head of state and the Commonwealth countries--then onto the rest of the world.<br />
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The sheer magnitude of her death will be an event unlike anything else in Britain. The moment will be a sad one for people all over the world. Expect people to be shell-shocked, expect mass public grief, and perhaps hysteria. {ME} The mourning period will be a disruptive event in Britain for sure. The chaos is expected to cost the U.K. economy billions in lost earnings and the stock markets and banks will likely close.<br />
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Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, there will be twelve days of official mourning. The official mourning period will give both government officials and the British public enough time to pay their respects as the royal family makes funeral arrangements for the monarch. <br />
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As soon as news of Queen Elizabeth II's death goes to press, a mourning footman will place a black-edged notice on Buckingham Palace's gates. Buckingham Palace's website will also go dark and transform into a single page featuring the same notice.<br />
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When the Queen dies, BBC news anchors are expected to immediately change into funeral attire--a black suit with a black tie {which they have waiting on deck}--to announce the Queen's death to their audience. For the 12 days between her death and her funeral, BBC and other public channels are strictly forbidden from airing any humorous programming. Of course, the Queen has picked out specific documentaries about her life. These documentaries have been pre-recorded and will air on TV following her death.<br />
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Because the throne is never without a ruler, at the moment of Queen Elizabeth's death, Prince Charles will become the King of England and the supreme governor of the church of England. He will pick his new name from any of his Christian or middle names.<br />
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And...because there is never NOT a sovereign on the throne, this is why the Royal Standard is never flown at half mast.<br />
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The union flag will be flown at half mast throughout the mourning period until 8am the morning after the funeral.<br />
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During the twelve days of mourning, the Queen's coffin will be put on display--or in official terms, lie in state--for those who wish to pay their respects. The Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall for 4 days. It is estimated that almost a million people will walk past her catafalque.<br />
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The day before the funeral, male members of the royal family will stand guard for a short period in a ceremony known as the Vigil of the Princes. This will be a sad day for the U.K., the Commonwealth, and the World.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Male members of the Royal Family stand guard at the catafalque of Queen Elizabeth I</span><br />
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The Queen has been actively involved in planning parts of her funeral, which will be sure to be a elaborate event. Her body will be transported via gun carriage to Westminster Abbey for her funeral, where it is planned that Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, will lead the funeral service.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury</span><br />
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The final resting place for the Queen might be next to her mother Queen Elizabeth I and her father King George at St. George's Castle. Another option is for a burial at one of her private residences like Balmoral or Sandringham.<br />
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Even though Prince Charles will become the King of England upon Queen Elizabeth's death, his coronation will not be held until one year later. And...I'm pretty sure they have the new words to the National Anthem ready to go. {sniff sniff}<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Sad post over.</span></strong><br />
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<br /></div>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-41575506207839147262022-09-04T13:21:00.000-04:002022-09-04T13:21:07.264-04:00MISS JANICE'S AFTER-LABOR DAY FASHION RULES!<div>
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This post is from many years ago, but I still follow the rules.<br />
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I've been cleaning and organizing my clothing closet all day! It's that time of year when I shift the summer and winter clothes around. Since I get e-mails all the time about "What to Wear and When", I'm gonna give y'all<strong> MISS JANICE'S AFTER-LABOR DAY FASHION RULES</strong>!<br />
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To the back of the closet go all my flip flops...</div>
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511380776052681346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTALQgJittHICbhN1RAvvNOOVT1B6k9CrUDO5r6gQJLdGZw-nyhgejZ-58XM8riFgZusFNyL0lMIAmx2gsg_9R7B12JLp9lIchwxIXH1yshOd3bDTbPkJFxpOuLwbhygyoGs3-3RNKtsp/s400/laborday1.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" />Must put these sandals away till after Easter...<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511380360791984018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahN2KFeCVnby3eNBwJ1yFpcupx-zlFkI-S23aJxrWrNr1J_z4BUoJmRfMaSDWhhE7VzWjCqoEYiDq-0KB8wqUlNVynm7pCcEcjRYkWC-hgqnd5ylrtkh9lUh27T9-l-eRAgv9T_mA3k2_/s400/laborday4.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><br />
This is a no-brainer for <em>moi</em>...NO WHITE SHOES AFTER LABOR DAY Y'ALL! One of my readers e-mailed me that she was hosting a "<strong>White Shoe Brunch</strong>" before Labor Day so that her friends could enjoy their white shoes one last time. I love that theme and maybe next year I'll have a "<em>White Shoe Brunch</em>"! <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511960925147980194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWN6c2Cwg9HF80XTB3n7Via4BBIA3Z7Bd64l6suXJIYmNjpsNgmQBc5QB8E0dS1_j6sCAicTDvaa9arz4cd_HqhUf-sNgjPR4EG5rXohhFXh-PK6E4CMoX8tSISQySxpg77tQkc2EjIEb/s400/laborday2.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" />White pants...No ma'am, not even in Florida will I wear white pants after Labor Day! I've traveled the world and can tell you that I would never wear white pants after Labor Day...<em>anywhere...ever</em>! I'm such a stickler about white clothing, that I won't even wear it<em> on</em> Labor Day...for fear that I might get stranded and not able to get home till the day after--Lord have mercy!<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511643347385526402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNT9W5iP8Tx2OBZa0m9oGforB_XBKIQ_DmnkPzaeZuiIfLyC4B3v4HGpRSa_XutKXfy9NJZMrlo4Bb5VOldDlP5p1Ie4ClCZafDW_EKC3mex-pveBHPtF_Zmq_vA2MojGC852barHeB4zF/s400/white2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 225px;" />Patent leather...Nope, no patent leather after Labor Day. Cannot do it y'all! This is one of the reasons I try to buy all leather shoes, so that I can wear them year-round.<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511380483151533026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WNLm__rpoYdLxTyZwS8xzDv7SVyxrXEErvA6M4VL7tnYZ31am4likLTuC4TdunuGKLrsJ9qaEnE2b85fbrIAGmmQENIlezNl3UfMBo_5uuaZTQDWLcEBFWkmT40EP3Nx6n5WGHVSnCIq/s400/laborday3.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br />
Straw pocketbooks must be put away as well.<br />
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511380045936662050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEU5UYBeZDAicKCYmZRYBkYcdY4921wSWMjXxE3vqpZ7hPwQNxO7Q87rdJq2XjsTMdm7qpqpmpHFNx00AHIPvRoosfSPXHKqCUtXNGNNXsVVsHFWzI8QE-YB0KdsxTWKUNY9EPvYTFGtP/s400/Blog+Photos+062.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />No cute madras stuff after Labor Day! Even though those navy madras slacks would look real cute with a white cotton turtleneck and my navy blue <em>Lilly</em> pullover cardigan...no can do!<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511380191144220594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNNh-v5a2c5Lq7nLAJbuP2Ww5ydHmy3_djd3-M1HucRYcSvc_kc61lESgkAimFi1KQ8i_Jx03DTOW_JnCsxGl0HMyWa93PWK0ZfMbJZE6YJTUUU6LP9H04bJt3XfRQvU-kUA0Gz25uNDM/s400/Blog+Photos+063.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" />This linen shift I wore a couple of weeks ago is also not appropriate to wear after Labor Day...I've put all the linen clothing away!<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511958788363776002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXnqgcZoflB-78XCCBn3FhTqs7cENv6YTIGjmHvla9n6bP4QhI4c2c687aR-VMvUHxQGZZ2j6CflwW1lYzs3kjX9fXGNzjbAaMR6gmtRwFsrGZUSGlXLow7Cu3EbzTN91fz4z9kPXJrWa/s400/lime1.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" />No seersucker after Labor Day either. I can't believe I don't have any seersucker y'all!...even though I love it. Doesn't this group of politicians look perfectly preppy in their summer seersucker suits? <strong>"Seersucker Thursday"</strong>, observed on the third Thursday in June, was originally organized by former Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi, to bring a little <em>Southern Hospitality</em> to our nation's Capitol. <br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511637848375477746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUDD-AxyxWrx2z8iylaMJTLosKZ0XmLvC2fJOd4ER_27_Do_GeI5v9f1_N6pvMjVdPeccoqZmpU-Fwqu6_LVMx6W4WiJ8XWaVvRdv8qicXBCGaaC1ZOH3uZ5VhxLGJxQYbdEnbL1eLFgI/s400/seersucker.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 310px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Autumn officially begins on September 23rd. From Labor Day until the 23rd, I will be wearing clothes from my <em>transitional wardrobe. </em><strong>Watch for those upcoming posts to see what I like to wear during that time.</strong><br />
After the 23rd...bring on the corduroy y'all!<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511638317223504098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKX4dn4USH1WXWKLR3XwAbJBGGMDXCD5FEnKPdV8u6t3yveTFltWR6I9KimAaGFfNHiIQZlcbAae-dqEtJIhjsfHYufl8lfZxpcibrY8HMcb-iyMWda-xcY5w1LdPAWhhb2dhChF4vdld/s400/corduroy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 180px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 180px;" /> I will then start wearing suede also...<br />
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If you are lucky enough to have some cute wool shifts like this 'Portia' dress by <em>Lilly</em>, you may certainly begin wearing wool after the 23rd!<br />
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511641418197763634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreHE56oyow__p4q9P1Joe9jH7MBLz9WMoiI0a1DQCEZMXwSwVZeyHDFbK19L-qu66Mle6I_qmCHXhEf8OwEJ7I-KrKL4iiseEaDNz8l6xeUEnDcqvuvKxjkxUB3lpVKkAmq55NCleU8H1/s400/wool.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 225px;" />Just remember that velvet clothing is only appropriate to wear <em>after</em> Thanksgiving and until Valentine's Day!<br />
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If you are wondering where these rules came from, well...they came from my mama, <em>Miss Pauline.</em> She's been a <em>fabulously dressed shopaholic</em> her entire life and even though she is now <em>up-in-age</em>, she still loves to dress up and knows what to wear and when! Till this day, mama won't wear slacks to church...Not in the sanctuary, no ma'am! "<em>That's just not appropriate</em>." So thank you to my sweet mama for teaching ME "<em>what to wear and when</em>!"<br />
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I hope y'all's Labor Day Weekend was wonderful and allowed you time to get ready for a the new season ahead! I'm so excited about Autumn! Have I told y'all that before?<br />
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I will be back later this week...talking about <strong>"Preppy Fashion Rule #5"<em>,</em></strong> from the new book "<strong><em>True Prep</em></strong>."</div>
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Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-10489916719415639572022-08-21T02:30:00.002-04:002024-03-15T15:42:30.449-04:00Finessing the SconeIn the oh-so proper world of tea etiquette there are rules to be followed at tea--from the way you sit to the way you hold your teacup. You really must mind your t’s and q’s at tea!<br />
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Scones are a quintessential part of a Cream Tea. The scone is a simple biscuit often made plain or with currants and is a perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea. Whether you pronounce it <b>scone </b>rhyming with bone or <b>scone </b>rhyming with gone, finessing the scone at tea can be very tricky.<br />
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I studied etiquette at The Protocol School of Washington with the etiquette expert Dorothea Johnson. Ms. Johnson has authored several books on the subject of Tea Etiquette and the following methods of finessing the scone are from her books:<br />
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~Using the tea spreader/butter knife, slice through the scone horizontally, resting it flat on your plate. Spoon small dallops (just enough for a single scone) of jam and cream onto your plate. Never spoon directly onto the scone. Take only the amount of topping needed to eat that one scone and spread one bit at a time, not over the whole scone. Use your knife to dab the edge of the scone with jam, then cream; eat that portion and return the rest to your plate. Between bites, remember to rest the knife on the upper right side of your plate, with the cutting edge of the blade facing the center of the plate.<br />
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~Slice through the scone on your plate; lift off the top piece. Using the spreader, spread only the bottom half first with jam and then cream. Place the spreader on the upper right side of your plate. You may pick this half of the scone up with your hand, but be ready to use your serviette for any jam and cream around the mouth area. (This is the way I prefer to eat my scone).<br />
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~Slice through the scone on your plate; lift off the top piece, and break off a bite-size piece with your fingers. Repeat the procedure for adding jam and cream above.<br />
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Well-made scones can be pulled apart with the fingers; however, if the scone is not moist, then a spreader/knife can be used. The English consider it a faux pas to slice the scone with a knife, maybe that’s because their scones are not hard like some we have in the U.S.<br />
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<b>Scone Faux Pas:</b><br />
Unless you are the Queen Of England, remove your gloves at tea.<br />
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~Never put the scone halves back together like a sandwich, after spreading on the jam and cream.<br />
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~Don’t pour whipped cream over an unopened scone--like gravy over a biscuit.<br />
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~Don’t serve the cream and jam from the container directly onto the scone--spoon it onto the tea plate first, the spread a small amount of each onto the scone.<br />
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<b>So, which way do you do it?</b><br />
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<b>What is the difference between a Devon and Cornish Cream Tea? </b> It is the order in which you add the jam and cream onto your scone. Should you add the jam or cream first? The Devonshire method is to split the scone in two, cover each half with clotted cream, then add strawberry jam on top. With the Cornish method, the jam goes on first and then the cream on top.<br />
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The Queen reportedly prefers jam first, according to Darren McGrady, a former chef who worked for the royal family from 1982-1993. "The Queen always had homemade Balmoral jam first, with clotted cream on top at Buckingham Palace garden parties in the royal tea tent & and all royal tea parties."<br />
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It really doesn’t matter if you add cream or jam first, it’s just a personal preference.<br />
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Thank you for visiting with me today! I will be back tomorrow with a few recipes for a Cream Tea.<br />
</div>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-37629381169208124232022-07-23T11:15:00.003-04:002022-07-23T11:15:59.932-04:00For the Love of Checks<p> I have always loved check fabrics…<i>Buffalo check or gingham check, I love them both. </i>I have checked linens all over my house (red and white, blue and white, green and white, and sometimes yellow and white. I have placed all the pink and white to my riff raff closet for storage). So yes. I’m a bit obsessed with check!</p><p>I have purchased a lot of checked linens from <a href="http://TheFoxDecor.com">TheFoxDecor.com</a> in the past and when I saw this cute bath rug with the red gingham ruffle, I knew I had to have it and the matching shower curtain.</p><p>Here’s a few photos of my guest bath decorated with red and white gingham and some blue and white pieces.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQKyN04M7jzG-T1Ou4aYVWPPb0p-OfN2XVy_kZVcUZaDs_hw9iAz8e4fY8gk19iwhcRF0uPD-RKhwjYqAoUPcit6x1an-GjGPRfMVgfjjlcYjD8JONvCG1QoMwbuyFlqxOGhyl7aEWLYxfLbXveNNAfwIzuXPtfPmsZnvJ6uUv2XBc_LzBMUxO4WM/s1440/9DE86EC6-9377-44CB-896D-DD454401E16C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQKyN04M7jzG-T1Ou4aYVWPPb0p-OfN2XVy_kZVcUZaDs_hw9iAz8e4fY8gk19iwhcRF0uPD-RKhwjYqAoUPcit6x1an-GjGPRfMVgfjjlcYjD8JONvCG1QoMwbuyFlqxOGhyl7aEWLYxfLbXveNNAfwIzuXPtfPmsZnvJ6uUv2XBc_LzBMUxO4WM/s320/9DE86EC6-9377-44CB-896D-DD454401E16C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjw-2b-Dd4VUM-ZB7Ic95sFKZK9D1aiQct9JvMlzJAV2_Q3iAQpftB023ikZKFCMhMY6jH4hDEtOYDYfOt0Ul6n20kVp2RsUAizVQa1pgLgKToraMRWH-M882paNjZRaGNqr6OPjDroOe2tmQCUY5JyscUPIt6HDCWWzsDoiEZ_LRHrZJWoKKlYmc/s1440/912B0758-FC4C-4568-AB7F-BD6A2A7F15E6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjw-2b-Dd4VUM-ZB7Ic95sFKZK9D1aiQct9JvMlzJAV2_Q3iAQpftB023ikZKFCMhMY6jH4hDEtOYDYfOt0Ul6n20kVp2RsUAizVQa1pgLgKToraMRWH-M882paNjZRaGNqr6OPjDroOe2tmQCUY5JyscUPIt6HDCWWzsDoiEZ_LRHrZJWoKKlYmc/s320/912B0758-FC4C-4568-AB7F-BD6A2A7F15E6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlt8nPcaVtxCQavxg37J8pJeoeF25rvmQ_LhUxHRI-YSTOo2shI5F6SFCtvGuiCrI-FjMvJZ2c2VQCTiXf9AP2rR5udFW8iNYXvUdvEnV_URaGHJYyezpW08QDYKqQoUgiecm-geXGAQ1dCEqCWffAQKROw5WrNHKOdLDb0OhrB1PQdF-jlmTaiiC/s1440/BCE1EFC0-23DA-4657-8D1D-1EF211AA8C5A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlt8nPcaVtxCQavxg37J8pJeoeF25rvmQ_LhUxHRI-YSTOo2shI5F6SFCtvGuiCrI-FjMvJZ2c2VQCTiXf9AP2rR5udFW8iNYXvUdvEnV_URaGHJYyezpW08QDYKqQoUgiecm-geXGAQ1dCEqCWffAQKROw5WrNHKOdLDb0OhrB1PQdF-jlmTaiiC/s320/BCE1EFC0-23DA-4657-8D1D-1EF211AA8C5A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK_4HZ0Z9U4phKeG8LyZVtYykvc1nQKuosb40ZJS1Ez1egkHDKrACb1hNBzerpWN5Qbeq0nZSFwV7fo6nTgxNcw-8QV6ojiyomG9iFh2oRIzOSxemf7GtAI--kCKBN5gRG4ZfkgoAMtOtAnVN8opxzYFIPBfCWzulzaMmbVxCNFD6KrkRag1fFhdt/s1440/B0181243-4087-4DF6-BBB3-970E203A9D9C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK_4HZ0Z9U4phKeG8LyZVtYykvc1nQKuosb40ZJS1Ez1egkHDKrACb1hNBzerpWN5Qbeq0nZSFwV7fo6nTgxNcw-8QV6ojiyomG9iFh2oRIzOSxemf7GtAI--kCKBN5gRG4ZfkgoAMtOtAnVN8opxzYFIPBfCWzulzaMmbVxCNFD6KrkRag1fFhdt/s320/B0181243-4087-4DF6-BBB3-970E203A9D9C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I’m just getting a head start in my Christmas decor!! I’ll share more of my gingham/buffalo check decor later. </p>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691615549993586603.post-24843820050541907592022-07-21T09:39:00.000-04:002022-07-21T09:39:13.862-04:00Summer Porches<p> I snapped a photo of my front porch this morning. My porches keep getting smaller with every move.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVbd6E0CoTfG5c7pXvynGAlZQeimNJTN53Pk3mCBGAUeKRPDtDyhhQg0a2f4JdzlzgZ1hVjacnF2x94Ea8WPmD4w7NnqiYQL2gR7kkVqDkxzxSET8WCnJHY7xwMsau_TeO7IvWPO-aVBUs617mjWovMd3Mqg-bjw6JAR7i2joRVev98isVrCshtlm/s3264/F27497B4-8DD6-4613-83EE-F00CC7ED073D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVbd6E0CoTfG5c7pXvynGAlZQeimNJTN53Pk3mCBGAUeKRPDtDyhhQg0a2f4JdzlzgZ1hVjacnF2x94Ea8WPmD4w7NnqiYQL2gR7kkVqDkxzxSET8WCnJHY7xwMsau_TeO7IvWPO-aVBUs617mjWovMd3Mqg-bjw6JAR7i2joRVev98isVrCshtlm/s320/F27497B4-8DD6-4613-83EE-F00CC7ED073D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I have a large lanai in the back which overlooks the fairway at our golf club. I decorated it with Lilly Pulitzer loot and now I’m tired of that. I still wear my Lilly, just don’t want my house to be Lilly-field anymore. I will change it up, just trying to decide how I want it to look. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAvU9Uf8Z2ZE-mUul4WyadmJSCuoZ_DIjXePezQtm3wPlS89y5-WgLmDRe573xuuWNH0lJxj13mZS8IH0H2_XpdHT9UEKG0ZmQ9rO6SB8mBlM-YSMGgwHDbX4k2I2bwp3-IZH0VTVlw1CL_JQnk4ustQRLhuOcWWqvv7A9xAOc5ZxOlz0_bAYHW7U/s3264/D75B9E5C-D776-4858-885B-D95039730167.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAvU9Uf8Z2ZE-mUul4WyadmJSCuoZ_DIjXePezQtm3wPlS89y5-WgLmDRe573xuuWNH0lJxj13mZS8IH0H2_XpdHT9UEKG0ZmQ9rO6SB8mBlM-YSMGgwHDbX4k2I2bwp3-IZH0VTVlw1CL_JQnk4ustQRLhuOcWWqvv7A9xAOc5ZxOlz0_bAYHW7U/s320/D75B9E5C-D776-4858-885B-D95039730167.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It’s so hot and humid in Florida right now that I’m not using either porches. Summer has always been my least favorite time of the year. There isn’t much going on in July and August. I’m looking forward to Labor Day…<i>football season and pumpkin-everything! </i></p>Miss Janicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377628628771558672noreply@blogger.com1