The British Royal Family attended the Service for the Most Noble Order of the Garter at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on June 17th. The oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain, click HERE to learn about the Order of the Garter.
Foto posterior a la ceremonia de investidura de Don Felipe como Caballero de la Muy Noble Orden de la Jarretera, la máxima distinción que concede la monarquía británica. https://t.co/dLPxvN9ipK pic.twitter.com/rH8MWHe0Ur
— Casa de S.M. el Rey (@CasaReal) June 17, 2019
Koning Willem-Alexander is door Koningin Elizabeth II van het Verenigd Koninkrijk geïnstalleerd in de Orde van de Kousenband. Hij kreeg de Britse onderscheiding tijdens het Staatsbezoek in oktober 2018. Voor de ceremonie is het Koninklijk Paar in Windsor. https://t.co/86kF2FWKQr pic.twitter.com/Wos5qqVLV5
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) June 17, 2019
New appointments to "The Garter" were invested in the Garter Throne Room and include a Lady Companion, athlete Lady Mary Peters, and a Knight Companion, the Marquess of Salisbury, a former Chairman of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation.#garterday pic.twitter.com/9s7p4VlcfD
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 17, 2019
Groepsfoto van Queen Elizabeth en de (aanwezige) Ridders en Dames in de Orde van de Kousenband. De kleine pages aan de zijkant binden trouwens de daadwerkelijke kousenband om, Elizabeth doet (helpt bij) lint, ster, mantel en keten van nieuwe Ridders, onder wie WA en Felipe. pic.twitter.com/30vQ7FX1Fp
— Rick Evers (@RickEversRoyal) June 17, 2019
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Foto posterior a la ceremonia de investidura de Don Felipe como Caballero de la Muy Noble Orden de la Jarretera, la máxima distinción que concede la monarquía británica. https://t.co/dLPxvN9ipK pic.twitter.com/rH8MWHe0Ur
— Casa de S.M. el Rey (@CasaReal) June 17, 2019Koning Willem-Alexander is door Koningin Elizabeth II van het Verenigd Koninkrijk geïnstalleerd in de Orde van de Kousenband. Hij kreeg de Britse onderscheiding tijdens het Staatsbezoek in oktober 2018. Voor de ceremonie is het Koninklijk Paar in Windsor. https://t.co/86kF2FWKQr pic.twitter.com/Wos5qqVLV5
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) June 17, 2019New appointments to "The Garter" were invested in the Garter Throne Room and include a Lady Companion, athlete Lady Mary Peters, and a Knight Companion, the Marquess of Salisbury, a former Chairman of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation.#garterday pic.twitter.com/9s7p4VlcfD
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 17, 2019Groepsfoto van Queen Elizabeth en de (aanwezige) Ridders en Dames in de Orde van de Kousenband. De kleine pages aan de zijkant binden trouwens de daadwerkelijke kousenband om, Elizabeth doet (helpt bij) lint, ster, mantel en keten van nieuwe Ridders, onder wie WA en Felipe. pic.twitter.com/30vQ7FX1Fp
— Rick Evers (@RickEversRoyal) June 17, 2019Ahead of the service, a Lady Companion, Lady Mary Peters, and a Knight Companion, the Marquess of Salisbury, were invested with the Order’s insignia by the Queen in a private Investiture in the Garter Throne Room, along with investing King Felipe of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands as Stranger Knights Companion of the Order of Garter. King Felipe received the Order in 2017, while King Willem-Alexander received it last year. The Investiture was followed by a Luncheon in St. George’s Hall ahead of the Garter Knights and the Royal Family processing on foot to St George’s Chapel for the Service, while the Queen arrived by car.
After the service The Queen left St George’s Chapel accompanied by The Knights and other members of The Royal Family. #GarterDay pic.twitter.com/jZKKqA4y6V
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 17, 2019
Embed from Getty ImagesEmbed from Getty ImagesThe Queen of Spain, The Queen of the Netherlands, Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Cornwall and Countess of Wessex attended the #GarterDay service. pic.twitter.com/YH2VP8PgVH
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 17, 2019
Embed from Getty ImagesThe King and Queen of Spain were accompanied by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The King and Queen of The Netherlands were accompanied by The Duke of York.
The Princess Royal and the Earl and Countess of Wessex processed together at Windsor Castle. #garterday pic.twitter.com/yll5gqqqBG
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 17, 2019
After the service The Queen left St George’s Chapel accompanied by The Knights and other members of The Royal Family. #GarterDay pic.twitter.com/jZKKqA4y6V
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 17, 2019The Queen of Spain, The Queen of the Netherlands, Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Cornwall and Countess of Wessex attended the #GarterDay service. pic.twitter.com/YH2VP8PgVH
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 17, 2019The King and Queen of Spain were accompanied by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The King and Queen of The Netherlands were accompanied by The Duke of York.
The Princess Royal and the Earl and Countess of Wessex processed together at Windsor Castle. #garterday pic.twitter.com/yll5gqqqBG
Afterwards, the Queen and members of the Royal Family departed by carriages for their return journey to the Castle. Queen Letizia (wearing the Joyas de Pasar Earrings), Queen Máxima, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duchess of Cambridge (in Princess Diana’s Collingwood Pearl Earrings), the Countess of Wessex, Sir Tim Laurence, and the Duchess of Gloucester were also present along with the other spouses of the Garter Knights.
