The actual star of the day should have been Camilla of Cornwall which was invested today with the title Royal Lady of the Order of the Garterbut it was her prince Wilhelm and with it his wife Kate Middleton. Not for something they did, but for something they did they threatened not to.
After this Prince Andrewjust healed from covidhad been announced among the members of the royal family in attendance Procession to St George’s Hallwhere the annual ceremony takes place at Windsor Castle is said to have been given by the Duke of Cambridge aut aut to grandmother Elizabeth II and the prince to his father Karl: “If he comes, I won’t come.”
The Evening Standard writes it defines the prince”Adamant»:« The Duke of Cambridge was unyielding: If the Duke of York had insisted on attending the public ceremony, he and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge You wouldn’t show up”.
But what the British court doesn’t need right now is fresh from success long anniversary weekendthey definitely are inner tensions Topics shown and fed to the media. Thus, William’s request was granted at the last minute and The Cambridge were photographed at Windsor Castle in their heyday.
More Kate, in truth, smiling and beaming in the carriage and on the platform in her sky-blue dress, next to the Countess Sophia of Wessex In pink, Valentino, who wasn’t her husband William, actually rather appeared frowning during the procession which he followed alongside his uncle Edward and to aunt la royal princess Anna.
In any case, there was no trace of Prince Andrew in public. Supposedly it has ate lunch Private with her mother and then escorted her to the chapel for the ceremony (not open to the public). the Queen, who for known reasons of mobility decided not to follow the procession, has confirmed her presence.
After all, there was one besides Camilla’s another important investment: that of the former prime minister Tony Blairmade a Knight of the Order of the Garter last December protests by British citizens. Today a large group of people who disagree With Her Majesty’s decision, they assembled at Windsor to contest the investiture and waved peace flags and accused the former prime minister of being a “war criminal” to himself Politics in Iraq 2003, but forgetting its role in the peace treaties in Northern Ireland in the 90s.
However, the group of dissidents did not cause any unrest and everything went as plannedbetween smiles and respected tradition. The only thing missing was the Queen’s greetingbut the heirs to the throne and their wives (now an inseparable quartet) have made their places very well.