The King on St George’s Day has made appointments to the orders of the Garter (the Duchess of Gloucester), the British Empire (the Queen), the Bath (the Prince of Wales) and the Companions of Honour (the Princess of Wales).

All are effective from today, 23 April.

THE ORDER OF THE GARTER

His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint four new Companions to the Order of the Garter. The Companions are:

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, GCVO, DStJ, CD, to be a Royal Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach, GBE, KCB, DL, to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

The Right Honourable the Lord Kakkar, KBE, to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

The Lord Lloyd-Webber to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint Her Majesty The Queen to be Grand Master and First or Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Previous Grand Masters have included: His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1953-2021), Her Majesty Queen Mary (1936-1953) and His Majesty King George Vl as The Prince of Wales (1917-1936).

The Order of the British Empire was established by King George V in 1917 to honour a broader cross section of society, both military and civilian.

THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH

His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, K.G., K.T., A.D.C., to be Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

Previous Great Masters have included: His Majesty The King as The Prince of Wales (1974-2022), His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1942-1974) and His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1901-1942).

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THE ORDER OF THE COMPANIONS OF HONOUR

His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to appoint Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, GCVO, to be Royal Companion of The Order of the Companions of Honour.

This is a new appointment.

The Order of the Companions of Honour was founded by King George V in 1917 to recognise outstanding achievements in the Arts, Sciences, Medicine and Public Service.

"On 3 June 1865 the Princess gave birth to her second son, Prince George. The baby arrived a month early, although his uncle, Prince Alfred, had doubts on this point. ‘Pray tell me, it was just at the right time, was it not?’ he demanded of his brother. ‘Mamma and everybody fancied it should only be in July but you told me to expect it just when it did happen. I am sure you said it was later on purpose.

Whatever may be the truth about this baby’s timing it is a fact that the Queen, who conceived it her duty to attend the confinements of her daughters and daughters-in-law, never succeeded in being present at the birth of any of the Princess of Wales’s children, because they had an inconvenient habit of arriving long before she had been led to expect them. ‘It seems that it is not to be that I am to be present at the birth of your children, which I am very sorry for,’ she wrote rather plaintively to her son Bertie"

Excerpt from Queen Alexandra by Georgina Battiscombe

Deidre Hall Vs. Phyllis Logan

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Deidre Hall - (Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, Days of Our Lives) - No text propaganda

Phyllis Logan - (Lovejoy, Play for Today, And a Nightingale Sang) - Phyllis Logan starred in a number of TV plays on British TV in the 1980s and 1990s but her best known lead role from the era was as Lady Jane Felsham, opposite Ian McShane as Lovejoy an antiques dealer. Her performance in the TV film And a Nightingale Sang as Helen was poignant and moving but Phyllis herself was radiant. Just look those blue eyes and captivating smile!

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“What did King Lear say?”

Exhibit A of a scene when the tears are at the surface or already flowing, the script and delivery are perfect, and the last line makes me laugh out loud through my tears. 😂😭😂

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I can only hope that he pitched my idea for a Great British Royal Bake Off 🧁🍰🍞🥖🥐

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idc how well it actually cooks the toast i am cooking toast three meals a day if it means i get to push those buttons and turn that thing around wheee wooooo look at my beautiful toast

'I can never sufficiently express my deep gratitude to you, darling May, for the way you have helped and stood by me in these difficult times. This is not sentimental rubbish, but what I really feel.'

George to May on the 20th anniversary of his accession to throne

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"Love is an action word"

Watercolour by Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, signed “May July 25th 1885.”

Queen Mary wearing the Cambridge Emeralds and the Delhi Durbar Tiara. 

From Her Majesty’s Jewel Vault: The Cambridge Emeralds and the Delhi Durbar Parure 

George and Mary visit the Shakespeare's England exhibition at Earl's Court, London, 20 july 1912. The queen is amused by a man posing in the stocks