The 12-year-old accompanied his mother to the annual Festival of Remembrance in London. It’s the first time he’s gone to such an event and marks another milestone in his life as an heir. In May, he talked with veterans at Buckingham Palace after commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
His father has mentioned that George likes history, so going to such an event makes sense as he marks another step on his slow introduction to an event he’ll attend for decades.
The Saturday evening festival is a must-attend event for the royals. The only ones missing were Prince William, who was flying back from COP30 and the Earthshot prize events in Brazil, as well as Princess Anne and her husband, Tim, who are on a tour of Australia, and the 90-year-old Duke of Kent.
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
The Remembrance ceremony held on the second Sunday in November is perhaps the most important event on the royal calendar. Starting with the King, then the Prince of Wales and Duke of Edinburgh, all the attendees, ranging from military leaders to politicians and Commonwealth diplomats lay wreaths at the Cenotaph in central London
Watching from balconies overlooking the street were Queen Camilla, the Princess of Wales, Duchess of Edinburgh and Duke of Kent, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester (No, Prince George did not attend this event).
What is remarkable is the extent to which communities, businesses, and organizations decorate with poppies, wreathes, and other Remembrance material — town halls, store windows, rural bridges, etc. It’s very respectful, very common, and a lot more omnipresent than in Canada
One of the most enduring royal jewellery mysteries has been solved — the famous Florentine Diamond (137 carats of a perfect smoky hue that used to belong to the Medicis of Florence) and 14 other spectacular and priceless pieces of jewellery belonging to Zita, the last empress of the Austrian-Hungarian empire, have been revealed to have been safely stored in an anonymous safety deposit box in a Canadian bank since the Second World War. She and her family lived in Canada for several years after fleeing the Nazis.
The jewels hadn’t been seen since 1919 when the family fled to Switzerland after the empire collapsed. Many assumed they’d been broken up. Or stolen.
Meanwhile, Zita swore two sons to secret, having them promise only to reveal the jewellery’s location 100 years after her husband’s death in 1922. In turn, they told their sons. Now 103 years after Emperor Charles’s death, the treasures have been verified as authentic by the original jewelry firm and will go on display in Canada, in thanks to the nation for safeguarding them
The cost of Andrew’s living arrangements, including that now-surrendered lease of Royal Lodge, will be debated in Parliament on Tuesday though it’s unclear how far opposition MPs will push the issues.
From the Telegraph:
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s conduct will be debated in Parliament for the first time next week, amid growing calls for him to give evidence before MPs.
Liberal Democrat MPs will demand answers from the Government over Andrew’s living arrangements at Royal Lodge, Windsor.
MPs are not allowed to criticise members of the Royal family in the chambers but since being stripped of his titles, Andrew is no longer protected by those conventions, having effectively become a commoner.
Eight years after leaving Suits, and after saying her acting life was behind her, the Duchess of Sussex is playing herself in a cameo role in an Amazon film called Close Personal Friends starring Brie Larson and Lilly Collins.
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