The Sovereign and other members of the Order then return to the Upper Ward of the castle in carriages and cars.īut last night, the duke – who missed the Jubilee celebrations a week ago because he had Covid – dramatically pulled out of today's Order of the Garter ceremony, despite being a member of the ancient order of chivalry. Charles and William were said to have blocked Andrew from appearing at today's Order of the Garter ceremony after lobbying the Queen, according to The Sun. There is a short service where any new Companions are installed. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh entertain the members and officers at a lunch, and then all process on foot to a service in St. The day begins with The Queen formally investing any new Companions with the Order's insignia in the Throne Room of the Castle. The annual iconic Garter Day procession, where The Queen and the Knights process in grand velvet robes, glistening insignia and plumed hats, is one of the most traditional ceremonies in the Queen's calendar.Įvery June, a grand procession of the knights takes place at Windsor Castle, accompanied by a marching band and Officers of the Order, all in grand ceremonial dress. George's Day, the 23 April, the initiation ceremony takes place in Junmantle during the traditional Garter Procession, which sees members parade through Windsor. Members of the Royal Knights and Ladies include Prince Philip, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Prince Charles, the Princess Royal and Prince William.Ī second order, the Stranger Knights and Ladies, is bestowed on foreign rulers such as Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Harald V of Norway.Īlthough new additions are named on St. There are also two orders of 'extra' knights. Notable former members include Sir Winston Churchill, Stanley Baldwin and Sir Edmund Hillary.įield Marshall, the Lord Bramall, a former Chief of the Defence Staff, the Duke of Abercorn, the Duke of Westminster and Baroness Manningham-Buller, the former Director-General of MI5, are among the current Knights and Ladies of the Garter. The Garter is open to British and Commonwealth citizens. The sovereign, known as the Sovereign of the Garter, is the only one with the power to admit new members. The Prince of Wales is known as a Royal Knight Companion of the Garter. It came amid reports that Andrew has pushed for a return to royal duties but his older brother Prince Charles and nephew Prince William had asked the Queen not to give in to the disgraced royal. Her Majesty apparently informed him to keep out of sight 'for his own good'.Īs sovereign and heir, The Queen and Prince Charles are automatically given membership of the Order and are considered 'ex officio knights'.
While a Buckingham Palace spokesman said: 'The Duke of York will attend the investiture and lunch today but will not be part of the procession or service.'īut he will still be allowed to join the Queen at the formal investiture of new members of the Order of the Garter - including the Duchess of Cornwall and ex PM Tony Blair - and as well as the lunch afterwards. Her Majesty will also miss the procession and service, due to her ongoing mobility problems - but intends to do the formal investiture of the new Garter knights including Tony Blair and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. The Duke of York's absence from the Windsor Castle procession and service was a 'family decision', Buckingham Palace has said, amid fears that he might be booed over his links to Jeffrey Epstein and alleged abuse of one of his 'sex slaves'.Īndrew will not be seen in public during Garter Day, one of the most colourful events in the royal calendar, after the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge reportedly lobbied the Queen about his participation. The decision was clearly taken at the 11th hour, because Andrew's name remains on the order of service.Ī palace insider said that the decision to exclude Andrew from the public elements of today's Garter Day was a 'family decision'. Prince Andrew looked downcast as he drove to Windsor Castle today after being banned from appearing in public at this afternoon's Order of the Garter event by senior royals believed to include his mother, Prince Charles and Prince William - as the Queen returns to duties to knight Tony Blair.
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