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#1
18-09-08, 06:46 PM
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What are Prince Charles' medal for?
An item from the BBC NEWS/MAGAZINE of 2006 showing some of the Prince's medals and why he is wearing them. Kind of interesting.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/...ne/6147544.stm
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#2
18-09-08, 07:39 PM
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Voltigeur,
You are putting up some interesting posts, keep them coming. P.B.
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18-09-08, 07:49 PM
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Thanks P.B. after all he will become "my" king ........someday. May as well learn all I can about him
Jo
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19-09-08, 01:28 PM
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I like the Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter. Ray
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19-09-08, 06:33 PM
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Sorry couldnt resist this, but when the Windsors are down to their last couple of grand perhaps the medals might appear on E bay,the way this country is going at the moment who knows !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.B. ( This is a joke ,I am actually pro monarchy )
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19-09-08, 06:35 PM
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Ok, but the way the infllation is growing, who will be rich enough to buy this lot????? Will it be sold in Pounds or Euros????? LOVL
Jo
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17-01-09, 07:44 AM
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Windsors? Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg surely. 
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17-01-09, 08:32 AM
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The sons of the family (at least when it comes to being shown in the media in connection with their military careers ) appear to have the surname "Wales"
I wonder how the Prince of Wales medals are named ? I dont suppose we will know untill they appear on E bay. P.B.
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29-03-09, 04:33 PM
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The Royal Family were known as the House of 'Saxe-Coburg-Gotha'
The name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha came to the British Royal Family in 1840 with the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, son of Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha. Queen Victoria herself remained a member of the House of Hanover. The only British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was King Edward VII, who reigned for nine years at the beginning of the modern age in the early years of the twentieth century. King George V replaced the German-sounding title with that of Windsor during the First World War. During WWII Princess Elizabeth was known as Ensign Windsor at a time her father was King. Prince Charles is known as 'Prince of Wales' until he himself becomes King, but I believe even he was called 'Windsor' during his Navy Service? It is only the two new Royal Princes who seem to style themselves as 'Wales' Charles medals are: 1: Order of Merit, civil version 2: GCB 3: Queen's Service Order (New Zealand) 4: Queen's Coronation medal [worn by Charles & Ann only] 5: Queen's Silver Jubilee medal [also worn by Andrew & Edward] 6: Queen's Golden Jubilee medal [ also worn by William & Harry] 7: Canadian forces decoration 8: NZ commemorative medal 9: Knight of Most Noble Order of the Garter The Coronation & Jubilee medals can be worn by ANY member of the Royal Family born on the issue date. i.e. 1953, 1977 & 2002 All the others are in the gift of the Queen or overseas govenments
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#12
29-03-09, 04:47 PM
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I'm amazed that in this day and age some countries still have monarchs.
That's about all I can say without upsetting the Monarchists out there! So I'll shut it. Glad I'm from Munster, safely ensconced in a republic.
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30-03-09, 05:12 PM
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Living in a Republic it's only right that you should support that Republic although thousands of your countrymen did fight in the forces of the King during WWII and subsequent "small wars". I , on the other hand, am more than happy to live in a Constitutional Monarchy as I find it preferable to having another level of grasping politicians to support. God Save The Queen.
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