Queen Elizabeth II in Hobart, Tasmania, stopping to talk with fans on Macquarie Street in 1970.

the-british-royal-family:

Prince Andrew playing hockey, ca. 1979. Photos by Bill Potter/Camera Press.

misshonoriaglossop:

5 June 1972 The Duke of Windsor, who died last week, has been laid to rest at the royal burial ground near Windsor Castle. The burial followed a funeral service at St George’s Chapel attended by political leaders, statesmen and diplomats. World leaders and ordinary people alike laid wreaths on the lawns to pay their respects to the former King, who caused a constitutional crisis in 1936 by abdicating the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Flags throughout Windsor were at half mast. The castle itself was closed to the public but hundreds gathered quietly outside.Inside St George’s Chapel a procession of eight soldiers from the first battalion the Welsh Guards carried the coffin, draped in the Duke’s personal standard.It was followed by the Duke of Edinburgh, King Olaf of Norway - a cousin of the Duke - the Prince of Wales and other male members of the royal family.Apart from the Duke’s only surviving brother the Duke of Gloucester, who was not well enough to attend, all other adult members of the royal family were there. The former King was described by the Garter King of Arms as “sometime the most high, most mighty and most excellent monarch Edward VIII.” The half hour service, conducted by the dean of Windsor, ended with a blessing by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The Duke was later buried next to his brother the Duke of Kent, at the royal burial ground at Frogmore, half a mile from the castle.

timelessroyals:

Prince Charles after becoming Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath on May 28, 1975, at Westminster Abbey. The ceremony also marked the 250th anniversary of the order.

Sydney Opera House: A Comparison of Two Visits

Picture One: The Queen along with Prince Philip in 1973.

Picture Two: New parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1983.

It’s amazing how ten years and a new couple makes a difference (emotionally and in the number of people in attendance).

A special thanks to xlilibetandphilip for bringing the 1973 photo to my attention.