To mark the occasion of his brother Prince Edward's 60th birthday, King Charles III has appointed him to 'the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.'
To mark the occasion of his brother Prince Edward's 60th birthday, King Charles III has appointed him to"the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle."ing Charles III awarded his younger brother, Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Order of the Thistle to mark the prince’s 60th birthday on Sunday, March 10.Here’s what you need to know about the Order of the Thistle and the new appointments.
The King is the “Sovereign of the Order” and is responsible for appointments as a “personal gift.” The awards to 16 “ordinary” knights and ladies can only be given to Scottish nationals, but royals from the U.K. or other countries can be appointed as “extra knights and ladies,” the Along with Queen Camilla, the King’s sister Anne, the Princess Royal, and his son Prince William, the Duke of Rothesay , also currently hold the honor. at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. Knights dress in green velvet robes and white hats and join the monarch for a procession from the Signet Library in central Edinburgh to the chapel nearby, where they meet the ladies.
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