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On This Day In Royal History . 12 September 1938 . Prince Arthur of Connaught died aged 55 . 2/2: Prince Arthur acted as a Counsellor of State during periods of the King’s (George V) absence abroad. In 1906, by order of the King, he vested the Meiji Emperor of Japan with the Order of the Garter, as a consequence of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. . On 15 October 1913, Prince Arthur married his cousin Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (17 May 1891 – 26 February 1959) at the Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace, London. Princess Alexandra was the eldest daughter & heir of the 1st Duke of Fife & the Princess Royal, the eldest daughter of King Edward VII. As such, the couple were first cousins once removed. They had a son, Alastair. . In 1920, Prince Arthur succeeded Viscount Buxton as governor-general & commander-in-chief in South Africa. The Earl of Athlone succeeded him in these posts in 1924. Upon returning to Britain, Prince Arthur became involved in a number of charitable organizations, including serving as chairman of the board of directors of Middlesex Hospital. Like his father, the Duke of Connaught, he was active in the Freemasons, becoming Provincial Grand Master for Berkshire in 1924. . Prince Arthur of Connaught died of stomach cancer at age 55 on 12 September 1938. He is buried in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore. One of his last public appearances was at the coronation of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth in May 1937. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #d12sep #PrinceArthur #PrinceArthurofConnaught #houseofsaxecoburgandgotha #HouseofWindsor #History #otd #onthisday #BritishArmy #BritishMonarchy #Royalty #Monarchy #RoyalHistory #BritishRoyals #BritishRoyalFamily #soldier #victorian #Britishroyalty #historyinpictures #Vintagephoto #vintagegreatbritain #oldphotos #vintagephotography #history (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTu1kJNscCw/?utm_medium=tumblr

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On This Day In Royal History . 12 September 1938 . Prince Arthur of Connaught died aged 55 . ½: Prince Arthur was born on 13 January 1883 at Windsor Castle. His father was the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, third son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His mother was the former Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia. . ◼ Arthur was the first British royal prince to be educated at Eton College. After attending finishing school, Prince Arthur was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, from where he was commissioned into the 7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars in 1901. During the Second Boer War, he saw active duty with the 7th Hussars. In 1907, he was promoted to the rank of captain in the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys). He became the honorary Colonel-in-Chief of this regiment in 1920. . ◼ During the First World War, Prince Arthur served as aide-de-camp to British army Generals Sir John French & Sir Douglas Haig, the successive commanders of the British Expeditionary Force in France & Belgium. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1919 & became a colonel in the reserves in 1922. In October 1922, Prince Arthur was promoted to the honorary rank of major general & became an aide-de-camp to his first cousin, King George V. . ◼ Since the king’s children were too young to undertake public duties until after the First World War, Prince Arthur carried out a variety of ceremonial duties at home & overseas. . . (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTu1C7gsPyb/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The Queen sends her congratulations to ⁦ Emma Raducanu⁩ for her remarkable achievement. . . . #EmmaRaducanu #britishroyalty #britishmonarchy #hermajestythequeen #thequeen #monarchy #godsavethequeen #hermajesty #britishroyals #queenelizabeth #Royalty #Royals #queenelizabethii #British #thecrown #elizabethii #houseofwindsor #windsorcastle #britishroyalfamily #majesty #queenelizabeth2 #royalfamily #ukroyals #BritishQueen #royalblog #RoyalWindsor #Monarch #BuckinghamPalace https://www.instagram.com/p/CTtxeK2M-q-/?utm_medium=tumblr

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On This Day In History . 12 September 1368 . Blanche of Lancaster died . ◼ Blanche of Lancaster (born. 25 March 1345/1347) was a member of the English royal House of Plantagenet, daughter of the kingdom’s wealthiest & most powerful peer, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. . ◼ She was the first wife of John of Gaunt, the mother of King Henry IV, & the grandmother of King Henry V of England. . ◼ Blanche died at Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire, on 12 September 1368 while her husband was overseas. She was 23 years of age at the time of her death, although Froissart reported that she died aged about 22. . ◼ It is believed that she may have died after contracting the Black Death which was rife in Europe at that time. Her funeral at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London was preceded by a magnificent cortege attended by most of the upper nobility & clergy. John of Gaunt held annual commemorations of her death for the rest of his life & established a joint chantry foundation on his own death. . ◼ In 1374, six years after her death, John of Gaunt commissioned a double tomb for himself & Blanche from the mason Henry Yevele. The magnificent monument in the choir of St Paul’s was completed by Yevele in 1380, with the assistance of Thomas Wrek, having cost a total of £592. Gaunt himself died in 1399, & was laid to rest beside Blanche. The two effigies were notable for having their right hands joined. An adjacent chantry chapel was added between 1399 & 1403 . ▪ Blanche & John of Gaunt together had seven children: . ▪ Philippa of Lancaster (31 March 1360 – 19 July 1415) . ▪ John of Lancaster (c.1362/1364); died in early infancy. . ▪ Elizabeth of Lancaster (21 February 1364 – 24 November 1426) . ▪ Edward of Lancaster (1365–1365) . ▪ John of Lancaster (4 May 1366); died in early infancy. . ▪ Henry IV of England (3 April 1367 – 20 March 1413); married firstly Mary de Bohun & secondly Joanna of Navarre. . ▪ Isabel of Lancaster (b.1368); died young. . . Portrait: The Marriage of John of Gaunt & Blanche of Lancaster in Reading Abbey on 19 May 1359 by Horace Wright (1914), The Museum of Reading. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #OnThisDay #history #d12sep https://www.instagram.com/p/CTuzFzbMAYO/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Her Majesty the Queen, when Princess Elizabeth & her corgis 🐶❤️ . . . #britishroyalty #britishmonarchy #hermajestythequeen #thequeen #monarchy #godsavethequeen #hermajesty #britishroyals #queenelizabeth #Royalty #Royals #queenelizabethii #British #thecrown #elizabethii #houseofwindsor #windsorcastle #britishroyalfamily #majesty #British #queenelizabeth2 #royalfamily #ukroyals #BritishQueen #royalblog #RoyalWindsor #Monarch #BuckinghamPalace #Princesselizabeth #PrincessMargaret #Corgis (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTuywpKsIQR/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and King George VI with their Corgis. . . . #GeorgeVI #Kinggeorgevi #britishroyalty #britishmonarchy #hermajestythequeen #thequeen #monarchy #godsavethequeen #hermajesty #britishroyals #queenelizabeth #Royalty #Royals #Corgis #queenelizabethii #British #thecrown #elizabethii #houseofwindsor #windsorcastle #britishroyalfamily #majesty #British #queenelizabeth2 #royalfamily #ukroyals #BritishQueen #royalblog #RoyalWindsor #Monarch #BuckinghamPalace (at Windsor Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTux6hJsbch/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Her Majesty the Queen, when Princess Elizabeth & her corgi 🐶❤️ . . . #britishroyalty #britishmonarchy #hermajestythequeen #thequeen #monarchy #godsavethequeen #hermajesty #britishroyals #queenelizabeth #Royalty #Royals #queenelizabethii #British #thecrown #elizabethii #houseofwindsor #windsorcastle #britishroyalfamily #majesty #British #queenelizabeth2 #royalfamily #ukroyals #BritishQueen #royalblog #RoyalWindsor #Monarch #BuckinghamPalace (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTuyL2BscON/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#OTD in Royal History . 27 August 1968 . Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent died . Princess Marina died from a brain tumour at Kensington Palace at 11.40 am on 27 August 1968, aged 61. . ◼ The Funeral service for the Princess was held at the St. George’s Chapel on 30 August. She was buried in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore. Her funeral was the final royal ceremony attended by her brother-in-law, the former Edward VIII. . 👑 Princess Marina of Greece & Denmark was born in Athens, Greece on 13 December 1906. . ▪️ Her father was Prince Nicholas of Greece & Denmark, the third son of George I of Greece. Her mother was Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, a granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia. One of her paternal uncles was Prince Andrew of Greece & Denmark, the father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. . ◼ Her family was generally poor & forced into exile when she was 11, following the overthrow of the Greek monarchy. They later moved to Paris, while the Princess stayed throughout Europe with her extended family. . ◼ In 1932 in London she met  Prince George, Duke of Kent, a second cousin through Christian IX of Denmark. Their betrothal was announced in August 1934. On 29 November 1934, they married at Westminster Abbey, London. The wedding was followed by a Greek ceremony in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. . ◼ Among her bridesmaids were Princess Elizabeth of York (now Elizabeth II). It was the last time a foreign-born princess married into the British Royal Family. . ◼ They had three children: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, & Prince Michael. . ◼ The Duke of Kent was killed on 25 August 1942, in an aeroplane crash at Eagles Rock, near Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, while on active service with the Royal Air Force. . ◼ During World War II, Marina was trained as a nurse for three months under the pseudonym "Sister Kay" & joined the civil nurse reserve. . ◼ After her husband’s death, the Duchess of Kent continued to be an active member of the British Royal Family, carrying out a wide range of royal & official engagements. . . . #d27aug (at Kensington Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTF9FZhs3Eo/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#otd 27 August 1979 - Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was assassinated by the IRA. . Mountbatten was a member of British royal family, Royal Navy officer & statesman, a maternal uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, & second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II. During the Second World War, he was Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command. He was the last Viceroy of India of British India, & the first governor-general of the Dominion of India. . . . #Louismountbatten #Royalnavy #Royalfamily #Britishmonarchy #lestweforget #remembrance #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #onthisday #d27aug #royalhistory #history #royalty #admiralofthefleet #earl #earlmountbatten #royalnavyofficer #commander #Britishnavy #royal #royals #britishroyals #britishroyalfamily #navy #monarchy #british #britishroyalty #historyinpictures #britishhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CTE_AHRIbrU/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The Ravens . Legend maintains that - “should the ravens ever leave the Tower, the White Tower will fall & disaster will befall the kingdom” . A group of at least six captive ravens reside at the Tower of London. Their presence is traditionally believed to protect The Crown & the Tower; a superstition holds that “if the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it.” Some historians, including the Tower’s official historian, believe the “Tower’s raven mythology is likely to be a Victorian flight of fantasy”. The earliest known reference to captive ravens at the Tower is an illustration from 1883. . Historically, wild ravens were common throughout Britain, even in towns; the Tower was within their natural range. When they were exterminated from much of their traditional range, including London, they could only exist at the Tower in captivity & with official support. The Tower ravens are tended to by the Ravenmaster of the Yeomen Warders. Local legend puts the origin of the captive raven population at the time of King Charles II (reigned 1660–85). Some of the ravens at the Tower were specially bred in Somerset. . . . #Raven #ravens #TowerofLondon #London #Thetower #thewhitetower #Heritage #History #HistoryofEngland #historyinpictures #England #Londonhistory #Historiclondon #Riverthames #Tower #WilliamtheConqueror #towerhill #Cityoflondon #Placestovisit, #Castle #palaces #hermajesty #thequeen #Crownjewels #towerhamlets #RoyalHistory #Britishhistory #historyofbritain #VisitLondon (at Tower of London) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSCyt-1MLVZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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In 2018, there were 37 Yeomen Warders & one Chief Warder. At one time, they were primarily guards but more recently, their role is primarily ceremonial; they have become greeters & guides for visitors, as part of their 21 duties. . All Yeoman Warders are retired members of the armed services; to be appointed, one must be “a former Warrant Officer, class 1 or 2, (or the equivalent rank in other services) & in exceptional circumstances, a Staff Sergeant” from the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, or Royal Marines; must have earned the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal; & must have served for 22 years in the regular armed services. Until 2009, sailors were ineligible to become Yeomen Warders. This was because sailors of the Royal Navy—unlike soldiers, marines, & airmen—swear an oath of allegiance to the Admiralty rather than the monarch personally. In 2009, sailors became eligible to join the Yeoman Warders after the Queen consented to a petition from the Governor of the Tower to allow Royal Navy senior ratings to serve. . The Yeomen Warders normally wear an “undress” uniform of dark blue with red trimmings. When the sovereign visits the Tower, or the warders are on duty at a state occasion, they wear red & gold uniforms similar to those of the Yeomen of the Guard. These uniforms are referred to by the Yeoman Warders as the Tudor State Dress. . . .

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The Yeomen Warders were formed in 1485 by the new King Henry VII, the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty; the Tudor rose, a heraldic badge of the dynasty, is part of the badge of the Yeomen Warders to this day. Founded after the Battle of Bosworth, it is the OLDEST existing military corp & the OLDEST of the royal bodyguards. . In 1509 Henry VIII moved his official residence from the Tower of London. The Tower retained the formal status of a royal palace & to mark this a party of twelve Yeomen of the Guard was left in place as a token garrison. The title of this detachment was subsequently changed to that of Tower warders as a more accurate reflection of their actual duties. As warders without any ceremonial state functions they forfeited the right to wear the scarlet royal livery of the now separate Yeoman of the Guard. This was, however, restored to them during the reign of Edward VI (1547–53), reportedly at the request of a high court official who had been briefly imprisoned in the Tower & was impressed by the behaviour of the warders. . The original Tudor guard was split into two categories: the ordinary (i.e., permanent) guard & the additional troops of the extraordinary. In 1550, for example, the ordinary mustered 105 men, with an additional 300 extraordinary yeomen. Until 1549, the guards at the Tower were numbered among the extraordinary but in that year were raised to the status of ordinary yeomen. There was a considerable wage difference between the two groups. In 1562, a yeoman of the ordinary received 16d per day, whereas an extraordinary yeoman was paid the same as a common infantryman (4d or 6d). In 1551, the ordinary was expanded to 200 men, of whom 100 were to be archers & 100 halberdiers, but these numbers were not maintained. Uniform at this time was a velvet coat trimmed with silver gilt, worn over armour. . (at Tower of London) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSCp7YQsB2e/?utm_medium=tumblr