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THE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH WILL ATTEND ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS IN LONDON

Friday 25th April 2025

The Duchess of Edinburgh will attend the annual Anzac Day commemorations in London, organised by the Australian and New Zealand High Commissions. Her Royal Highness will attend the dawn service at Hyde Park Corner, and later the service of commemoration and thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey.

The Duchess of Edinburgh will also attend the wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph and lay a wreath on behalf of His Majesty The King.

Anzac Day has been observed in London since King George V attended the first service at Westminster Abbey in 1916 to mark the anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli in 1915. Since then, the services have become an important moment to commemorate all Australians and New Zealanders who lost their lives in conflict and recognise all those who have served.

Anzac Day is commemorated as a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand, with memorial ceremonies held at various locations.

 

[DutchJackie]

ummmmmm
opening the King's games in

Roosendaal​

i did google sorry for the ugly cut and paste
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In Holland, "King's Games" (also known as Koningsspelen in Dutch) refers to a series of traditional Dutch games played during King's Day, a national holiday celebrating the King's birthday on April 27th. These games are often silly and quirky, and include activities like biting into a cake dangling from a rope (koekhappen), or throwing toilet bowls. Other popular games include pin the tail on the donkey (ezeltje prik) and nail-pooping (spijkerpoepen).

im not sure i want to know what Nail-pooping is ???
@DutchJackie we might need you here




it good the kids seem to be enjoying it, i think Queen Camila would love an invite

O my. It’s almost embarrassing to see these old traditions in another language. You get a belt with a nail on a string and you have to lower it into usually a bottle. It’s hilarious watching and playing

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

O my. It’s almost embarrassing to see these old traditions in another language. You get a belt with a nail on a string and you have to lower it into usually a bottle. It’s hilarious watching and playing

thank you Jackie
it looks like a lot of fun
it also must be nice for the King and Queen to hang out with the kids, it looks like a great day out

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

im a bit sad (well very sad about The Pope) but our Prime Minister is in the UK and he meet with King Charles and no sign of Mrs Luxon, she keeps a very low profile, so no pictures, no pearls, no earrings and certainly no brooch to report on -because you know i bend the rules for things like this
...its ok i enlarged the picture and i can see the PM's wedding band
does anyone know who the picture is o, of f the lady the photographia cut the head off ?

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

one of my favourite royal jewels has passed to a new generation
from grandmother to grandaughter




it looks beautiful on dark hair, i would love to see it worn not quite so far back
plenty of time for hair experimentation from the young Princess

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

@Autumn in New England do you think Queen Camila's brooch is a moonstone or a star saphire ?
it possibly belonged to the Queen mother but was never seen on the late Queen

there are close up photos here

Remarkable British Royal Jewels on Easter Sunday in Windsor

On Sunday, members of the British royal family joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla to worship at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, with the ladies wearing an interesting selection of royal jewelry for the occasion.

www.thecourtjeweller.com

 

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NLD: Queen Maxima Of The Netherlands Opens "25 years Of Archeology" Exhibiton​

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

some lovely pictures in this article of royals with Pope Francis over the years

World's royals mourn the Pope and share tributes to late Pontiff

Monarchies from around the world have shared tributes to Pope Francis following his death yesterday aged 88.

www.dailymail.co.uk

World's royals mourn the Pope and share tributes to late Pontiff

Monarchies from around the world have shared tributes to Pope Francis following his death yesterday aged 88.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Queen Sylvia with her graddaughter Princess Leonore daughter of Princess Madeleine in 2015

Princess shares memory of daughter meeting Pope Francis: See the sweet photo

"My family and I will always cherish the memory of meeting you"

www.hola.com

Queen Rania, Queen Maxima, more royals react to Pope Francis' death

The late pope met with various royals throughout his time as pontiff

www.hola.com

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

just like last week

i am very sad

 

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Who are the only seven women who can wear white in front of the Pope? - Rome Reports

According to Vatican protocol, there are a select group of women in the world who have the privilege of being able to wear white to their audiences with the Pope.

www.romereports.com

did i hear right that HM Queen Sofia has meet six Popes

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

pictures of our late Queen with Popes

Queen Elizabeth's Papal Meetings Through the Years

Queen Elizabeth II has met many popes during her long reign.

abcnews.go.com

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=queen+elizabeth+with+pope+francis#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f43426fc,vid:CrkJa_KKIXw,st:0

the video is charming and everyone looks so healthy and also major brooch on the Queen and in motion it looks spectacular
and HM wore lilic

Thanks to that lilac dress, 'Queen meets Pope' was a surprise win for women | Joanna Moorhead

Joanna Moorhead: You might not expect the 87-year-old Queen and the 77-year-old Pope Francis to break an old convention, but they did

www.theguardian.com

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

please get well Your Majesty, the King needs you

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Danish Princess making news in NZ
i mean we love Denmark

i also love the telegraph, i want a subscription so bad but if you wait a few days the articles turn up for free somewhere

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[SparklieBug]

This is one of my all-time favorite dresses on any of the royal types! And that turquoise-ish shade of blue in the ribbon is a perfect accent. I love this! It looks like sunset/sunrise and a light sky, captured in fabric. Beautifully done!

 

[Autumn in New England]

I would say moonstone for sure, @Daisys and Diamonds!

 

[LadyMaria]

They didn't show the funniest part of this picture....she was on her phone like a typical teenager when they took it!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Sophie at Hyde park cnr for ANZAC day dawn service



Sophie is off to Westminister abby shortly for the service there

i have seen some lovely poppy brooches this year
in NZ we do poppies today on ANZAC day as way back on the first poppy day ours did not arrive from france in tome for the 11/11 so they were held back for ANZAC day and we have done that every year since
In Australia they seem to do rosemary at ANZAC day

this is the offical combined NZ and Australia dawn service at ANZAC cove

yesterday with the NZ PM (front right) at the service for the Turkish fallen
the Princess and also the PM have had a very busy two days

not great photos for looking at jewellery



at Dawn service at Anzac cove