Royal Wedding etiquette

brian_723

It is not worth the debate ,lets stop being subjects and commoners ,I know I have .God save is all ,not just the Queen .

pinkmami

I also noticed & guessed it was out of respect...and nothing more.

jonnyd281

brian_723 wrote: »

Did these guys have loads of fake medals , like the queens husband has .

He was a serving Royal Naval Officer during World War II, having joined at 18.

Harry_Flashman

brian_723 wrote: »

Did these guys have loads of fake medals , like the queens husband has .

The Duke of Edinburgh actually earned his medals during his service in WW2 - a couple of 'em are gallantry / merit awards. None of them are fake.

BonandDom

DH - ex Royal Navy says it is her acknowledgement of the salute

Harry_Flashman

BonandDom wrote: »

DH - ex Royal Navy says it is her acknowledgement of the salute

Quite correct. A short bow of the head is the correct thing to do if in civilian clothing on occasions when one would normally salute (in uniform).

Esoog

Harry_Flashman wrote: »

The Duke of Edinburgh actually earned his medals during his service in WW2 - a couple of 'em are gallantry / merit awards. None of them are fake.

Quite right Harry!


How are you old chap anyway? It's been a few years since we shared teabags at Westdown

Harry_Flashman

Now you have me intrigued. It is quite a few years since I was a Westdown?

Esoog

Think eating teabags and coffee...mmmm..and your mini port set

failing that, stick "nom" on the end of my username and read it backwards

Harry_Flashman

Ah, got you now. Never eaten a teabag since