The Queen held more than 600 patronages, many of them inherited from her father, King George VI, on her accession. Here's what happens to the honours held by Elizabeth II ⬇️
September 9, 2022 11:36 am
Every year, she inspected her personal troops, the Queen’s guard – or Household Division – at Trooping the Colour, but ill health during the Platinum Jubilee this year meant Charles was called on to assume that role for the first time in his mother’s reign.received regular reports from the Army’s Chief of the General Staff, the Royal Navy’s First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, and the RAF’s Chief of Air Staff.
“Through her own service in the Second World War, and as the wife, mother, and grandmother of service personnel, the Queen understood better than most the burdens and the glory of life in uniform. “For those of us who have the privilege to now wear the King’s uniform, there remains no greater honour than to serve our Crown and country.”Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston also paid tribute to the Queen, saying she was a “pillar of strength to all who have been privileged to serve her”.
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