05 July 2013

Holyrood Week, Day 5: Robin Chapel and Thistle Foundation

The Queen, accompanied by the Earl of Wessex, attended a service at the Robin Chapel and visited the Thistle Foundation, Edinburgh.
Click above for video from Yahoo! UK.
One more classic brooch before Holyrood Week wraps up!


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04 July 2013

Holyrood Week, Day 4: Dreghorn Barracks

The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, visited Dreghorn Barracks and presented a Pipe Banner to the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
Click above for a video from ITNSource.
Another regimental badge - and I suspect this is the one that was seen on her arrival in Scotland.


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Royal Regiment of Scotland Badge

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Badge, form and brooch
The Queen is Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, and of course she has a brooch form of their badge to wear on all appropriate occasions.
This one has plenty of Scottish symbolism: the lion is the Lion Rampant of the Royal Standard of Scotland, the X behind it is the Saltire of St. Andrew, and the banner below bears the regiment's motto, Nemo me impune lacessit ("No one provokes me with impunity" - also the motto of the Order of the Thistle). The badge is topped by a crown.

Appearances:
15 September 2019: Church at Balmoral
6 August 2019: Guard Inspection at Balmoral
6 August 2018: Guard Inspection at Balmoral
5 July 2017: Stirling Castle Visit
3 July 2017: Holyrood Week: Ceremony of the Keys
8 August 2016: Guard Inspection at Balmoral
1 July 2016: Holyrood Week: Ceremony of the Keys
10 August 2015: Guard Inspection at Balmoral
30 June 2015: Holyrood Week, Day 1: Arrival
7 August 2014: Guard Inspection at Balmoral
30 June 2014: Holyrood Week, Day 1: Arrival
8 August 2013: Guard Inspection at Balmoral
4 July 2013: Holyrood Week, Day 4: Dreghorn Barracks

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03 July 2013

Holyrood Week, Day 3: Visit to the Scottish Borders

The Queen visited the Scottish Borders, including the John Buchan Museum and Abbotsford House, the former home of author Sir Walter Scott, which she formally reopened.
Click above for reports and video from ITV News.
Now, this would have been a grand outfit to pair with yesterday's Purple Thistle Brooch, no?


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02 July 2013

The Purple Thistle Brooch

The Purple Thistle Brooch
This multiple stone brooch includes a central thistle flower, Scotland's emblem. The brooch appears to be mainly metal and diamonds, with a carved purple stone at the top and green stones incorporated in its base (amethyst and emerald seem likely).
This brooch does not get many outings, but it has been in the Queen's collection for a while; she notably wore it while in Scotland during her Golden Jubilee. Naturally, the thistle motif lends itself well to Scottish engagements.

Appearances:
2 July 2013: Holyrood Week, Day 2: Garden Party

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Holyrood Week, Day 2: Audiences and Garden Party

The Queen received the Scottish First Minister and the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament for audiences at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. She also held an investiture. Accompanied by the Earl of Wessex, she hosted a Garden Party at the Palace.

I can't quite make out what brooch she was wearing during her audiences, but we got a lovely surprise at the garden party in the form of a little-seen thistle brooch (click the brooch link below)!


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01 July 2013

Holyrood Week, Day 1: Arrival and Dance Performance

The Queen arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, at the start of her annual week of Scottish engagements. Her Majesty was presented with the Keys of the City which she returned in the traditional Ceremony of the Keys. The Guard of Honor from A Company, The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland mounted in the Forecourt of the Palace was reviewed. The Queen, Patron, later watched a performance from The Royal Country Dance Society at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
I believe the Queen was wearing a regimental badge - I suspect the Royal Regiment of Scotland Badge - for her arrival, though that glorious bouquet certainly stole the show. Later, she switched to her classic Victoria Bow to watch some dancing.


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