The Queen yesterday unveiled a memorial in Green Park dedicated to the tens of thousands of Bomber Command airmen that died during World War II. It was a moving ceremony, and plenty of royals turned out to witness it.
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Queen Elizabeth
She's really spoiling me with all the purple she's sported in the last few weeks, but this is standard Queenie fare otherwise: dress, coat, hat, gloves, Queen Victoria's Bow Brooch. I'm a little surprised there's no nod to aviation mixed in here. A giant bejewelled fighter jet on the shoulder, that's what we need...or not. Worst in Aviation Nods
The Duchess of Cornwall
Camilla picked up the aviation baton for both of them, with a brooch from RAF Halton (where she's Honorary Air Commodore) and a hat mimicing the dramatic effect of the propellors of a majestic helicopter on a grassy knoll in the summer time. Could also be representing something slaughtered by a turbine. Either one.Best in Jubilee Repeats
The Countess of Wessex
L to R: The Countess of Wessex, the Duchess of Gloucester |
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Princess Michael of Kent
Well, somebody's campaigning to get their picture put right under "fabulous" in the dictionary.Best in Uniform
The Duke of Edinburgh and The Prince of Wales
L to R: The Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent |
Who do you say flies highest here?
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