The Monarchist 1.0
Defending the British Crown Commonwealth and the English-Speaking Peoples
[+] HONOURING OUR PATRON, SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, VICTOR OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES
[+] HONOURING OUR QUEEN, ELIZABETH THE SECOND, ON THE 80TH YEAR OF HER BIRTH (1926 - 2006)
[+] HONOURING OUR KING, SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, ON THE 1000TH YEAR OF HIS BIRTH (1005 - 2005)
[+] HONOURING OUR HERO, LORD NELSON, ON THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR (1805 - 2005)
[+] HONOURING OUR SONS, THE QUEEN'S COMMONWEALTH SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE 'WAR ON TERROR'
Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, 46, Royal Canadian Regiment, Nov 27, 2006 (Afstan)
Staff Sergeant Sharron Elliott, 34, Intelligence Corps, Nov 12, 2006 (Iraq)
Private Jacob B. Kovco, 25, Royal Australian Regiment, April 21, 2006
[+] HONOURING OUR VETS ON THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORIA CROSS (1856 - 2006)
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Now begins the slow withdrawl
At some point, this was expected. She is turning 80 after all. From The Times of London:
Prince prepares to take expanded role as Queen trims her workload
By Andrew Pierce
THE Prince of Wales will hold more regular audiences with the Prime Minister as part of a review of his duties, while the Queen prepares to scale back her public engagements as her 80th birthday approaches.
Buckingham Palace is considering giving the Prince more access to government papers, and is to allow him to preside over more investitures, meet more foreign dignitaries and take the place of the Queen in welcoming ambassadors at the Court of St James’s.
The Queen, whose birthday is in April, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 85 in June, want to spend less time in London and more at Windsor. The Prince, who held two private audiences with Tony Blair last year, will relish more meetings with ministers, to whom he writes regularly on a range of issues.
There is no question of the Queen giving up her weekly audience with the Prime Minister, which under Mr Blair has for the first time taken place occasionally by telephone. Nor will she miss any set-piece royal occasions such as Trooping the Colour, the State Opening of Parliament or state banquets. But the Prince will gradually shoulder more official duties as part of his preparation as the “king-in-waiting”.
Last year the Queen carried out 378 official duties in the UK compared with 466 in 1979. The Duke of Edinburgh attended 352.
The prospect of an enhanced role for the Prince, 57, and the Duchess of Cornwall has been discussed by the Way Ahead Group, made up of the Royal Family’s most senior advisers. The move has been made possible by the success of the couple’s trip to the United States last year, and acceptance of the role of the Duchess.
One courtier said: “The stamina of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh is now being built into royal diaries.”
The Queen is still pressing ahead with arduous overseas engagements this year. In what could be one of the last big trips of her reign, she and the Duke will fly to Australia for an official visit in the spring. A trip to Singapore is also planned.
The strain has started to show on the monarch and her consort. In 2000 Prince Philip missed the opening ceremony of the Queen’s visit to Australia because he was suffering from jet lag. In Germany in 2004 there were rare photographs of the Queen apparently sleeping at an official engagement.
The Prince and the Duchess will play leading roles in the Queen’s celebrations of her birthday on April 21 and her official birthday on June 17.
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 1:12 p.m. | LINKS |
At some point, this was expected. She is turning 80 after all. From The Times of London:
Prince prepares to take expanded role as Queen trims her workload
By Andrew Pierce
THE Prince of Wales will hold more regular audiences with the Prime Minister as part of a review of his duties, while the Queen prepares to scale back her public engagements as her 80th birthday approaches.Buckingham Palace is considering giving the Prince more access to government papers, and is to allow him to preside over more investitures, meet more foreign dignitaries and take the place of the Queen in welcoming ambassadors at the Court of St James’s.
The Queen, whose birthday is in April, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 85 in June, want to spend less time in London and more at Windsor. The Prince, who held two private audiences with Tony Blair last year, will relish more meetings with ministers, to whom he writes regularly on a range of issues.
There is no question of the Queen giving up her weekly audience with the Prime Minister, which under Mr Blair has for the first time taken place occasionally by telephone. Nor will she miss any set-piece royal occasions such as Trooping the Colour, the State Opening of Parliament or state banquets. But the Prince will gradually shoulder more official duties as part of his preparation as the “king-in-waiting”.
Last year the Queen carried out 378 official duties in the UK compared with 466 in 1979. The Duke of Edinburgh attended 352.
The prospect of an enhanced role for the Prince, 57, and the Duchess of Cornwall has been discussed by the Way Ahead Group, made up of the Royal Family’s most senior advisers. The move has been made possible by the success of the couple’s trip to the United States last year, and acceptance of the role of the Duchess.
One courtier said: “The stamina of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh is now being built into royal diaries.”
The Queen is still pressing ahead with arduous overseas engagements this year. In what could be one of the last big trips of her reign, she and the Duke will fly to Australia for an official visit in the spring. A trip to Singapore is also planned.
The strain has started to show on the monarch and her consort. In 2000 Prince Philip missed the opening ceremony of the Queen’s visit to Australia because he was suffering from jet lag. In Germany in 2004 there were rare photographs of the Queen apparently sleeping at an official engagement.
The Prince and the Duchess will play leading roles in the Queen’s celebrations of her birthday on April 21 and her official birthday on June 17.
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 1:12 p.m. | LINKS |
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