First Publication Morning Papers June 18. This Embargo
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First Publication Morning Papers June 18. This Embargo
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Retro Images Archive
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GARTER SOVEREIGN. THIS PHOTO OF QUEEN ELIZABETH WAS MADE BY CECIL BEATON AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE ESPECIALLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE GARTER CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT ST. GEORGE’S CHAPEL, WINDSOR CASTLE, JUNE 18. AT THE CEREMONY SIR ANTHONY EDEN, EARL ATTLEE AND THE EARL OF IVEAGH ARE TO BE INVESTED. THIS WILL BRING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ORDER UP TO 25 AND NO ONE ELSE CAN BE ACCEPTED INTO THE ORDER UNTIL THE DEATH OF ONE OF THE PRESENT HOLDERS. THE QUEEN, SOVEREIGN OF THE ORDER, MOST EXALTED OF BRITAIN’S OF THE ORDER. THE MANTLE OF DARK BLUE VET AND THE SUR COAT OF RED VELVET ARE LINED WITH WHITE TAFFETA. THE BLACK VELVET HAT HAS A PLUME OF WHITE OSTRICH AND BLACK HERON FEATHERS FASTENED WITH A BAND OF DIAMONDS. THE COLLAR OF GOLD HAS AN ENAMELLED FIGURE OF ST. GEORGE ENCOUNTERING THE DRAGON. THE STAR WORN ON THE LEFT BREAST HAS EIGHT POINTS OF WHITE OSTRICH AND BLACK HERON FEATHERS FASTENED WITH A BAND OF DIAMONDS. THE COLLAR OF GOLD HAS AN ENAMELLED FIGURE OF ST. GEORGE ENCOUNTERING THE DRAGON. THE STAR WORN ON THE LEFT BREAST HAS EIGHT POINTS OF SILVER AND BEARS THE CROSS OF ST. GEORGE ENCIRCLED BY THE GRATER SYMBOL OF THE ORDER.
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