On Monday, June 17, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness The Duke of York, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex, and His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge attended service for the Most Noble Order of the Garter at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Prior to the service Her Majesty, Their Royal Highnesses along with other Knights of the Garter “…walked in procession from Windsor Castle to the chapel…” according to Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh was discharged from the London Clinic this afternoon eleven days after having an “…exploratory operation on his abdomen.”
After Saturday’s Trooping the Colour, held at Horse Guards Parade in London, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh at the London Clinic.
As you may know by now the 92-year-old duke was admitted to the hospital on June 7, 2013, for an “…exploratory operation on his abdomen.” Though the duke is in good spirits and healing quite well his doctors recommended that he remain at the London Clinic for another week. After his release, according to Buckingham Palace, the duke will “…be taking a period of convalescence of approximately two months.”
On the morning of Saturday, June 15, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, His Royal Highness The Duke of York, Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales, Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie of York, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Kent and Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester arrived at the Horse Guards Parade in London to celebrate Her Majesty’s official birthday. The event, as you know by now, is Trooping the Colour aka The Queen’s Birthday Parade.
After the event members of the royal family proceeded back to Buckingham Palace where they made their traditional balcony appearance.
On the afternoon of June 14, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry of Wales arrived at the London Clinic to visit their grandfather, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall also stopped by the hospital today.
Last Friday the 92-year-old duke was admitted to the London Clinic for an “exploratory operation on his abdomen.” A Buckingham Palace spokesman recently stated that the duke is “comfortable and in good spirits.”
On Thursday, June 13, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex arrived in the county of Lancashire in northwest England for a one-day visit. The lovely countess made her first stop to the “…Kingfisher Special School in Chadderton to mark the completion of a £2.5 million refurbishment and extension project” according to the newspaper, Oldham Chronicle.
Afterward, the countess visited the Royal Oldham Hospital in Oldham where she toured the Super Centre for Women and Children (a maternity ward). Whilst there she met with staff as well as new moms and their adorable babies.
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