On November 22, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh hosted a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in honor of the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül’s, three-day state visit to Britain.
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On November 21,, 2011, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales was in Abertillery, Wales for a brief visit where he toured the:
…Guardian of the Valleys memorial statue, in tribute to the 45 souls who lost their lives in the Gleision mining tragedy in the 1960s, before officially opening the community centre in Abertillery.
This afternoon, the Prince of Wales met with the President of Turkey, Mr. Abdullah Gül, at Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Click here to view photos.
On November 22, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh officially welcomed the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, and his wife Hayrunnisa, with a traditional ceremony in London, England.
According to the newspaper, Telegraph, upon the President’s arrival at Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall:
… a 41-gun royal salute, fired from nearby Green Park by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, could be heard in the distance.
The Band of the Coldstream Guards then played both Britain’s and Turkey’s national anthems. President Gül and the Duke of Edinburgh undertook the inspection of a guard of honour made up of 101 soldiers and three officers from the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards.
After the traditional welcoming ceremony they made their way back to Buckingham Palace where they viewed an “…exhibition of Turkish Artefacts from the Royal Collection, in the Picture Gallery…” at the palace.
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Source: Telegraph
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On November 18, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Guildford, England to attend a service at Guildford Cathedral to celebrate its “…50th anniversary of the dedication of the religious building.” Also, on that day the queen visited East Surrey College with H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh.
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This afternoon in London, England, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Prince of Wales attended a service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. After the service, presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the royal couple along with the Prince of Wales attended a reception.
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On Tuesday November 15, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II met with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan at Buckingham Palace.
Later on in the afternoon, Queen Elizabeth II knighted one of the most successful English horse trainers, Sir Henry Cecil, during an investiture ceremony held at Buckingham Palace. After the ceremony, Sir Cecil noted, “I’m very honoured to receive this, this is the biggest honour I’ll get in my lifetime.”
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In honor of the Prince of Wales’s birthday, which was yesterday, I thought I would post a link to the documentary, H.R.H. Prince Charles at 60: The Passionate Prince for all of you to enjoy. Yes, I know this BBC documentary is three years old, but that’s okay. 🙂
For a year, BBC cameras have filmed the Prince of Wales at home, abroad, at work and on duty. Now, for the first time, we can see and hear for ourselves the private and passionate man behind the controversy and the headlines.
As the Prince of Wales turns 60, he has defied convention to become one of Britain’s most outspoken and prolific campaigners, as well as being a businessman, ambassador for Britain and a father.This revealing film goes behind the closed doors of the Prince’s world and gives us the chance to make up our own minds about the man who, one day, will be king.
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And, another documentary about The Queen Mother. Click here to watch the documentary.
