Windsor Castle

16th June, 2008

The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of York, The Earl of Wessex, The Princess Royal, The Duke of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, today held a Chapter of the Most Noble Order of the Garter in the Throne Room, Windsor Castle.

Prince William of Wales, the Lord Luce and Sir Thomas Dunne were present.

The following Knights Companion were also present: the Duke of Grafton, the Lord Carrington (Chancellor), the Duke of Wellington, Field Marshal the Lord Bramall, the Viscount Ridley, the Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, the Lord Ashburton, the Lord Kingsdown, the Baroness Thatcher, Sir Timothy Colman, the Duke of Abercorn, Sir William Gladstone, Bt., Field Marshal the Lord Inge, Sir Antony Acland, the Duke of Westminster, the Lord Butler of Brockwell, the Lord Morris of Aberavon, the Baroness Soames, the Lord Bingham of Cornhill and the Rt. Hon. Sir John Major.

The Officers of the Order were: the Bishop of Winchester (Prelate), the Dean of Windsor (Register), Mr. Peter Gwynn-Jones (Garter), Lieutenant General Sir Michael Willcocks (Black Rod) and Mr. Patric Dickinson ( Secretary).

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Matheson of Matheson, younger (Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood), Lord Stanley of Bickerstaffe (Page of Honour) and Mr. Jack Soames (Page of Honour) were in attendance.

Her Majesty invested Prince William of Wales, the Lord Luce and Sir Thomas Dunne with the Insignia of Knights Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh later gave a Luncheon Party.

The Installation Service was held in St. George’s Chapel this afternoon.

Detachments of Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard and the Military Knights of Windsor were on duty in the Chapel.