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The Chapel Royal in the United Kingdom is a department of the Ecclesiastical Household, which was established in 1483, under Edward IV, as the Royal Free Chapel of the Household. [9] The Chapel Royal, in this sense, is a grouping of clerics and musicians, rather than a physical building. [9]
St George's Chapel, formally titled The King's Free Chapel of the College of St George, Windsor Castle, at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch), and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter.
The Church of England Ecclesiastical Household comprises the College of Chaplains, and the associated Chapel Royal, the Royal Almonry Office, various Domestic Chaplains, and service Chaplains. The College of Chaplains is under the Clerk of the Closet, an office dating from 1437. It is normally held by a diocesan bishop, who may however remain ...
Queen Elizabeth II, England's longest-reigning monarch, died in 2022 at age 96 in Scotland's Balmoral Castle. In her lifetime, she befriended American cowboy Monty Roberts.
A passion for horses and equestrian sports seems to run in the royal family, with Queen Elizabeth riding up until the summer before her death in September 2022 at age 96.
British Empire portal; United Kingdom portal; This category is meant for both individual appointments and collective bodies, such as guard corps, that are part of the civilian, military or ecclesiastical household of the British monarchy, including those specific to either England or Scotland, both professional and occasional.
6 Windsor Greys pull the Diamond Jubilee State Coach. Windsor Grey is a moniker for the grey horses used by the British monarchy to pull carriages and state coaches in ceremonial processions such as those for coronations, royal weddings, Trooping the Colour, and the opening of Parliament.
In pictures: King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery perform gun salute in St James’s Park. 04:00, ... The 45-year-old financier married Lady Gabriella at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in ...