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    Re: Cap of Maintenance Archived Message

    Posted by Count75 on May 15, 2012, 2:35 am, in reply to "Re: Cap of Maintenance"

    Have there been any non-White pages in recent history?

    --Previous Message--
    :
    : Note that the Cap of Maintenance is present
    : for the State Opening of Parliament.
    : I'm sure the gentleman holding it has a
    : special title but I do not know what that
    : is.
    :
    : The Pages attending the Queen were Lord
    : Stanley, Andrew Leeming, Arthur Chatto and
    : the Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones.
    : I think the end left is Hon Charles
    : Armstrong-Jones and end right is Arthur
    : Chatto but cannot be certain.
    :
    :
    :
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : Boffer, your knowledge is amazing.
    : When I win 20 million, a plane ticket for
    : you or me, to meet, and discuss our
    : favourite topic.
    : --Previous Message--
    : Yes.
    :
    : In the past when it is the Coronation of a
    : King, the King arrives at the Abbey wearing
    : a cap of maintenance and his Queen Consort
    : arrives bareheaded.
    :
    : When a Sovereign Queen is crowned, (both
    : Victoria and Elizabeth II) have arrived at
    : the Abbey wearing the Diamond Diadem.
    :
    : The only exception to this has been George
    : IV who arrived at the Abbey wearing a large
    : "Spanish" hat, and the Diamond
    : Diadem.
    :
    : There is a photograph somewhere of Edward
    : VII wearing the cap of maintenance for his
    : coronation; however I never saved it and
    : have been unable to find it online.
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : My apologies to whoever posted this photo. I
    : have looked many times for the post and
    : cannot find it.
    : My question is what is The King wearing on
    : his head?
    : Might it be a Cap of Maintenance?
    :
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