Chapter 544 Guardian Anniversary

June 18, 2007, is the annual Garter Day in England.

Barron, wearing a fitted Garter robe, a pale pink dress and a top hat, came to Windsor Castle for this year's event.

In fact, every year's Garter Memorial Day is not only an event where the Garter knights appear to show solidarity, but it is also a "fashion competition" for women.

Obviously, among the ladies this year, Bonnie Cavendish is the most eye-catching one. Dressed in pink, she looks quite girlish. It is difficult to tell that she already has a child.

It is worth mentioning that according to British tradition, the aristocracy must wear hats in public.

There is a saying in England that a nobleman without a hat is like a commoner without clothes...

Of course, to this day, nobles do not wear hats in all public places, but this tradition is still followed in major events such as Garter Day.

Just like the Knights of the Garter hat worn by Barron at this time, it is made of black velvet with white ostrich and black heron feathers.

Her Majesty the Queen also appeared in a Garter robe today, but as a monarch, the style of Her Majesty's Garter robe is very different from others.

In addition to the king's exclusive Garter robe, which has a long train and will be held up by someone behind it, the Order of the Garter on the Queen's chest is also surrounded by diamonds, and in the middle is the official red cross commemorating St. George who slayed the dragon. Order of the Garter.

Legend has it that an evil dragon once asked the king of Libya to sacrifice a girl in exchange for water. After hearing the news, Saint George rode a horse and killed the dragon, thus becoming the patron saint of the oppressed and women.

St. George's conduct is considered to be consistent with the spirit of chivalry, so he has always been respected by the British king as the patron saint of his country, and England's red cross flag on a white background is also named the St. George's Cross flag.

The Garter robes of other members of the Order of the Garter are all short, and the Garter medal on the chest is also a simplified version.

As a new member this year, William is also wearing a Garter robe, standing next to Barron, chatting with him in a low voice from time to time. It seems that his life has been relatively "rich" recently.

Because Cather was still breaking up with him, and even lovers could not attend the Garter Day activities before the wedding, so she did not appear today.

Although the Order of the Garter is only an honorary institution, it still has an officer corps established according to the ancient system.

The Queen is accompanied by the holders of these six military titles: Archbishop, Registrar, Superintendent, Chief Herald, Herald and Secretary.

The bishop has always been the Archbishop of Winchester, England's heavyweight bishop, while the overseer is the Bishop of the Diocese of Windsor.

The registrar is the senior pastor of St. George's Chapel, and the chief heraldry officer is served by the head of the Heraldry House. This heraldry officer has the obligation to keep the coat of arms and helmets of the members of the Order.

The Lord Commander is the Lord Chief of Staff of the House of Lords, while the Secretary is the full-time royal herald.

After the event started, a group of people walked down the hill from Windsor Castle to St. George's Chapel.

Here, a brief ceremony was held, and the Queen personally awarded Barron and Prince William, two newly joined Knights of the Garter.

The awarding process of the Order of the Garter is relatively private, because the entire ceremony does not allow any unqualified personnel to enter. Only members of the Knights will participate, so no video data will be left.

The ceremony was held in the main hall of St. George's Chapel, where there are seats for various knights, with flags and coats of arms hanging above them.

When the ceremony was going on, the current members of the knights sat on the benches in the hall, with the kings of the past at their feet, and hundreds of coats of arms of various colors above their heads. Each knight's seat was lit with a small lamp and lined up in a row, like a memorial to the deceased. The king's starlight.

The modern Order of the Garter mainly consists of three parts: First of all, the symbol of the Knights is naturally indispensable, a blue garter.

The main part of the Order of the Garter, the coat of arms, is hung around the neck. It is engraved with a picture of St. George slaying the dragon and the Order's aphorism "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (He who harbors evil thoughts shall be disgraced), symbolizing the spirit of chivalry.

The formal medal, also known as the star, is worn on the breast and is studded with diamonds - the formal medal is only worn by the monarch, and everyone else wears simple versions.

The first step is to award Barron a medal. He will half kneel before the Queen to take the oath, and then a half-kneeling master of ceremonies will wear the medal on his outstretched thigh. The medal is worn on the thigh of his right leg when it is awarded, like Garter position.

Finally, the Queen will hang the coat of arms around his neck, and the awarding will end.

It should be noted that after the death of each holder of the Order of the Garter, his coat of arms must be returned to the monarch or his authorized Garter heraldry by his nearest relative, and other coats of arms, robes, etc. Secretary of the Order.

The Order of the Garter pattern in its coat of arms was allowed to remain and continue to be hereditary.

As the most elite knightly order with only 25 members, each member is awarded a unique coat of arms.

In fact, since the Order of the Garter is the highest honorary order in England, many recipients, including monarchs, are happy to use the Garter coat of arms in their own personal coats of arms, such as the current Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

After receiving the Order of the Garter, Baron was also able to add the Garter's emblem to his personal coat of arms.

After the ceremony, members of the royal family, the Knights of the Garter and related personnel were escorted by traditional carriages and slowly left the venue and returned to Windsor Castle.

This process of going back and forth is the parade of Jiade Day.

After the cruise, everyone will attend a private banquet hosted by the Queen at Windsor Castle, which can also be regarded as a social occasion for nobles and celebrities.

"I went to the Honor experience store a few days ago. Barron was really amazing, especially the fruit-cutting game. It was so impressive that I immediately pre-ordered that phone."

The person who told Barron this was Henry Howard, who was a good friend of William. At the same time, Henry's father was the Duke of Norfolk, the oldest ducal family in England and the leader of the House of Lords' Heraldry, the Knights of the Garter. Heraldry officer.

Starting from June 1st, the Honor Experience Store in London has officially opened. Before Honor Electronics' Mate 1 is officially launched for sale, interested users can go to this experience store for a trial, with a limit of half an hour per person. , you can make an appointment to experience it.

Not only London, but also New York, Los Angeles, Bay Area, Shanghai, Tokyo, London, Paris and Berlin, the first eight cities in the world to open Honor experience stores, all opened at the same time on that day. From this moment on, only on Android The Honor Mate 1 mobile phone gave a stunning glimpse at the press conference, and its mystery was unveiled. Related trial reports continued to appear in various media.

Barron believes that not only these media reporters, but also Apple and other mobile phone companies with traditional feature phones have collected the usage and configuration of Mate 1 mobile phones at the first time.

However, this is inevitable. In fact, since the beginning of this year, Mate 1 mobile phones have been produced in Honor Electronics’ Chinese production base. This is just because the supply chain needs to be gradually adjusted and improved, and as quality control improves , the reason for gradually increasing the scale of production is that the production speed of the product has not yet reached the optimal state.