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16th July 08, 01:43 PM
#1
Buckingham Palace Garden Party
I was very honoured to be invited to the Garden Party, we were not allowed cameras inside the Palace,but I managed to get a friend to take a few photos before we went in.
It was a lovely day, a very special day.
I'm not sure how many people were there, I've been told over 5000, but I only saw about a dozen kilts in total, of course that made it all a bit more exclusive!!
The catering was great. lots of interesting "tea time" pieces, and no problems with service.... and I did go back a few times.... after all I'm not sure I'll ever get a second chance!!
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16th July 08, 01:47 PM
#2
Looks good. I think I have the same jacket - is it a Lochcarron Charcoal argyll?
Brian
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16th July 08, 01:49 PM
#3
Excellent, nice to don one's finery to go meet the royals!
Ann and I were invited to one of Prince Charles' garden parties at Holyrood House, a few years back and most of the men wore kilts, though surprisingly not the Prince on that day.
after all I'm not sure I'll ever get a second
They say that if you should ever receive a second invite to a royal garden party it is etiquette to decline the invitation as the objective of these events is for the royals to meet as many of their subjects as possible rather than repeatedly meeting the same subjects.
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16th July 08, 01:50 PM
#4
What an honor - congratulations and thanks for the photos.
Phil in Idaho
"Walk Tall, Walk Straight, and Look the World Right in the Eye."
That Great Celtic Philosopher Val Doonican
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16th July 08, 01:53 PM
#5
Wow, what a great honor! It sounds like a grand time.
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
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16th July 08, 02:13 PM
#6
Looking absolutely fantastic! Lucky you. That's going to be a treasured memory and you absolutely looked the part.
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16th July 08, 02:35 PM
#7
Wonderful photos Paul you both look smashing, it must have been quite a treat and I'm sure it was a day full of memories you will treasure.
"If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say this or that even, it never happened—that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death."
- George Orwell, 1984, Book 1, Chapter 3
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16th July 08, 02:59 PM
#8
The fellow next to you... is he a Drummond or a Grant; that is, is he wearing the tartan as a Drummond or Grant tartan (since they share that same tartan)? I have a kilt in the same tartan from the House of Edgar. 
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16th July 08, 03:21 PM
#9
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16th July 08, 03:25 PM
#10
Oustanding! How fortunate to have such an experience. Very smart kit.
"Live Free or Die!"
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