“The Royal Balcony Salute: Who Accompanied Charles III and Camilla on this Historic Day in Buckingham Palace?”

2023-05-08 16:00:31

The million dollar question, until the last moment, was who would be accompanying Charles III and Camilla during his first salute like kings on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. In the midst of different speculations and even bets -something that fascinates the English- the answer regarding the “chosen ones” was only revealed at 2:26 p.m., London time, on the historic May 6, 2023.

The princes of Wales with their children, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. On the left is the Duchess of Edinburgh and, behind her, Timothy Lawrence, the husband of Princess Royal Anne.LEON NEAL – POOL

The princes of Wales were there with their three children, George, Charlotte and Louis; also the Dukes of Edinburgh with their children, lady Louise y James, Earl of Wessex; Princess Royal Anne with her husband, Sir Timothy Lawrence, the Dukes of Gloucester, the Dukes of Kent and Lord Oliver Cholmondley, Nicholas Barclay and Ralph Tollemache, who, like Prince George, were pages to the King.

On the Queen’s side were her sister, Annabel Elliot and Lady Lansdowne (they were her “ladies in attendance”); and her four pages: her grandsons Gus and Louis Lopes -sons of her daughter Laura-, and Freddy Parker Bowels -born of his son Tom’s marriage to Sara Buys- and his great-nephew, Arthur Elliot.

From left to right: Lady Louis and her mother, the Duchess of Edinburgh Timothy Lawrence, the Princes of Wales Lord Oliver Cholmondley, Prince George, Nicholas Barclay and, below, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. STEFAN ROUSSEAU – POOL

From left to right: Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and their children, Lady Louise and James, Earl of Wessex; Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence; the Prince of Wales and their younger children, Charlotte, Louis; Lord Oliver Cholmondeley; Prince George; Nicholas Barclay; Ralph Tollemache; The Majesties of him; Freddie Parker Bowles; Louis and Gus Lopes; Annabel Elliott; Arthur Elliott; Marchioness of Lansdowne; Dukes of Kent and Dukes of Gloucester.
JAMES MANNING – POOL

The great absences were marked by Prince Harry and Prince Andrew, who were in Westminster. In the case of the youngest son of Carlos III, it is believed that as soon as he finished the ceremony he took a flight to return to his home in California. On the other side of the ocean, his wife, Meghan Markle, and his children Archie and Lilibet, are waiting for him, ready to celebrate the 4th birthday of the couple’s firstborn as a family. In the case of the King’s brother, although they integrate him into family events, the Epstein case left him out of official obligations.

The Queen, in a beautiful postcard with her grandson, Freddy Parker-Bowles, 13, the son of Thomas Parker-Bowles and his former partner, Sara Buys.
LEON NEAL – POOL

Lord Oliver Cholmondley, Prince George, Nicholas Barclay and Ralph Tollemache with Their Majesties and Freddy Parker-Bowles, Camilla’s grandson.
MARCO BERTORELLO – AFP

Princess Charlotte and her brother Louis kept an eye on the air parade.
LEON NEAL – POOL

On the right of the image you can see the Dukes of Kent and the Dukes of Gloucester who, although they are not part of the “small table”, were invited by Charles III due to the great relationship they had with Elizabeth II.LEON NEAL – POOL

This time, the great absences were marked by the prince and prince Andrés, who although they were at the Westminster Abbey ceremony, were not invited to the balcony.OLI SCARFF – AFP

The rain, getting stronger, showed some logical discomfort in children and adults and sealed the fate of the expected moment: the initially planned air parade with more than 60 planes; it was whittled down to several Red Arrows helicopters and pilots. Later, yes, the pages collected the capes of Their Majesties and the balcony was left empty.

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