Congratulations to HRH The Duke of Cambridge
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I wondered who'd be first to spot that one. Well done, Wilson! Duly amended, thanks. Getting confused with his previous job. I wonder if he ever does?
GE:-
I forgot, we don't do ironic any more, do we? Smiley inserted just for you as it was not serious, you understand. You don't? Well I'm banged to rights and no mistake. Yep, sour grapes for sure (sorry, yet more irony).
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As an aside, could this jump up by one rank only to become a senior officer (just) be in order to claim the privileges of that new status? As a retd JO, officially he could no longer term himself Flight Lieutenant if he so wished. Now that he is a substantive Squadron Leader he is entitled to call himself just that hereafter. Just a thought...
Air ambulance is a significantly different kettle of fish to SAR.
GE:-
Seems like an awful lot of sour grapes on this subject.
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As an aside, could this jump up by one rank only to become a senior officer (just) be in order to claim the privileges of that new status? As a retd JO, officially he could no longer term himself Flight Lieutenant if he so wished. Now that he is a substantive Squadron Leader he is entitled to call himself just that hereafter. Just a thought...
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Surely the 'HRH' up front carries a bit more weight than 'Squadron Leader' in the bragging stakes!
I presume that the Duke still has a reserve liability. With his experience I'm sure that a Sqn Ldr appointment would not be inappropriate were he to return to the colours, or is it guidons in the case of the RAF?.
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or is it guidons in the case of the RAF?.
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Charles made it known that he wanted early promotion to Group Captain. The powers that be decided that he wouldn't be thus promoted until the first of his Cranwell intake had already achieved it on merit. That happened sometime in 1988 I think. Making that.. 17 years or so for his peer to have achieved it?
I'm not hung up about this - William may need the pension anyway.. young family and all that.
I'm not hung up about this - William may need the pension anyway.. young family and all that.
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Well yes, but he is now a substantive Royal Air Force Squadron Leader (whether rightly or wrongly). That might count for rather more in his eyes than any honorary ranks (including Colonel of the Irish Guards) that he might be appointed to.
So why didn't he get married as an RAF Flight Lieutenant? I don't know, but the fashion and society magazine sales would not have been so great, I suspect, nor the TV ratings. Perhaps the bride had some input? It was after all her day...
This is just a subsidiary rank. He is already a Colonel, and got married as such.
So why didn't he get married as an RAF Flight Lieutenant? I don't know, but the fashion and society magazine sales would not have been so great, I suspect, nor the TV ratings. Perhaps the bride had some input? It was after all her day...
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So why didn't he get married as an RAF Flight Lieutenant?
Always turns out at Remembrance Day as a Flt Lt though!
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I genuinely posted this thread as a Good News item ...
I've never met HRH in person (nor would I want his job), but based on what he says and does, along with the genuine feeling and warmth with which he says what he says and the way he conducts himself ... suggests to me ... come the time he gently holds the Sceptre in his right hand and holds the Orb in his left and the Arch Bish utters that time honoured phase 'You Have Control' ... I reckon we'll have a good man up front
Others, of course, are entitled to their own opinion ...
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I've never met HRH in person (nor would I want his job), but based on what he says and does, along with the genuine feeling and warmth with which he says what he says and the way he conducts himself ... suggests to me ... come the time he gently holds the Sceptre in his right hand and holds the Orb in his left and the Arch Bish utters that time honoured phase 'You Have Control' ... I reckon we'll have a good man up front
Others, of course, are entitled to their own opinion ...
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I genuinely posted this thread as a Good News item ...
I've never met HRH in person (nor would I want his job), but based on what he says and does, along with the genuine feeling and warmth with which he says what he says and the way he conducts himself ... suggests to me ... come the time he gently holds the Sceptre in his right hand and holds the Orb in his left and the Arch Bish utters that time honoured phase 'You Have Control' ... I reckon we'll have a good man up front
Others, of course, are entitled to their own opinion ...
Coff.
I've never met HRH in person (nor would I want his job), but based on what he says and does, along with the genuine feeling and warmth with which he says what he says and the way he conducts himself ... suggests to me ... come the time he gently holds the Sceptre in his right hand and holds the Orb in his left and the Arch Bish utters that time honoured phase 'You Have Control' ... I reckon we'll have a good man up front
Others, of course, are entitled to their own opinion ...
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I wonder which uniform he'll wear to his coronation though? RN Admiral by then?
I really think we need a complete and utterly indifferent smilie.
If he needs the money because he has a young family maybe Grandma can sell something like Buckinghamshire.............
If he needs the money because he has a young family maybe Grandma can sell something like Buckinghamshire.............
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I think Wills did really well to get an air ambulance job after a couple of years as a SAR co-pilot and Captain...considering it takes a normal shag a whole career and 2000+ hours to get anywhere near police or air ambulance flying...
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come the time he gently holds the Sceptre in his right hand and holds the Orb in his left and the Arch Bish utters that time honoured phase 'You Have Control' ... I reckon we'll have a good man up front
It seems that for major occasions, such as weddings, the requirement is for royalty to wear the most eye catching outfit which probably rules out the RAF No1 uniform!
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TTN ...
Just a tangential thought ... sadly at some future date, there will need to be a wholesale change of 'Crowns' for the Military. Are you aware of any precedence ? Presumably uniform insignia will have some priority ... Quite a costly and logistical challenge ?
Just a tangential thought ... sadly at some future date, there will need to be a wholesale change of 'Crowns' for the Military. Are you aware of any precedence ? Presumably uniform insignia will have some priority ... Quite a costly and logistical challenge ?
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TTN ...
Just a tangential thought ... sadly at some future date, there will need to be a wholesale change of 'Crowns' for the Military. Are you aware of any precedence ? Presumably uniform insignia will have some priority ... Quite a costly and logistical challenge ?
Just a tangential thought ... sadly at some future date, there will need to be a wholesale change of 'Crowns' for the Military. Are you aware of any precedence ? Presumably uniform insignia will have some priority ... Quite a costly and logistical challenge ?
What WILL change is the royal cypher. EIIR is not going to be the future royal cypher, and it is in widespread use.
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What WILL change is the royal cypher. EIIR is not going to be the future royal cypher
or, maybe, we will have a republic? Jeremy I?