Sunday, July 10, 2016

Rainy England - and that includes Garter Day

More photos from my trip to England in June
Ran into the new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan en route from St. Paul's to Guildhall


Flower display commemorating life of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey


















Final night in London, rainy . walked to St. Paul's, then across the Millennium Bridge, water taxi back to Westminster



















Purple Reign Beer .. 


Garter Day - first time in 25 years or so that the Wet Weather procedure was used, no procession, no band, soldiers, carriages.









Marlene meets royal watcher Terry Hutt















The soaps in the port-a-loos at Windsor Castle


Hugo Vickers




with Daily Express correspondent Richard Palmer

Sun comes out, briefly


pages

Duke of York and Duke of Cambridge











Duke of Gloucester

Running late




3 comments:

Reeves said...

Love these photos. Next best thing to being there.

The Blessed Virgin said...

Great photos, particularly with your pose with the New Mayor of London !!.

I was so confused to the titles of Lord Mayor of London and Mayor of London titles.

Marlene Eilers Koenig said...

Lord Mayor ceremonial role for the City of London. Mayor of London is elected