To the ones who are familiar with the British royals: what kind of uniform did Princess Anne

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wear on the balcony? With all the medals? Did she serve in any branch of the military?

Just curious

Sorry cannot find the photo

[Lochloosa]

1. Here's an article about it

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1619466/princess-anne-medal-meaning-queen-birthday-parade-evg

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3. Thanks. Seem that most are commemorative ones except for bring a colonel of the

"Blue and Royal" regiment but wonder whether this is just honorary.

Oh well each has a story.

[lastlib]

2. Hey, they're "royalty"--privileged. They can give themselves all the medals they want.....

Well, okay, maybe they can't.......

[TreasonousBastard]

4. Anne was never in active service (unlike her mother in ww2) but...

she's now a Royal Navy admiral, an Air Foce general and whatever else because she's in line for the throne. She's also Order of the Garter and other stuff ordinary mortals actually have to do heroic stuff to get. She's even got a medal for her mother making it to 70 years on the throne.

France had the right idea of just abolishing all of its inbred royalty, but there's still plenty left all over Europe. Most of them are happy to lay low and just count their money. Not the Brits, though. They gotta wear 35 pounds of braid and metal at every celebration. Keeps the tourist money coming in, they say.

How much does if cost Brit taxpayers to keep all that shit polished?

[BannonsLiver]

5. Lol

What a fascinating screed.

What a surprise though, an American telling other countries how it should be. I’ve never ever heard or seen that before.

[Byronic]

6. Anne

She is honorary colonel of the Blues and Royals. Regiments often have a royal as honorary colonel as a figurehead (Prince William of the Irish Guards. Duke of Kent of the Scots Guards etc). Anne is an extremely popular one - there have been whispers that the Royal Marines would rather like her to be their new captain-general.