Chapter 544 Guardian Anniversary

June 18, 2007, is the annual Garter Day in England.

Barron, wearing a fitted Garter robe, Bonnie, wearing a light pink dress and a hat, came to Windsor Castle to participate in this year's event.

In fact, every year's Garter Day is not only an event for the Garter Knights to show their solidarity, but also a "fashion competition" for the women.

Obviously, among the ladies this year, Bonnie Cavendish is the most eye-catching one. She looks quite girlish in pink, and it is difficult to tell that she already has a child.

It is worth mentioning that according to British tradition, the aristocracy must wear hats in public.

There is a saying in England that aristocrats without hats are like ordinary people without clothes...

Of course, to this day, aristocrats do not wear hats in any public occasions, but in major events such as Garter Day, they still follow this tradition.

Just like the hat of the Order of the Garter that Barron was wearing at this time, it was made of black velvet with white ostrich and black heron feathers.

Her Majesty the Queen also appeared in the Garter robe today, but as a monarch, the style of Her Majesty's Garter robe is very different from that of others.

In addition to the long train of the Garter robe exclusive to the monarch, which will be held up by a special person behind it, the Order of the Garter on the Queen's chest is also an official Order of the Garter with diamonds all around and a red cross in the middle to commemorate St. George who slayed the dragon.

Legend has it that there was a dragon that asked the king of Libya to sacrifice a girl in exchange for water. After hearing the news, St. George rode on horseback to kill the dragon, thus becoming the patron saint of the oppressed and women.

St. George's conduct is considered to be consistent with the spirit of chivalry, so he has always been revered by the British king as the patron saint of his country, and the red cross flag of England with a white background is also named the St. George Cross Flag.

The Garter robes of other members of the Order of the Garter are all short, and the Order of the Garter on their chests is also a simplified version.

As a new member this year, William also wore a Garter robe and stood beside Barron, chatting with him quietly from time to time. It seems that his life has been quite "rich" recently.

Because Cather is still in the process of breaking up with him, and even if they are lovers, they cannot participate in the Garter Day activities before the wedding, so she did not appear today.

Although the Order of the Garter is only an honorary organization, it still has an officer corps established according to the ancient system.

Accompanying the Queen are the holders of these six officer titles: Bishop, Registrar, Supervisor, Chief Herald, Leading Officer and Secretary.

The Bishop has always been the Archbishop of Winchester, a heavyweight bishop in England, and the Supervisor is the Bishop of the Diocese of Windsor.

The Registrar is the head priest of St. George's Chapel, and the Chief Herald is the head of the Heraldry Institute. This Herald has the obligation to keep the coat of arms and helmets of the members of the Order.

The Leading Officer is the Chief of the Guard of the House of Lords, and the Secretary is a full-time Royal Herald.

After the event started, a group of people walked down the hill from Windsor Castle to St. George's Chapel.

Here, a brief ceremony was held, and the Queen personally awarded the two newly joined Knights of the Garter, Barron and Prince William.

The awarding process of the Order of the Garter is relatively private, because no unqualified personnel are allowed to enter the entire ceremony, and only members of the Knights will participate, so there will be no video materials left.

The ceremony was held in the main hall of St. George's Chapel, where seats for various knights are set up, with flags and coats of arms hanging above.

When the ceremony was in progress, the current members of the Knights sat on the benches in the hall, with kings of past dynasties at their feet and hundreds of coats of arms of various colors above their heads. Each knight's seat was lit with a small table lamp arranged in rows, like a little starlight to commemorate the deceased king.

The modern Order of the Garter is mainly composed of three parts: First of all, the emblem of the Knights, a blue garter, is naturally indispensable.

The main part of the Order of the Garter, the coat of arms, is hung around the neck, engraved with the image of St. George slaying the dragon and the Knights' motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (those with evil thoughts are shamed), symbolizing the spirit of chivalry.

The formal medal, also known as the star, is worn on the chest and is inlaid with diamonds - the formal medal will only be worn by the monarch, and the others wear a simplified version.

First, Barron will be awarded the medal. He will half-kneel in front of the queen to swear an oath, and then a half-kneeling master of ceremonies will wear the medal on his outstretched thigh - the medal is worn on the right thigh when it is awarded, like the position of a garter.

Finally, the queen will hang the coat of arms around his neck in person, and the awarding of the medal will end.

It should be noted that after the death of each holder of the Order of the Garter, his emblem must be returned to the monarch or his authorized Garter Herald by his closest relative, and other emblems, robes, etc. will be returned to the secretary of the Knights.

The Order of the Garter in its coat of arms was allowed to be retained and continued to be inherited.

As the most elite knightly order with only 25 members, each member was awarded a unique coat of arms.

In fact, since the Order of the Garter is the highest honor in the UK, many recipients, including national monarchs, are happy to use the Garter in their personal coat of arms, such as the current Queen Elizabeth II.

After receiving the Order of the Garter, Barron can also add the Garter coat of arms to his personal coat of arms.

After the ceremony, the royal family and members of the Order of the Garter and related personnel left the venue slowly and returned to Windsor Castle in the traditional carriage.

This round trip process is the parade of the Garter Day.

After the parade, everyone will also attend a private banquet hosted by the Queen at Windsor Castle, which can also be regarded as a social occasion for aristocrats and celebrities.

"I went to the Honor Experience Store a few days ago, Barron. It was amazing, especially the fruit-cutting game. It was so impressive that I immediately booked the phone."

The person who told Barron this was Henry Howard, who was a good friend of William. At the same time, Henry's father was the Duke of Norfolk, the oldest duke family in England, the head of the noble heraldry, and the herald of the Knights of the Garter.

From June 1, the Honor Experience Store in London officially opened. Before the official sale of Honor Electronics' Mate 1, interested users can go to this experience store for trial use, limited to half an hour per person, and can make an appointment for the experience time.

Not only London, but also New York, Los Angeles, North Bay, Shanghai, Tokyo, London, Paris and Berlin, the eight cities in the world that opened the first Honor Experience Stores, all opened on the same day. From this moment on, the Honor Mate 1 phone, which was only glimpsed at the Android conference, unveiled its mystery, and related trial reports continued to appear in various media.

Barron believes that not only these media reporters, but also Apple and other traditional feature phone companies have collected information on the use and configuration of the Mate 1 phone at the first time.

However, this is inevitable. In fact, since the beginning of this year, the Mate 1 phone has begun to be produced in Honor Electronics' Huaxia production base. It's just that the supply chain needs to be gradually adjusted and improved, and with the improvement of quality control, the production scale has gradually increased, and the production speed of the product has not yet reached the most ideal state.