bigjarofwasps Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 His Majesty The King has personally honoured the sailors and Royal Marines involved in the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. At Windsor Castle today, 142 men and women of all ranks and branches had the Royal Victorian Order or the Royal Victorian Medal (silver) presented to them by HM The King. It comes after their role drawing the State Gun Carriage which carried Her late Majesty’s coffin and for their services at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II last September. Read more: https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2023/may/30/230530-honours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Wilkinson Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 (edited) Not wishing to undermine the honour bestowed upon these individuals, but I wonder whether the obviously very large stock held, of these EIIR headed medals, had any bearing upon the decision to make these awards. A good opportunity to get rid of the stock, which presumably would otherwise be "binned". Keep an eye on the auction sites! Dave. Edited May 31, 2023 by Dave Wilkinson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjarofwasps Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Dave Wilkinson said: Not wishing to undermine the honour bestowed upon these individuals, but I wonder whether the obviously very large stock held, of these EIIR headed medals, had any bearing upon the decision to make these awards. A good opportunity to get rid of the stock, which presumably would otherwise be "binned". Keep an eye on the auction sites! Dave. 😂😂 Dave, you’re such a sceptic😂😂 But now, you’ve come to mention it…….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 On 31/05/2023 at 17:54, Dave Wilkinson said: Not wishing to undermine the honour bestowed upon these individuals, but I wonder whether the obviously very large stock held, of these EIIR headed medals, had any bearing upon the decision to make these awards. A good opportunity to get rid of the stock, which presumably would otherwise be "binned". Keep an eye on the auction sites! Dave. I like the way of thinking ..and could the the Truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin 0024 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) The Royal Victorian Order and medals have always been bestowed upon those involved in state funerals of Monarchs. In fact, at the funeral of Prince Philip, these were also bestowed upon those involved. The RVO is a gift from the Monarch to those they feel should be honoured. A long time ago, when I was posted to HQ London District, my room mate, a mad chap from Belfast, was so honoured by Her late Majesty, The Queen, for impromptu linguistic services to the Royal Household. His mother is/was from Greenland and he helped in an awkward moment. Little did I know that he spoke 6 languages (and coming from Belfast, I was not sure English was one of them)... https://www.forces.net/news/military-personnel-honoured-following-prince-philips-funeral Edited August 16, 2023 by Martin 0024 To add reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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