[Archers] BBC: Royal Company Archers in QE II Funeral Ceremonies

[Lorelei Elkins]

Very cool.

Lorelei

On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 6:21 PM Garth Groff and Sally Sanford <
mallardlodge1000 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Noble Friends of the Bow,
>
> O.K.; they're not SCA period, but they are archers. The Royal Company of
> Archers are the British monarch's ceremonial bodyguard while the King or
> Queen is in Scotland.  If you observed the funeral procession to St. Giles
> Cathedral in Edinburgh, you might have noticed that there were six or so
> archers on each side of the hears marching in the super-dark green uniforms
> carrying their bows. It wasn't as easy to see, but the entire company of
> Royal Archers were in ranks outside St. Giles as the casket was unloaded.
> Four Archers also alternated with King Charles and His siblings in the
> Vigil of the Princes ceremony inside the cathedral.
>
> I had planned to post a link to a video or still photo that showed the
> Royal Company of Archers, but each time I went the BBC film clips changed.
> Lady Sarah just found this brief clip of the vigil in London. Two of the
> Royal Archers are standing guard: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-62921909
> . They are Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Scottish Secretary Alister
> Jack, joining members of the Household Division and the Yeoman Warders of
> the Tower (the Beefeaters). You can see the Archers' uniforms, bows and the
> traditional three arrows in their belts.
>
> More about the Royal Company of Archers is at
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Company_of_Archers .
>
> Yours Aye,
>
> Lord Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆
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