New Pages of Honour

[Michael Rhodes]

The Queen has appointed a couple of new pages of honour to attend upon
her on ceremonial occasions: Lord Stanley, heir to the Earl of Derby,
and Jack Soames. It's piquant that young Jack was in his scarlet tunic
at the recent Garter ceremony when 2 of his grandparents, one a Garter
Knight and one a Garter Lady were in the procession - viz Lady Soames,
LG, and Sir Tomas Dunne, KG.

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[Michael Rhodes]

Pages of Honour attending upon Her Majesty at the State Opening of Parliament (2016)

Lachlan Legge-Bourke

The Marquess of Lorne, son and heir to the Duke of Argyll

The Hon Augustus Stanhope

Thomas Halle

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[John Mason]

It was noticeable that one of the four pages of honour was not present when Her Majesty read the speech from the Throne. Who was missing and is it known why?

John Mason.

On Wednesday, 18 June 2008 03:03:11 UTC+1, Michael Rhodes wrote:

[ThomasFoolery]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3597968/SEBASTIAN-SHAKESPEARE-Solved-mystery-Majesty-s-missing-Page-boy.html

[Shinjinee]

On Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 5:40:20 PM UTC+5:30, Michael Rhodes wrote:

Pages of Honour attending upon Her Majesty at the State Opening of Parliament (2016)

Lachlan Legge-Bourke

The Marquess of Lorne, son and heir to the Duke of Argyll

The Hon Augustus Stanhope

Thomas Halle

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1) Lachlan Legge-Bourke [probably Lochy b 29 March 2003, himself son of Capt Harry Legge-Bourke,the only son of Mr William and the Hon Mrs Legge-Bourke (of the Earls of Dartmouth and Barons Glanusk, &c.), & is brother of "Tiggy" Pettifer, nee Legge-Bourke, who took care of the young princes for some time in the 1990s. Lachlan or Lochy's mother Iona nee Maclean is niece of the 4th Baron Rowallan.  Prince Harry attended the wedding (2000) of Harry Legge-Bourke and Iona Maclean.  Lachlan's cousin, Tom Pettifer, a godson of Prince William, was a page at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011.

2) The Marquess of Lorne [Archibald Frederick Campbell, or Archie Frederick b 9 March 2004], elder son and heir to the Duke of Argyll [the 13th Duke of Argyll, himself born 19 May 1968]; and 

3) Thomas Halle. *Who is he?*

4) the absent Hon. Augustus Stanhope, age 10, is the son of William Stanhope now Viscount Petersham [only son of the 12th Earl of Harrington, and brother of Viscountess Linley ne Serena Stanhope] and the former Candida Bond, herself descended from the earls Fitzwilliam.  Hope he feels better now.

Shinjinee

[Henry W]

Pages of Honour attending HM The Queen at the State Opening today:

Definitely Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden (b 2007), the grandson of her cousin HRH The Duke of Gloucester

I presume the other three were (these are the boys named on Wikipedia as the other three Pages) - I presume the Court Circular will confirm in the next few days.

Lord Claud Hamilton (b 2007)

Robert Bruce

Max Bowen

Good to see the Queen having a close-ish relative as a Page of Honour again, after her great-nephews Charles Armstrong Jones (2012-15) and Arthur Chatto (2009-15) in recent years. There are plenty more boys in the Kent family who will all be around the right age in the next few years.

[hopewell]

Could Prince George serve as a page when he is older? That could be a very good introduction to ceremonials for him.

[www.lordmountbattenofburma.com]

It was great seeing both Xan's parents (Earl & Countess of Ulster) and his grandparents TRH The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester watching from the gallery above.

On Sky News, Alastair Bruce of Crionaich (Fitzalan Pursuivant) commented about his kinsman Robert Bruce being a Page.... who he called his cousin.

[www.lordmountbattenofburma.com]

Unlikely... I didn't think a Prince of the Blood Royal would be a humble Page - let alone one who will be King.

[ThomasFoolery]

Archie!

[BREMENMURRAY]

Who is Max Bowden?