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The King, accompanied by The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of York, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal, The Duke of Gloucester, and The Duke of Kent today held a Chapter of the Most Noble Order of the Garter in the Throne Room, Windsor Castle.

The Duchess of Edinburgh and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence were present.

The Duchess of Gloucester and the Lord Lloyd-Webber, the Lord Kakkar and Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach were present.

The following Knights Companion were present: the Duke of Abercorn, the Lord Butler of Brockwell, the Rt Hon Sir John Major, the Lord Luce, the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Lord Stirrup, the Lady Manningham Buller, the Lord King of Lothbury, the Lord Shuttleworth, the Viscount Brookeborough, Lady Mary Fagan, the Marquess of Salisbury, Lady Mary Peters, the Baroness Amos, the Rt Hon Sir Tony Blair and the Baroness Ashton of Upholland.

The Officers of the Order were: the Bishop of Winchester (Prelate), the Dean of Windsor (Register), Mr David White (Garter King of Arms), Miss Sarah Clarke (Lady Usher of the Black Rod) and Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave (Secretary).

The Hon Guy Tryon (Page of Honour) and Mr Charles van Cutsem (Page of Honour) were in attendance.

His Majesty invested The Duchess of Gloucester with the Insignia of a Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and the Lord Lloyd-Webber, the Lord Kakkar and Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach with the Insignia of a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

The King later gave a Luncheon Party for the Companions of the Most Noble Order of the Garter at which The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of York, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and The Duke of Kent were present.

The following had the honour of being invited: the Duke of Abercorn and the Lady Sophie Hamilton, the Lord and Lady Butler of Brockwell, the Rt Hon Sir John Major and Dame Norma Major, the Lord Luce, the Lord and Lady Phillips of Worth Matravers, Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Lord and Lady Stirrup, the Baroness Manningham-Buller and Miss Lilah Parsons, the Lord and Lady King of Lothbury, the Viscount and Viscountess Brookeborough, Lady Mary Fagan and Captain Christopher Fagan, the Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury, Lady Mary Peters and Mrs Susan Gaunt, the Rt Hon Sir Tony and Lady Blair, the Baroness Amos and Ms Colleen Amos, the Baroness Ashton of Upholland and Mr Peter Kellner, the Lord and Lady Patten of Barnes, the Lord and Lady Lloyd-Webber, the Lord and Lady Kakkar, Air Chief Marshal the Lord and Lady Peach, the Bishop of Winchester, the Dean of Windsor, Mr David White, Miss Sarah Clarke, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave, the Hon Guy Tryon and Mr Charles van Cutsem.

An Installation Service was held in St George’s Chapel this afternoon at which The Duchess of Gloucester was installed as a Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and the Lord Lloyd-Webber, the Lord Kakkar and Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach were installed as Knights Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

His Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms and The King’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty in the Chapel.