Eight pallbearers who carried the late Queen’s coffin at her funeral are amongst these to be recognised in a particular honours checklist.
The troopers – who have been chosen to be pallbearers from the King’s Company (then Queen’s), 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards – have been awarded the silver Royal Victorian Medal.
They have been named as recipients of honours underneath the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) in recognition of their service to the Queen, as a part of a particular set of Demise awards.
RVO presents are bestowed by the King to individuals who have served the monarch or the Royal Family in a private approach.
Lance Sergeant Alex Turner, Lance Corporal Tony Flynn, Lance Sergeant Elias Orlowski, Guardsman Fletcher Cox, Guardsman James Patterson, Lance Sergeant Ryan Griffiths, Guardsman Luke Simpson, and Guardsman David Sanderson carried the coffin as thousands and thousands of individuals watched the funeral final September.
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The unit had an in depth reference to the Queen – because the serving monarch she held the place of firm commander and made a private assessment of the corporate each decade.
Also recognised within the particular honours checklist are the Queen’s closest adviser, Angela Kelly, and pallbearers who carried the Queen’s coffin at her lying-in-rest in Edinburgh.
Ms Kelly, the Queen’s private assistant, adviser and curator, labored for the monarch for greater than 25 years and was made a Commander of the RVO.
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During the COVID lockdown, Ms Kelly was regarded as a part of a small group dubbed “HMS Bubble” that the Queen remoted with.
Ms Kelly as soon as disclosed in an interview: “We are two typical women. We discuss clothes, make-up, jewellery.”
Source: information.sky.com”