{"id":153,"date":"2012-09-20T12:06:15","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T12:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berwickshire-lieutenancy.co.uk\/wp\/?p=153"},"modified":"2015-01-30T12:05:31","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T12:05:31","slug":"princess-royal-visit-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berwickshire-lieutenancy.co.uk\/wp\/?p=153","title":{"rendered":"Princess Royal Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_154\" style=\"width: 301px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/berwickshire-lieutenancy.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC_0290_3001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-154\" title=\"Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited the Borders on 11 September.\" src=\"http:\/\/berwickshire-lieutenancy.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC_0290_3001-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"2012 Cornet's Lass Sally Middlemiss smiles behind the Princess\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/berwickshire-lieutenancy.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC_0290_3001-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/berwickshire-lieutenancy.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSC_0290_3001.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Princess Royal represented The Queen at a Thanksgiving Service to mark Her Majesty\u2019s Diamond Jubilee at Melrose Parish Church.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0September 2012 The Princess Royal represented The Queen at a Borders wide service of thanksgiving for The Queen\u2019s reign as part of The Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The Princess Royal was met by the Scottish Borders\u2019 Lord Lieutenants for Roxburgh Ettrick and Lauderdale, Berwickshire and Tweeddale on her arrival at Melrose.<\/p>\n<p>Six hundred guests, including 187 from Berwickshire, were invited to the service in Melrose Parish Church.\u00a0 Following the service The Princess Royal met members of the public including the principals of local summer festivals and many local school children who turned out to give The Princess a very warm welcome to The Borders.<\/p>\n<p>The Princess Royal made her way to a reception in a marquee in Gibson Park for 200 guests, 66 from Berwickshire, who represented various local groups, many of whom were presented to Her Royal Highness.\u00a0 During the reception The Princess Royal presented two BEM honours, one to Mr John Falla of Bonchester Bridge and one to Mrs Elsie Brown of Ayton.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_158\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/berwickshire-lieutenancy.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mrs-Brown-BEM1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158\" title=\"Mrs Elsie Brown of Ayton was presented with a BEM honour.\" src=\"http:\/\/berwickshire-lieutenancy.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Mrs-Brown-BEM1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mrs Elsie Brown of Ayton pictured with the Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 11th\u00a0September 2012 The Princess Royal represented The Queen at a Borders wide service of thanksgiving for The Queen\u2019s reign as part of The Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. 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