Princess Anne perform Investitures at Palace of Holyroodhouse
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The Princess Royal has already had a busy week, and it’s only Wednesday.
The 72-year-old was handing out investitures at the Palace of Holyroodhouse today, including honors for the British team curling team, after flying back from Athens, where she attended the funeral of King Constantine of Greece.
Dressed in full military uniform, the royals looked brilliant as they welcomed the latest honorees to the King’s official Edinburgh residence.
Despite the fallout from Prince Harry’s explosive autobiography Spare, published last Tuesday, seemed very normal to the King’s stoic younger brother.
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A beaming British Olympic curling team member Mili Smith, from Guildtown, was made an OBE by the Princess Royal today.
The 72-year-old princess royal attended the funeral of King Constantine of Greece on Monday in Athens with her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, and was already back at work in Scotland this afternoon.
The Princess Royal and Smith enjoyed a chat while presenting the curler with her MBE: Team GB team won gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
The last round of investitures took place at the King’s official residence in Edinburgh
Among those receiving awards were Scottish GB team curling stars Mili Smith, Victoria Drummond, Jennifer Dodds, Hailey Duff and coach David Murdoch.
The Team GB squad won gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and was captained by Eve Muirhead OBE, who announced her retirement from curling last year.
A radiant Mili Smith, dressed in a cherry flower dress and nude heels, seemed to enjoy her chat with the Princess Royal as she handed her MBE over to the curling iron.
Also honored was Sir Iain Livingstone, Chief Constable of Scotland, who was awarded a Knight Bachelor today for his policing and public service services.
Also honored was Victoria Drummond, vice jumper for the British Olympic Curling Team.
Drummond, from Stirling, appeared deep in conversation when the Princess Royal made her MBE.
Others collecting awards include Glasgow City Council CEO and Cop26 Program Board Chair Annemarie O’Donnell, Head of City Services and Cop26 Denise Hamilton, and Senior Responsible Officer Colin Edgar for his services to local government.
Dr Noha Elsakka, Consultant Medical Microbiology and Virology and Clinical Service Director at NHS Grampian, Dr Mary McQuillan, Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, and Dr Stephen Cole, Intensive Care Physician at NHS Tayside, They will collect prizes for their services during Covid-19.
Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh, of primary care research and development at the University of Edinburgh, was honored for his services to Covid-19 research.
Drummond wore a striking blue dress, with matching hat and heels to attend the awards ceremony
Other members of the team, including Jennifer Dodds, Hailey Duff’s trainer David Murdoch, also received MBEs.
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The Scottish police chief dips one knee as he receives his honor for services to the police and the public.
On Monday, the Princess Royal cut a somber figure as she comforted Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece at the burial ceremony for her father, King Constantine.
Anne, who was the second cousin of the late Greek monarch, attended King Constantine’s funeral in Athens with her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence.
They joined European royalty, including Queen Letizia of Spain, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, and King Felipe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, at the Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral for public service.
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Anne places the honor around the neck of Sir Iain Livingstone during the investiture ceremony in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
King Constantine died of a stroke on January 10 in the Greek capital at the age of 82, more than 50 years after being exiled in a military coup.
Princess Anne looked stoic as she entered the Athens cathedral with her husband.
The public funeral was followed by a 29-kilometre procession to the Tatoi Palace, where a separate private ceremony was held, before Constantine is buried with other members of the Greek royal family.