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The Priory of England
held its Annual Investiture at the St
James's, an Anglican Church, in Marble Arch,
London W2 on Saturday June 30th. 2007. The
Solemn Service of Investiture began with a
procession of all members assembled in St
Jemses's, Church. The Order was invited to
attend this function by the Visitors and
Ceremonial Office. This was a most enjoyable
service, and the Order of Saint Stanislas
was given reserved seats alongside other
dignitaries. This investiture was held in
the presense of our Prince Grand Master, HSH
The Count Juliusz Nowina - Sokolnicki, and
his wife, the Countess Nowina - Sokolnicki,
assisted by Grand Prior of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, Dame Mervyn Redding and the
Chaplain of the Order Reverend Cannon Derek
Buxton
Four postulants were invested, among them
John Garbutt, Esq well known
banker from the City of London. Reverend
Cannon Derek Buxton in his
speech which began the ceremony reminded the
history of the Order and
among other things he said * Never ever
shall a Chevalier talk bad about
another , this is the law of the
brotherhood*. Chevaliers and Dames of
the Order actively took part in the church
ceremony singing hymns which
were provided in print for each Chevalier
before the ceremony started.
I must say that such a beautifully led
ceremony I didn´t see anywhere in
the World.
The Anglican Church is well known for
beautifully arranging its church
ceremonies and music for each occasion. At
this moment I would like to
thank Reverend Cannon for taking care of our
Order in the United Kingdom.
After the Investiture we gathered in the
Victory Club Marble Arch, the
British Military Officers Club, for the
evening ceremonial supper. In
the friendly and attentive atmosphere , we
listened to the Fraternal
speech of the Grand Master and finished the
very special day by raising
toast to Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth
II.
In the coming November we are planning to
get together in the Victory
Club again. |
