Windsor Castle investiture for former soldier Phil Morris, founder of testicular cancer UK

[Music] at eight o'clock in the morning the Berkshire town of Windsor is already alive to another working day preparations of the castle are well underway everything in the state rooms seen of many state and official occasions is given detailed and careful attention [Music] and for the men and women who are anxiously making their way to the castle it's the culmination of many weeks of preparation it's the day of their investiture at Windsor Castle [Music] a short walk from Buckingham Palace at St James's Palace is the central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood it's part of the Lord Chamberlain's office and is responsible for governing the orders of chivalry and maintaining the records of all appointments within each order they also take the lead in organizing investitures and the sending out of invitations together with warrants signed by the king and let's run through the investiture at Buckingham Palace on Thursday the 10th can you confirm the number of recipients we're at now yeah we've got 63 now and how many four Accolade and Insignia we've got five nights okay thank you very much when the various Insignia arrived from the manufacturers each decoration is very carefully scrutinized for blemishes and then stored in the central chancery's vaults to await its recipient only a select number of investigators are held at Windsor Castle each year and recipients and their guests are treated to a Sumptuous display of Art and indeed history as they carefully make their way through this Majestic building the honors system and the concept of the investiture as we know it today is relatively new given that the history of the monarchy spans over a thousand years honors for chivalry have been around for centuries but it was largely due to the king's great-grandfather George V who in 1917 established the order of the British Empire so that honors could be more widely given to deserving citizens from all walks of life for their contribution to the war effort with the ending of the first world war and the Armistice in 1918. King George extended the range of recipients to include those from the world of science the Arts and literature as well as the voluntary and charitable sectors many countries in the world today have honors and awards of one sort or another but nowhere is the bestowing of titles and decorations performed in such Splendid surroundings and with such Grace style and ceremony Mr Philip Morris for services to raising awareness of testicular cancer I think one of the most important aspects of an investor is to be able to reward in a suitable way the selfless service and dedication of so many of these remarkable people have dedicated their lives in in all sorts of sort of unseen areas I'm aware that it's aware that for the vast majority of people who come to investigate is a very important moment in their lives when they've been given an honor and a reward and a thank you for all of marvelous things they've done when talking with the recipients at these investigators I'm reminded of all of the great things that they have done to earn their Awards the long service that they have given throughout their working lives the considerable achievements they have reached and the selfless commitments they have made to their communities those who have deserved recognition do get reached by the honor System and I've met many of them in my travels around the UK and elsewhere I hope the example set by these naturally generous and determined people will not be underestimated and especially that they will have enjoyed the experience of today [Music] foreign [Music] comes to an end there can be little doubt that the day will have given lasting pride and pleasure to all thank you

Channel: Soldiers who help

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Id: 7YCJCWox3r8

Length: 5min 38sec (338 seconds)

Published: Sun May 21 2023

Reddit Comments

[u/[deleted]]

Congratulations!

[u/AuburnFaninGa]

Belated Congratulations!!

[u/wsox74]

What a well-deserved recognition for all you do. Thanks so much for sharing.

[u/JoanOfSnark_2]

Congrats! Does everyone who receives an honor get this video with their footage cut in?

[u/Colfrmb]

Thank you so much for sharing! What a lovely tribute to receive. Congratulations - from Colorado, United States.

[u/rrrich7]

WOW. What a treat. Thanks for sharing.

[u/Polbag]

Congratulations, well done.

[u/CurrentKingOfEngland]

Sorry, I thought you were someone else.