The ladies and soldiers of the 35th Royal Sussex Regiment were proud to celebrate the engagement of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert on Saturday, October 16. This was an event we had in the works for the past few months. It was 182 years and 1 day from the actual proposal, where the young queen asked Albert, her cousin, to be her husband. On our side of the pond, our early Victorian 1830s branch commemorated the occasion at Willow Hall in Morristown, NJ. The visitors enjoyed our display, we had some great conversations about the lives of Victoria and Albert, and a plethora of things to eat. Our member Michael M. replicated copies of the invitations to the Royal Wedding which Kim G. would fill out with a calligraphy pen for visitors to take as a souvenir. We did not make any guarantees that said invitation would still be valid in 2021.
The encampment featured our unit's new bell tent, set up for the first time. The bell tent stands nearly ten feet tall and almost thirteen feet in diameter. This conical design would accommodate a number of soldiers who would sleep arranged like the spokes of a wheel from the center pole to the edge of the tent.
Kim also brought the Queen's Colour--which she sewed--for its debut to the regiment. This enormous battle flag is 6 feet tall and six feet, six inches on the fly, on a 9 foot pole. Our newly minted Ensign Shane P. received the Colour from Kim in a short ceremony, boldly showing our 35th Royal Sussex spirit and fidelity to Her Majesty.
Very special thanks to Mr. Erich Huhn, the Passaic River Coalition, and Friends of Willow Hall for hosting the event.
God Save the Queen!
We thank M. Hackett, T. Hitt, and anyone else we snatched photos from!
The encampment featured our unit's new bell tent, set up for the first time. The bell tent stands nearly ten feet tall and almost thirteen feet in diameter. This conical design would accommodate a number of soldiers who would sleep arranged like the spokes of a wheel from the center pole to the edge of the tent.
Kim also brought the Queen's Colour--which she sewed--for its debut to the regiment. This enormous battle flag is 6 feet tall and six feet, six inches on the fly, on a 9 foot pole. Our newly minted Ensign Shane P. received the Colour from Kim in a short ceremony, boldly showing our 35th Royal Sussex spirit and fidelity to Her Majesty.
Very special thanks to Mr. Erich Huhn, the Passaic River Coalition, and Friends of Willow Hall for hosting the event.
God Save the Queen!
We thank M. Hackett, T. Hitt, and anyone else we snatched photos from!
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