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Prince William may be married in Irish Guards uniform

He is named Colonel of the Irish Guards in new post

CATHY HAYES,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Sunday, February 13, 2011, 7:19 AM

Updated Sunday, February 13, 2011, 7:19 AM

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Prince William has been appointed Colonel of the Irish Guards.

Prince William may be married to Kate Middleton in an Irish Guards uniform in the “wedding of the century” on April 29.

On Thursday, February 10, the 28-year-old prince received his first honorary Army appointment, when he became Colonel of the Irish Guards. He is replacing Major General Sir Sebastian Roberts in the position.

Prince William also has honorary ranks in the Royal Navy and RAF. Since 2006, he has served as Commodore-in-Chief of Scotland and Commodore-in-Chief of Submarines. In 2008, he became Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Coningsby.

Prince William’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, is the Colonel-in-Chief of all the Guards regiments, including the Irish Guards. Most of the major royals have at least one honorary rank in the Irish Guards regiment, which was formed in 1900 by Queen Victoria in thanks for their brave service in the Boer War.

The regiment has a strong presence in military ceremonials, but also serve on active duty. Many of the servicemen are currently serving in Afghanistan.

No one knows for sure which uniform Prince William will wear for the wedding, but the Irish Guards regiment is known for its uniform of bright red jackets, black trousers and tall black fur caps.

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Oclearmada | Apr 28, 2011, 09:50 PM EDT

I am Irish and live in America, my last name Leiter which is German, however I have two family members that perished at the hands of protestants in NI. They were on a march for peace. I am sick of seeing people fight. I do believe that Ireland should be united. Also NI is bullshit, a promise to the Scots. Nevertheless, I want peace in Ireland, I am visiting my family there soon in Cork county and I have studied Irish and British relations for 4 years at the University of Minnesota. The fact of the matter is, Catholics do belong in Ireland. Protestants should stay where they should in Briton. It makes me sick when I studied the British and their actions taken in NI. The innocents that perished because of their faith. Jesus loves us all and cries every night about the violence that occurs in Ireland. Jesus watching his children killing eachother even though their cultures are one in the same. That is until the British corrupted many leaders in certain Irish communities.

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FallsRNat | Feb 19, 2011, 06:42 PM EST

sean - what's that got to do with it, unless that makes me less of an irishman in your eyes, if so, i'm sure that there will be a lot of disgruntled people about. say what you mean, let's have it out in the open.

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seanomelbourne | Feb 19, 2011, 05:33 PM EST

Remember Fallrnat is an ex brit serviceman.

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FallsRNat | Feb 18, 2011, 05:19 PM EST

As a son of a family steeped in the RA, i told me dad & uncle that the day the shinners are elected, i'm off to GB, mind u it might be worth a visit back to the old country now & again, as it will be like visiting disneyland with 'mickey' adams & 'donald' mcguiness in charge.

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sirpeter | Feb 18, 2011, 12:24 PM EST

FallsRNat..We have been known to dabble in the auld slave trade..Grabbed St Patrick didn't we,gave him a good job to as a shepherd. Course he wouldn't have got the job, if youse boys were there,been a Catholic are all that. To be honest Seamus we haven't much interest in the UK,been there,done that. Sinn Fein sorted ye out,and they are coming to sort out the last of the prods in Dublin.I'm still laughing, the Prods went for the GFA. Remember pope was saying what a great agreement it was..We nearly had to gag him to shut up..ha ha. I know you think partition is safe at the moment, and as a Sinn Fein member, I swear it is. It's as safe as a New Orlean's levee.ha ha. The Brit's have said..Goodbye at long last. The Shinners are on the move,there is no stopping them,the roads are opening to the north,it's all yours Gerry,that's what the Brit's signed. The Unionist's dropped the ball.The Shinners are flooding into Stormont laughing at Baron Carson as they pass him,soon to be replaced by Baron Adams. No!! Seamus..The only rejoining done in the near future is your little statelet. It will be know as The Reunification of Ireland Act. Signed into force by Sinn-fail in Dublin and Belfast.

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FallsRNat | Feb 18, 2011, 05:34 AM EST

Let's face it, after 90 years of home rule, the irish can't cut it, it would be best if youse guys applied to rejoin the UK - think that under EO youse could sue the BG for alleged human rights abuses, however, youse would have to own up to all of the collusion by yr own side, could even get the Queens rep in Ireland - the Baron to represent youse!

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FallsRNat | Feb 18, 2011, 05:25 AM EST

shock horror, paddies indulging in the slave trade, doesn't sound like victimhood to me - ha ha!

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sirpeter | Feb 17, 2011, 10:04 PM EST

FallsRNat..Welcome to the Real Capital of Ireland. It's called the English market, because we sold Englishmen there and English wenches as breeding stock for the Kerry farmers. You mean the NI Catholics are loud, bigoted, abusive,and have massive chips on their shoulder's..We have loads of them already. They are called Dubliners.

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sirpeter | Feb 17, 2011, 09:50 PM EST

Realist..You bore me..For some reason I can't even work up a bit of foul language to abuse you with. There is something in your posts that are lifeless and dull. Do you find people's eyes glaze over when you talk to them.*full stop..I was going to put a question mark..But i don't really care what you have to say.

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FallsRNat | Feb 17, 2011, 07:16 PM EST

sean - aah, don't u mean NI RC ex-serviceman, i don't hold any guilt, i get on with my life & don't look to blame other people, youse southerners/ex pats carry enough guilt complexes to go round

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Towngate | Feb 17, 2011, 06:19 PM EST

ALL THIS OLD GUFF ~ when all we are asked for is a Comment on what the future King Billy is going to wear when he takes 'The long walk' with the lovely Kate. .......... Btw: Nobody has spotted that she is striding out in the photo - ( the cute little one nearest the camera.) By the Leeeeeeft!.............

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seanomelbourne | Feb 17, 2011, 05:51 PM EST

Be careful of Fallsrnat he is an ex brit serviceman trying to assuage his guilt complex.

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FallsRNat | Feb 17, 2011, 05:05 PM EST

Sirpeter - i was in cork last week, what a quaint little place it is, time seems to pass by. There was a coachload of Armagh visitors who spent most of their time winding up the locals by asking to see a leprechaun & asking why the english market is so called. u wait to the country is reunited with the NI catholics of the north, they will take u over, boy are u in for a culture shock, they are loud, bigoted, abusive, have massive chips on their shoulder - u should get along. Once the 1.3m brits have returned home the 100,000 of us catholics who have or have had family members who served in the BA, RUC, UDR etc or worked for the crown, i'll give it 1-2 yrs before youse are all trying to get across the water for jobs in the UK or pleading for a handout. Once the brits have gone, no more handouts for the Irish, u can still post stories about oppression, but nobody will be listening.

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Realist | Feb 17, 2011, 03:18 PM EST

sirpeter: Has Sean Russell still got his head? What's the going rate for the head of an Irish Republican Nazi collaborator in solid bronze?

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Realist | Feb 17, 2011, 03:15 PM EST

sirpeter: De Valera goes specially to the Nazi embassy in Dublin to pay his respects after Hitler killed himself? What are we to think? Perhaps he was just borrowing a cup of sugar for his granny?

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