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44. Whenever any Prince, or Princess, being a member of a foreign Royal or Imperial Family, shall arrive at or quit any British port, or visit any of His Majesty's ships, the same salutes shall be fired and compliments paid to him or her as are directed by Article 40 to be paid to the members of the British Royal Family, the flag of the nation of such foreign Prince or Princess being displayed at the main.
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The honours and salutes to be given by troops ou parade and by guards of honour are as follows:-
(a) To the King, the Queen, and the Prince of Wales.--Royal Salute-Present arms, standards and colours lowered. The Band will play the whole of the National Anthem for the King and the Queen, but only the first six bars for the Prince of Wales.t
(b) To other Members of the Royal Family.—Royal Salute-Present arms, standards, gurdons and coloura lowered.
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(i) When the King, the Queen, or the Prince of Wales are present, six bars of the National Anthem will be played to another member of the Royal Family only when specially ordered,
(ii) When the King, the Queen, or the Prince of Wales are not present, and when more than one member of the Royal Family is present, each in turn will receive the Royal Salute, but the first six bars of the National Anthem will be played only for the member for whom the troops are parading.
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(d) To Foreign Sovereigns, Presidents of Republican States, Members of Reigning Foreign Imperial and Royal Families--As for the King and the Queen, except that the foreign national hymn will be played in place of the National Anthem.
(ii) dir Council Instructions:-
The honours and salutes to be given by air forces on parade are as follows:-
(a) To the King, the Queen and the Prince of Wales.-tOn all occasions, Royal Salute-officers will salute, airmen present arms, and bands play the whole of the National Anthem for the King and the Queen, but only the first six bars for the Prince of Wales. If there are no bands, the trumpets or bugles will sound the salute.
(b) To other Members of the Royal Family.—The same as in (a), except that the bands (if any) will play only the first six bars of the National Anthem. §
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(d) To Foreign Sovereigns, Presidents of Republican States and Members of Reigning Foreign Imperial and Royal Families.-As for the King and Queen, except that the appropriate foreign national anthem will, when practicable, be played in the place of the National Anthem.
(2) Visits.-The first visit in most cases is a question arising prior to any landing, as the arrival will usually be by sea.
(a) In the case of a Reigning Sovereign or Heir Apparent, a Presi- dent of a Republic, or the chief officer of a special mission representing, for the purposes of his mission, either a Reigning Sovereign or à President of a Republic, the Governor will make the first call.
(b) In other cases the Governor will await the call of the visitor at Government House.
(c) On the return visit of the visitor who has received the first call from the Governor, the Governor will receive the visitor on the landing quay and accompany him to Government House.
(3) Guards of Honour and Escorts.-
(a) On the occasion of the landing (or arrival at the station) of the visitor, whether to make his first visit to the Governor or otherwise, there should be a guard of honour according to the capacity of the territory. Where regular forces are stationed, the guard of honour should be as far as possible representative. In the absence of regular forces, or in the event of their being stationed at too great a distance to be brought up, the guard of honour should be composed of such volunteer forces or police as are available.
The King's Regulations and Orders for the Army, 1928:—
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3. Honours and Salutes :--
General Instructions.-888.
Rendering of the National Anthem.~~1884.
In the event of the Queen or the Prince of Wales arriving at a caremony after, or departing before, the King, the National Anthem will not be played.
The King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions for the Royal Air Force, 1928. Chapter V, Section 1, para. 141.
When more than one member of the Royal Family are prement, each in turn will receive the Royal Salute, but the National Anthem (first six bars) will not be played for them when the King, the Queen, or the Prince of Wales is present unless specially ordered, and will in any event only be played for that member for whom the parade is held.
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(b) The carriage or conveyance in which a visitor is taken to Govern- ment House should, as far as possible, be accompanied by an escort. Where a cavalry escort (whether of regular or other troops) is not available, mounted police may take their place.
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Seat in Carriage.
The question of seats in the carriage has been found to be one which requires special attention.
On any occasion on which the Governor accompanies the visitor in a carriage, whether to take him to some function, such as a review, or for
the Governor will place the visitor on his right hand, thus giving the seat of
any other
purpose, honour to his guest.
VI. Flags.
In the event of Government House being placed at the disposal of a foreign Reigning Sovereign or President of a Republic, the Union Jack and the national flag of the visitor are to be flown together, either side by side or at the opposite ends of the building, as may be most convenient.
VII. Reviews.
In case any naval, military or air force review takes place in honour of the visitor, the Governor will
(a) ask a Sovereign or President of a Republic or his personal repre- sentative to take the salute alone;
(b) in all other cases ask the visitor to take the salute with the Governor.
VIII. Banquets.
The following rules should be observed as to procedure at banquets:-
(a) When the guest is unaccompanied by a lady the Governor in con- ducting him into the dining or banqueting hall will not precede him, but will walk abreast of him, placing him always on his right side. Should, however, a lady accompany him, the Governor will offer his arm to her, placing her on his right, and the guest will then follow, offering his arm to the Governor's wife, or, in her absence, to the lady who is doing the honours.
(b) The Governor will retain the seat at the head of the table, and his lady, if present, will sit immediately opposite to him. If the guest is accompanied by a lady she will sit on the right of the Governor and the guest on the right of the hostess. If, however, the Governor's lady is, for some reason, not present, the guest's lady will sit on the right of the Governor and the guest on his left. If the guest is not accompanied by a lady he will sit on the right hand of the hostess, but if there is no hostess he will sit on the right of the Governor.
Should more than one table be used, where a lady accompanies the guest, the Governor with such lady would preside at one table, the guest and Governor's lady at the other.
(c) The Governor will propose first the health of the visitor, if a Reigning Sovereign or the President of a Republic, or in other cases the health of the head of the State to which the visitor belongs. The visitor or the senior foreign guest will then propose the King.
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Foreign visitors other than Royal personages and Heads of States. The above instructions relate only to Heads of States and members of Reign- ing Families. Questions of etiquette, however, occasionally arise in connection with the reception of other distinguished foreign visitors, whose standing in their own country makes it politically desirable that special attention should be paid to them.
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