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Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
QuoteThe Queen has appointed her grandson the Duke of Cambridge as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland this year. William takes on the role at a key time for the union between England and Scotland, as Britain prepares to leave the EU.
The new role means he will represent the monarch at the Church of Scotland?s General Assembly from 16-22 May this year and is likely to carry out engagements to highlight the work of charities and the church. While the Queen is Supreme Governor of the Church of England ? a role William will inherit one day ? the Church of Scotland is independent. But the monarch?s duty to maintain it forms part of the 1707 Act of Union between England and Scotland. According to the royal family?s website, ?The Sovereign is represented at the General Assembly by the Lord High Commissioner, who attends as an observer and is appointed by Her Majesty on the advice of the Prime Minister.?
William will make opening and closing addresses to the Assembly and report back to the Queen on proceedings.
The Duke, who is known as the Earl of Strathearn in Scotland, will be based at the Palace of Holyroodhouse during the Assembly and will receive a Guard of Honour, a 21-Gun Salute and the keys to the City of Edinburgh. HELLO! understands the Duchess, known as the Countess of Strathearn north of the border, is likely to join him for at least part of the week.
Each year the Queen appoints someone ? usually a Scottish figure - to the role, in recognition of their contribution to society.
Members of the royal family have also been appointed in the past, including Princess Anne, Prince Charles ? known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland ? the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex.
More on the role that QEII appointed her grandson.
Responsible role for William...
William's plate is getting bigger every month, it seems. This is the first church-related appointment that I can remember.
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Yes a very responsible role for Prince William
Here is the 'about' of the Annual General Assembly, which he will be participating for 7 days/first timer.
General Assembly | The Church of Scotland (https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about-us/general-assembly)
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The General Assembly is a significant annual event in the Church of Scotland calendar. Throughout the week, commissioners to the General Assembly examine its work and laws and make decisions that affect the future of the Church.
People enjoy watching the proceedings for the passionate debates, special guests, festivities and large-scale worship.
The 2020 General Assembly will be held in the General Assembly Hall on the Mound in Edinburgh. It will open on Saturday 16 May and will close on Friday 22 May. The public gallery is open for members of the public who wish to watch the Assembly.
Note: His children during those dates are still in school, they have Half Term Monday, 25th May - Friday, 29th May, so Kate will be in London from 16th May until 22nd of May, doing the school run and any local royal duties.
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Quote from: QueenAlex on January 25, 2020, 05:39:19 PM
Responsible role for William...
I?m agreed with you yes its true very responsible for future monarchy one day for William,
@QueenAlex
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Quote from: wannable on January 25, 2020, 10:12:14 PM
Yes a very responsible role for Prince William
Here is the 'about' of the Annual General Assembly, which he will be participating for 7 days/first timer.
General Assembly | The Church of Scotland (https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about-us/general-assembly)
Note: His children during those dates are still in school, they have Half Term Monday, 25th May - Friday, 29th May, so Kate will be in London from 16th May until 22nd of May, doing the school run and any local royal duties.
Yes Kate have lots to do between Cambridges kids schedule include George and Charlotte school till July and also Kate?s royal duties also kept Kate busy as mother of three,
@wannable
Quote from: QueenAlex on January 25, 2020, 05:39:19 PM
Responsible role for William...
Yes it is. QEII's appointed all four of her children to the role in the past, so I'm not surprised that it's now offered to Prince William.
Quote from: wannable on January 25, 2020, 10:12:14 PM
Yes a very responsible role for Prince William
Here is the 'about' of the Annual General Assembly, which he will be participating for 7 days/first timer.
General Assembly | The Church of Scotland (https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about-us/general-assembly)
Note: His children during those dates are still in school, they have Half Term Monday, 25th May - Friday, 29th May, so Kate will be in London from 16th May until 22nd of May, doing the school run and any local royal duties.
Thank you for the information. I believe that this will be an interesting week of activities for the future head of the Church of England.
It's just another title. Boyo won't do anything to justify it. IMO of course.
"School runs".... :hehe: Having police outriders and changing of the traffic lights to ease the journey, does not a "school run" make.
The position of High Commissioner is not permanent. It's a twelve month appointment. Other members of the RF who have been High Commissioners for the Church of Scotland (for one year) have included Anne, Andrew and Edward.
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Quote from: Curryong on January 26, 2020, 08:57:48 PM
The position of High Commissioner is not permanent. It's a twelve month appointment. Other members of the RF who have been High Commissioners for the Church of Scotland (for one year) have included Anne, Andrew and Edward.
So why are many saying this is great and deserved for him? Not on here, might I add.
This years General Assembly has been cancelled due to #coronavirus
- Church of Scotland
Quote from: PrincessOfPeace on March 17, 2020, 06:14:22 PM
This years General Assembly has been cancelled due to #coronavirus
- Church of Scotland
Well, convening and presiding over the Assembly is the main function of the Royal appointed for a particular year as Lord High Commissioner. (Senior Royals generally take it in turns.) And with church gatherings and big services all over Britain cancelled or postponed for the duration, that will be it then.
This is good to hear. I hope William and Kate will set a good example of staying away from the public and using technology and innovation to keep up their work during the crisis. They are healthy, for sure, but I'm also confident that they realize how much their engagements would increase the spread of infection and expose those who are more vulnerable. They are responsible people and as we see from this thread, some of the decisions are made by others.
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Nothing is "for sure" these days not even for William and Kate.
Quote from: Princess Cassandra on March 20, 2020, 02:47:53 PM
This is good to hear. I hope William and Kate will set a good example of staying away from the public and using technology and innovation to keep up their work during the crisis. They are healthy, for sure, but I'm also confident that they realize how much their engagements would increase the spread of infection and expose those who are more vulnerable. They are responsible people and as we see from this thread, some of the decisions are made by others.
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Quite sensibly the CoS cancelled their General Assembly. Like you
@Princess Cassandra I expect that the Cambridges will follow the guidelines shared by the British government and the nation's health authorities. As far as I can tell there are no public engagements for the working members of the Firm for this week and the next. Most likely any meetings will be limited to the number of people present or will be done via conference calls/video chats.
The Duke of Cambridge has written a letter to the Moderator of the Church of Scotland
The Duke of Cambridge had been appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2020 by The Queen, and had been due to attend the General Assembly of the ChurchScotland on behalf of the Sovereign in May before its cancellation due to Covid-19.
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Today should have been the Opening of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, with HRH The Earl of Strathearn as Lord High Commissioner. Here is HRH's stall-plate as a Knight of the Thistle.
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The Queen has appointed Prince William to be Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland this year. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is a week-long event that dates back to the 16th Century.
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | The Royal Family (https://www.royal.uk/lord-high-commissioner-general-assembly-church-scotland)
Prince William was appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2020, but the General Assembly was cancelled last May due to COVID-19.
I was hoping this would be announced.
It's going to be a great experience for William. The official royal website detailed explanation of what the LH Commissioner does is very interesting - it's going to be a very busy week, as he will be hosting at the Palace of Holyroodhouse guests (of his own choice) during 1 full week (new knowledge to me after reading the royal website). That is great news for the employees and extra hands in Edinburgh.
More details from The Church of Scotland.
Prince William appointed as Lord High Commissioner to the 2021 General Assembly | The Church of Scotland (https://churchofscotland.org.uk/news-and-events/news/2021/prince-william-appointed-as-lord-high-commissioner-to-the-2021-general-assembly)
I hope to see a (bit more) modern version with daily reels/1 full documentary of both the Assembly days and especially PW hosting at the Scottish Palace his guests. It's time 2021! for marketing and publicity for the COE.
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Sorry, but appointing William as Lord High Commissioner for Scotland isn?t going to do anything to strengthen English/Scottish ties. If Anne, who genuinely has some Scottish links through sport etc and is moderately well-liked there, didn?t make any difference (to the popularity of England and the BRF, because this is what it?s all about) no other member of the RF will.
It's perfect timing; the Scots don't want a referendum and Nicola is in deep chit chat.
I hope William's guests are diverse, all Scottish and truly liked by their people.
Quote from: wannable on March 22, 2021, 03:46:53 PM
I hope to see a (bit more) modern version with daily reels/1 full documentary of both the Assembly days and especially PW hosting at the Scottish Palace his guests. It's time 2021! for marketing and publicity for the COE.
Scottish news outlets show a few clips of the Assembly when it?s in session. English news organisations don?t usually bother, no interest. The events at Holyrood Palace are strictly formal and would be of little interest even to Scots, whoever hosts.
And why would the Church of England need marketing and publicity at the Scottish Assembly? They are two separate organisations, one is Anglican the other Presbyterian. Different structures, different history.
Presbyterianism is more akin to Lutherism due to John Knox?s influence. No bishops, only Elders who have a very different role. While Anglicanism evolved from Henry VIII?s split from Rome, but still retains some of its rituals such as the Host, choristers etc.
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The SNP is likely to win the next election, to be held this May I think, and the leaders, not just Sturgeon, will then decide to hold a second referendum.
More social media tweets and Instagram reels and a documentary, you never know until it's done first time.
Quote from: wannable on March 22, 2021, 09:46:12 PM
More social media tweets and Instagram reels and a documentary, you never know until it's done first time.
I doubt that there?s a clamour, even in Scotland, to have a documentary about the Assembly, whoever hosts it. The (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland remains the official Church north of the border, but Scots, like most people in the UK aren?t particularly religious any more. UK society is generally a secular one.
He has to try. Just like the polls indicate the people there do not want referendums. A younger millennial is taking the role and may or may not create interest, impact. Those fears of not trying results in never knowing.
Quote from: wannable on March 22, 2021, 10:19:31 PM
He has to try. Just like the polls indicate the people there do not want referendums. A younger millennial is taking the role and may or may not create interest, impact. Those fears of not trying results in never knowing.
I think you are very much overestimating the impact of the role. It is very much a formal, ceremonial one linked to the British Crown and various royals have been appointed before for their twelfth month role which generally centres around the annual Assembly. Sorry, but I can?t see a younger royal or one of any age bringing enthusiastic younger Scots into watching or joining in huge numbers with the doings of the Scottish Assembly. Scottish Parliament maybe, but not this.
And polls reporting that people being sick of referenda doesn?t mean that the SNP isn?t going to try again in another couple of years. The fact of the matter is that the English aren?t very popular north of the border except as tourists, and if the road was clear for a successful withdrawal from the UK and what Scots believe is England directing their affairs I believe that most Scots would leap at the chance.
And after independence would come a referendum about a Scottish republic. As the Crown is widely seen there as being English in nature (except for Balmoral holidays most royals besides the Queen wouldn?t come to Scotland more than a dozen times a year and that is being generous, lol) most Scots would vote for a republic.
Maybe not. We shall see.
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Quote from: wannable on May 19, 2021, 04:55:52 PM
The trip is a win win situation. So William's time at Church of Scotland, will be joined later by Kate.
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