Grandchildrens' Medals

[Oleanda]

AT the Laying in State Why are the Queen's grandsons wearing medals, (Peter and James) but not the granddaughters?

[bednobs]

Perhaps they don't have any?

[Oleanda]

Peter and James are wearing Jubilee Medals. Don't they give those to women?

[bednobs]

I have no idea, nor do I care. Its akin to saying why weren't tge men wearing tights because the girls were. People can wear what they like imo. They are not trying to out mourn each other

[bednobs]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11222703/amp/The-Queens-grandsons-display-medals.html
There you go , a whole article about it. Didn't answer the important q about lack of tights tho

[MargoTester]

They are the Silver/Golden and Platinum Jubilee Medals, the female grandchildren also have them but 'have fewer occasions to wear them' (not sure what that means)

[jno]

Margo, one of the captions says "Zara Tindall, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and Lady Louise Windsor followed in the footsteps of Princess Anne by taking part in a ceremony that has been traditionally reserved for male members of the Royal Family"

... but still doesn't explain exactly what it means. Perhaps royal women don't usually do vigils?