WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: A general view of the procession of The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. The Order of the Garter is the most senior and the oldest British Order of Chivalry and was founded by Edward III in 1348. The patron saint of the Order is St George (patron saint of soldiers and also of England) and the spiritual home of the Order is St George's Chapel, Windsor. Every knight is required to display a banner of his arms in the Chapel, together with a helmet, crest and sword and an enamelled stallplate. These 'achievements' are taken down on the knight's death and the insignia are returned to the Sovereign. The stallplates remain as a memorial and these now form one of the finest collections of heraldry in the world. (Getty/Daylife)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh (R) take part in the procession of the Order of the Garter in Windsor, London June 14, 2010. The order was founded by King Edward III in 1348 and includes the Prince of Wales and 24 knights. (Reuters/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: Tourists watch as Queen Elizabeth II (R) walks in procession to attend The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (Getty/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh look on during the procession of The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. The Order of the Garter is the most senior and the oldest British Order of Chivalry and was founded by Edward III in 1348. The patron saint of the Order is St George (patron saint of soldiers and also of England) and the spiritual home of the Order is St George's Chapel, Windsor. Every knight is required to display a banner of his arms in the Chapel, together with a helmet, crest and sword and an enamelled stallplate. These 'achievements' are taken down on the knight's death and the insignia are returned to the Sovereign. The stallplates remain as a memorial and these now form one of the finest collections of heraldry in the world. (Getty/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: Prince William (C) during the procession of The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England.(Getty/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: (L-R) Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Prince William and the Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex during the procession of The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (Getty/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: Former British Prime Minister John Major during the procession of The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (Getty/Daylife)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) walks to attend The Order of the Garter Service in the grounds at to St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, southern England on June 14, 2010. (Getty/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: Queen Elizabeth II attends The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (Getty/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: Prince William, (L) and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex attend The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (Getty/Daylife)
Britain's Prince William attends The Order of the Garter Service, at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, southern England on June 14, 2010. (Getty/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: Queen Elizabeth II leaves after attending The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (Getty/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (L), Prince Andrew, Duke of York (C) and Prince William leave after attending The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (Getty/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: Prince William (L) and Prince Andrew, Dukle of York leave after attending The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (Getty/Daylife)
Members of the British royal family attend the annual Garter ceremony at St George's Chapel in Windsor, England, Monday, June, 14, 2010, with from left, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie Countess of Wessex, Prince William, and Prince Andrew. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is Britain's oldest and highest level of chivalry which was formed by King Edward III in 1348, and is limited to twenty-four members, who attend with the sovereign at Windsor every June, when new members would be introduced at the service in St Georges Chapel. (AP/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh leave following The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (Getty/Daylife)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves after The Order of the Garter Service, at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, southern England on June 14, 2010.(Getty/Daylife)
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 14: Princess Anne, Princess Royal leaves following The Order of the Garter Service on June 14, 2010 at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (Getty/Daylife)
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