1st Buckingham Palace Guide Company

Girl Guide companies for Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret The 1st Buckingham Palace Guide Company and 1st Buckingham Palace Brownie Pack were established in 1937 for Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. The princesses were the first members of the British royal family to join the Girl Guide movement as children.2002 Proctor Tammy On my honour American Philosophical Society New York, USA 33 0871699222 The intention of their joining the movement was to "allow them social contacts in a wider field."1962 Cathcart Helen Her Majesty the Queen The Story of Elizabeth II Dodd, Mead and Company New York, USA 39 Background When Princess Elizabeth turned 11 and was old enough to become a Guide, the Queen Mother, who had been involved with the Girl Guides Association as a district commissioner at Glamis, felt that Guiding "would be a happy and normal activity for a young princess who had to learn so many difficult things."1954-02-11 The Blue Mountains Advertiser The Queen and the Guides https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192183990?searchTerm=%22violet%20synge%22 21 Katoomba, NSW, Australia The princess's nanny, Marion Crawford, approached the Girl Guide's headquarters at 25 Buckingham Palace Road, where the chief commissioner for England, Violet Synge, was "appalled at the idea of princesses becoming Guides".2011 Hampton Janie How the Girl Guides won the war ISIS Oxford, UK 221 9780753152812 However, Synge went to meet the girls at the palace and "found two polite, enthusiastic little girls",2011 Hampton Janie How the Girl Guides won the war ISIS Oxford, UK 221 9780753152812 which was enough to convince her the idea was practicable after all. 1937 Guide Company The 1st Buckingham Palace Company, part of the Westminster Division of the Girl Guides Association,1939-05-05 Chelsea News The Westminster Division https://www.newspapers.com/image/785756203/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 8 London, UK 40 facts about Buckingham Palace British Monarchy Media Centre http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Factfiles/40factsaboutBuckinghamPalace.aspx 2006-12-12 first met in June 1937. Elizabeth was elected seconder of the Kingfisher patrol with Patricia Mountbatten as her patrol leader.1954-02-11 The Blue Mountains Advertiser The Queen and the Guides https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192183990?searchTerm=%22violet%20synge%22 21 Katoomba, NSW, Australia The twenty girls making up the company were the children of members of the Royal household and palace employees. Synge became the company's captain.2012 Sheepshanks Mary Wild Writing Granny: A Memoir Stone Trough Books York, UK 134 9780954454272 The princesses made their promise to become enrolled Girl Guides, on 13 December 1937. January 1938 The 1st Buckingham Palace Company and Pack The Guider London, UK Vol. * No. * Girl Guides Association 7 The Company met in Buckingham Palace's school room. They camped at Frogmore House,2012 Sheepshanks Mary Wild Writing Granny: A Memoir Stone Trough Books York, UK 136 9780954454272 used Windsor Forest for trekking, bird watching and campfires2012 Paddington Teresa The Elizabeth II Pocket Bible Pocket Bibles Richmond, UK 6 9781907087486 and the corridors of Buckingham Palace for signalling.2005 Brandreth Gyles Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Royal Marriage Norton New York, USA 91 97803930611301937-12-04 The Winnipeg Tribune Princess Elizabeth is proud member of First Buckingham Palace Guide Company https://www.newspapers.com/image/39572101/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 24 Winnipeg, Canada Initially, Margaret, who was too young to become a Guide, was allowed to be a Brownie attached to the Guide Company.2011 Hampton Janie How the Girl Guides won the war ISIS Oxford, UK 221 9780753152812 After some time a Brownie Pack with 14 girls was opened. When Margaret turned 11 she became a Guide.2011 Hampton Janie How the Girl Guides won the war ISIS Oxford, UK 221 9780753152812 When WWII broke out, the 1st Buckingham Guide Company was temporarily suspended and the princesses moved to Balmoral Castle, where Elizabeth helped to "revitalise" the local Guide Company.1954-02-11 The Blue Mountains Advertiser The Queen and the Guides https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192183990?searchTerm=%22violet%20synge%22 21 Katoomba, NSW, Australia 1940-02-10 Times Colonist Princesses gather moss for Red Cross https://www.newspapers.com/image/506109138/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 6 British Columbia, Canada The 1st Buckingham Guide Company reopened at Windsor Castle in 1940, renamed as the 1st Windsor Castle Guide Company. Now including London evacuees among its members, it remained at the castle until the end of the war.2012 Sheepshanks Mary Wild Writing Granny: A Memoir Stone Trough Books York, UK 132 97809544542721949-01-20 The Daily News She knew both the princesses as Guides https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83772885?searchTerm=%22violet%20synge%22 12 Perth, Australia Margaret joined the Guide Company in April 1942.1942-04-11 The Daily Telegraph Princess Margaret https://www.newspapers.com/image/833396656/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 2 London, UK When Elizabeth turned 16 she joined the Youth Registration Scheme at the Ministry of Labour. She wore her Guide uniform when she enrolled.2011 Hampton Janie How the Girl Guides won the war ISIS Oxford, UK 223 9780753152812 By 1945 Margaret was too old to be a Guide and the Company closed.1947-07-14 Daily Mirror Princess takes salute at parade of 2,000 Guides https://www.newspapers.com/image/789895306/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 12 London, UK 1959 Brownie Pack The 1st Buckingham Palace Brownie Pack was re-formed in the summer of 1959 for Princess Anne.July 1959 Princess Anne to join Girl Guide movement The Bharat Scouts and Guides Bulletin Madras, India Vol. 10 No. 4 The Bharat Scouts and Guides 4 1961-05-18 The Bolton News Princess in Blue https://www.newspapers.com/image/1182445873/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 1 Bolton, UK When she turned 11 in 1961, Queen Elizabeth gave permission for the Guide company to be re-formed, June 1961 The 1st Buckingham Palace Guide company The Guider London, UK Vol. XLVIII No. 6 Girl Guides Association 165 which was achieved by amalgamating the 12th Westminster Company with older members of the 1st Buckingham Palace Brownie Pack. July 1959 The 1st Buckingham Palace Brownie Pack The Guider London, UK Vol. XLVI No. 7 Girl Guides Association 193 The Queen's stated wish was "that the Pack should not be different from other Packs." July 1959 The 1st Buckingham Palace Brownie Pack The Guider London, UK Vol. XLVI No. 7 Girl Guides Association 193 Anne was patrol leader of the Robin patrol.1961-03-06 The Children's Newspaper News from everywhere https://archive.org/details/The_Childrens_Newspaper_1961-06-03/mode/2up?q=%22Buckingham+Palace+Guide+Company%22 2 London, UK The captain of the company was Marjorie Bayliss. When Anne had her first official photograph taken on her 13th birthday she wore her Guide uniform.1963-08-15 Staffordshire Sentinel Princess Anne is 13 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19630815/004/0004 4 Stafford, UK The Company remained active until 1963.1961-05-18 The Bolton News Princess in Blue https://www.newspapers.com/image/1182445873/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 1 Bolton, UK Members Other members of 1st Buckingham Guide Company included: Ela Hilda Aline Beaumont1937-12-04 The Winnipeg Tribune Princess Elizabeth is proud member of First Buckingham Palace Guide Company https://www.newspapers.com/image/39572101/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 24 Winnipeg, Canada Lady Mary Cambridge1947-10-25 The Children's Newspaper Silver Jubilee https://archive.org/details/The_Childrens_Newspaper_1492_1947-10-25/mode/2up?q=%22Buckingham+Palace+Guide+Company%22 2 London, UK Margaret Elphinstone1937-12-04 The Winnipeg Tribune Princess Elizabeth is proud member of First Buckingham Palace Guide Company https://www.newspapers.com/image/39572101/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 24 Winnipeg, Canada Two daughters of Alec Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst1937-12-04 The Winnipeg Tribune Princess Elizabeth is proud member of First Buckingham Palace Guide Company https://www.newspapers.com/image/39572101/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 24 Winnipeg, Canada Lady Elizabeth Mary Lambart1937-12-04 The Winnipeg Tribune Princess Elizabeth is proud member of First Buckingham Palace Guide Company https://www.newspapers.com/image/39572101/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 24 Winnipeg, Canada Lady Plunket1937-12-04 The Winnipeg Tribune Princess Elizabeth is proud member of First Buckingham Palace Guide Company https://www.newspapers.com/image/39572101/?match=1&terms=%221st%20Buckingham%20Palace%20Guide%20Company%22 24 Winnipeg, Canada Mary Sheepshanks2012 Sheepshanks Mary Wild Writing Granny: A Memoir Stone Trough Books York, UK 134 9780954454272 Other members of 1st Buckingham Brownie Pack included: Susan Babbington Smith1959-05-29 Alderley and Wilmslow Advertiser Mary Main Princess Anne is a Brownie now https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003853/19590529/004/0004 4 Wilmslow, England Caroline Hamilton1959-05-29 Alderley and Wilmslow Advertiser Mary Main Princess Anne is a Brownie now https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003853/19590529/004/0004 4 Wilmslow, England Other In 1970, a 75-page Kingfisher patrol logbook, written by Elizabeth, was auctioned in New York. It was believed to be the only handwritten document by Queen Elizabeth II to be ever offered for public sale.1970-12-10 Hull Daily Mail Queen's Girl Guide book on sale https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19701210/001/0001 1 Hull, UK See also 1990 James Paul Margaret: A woman of conflict Sidgwick and Jackson London, UK 9780283999048 2012 Sheepshanks Mary Wild writing granny: A memoir Stone Trough Books York, UK 9780954454272 References Category:Girlguiding Category: Elizabeth II Category: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Category: Anne, Princess Royal Category: Buckingham Palace