Middelseaxan 704 ‘(Territory of) the Middle Saxons’

Founders Day - Royal Chelsea Hospital

The Royal Hospital Chelsea was founded by Charles II. The Royal Hospital Founder's Day is held on a day close to the 29th May.

On this day, the Pensioners are usually reviewed by a member of the Royal Family. During the course of this celebratory day the statue of Charles II in Figure Court is partly shrouded in oak leaves, and all participants in the Parade and spectators wear sprigs of oak leaves to commemorate the King's escape from forces after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The statue was re-gilded in 2002 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

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'It was the custom, some years ago, to decorate the monument of Richard Penderell (in the churchyard of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, London), on the 29th of May, with oak branches...’

Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters of Remarkable Persons, 1794, p.186

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2010 Restoration Day Dinner

The Restoration Day Dinner of the Royal Stuart Society will take place on Thursday the 27th of May 2010, and will be held at the:

Royal Air Force Club,

128 Piccadilly,

London

W1J 7PY

"We look forward to celebrating the 350th anniversary of the happy event of the Restoration".

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