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'''Girlguiding UK''' is the national [[Girl Guides|Guiding]] organisation of the United Kingdom. Guiding began in the UK in 1910 after [[Robert Baden-Powell]] asked his sister Agnes to start a group especially for girls that would be run along similar lines to [[Scouting for Boys]]. The Guide Association was a founder member of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS) in 1928. Today the Association has more than 600,000 members and continues to be the largest female only youth organisation in the UK. | '''Girlguiding UK''' is the national [[Girl Guides|Guiding]] organisation of the United Kingdom. Guiding began in the UK in 1910 after [[Robert Baden-Powell]] asked his sister Agnes to start a group especially for girls that would be run along similar lines to [[Scouting for Boys]]. The Guide Association was a founder member of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS) in 1928. Today the Association has more than 600,000 members and continues to be the largest female only youth organisation in the UK. | ||
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== British Royal Family in Guiding == | == British Royal Family in Guiding == | ||
Guiding in the UK has had a long association with the [[British Royal Family]], in 1920 [[Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood|Princess Mary]], daughter of [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]] became President of the Association, 1937 saw Princess Elizabeth, who would go on to be | Guiding in the UK has had a long association with the [[British Royal Family]], in 1920 [[Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood|Princess Mary]], daughter of [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]] became President of the Association, 1937 saw Princess Elizabeth, who would go on to be Queen Elizabeth II become a Guide, and [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]] become a Brownie. | ||
Princess Elizabeth joined the [[Girlguiding London and South East England|1st Buckingham Palace Unit]], whose first meeting was held on 9th June. She became the Second of Kingfisher Patrol, and was enrolled by her Aunt Princess Mary, Association President, on December 13th. At the start of World War II the company was closed, and the Queen and Princess Margaret were attached to a Balmoral Company. In 1942 the Buckingham Palace company reopened at Windsor, the Queen became Patrol Leader of Swallow Patrol. In 1943 the Queen became a Sea Ranger undertaking usual activities including gaining her boating permit and taking out the [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Mother]] in a dinghy. She became Chief Ranger of the British Empire in 1946. When she married [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Lieutenant Mountbatten]] two of her bridesmaids were former members of the Buckingham Palace company. In 1952 when she ascended the throne she became the association patron.<ref>http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/xq/asp/sID.705/aID.1812/qx/press/article.asp</ref><br /> | Princess Elizabeth joined the [[Girlguiding London and South East England|1st Buckingham Palace Unit]], whose first meeting was held on 9th June. She became the Second of Kingfisher Patrol, and was enrolled by her Aunt Princess Mary, Association President, on December 13th. At the start of World War II the company was closed, and the Queen and Princess Margaret were attached to a Balmoral Company. In 1942 the Buckingham Palace company reopened at Windsor, the Queen became Patrol Leader of Swallow Patrol. In 1943 the Queen became a Sea Ranger undertaking usual activities including gaining her boating permit and taking out the [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Mother]] in a dinghy. She became Chief Ranger of the British Empire in 1946. When she married [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Lieutenant Mountbatten]] two of her bridesmaids were former members of the Buckingham Palace company. In 1952 when she ascended the throne she became the association patron.<ref>http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/xq/asp/sID.705/aID.1812/qx/press/article.asp</ref><br /> | ||
When Princess Mary died Princess Margaret became the new President in 1965. In turn on the death of Princess Margaret, [[Sophie, The Countess of Wessex|HRH Sophie the Countess of Wessex]], wife to [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|Prince Edward]] became President in 2003. <ref> [http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/xq/asp/sID.67/qx/whoweare/article.asp Girlguiding UK - History of guiding.]</ref>The highest award in Guiding, the [[Queen's Guide]] award was created in 1946, this is now presented by the Association President. | When Princess Mary died Princess Margaret became the new President in 1965. In turn on the death of Princess Margaret, [[Sophie, The Countess of Wessex|HRH Sophie the Countess of Wessex]], wife to [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex|Prince Edward]] became President in 2003. <ref> [http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/xq/asp/sID.67/qx/whoweare/article.asp Girlguiding UK - History of guiding.]</ref>The highest award in Guiding, the [[Queen's Guide]] award was created in 1946, this is now presented by the Association President. | ||
