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be used. It is also customary not to smoke until the sovereign has been toasted. In carrying out the toast, the event's host will rise and request the audience's attention. Once accomplished and the guests are standing, the host raises his or her glass and recites the toast without any other words
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to the thrones of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland; very little remains due to the tradition of smashing glasses after the toast so that they could not be used for a lesser toast. After the defeat of the Jacobites and the exile overseas of Bonnie Prince Charlie, Jacobite Scots would stand for
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of most Commonwealth realms. When ambassadors or similarly senior representatives of other heads of state are present, it has become customary for a toast to be proposed after the loyal toast to "heads of state of other countries here represented". The toast can be adapted for use at some royal
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is usually initiated and recited by the host before being repeated by the assembled guests in unison; the composition varying between regions and types of gathering. There is sometimes a tradition of smashing a glass used for a loyal toast, so that no lesser toast can be made with it.
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dictates that the loyal toast may be given following either the introduction of honoured guests and opening remarks, or the completion of all courses of the meal, that it be the first toast given, and that a glass of any beverage other than a
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the loyal toast to "the King" but pass their drink over a glass or jug of water on the table symbolising "the king over the water" instead of the British monarch, as a sign of solidarity with the Jacobite cause and a protest against the
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and officer's messes during formal dinners, the custom is that the Royal Hymn can be sung after the loyal toast, even when the king is not present.
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Entry on 'Jacobite glass', specially made for drinking toasts; very little remains, due to the tradition of smashing glasses after the loyal toast.
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the loyal toast is taken sitting down, which fellows of the college have attributed to the ambivalent attitude of their predecessors to King
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Members of the Royal Family may neither participate in nor respond to the loyal toast, and the honour may be followed by a playing of "
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in their Mess have the privilege of not drinking the loyal toast and of ignoring the National Anthem when it is played at dinner.
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Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons Official Report, Standing Committees Session 1972-73, Volume VI, H.M. Stationery Office.
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several units have special privileges, and are exempted from the usual practice of standing up for the toast. For example, the
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the toast is: "Ladies and gentlemen, the King of Canada, our Captain-General", or whatever rank the monarch may hold.
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authorised the use of finger bowls during his reign, deeming his dynasty to be sufficiently secure.
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of that country, whether or not the particular head of state is present. It is usually a matter of
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is present, in which case the toast is given while sitting only if the royal guest so requests it.
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all upheld the Canadian Forces' requirements that members respect the Canadian head of state and
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were not used on British royal tables, as some people would pass the glass over the bowl. King
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also traditionally take the toast sitting down, a custom dating to the reign of British king
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seated toasting the King, from a series titled 'The Royal Navy during the Second World War'.
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or music. The audience then responds to the toast by repeating "The King" or, in Canada, "
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circles, special very fine glassware engraved with Jacobite symbols was made to toast
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At formal military social occasions, the first toast is traditionally to "the
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The loyal toast was the catalyst for international friction in 1948, when the
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steadfastly refused the directions of Irish officials to toast the
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of the country in which a formal gathering is being given, or by
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The Honours, Flags and Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces
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codifies the loyal toast as "Ladies and gentlemen, the
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in 1919; the loyal toast would have been given to King
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Protocol of the loyal toast at UK official functions.
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