Prince William Holds Windsor Investiture as Harry and Meghan Visit Brussels

Prince William held an investiture at Windsor Castle on the same day that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were in Brussels. Hello magazine reported both events.

An investiture is a ceremony in which an honour is formally presented in person. The honours themselves are granted by the Crown, and the names on the lists are put forward through a process administered by the Cabinet Office, the government department that coordinates the work of Whitehall.

At Windsor, three people were named Officers of the Order of the British Empire, usually shortened to OBE. The order is one of the Crown's honours for public service, and Officer is one of its middle grades. Those honoured were the marathon runner Paula Radcliffe, the singer Cerys Matthews and the DJ Carl Cox. They were recognised for services to sport and music.

In Brussels, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, unveiled a memorial. It is dedicated to 50 children who lost their lives as a result of online harm, meaning harm linked to content or contact on the internet. Hello reported the unveiling.

The Brussels trip was the couple's first joint overseas outing since returning to the UK, according to the same report.

The two events took place in different countries, with different purposes. One was a formal award ceremony at a royal residence. The other was a memorial to children, held abroad. Both were reported in the same article, which put them side by side.

For readers who want to follow the honours themselves, the names given at investitures are usually published in the official honours lists that the government releases on set dates each year. Anyone who wants the full wording of the awards can find it there.