Ignition Design

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
REST IN PEACE 8.9.2022

Although I'm not a royalist, I would like to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, along with some related family history

The Queen's Watermen
A retinue of Queen's Watermen — 24 in number — are drawn from the Thames Watermen. The Queen's Watermen are involved in ceremonial duties both onshore and offshore.

Doggett's Coat and Badge
Race for Doggett's Coat and Badge is the name of the oldest rowing race in the world. It's a single sculls race on the Thames from London Bridge to Chelsea, which has been held in London since 1715.

Queen's taxi driver!
According to “Doggett’s custom” only young watermen “in the first year of their Freedom of the Watermen’s Company” were entitled to enter the race, which effectively meant that a waterman only had one attempt. Of course, in Doggett’s time, watermen were much more numerous than they are now, being the equivalent of the modern day taxi driver.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggett%27s_Coat_and_Badge