Chapter 239: Decoration

Windsor Castle, located in the royal borough town of Windsor in the southeast region of England, England, 32 kilometers from London, is the family castle of the British royal family Windsor Dynasty, and it is also the largest inhabited castle in the world today. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace and Holyroodhouse Palace are one of the administrative residences of the current Queen Elizabeth II, but unlike the other two castles, this castle became the venue for court activities soon after it was built, and many royal ceremonies, including the award ceremony that Tang Hao will attend this time, will be held in this castle.

After driving for more than half an hour, Chairman Cai's special car arrived in Windsor, and as soon as the group got out of the car, soldiers of the Royal Guard escorted them to the castle.

After walking for more than ten minutes, Tang Hao saw the legendary castle.

The whole castle is a square, on both sides of the castle, each has a circular city wall building, arching the castle in the middle, revealing an invisible sense of majesty, this castle was used for military suppression at the beginning, although after hundreds of years of repair, the solemnity is not reduced at all.

Outside the castle, there were already a lot of people, not only local residents, but also many media reporters.

The ceremony required the presence of most of the royal family, including the current Queen Elizabeth II, so previous ceremonies were held at a set time, with the obvious exception of this one.

And this exception, although there are many political reasons in between, has attracted unprecedented attention.

Tang Hao's appearance immediately attracted cheers from the onlookers and various spotlights.

Obviously, after the overwhelming media coverage, Tang Hao's influence on the city of London and even the United Kingdom is unprecedented.

In the center of the castle was an arch with an upper circle and lower circle, and the guards escorted him through the front.

The castle was lined with guards, and the front of the foyer was already full of royalty.

At a glance, there are many people Tang Hao knows, Elizabeth II, Prince William and Middleton, Duke Campbell, Earl Louis, and some senior ones, who should be other members of the royal family.

After Tang Hao entered, the award ceremony did not start immediately, he was taken to a side hall and began to make preparations before the ceremony.

At this time, some of the people and media reporters who had gathered outside the castle were allowed to enter the castle.

In the center of the castle is a huge square square with a special viewing area behind the guards, although times have changed, but the British award ceremony has survived thousands of years.

After the preparations outside were almost complete, a special guard came in to guide Tang Hao to reappear at the venue.

Although Elizabeth II was present, she was sitting in a chair at this time, and she obviously didn't have the energy to confer the medal anymore, and the first heir to the throne, Prince Charles, Prince William's father, was the first in line to the throne.

At this moment, the guards stood in two columns at a distance of two meters, one on the left and one on the right, all holding steel guns in their hands, with solemn expressions.

At the end of the queue, Prince Charles held the medal in his hand and smiled.

As soon as Tang Hao appeared, the band at the scene began to play, and a solemn atmosphere instantly spread in the castle, and the crowd of onlookers was extremely quiet at this time, only the sound of the flash when the reporter took pictures.

As Tang Hao continued to move forward, the music became more and more exciting, and when he walked to the front of the queue, the music stopped abruptly.

"Raise your gun!"

With the shouts of the captain of the guard, all the guards raised their steel guns from the bottom to the top in unison, and then raised them horizontally forward.

"Elizabeth II, ruler of the British Empire...... In recognition of Tang Hao's contribution to the people of London and the United Kingdom, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire. ”

After a long series of ceremonial words from the captain of the guard, Prince Charles pinned the medal in his hand to Tang Hao's chest.

The Order of the Official is a higher category of medals, and in recent years, only David Beckham and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling have won it, awarding this level of medal to a Chinese, and the royal family has really made a bloody investment this time.

Tang Hao looked down at the medal.

The medal is roughly divided into two parts, the ribbon and the cross.

The ribbon is pink and rose, with a pearl gray rim around the periphery.

The medal is cross-shaped, with a ring in the center of which depicts the portraits of George V and Queen Mary, and a crown on top of the ring.

The whole shape looks very tall.

"Congratulations, young man." Prince Charles said to him with a smile after putting on the medal.

"Thank you." Tang Hao said with a smile.

With the end of the award ceremony, the band played music again, compared with the previous one, this time the military music was much more gentle, and the royal family members also stood up and applauded at this time, congratulating Tang Hao.

At this time, Prince William brought Middleton over to take a photo with Tang Hao.

"I'll go to the relay race in the evening." When Prince William took a group photo, he whispered to Tang Hao.

Tang Hao smiled and nodded, Prince William is really ready to do what he says.

After attending the award ceremony, Tang Hao followed Chairman Cai's special car back to the Olympic Village.

Chairman Cai's face is quite good, although this time the award is personal, but it is also the national team, the athlete is awarded, and it is also an official medal, which is absolutely historic.

After the award ceremony, the British media also overwhelmed the coverage of this award ceremony.

"For the first time in the history of the British Empire, a foreign athlete was awarded the Order of the Officer, and Tang Hao's behavior was recognized by this country."

"There is no politics, no sports, just a brave heart, Tang Hao is worthy of the title of city hero and this official medal."

"The Order of the Official Zuo is far from enough to recognize Tang Hao's contribution to this country, we should remember this moment and stand up for the Chinese in times of crisis."

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This news quickly overshadowed the news of the demonstrations, and the British people, who have always been harsh, made a special case for Tang Hao, a Chinese, and praised him far more than belittled.

It was already noon when he returned to the Olympic Village, and after a simple lunch with Chairman Cai in the cafeteria, Tang Hao returned to the swimming pool to train.

In the afternoon, he will not only have to compete in the semi-finals of the 200m, but also in the heats of the men's 4x200m (which is also the semi-final).

However, when he arrived at the swimming pool, he had not yet trained, and many athletes were vying for a group photo.

After the award ceremony, Tang Hao's positive image among the athletes soared.

The first start in the afternoon was the semi-finals of the 200 meters, and after advancing to the semi-finals, Tang Hao's opponents were not only Fenwick in the same group, but also Sun Yang and German Biedermann, as well as the French newcomer Yannick Agnel, who performed eye-catching in the preliminaries.