Talk:House of Lords Yacht Club

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Did you know... that the Duke of Edinburgh (pictured) has been Admiral of the House of Lords Yacht Club since 1952?

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:35, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The Admiral of the Club

... that since 1952 the Duke of Edinburgh (pictured as he was) has been Admiral of the House of Lords Yacht Club?
Source: Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2011 (2011), p. 97: “Adm of House of Lords Yacht Club since 1952”; and House of Lords Yacht Club at royal.uk: “The Duke of Edinburgh, Admiral“

Reviewed: Calendrical Calculations

Created by Moonraker (talk). Self-nominated at 22:24, 10 April 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go. KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:23, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Request for an image of the flag

Currently, the longest paragraph in the article is the one that describes the appearance and history of the club's flag. The article would be greatly improved by the addition of an image of the flag. TypoBoy (talk) 02:26, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]