拍品描述： 英女皇伊丽莎白二世颁发之英勇勋章。

Sold by Order of the Callender Family Im absolutely delighted to receive the Q.G.M....I dont remember that much about the incident on The Mall but before I was taken to hospital I remember the Princess asking me how I felt. She was a real trouper. Chauffeur Callender, selfless as ever The important and well-documented Q.G.M., R.V.M. group of fourteen awarded Chauffeur A. S. Callender, Royal Household, late Driver, Royal Corps of Signals Callender was the driver for H.R.H. The Princess Anne during the crazed kidnap attempt made on her on The Mall, London, on the evening of 20 March 1974; when his Austin Princess was blocked in the final moments of their journey, Callender came face-to-face with Ian Ball - who would be jailed for life for the attack - who put a loaded gun to his head in the attempt on the Princess who sat in the back

Despite this, he gallantly sprang out of the car and attempted to disarm him, the result being his taking bullet to the chest; he was duly rewarded with the first Q.G.M. to ever be Gazetted, besides winning the Chauffeur of the Year Award for his bravery for good measure; Callender devotedly served the Royal Family for nearly three decades and shared in some of the most famous events of that period Queens Gallantry Medal (Alexander Callender), in its Royal Mint case of issue; Royal Victorian Medal, silver issue, E.II.R., in its Royal Mint case and outer card box of issue; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, these last four in their card box of issue addressed to Mr. A. Callender, 35 Ebury Buildings, Ebury Square, Victoria, SW1 and with Army Council enclosure confirming 4; Jubilee 1977, in its Royal Mint case of issue; Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, E.II.R., the suspension dated 1954-1974 (Alexander Callender), in its Royal Mint case of issue; Germany, Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, gilt and enamel, by Steinhauer & Luck, Ludenscheld, in its case of issue

Luxembourg, Medal of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau, silvered, in its case of issue; Malaysia, Medal of the Order of The Defender of The Realm, silver, by P. H. Hendry, Kuala Lumpur, in its case of issue with card insert stating Mr A. Callender PPN; Norway, Kingdom, Olav V Merit Medal, silver-gilt, by Den Kongelige Mynt, Kongsberg, in its case of issue, the case with label stating Gull med. Mr A. Callender; Nepal, Kingdom, Merit Decoration, Silver Medal, in case of issue, the lid with label stating State Visit Nov. 18th 1980 King & Queen of Nepal; Portugal, Merit Medal, silver, in its Frederico Costa, Lisbon case of issue; Sudan, Merit Medal, gilt, in its card box of issue with card stating Mr. A. Callender, all housed within embossed E.II.R. card box, with its card insert, having previously housed the 1967 Christmas Pudding from The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, nearly extremely fine (Lot)