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RIP Queen Elizabeth

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The Queen became so frail after the death of Prince Philip. I know many will scoff but I believe part of the reason she died was from a broken heart.

HM served her country long and well.

May she rest in peace always.
 
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The deacon said:
The world will miss you, Queen Elizabeth. It took an extraordinary person to command such respect and adoration for so long in the world she lived in.

I hope her family reached Balmoral in time... RIP, Elizabeth. You've earned it.
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All her children were there, plus William & his wife. Not sure about the other grandchildren.
 
RIP Queen Elizabeth, you were a good one, and earned your stripes in WW2:
Queen - in WW2.jpeg
 
The deacon said:
Well said, Mdoggie. I don't know if it'll be in my lifetime, but I'll bet there'll be pressure on Charles in coming years to step down in favor of William.
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Already happening. Many prefer William.
 
I have never understood why the people of the US have such affection and interest in the British monarchy, but The UK could have done far worse than Elisabeth and may she rest in peace. That far worse part, well I suspect we are about to see it.
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
I have never understood why the people of the US have such affection and interest in the British monarchy, but The UK could have done far worse than Elisabeth and may she rest in peace. That far worse part, well I suspect we are about to see it.
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However one feels about the monarchy, there’s little doubt that a very great lady passed today.
We shall not look upon her kind again.
 
Why would Charles abdicate in favor of his son? Just because some people don't like him?

Not gonna happen. You're stuck with him.
 
ed4ourgirls said:
Why would Charles abdicate in favor of his son? Just because some people don't like him?

Not gonna happen. You're stuck with him.
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Given Charles' age his reign won't be that long anyway, he turns 74 in November.
 
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In 1977 I had the privilege of attending a Queen Silver Jubilee party, celebrating her 25 years as the Queen of England at the British base in Paderborn, Germany. Was given a jubilee coin by the Battalion Warrant Officer 1, which is equal to a Command Sergeant Major. I can tell you this that the Brits do know how to party. May she Rest in Peace.
 
She came to New Haven once, maybe in the 70s? I saw her in a motorcade with crowds of people cheering- on Chapel Street I think
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
I have never understood why the people of the US have such affection and interest in the British monarchy, but The UK could have done far worse than Elisabeth and may she rest in peace. That far worse part, well I suspect we are about to see it.
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I've only been to the UK once, but the monarchy is big business there. I have a plate commemorating the Queen's visit to NYC in 1957; It was my grandmother's. She had a fondness because her father was born in England in the 1860s.
 
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Aluminny69 said:
Who remembers this opening to the 2012 Olympics?

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She reportedly jumped at the chance to do it when it was proposed to her. Until the Paddington Bear video I never thought anything could top HM & James Bond.
 
Conndog said:
She came to New Haven once, maybe in the 70s? I saw her in a motorcade with crowds of people cheering- on Chapel Street I think
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1976 for the Bicentennial.
 
cockhrnleghrn said:
I've only been to the UK once, but the monarchy is big business there. I have a plate commemorating the Queen's visit to NYC in 1957; It was my grandmother's. She had a fondness because her father was born in England in the 1860s.
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Yes, big business. I saw that up front and personal for two royal weddings, yes including the "Big One." Elisabeth's attitude was that as a constitutional monarchy the way to "rule" was to do nothing while continuing to celebrate monarch's trappings and ceremonies. That suited her as a very private person. It was the source of her biggest disgrace; her failure to respond to the Welch Aberfan Mine disaster, which claimed a huge number of school children.
 
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