Queen Elizabeth II: her Diamond Jubilee weekend is upon us, 02 June - 05 June

[wfgodot]

Diamond Jubilee Thames flotilla to sail into history (Independent)

Daily Mail, obsessing over the bunting thing again:

Giant Jubilee: Hundreds of miles of bunting snapped up as six million host street parties

London24 susses out the Trinity in terms of Jubilee sales items:

Diamond Jubilee shopping surge sees booze, bunting and gnomes fly off supermarket shelves

 

[STANDREID]

20 Surprising facts about the Queen:

i think #2 is appalling but #4 is very sweet !!


http://abcnews.go.com/2020/queen-20-surprising-facts-elizabeth-ii/story?id=16405804

Maybe you won't be all that surprised but I'll add a couple more:

a-Her husband, Prince Philip continues to extend his record as the longest serving Prince Consort in history.

b-She is the first Queen Regent in 3 centuries not to also be an Empress.

At any rate, congratulations from the former colonies that did break away to become republican.

 

[wfgodot]

This should be good; Madness = great stuff:

Madness will reign at the Palace: Suggs and his band to serenade the Queen from her rooftop (Daily Mail)

 

[drip~drop]

And, after the Royal Jubilee Weekend, The Queen turns over the Thrones to William and Kate.

Take THAT Camilla!!:floorlaugh::floorlaugh:

 

[badhorsie]

And, after the Royal Jubilee Weekend, The Queen turns over the Thrones to William and Kate.

Take THAT Camilla!!:floorlaugh::floorlaugh:

That I would love to see.
I might be beheaded for this but IMO Prince Charles is a first class drip who never knew on which side his bread was buttered.

 

[wfgodot]

Sympathy here for Charles, 'Dumbo' ears and all, plus I like Camilla infinitely more than Diana.

But after Elizabeth goes, I'd just as soon the rest be thrown into the Tower actually.

 

[Prentiss]

I met the Queen and Prince Charles at the opening of a Shopping centre in Auckland, New Zealand when I was in High School.
I remember her very gentle hand shake and I will always remember her skin. It was so beautiful, just like a porcelain doll.


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[Lovelymountains]

That I would love to see.
I might be beheaded for this but IMO Prince Charles is a first class drip who never knew on which side his bread was buttered.

But he knew which side Camilla was buttered on. I feel kind of sorry for the lot of the British Royals. It's a tough job which they didn't choose. I don't think all the perks can make up for the loss of a private life. The Queen has carried out her duties with fortitude and charm. God bless her. I wonder if she sings, "God save my gracious self. "

 

[wfgodot]

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Ancestry of Elizabeth II (Wiki)

 

[4Jacy]

And, after the Royal Jubilee Weekend, The Queen turns over the Thrones to William and Kate.

Take THAT Camilla!!:floorlaugh::floorlaugh:

I would truly love to see that! I don't think she'll do it quite yet. When the time comes Will will make a fine king with Kate beside him. And I know this sounds shallow, but I will be waiting to see how many tantrums Camilla throws!!

 

[wfgodot]

Short Poem about the Kings and Queens of England

Willie, Willie, Harry, Ste,
Harry, Dick, John, Harry three;
One two three Neds, Richard two,
Harrys four five six, ... then who?

Edwards four five, Dick the bad,
Harrys (twain), Ned (the lad);
Mary, Bessie, James the vain,
Charlie, Charlie, James again

Will and Mary, Anna Gloria,
Georges four, then Will, Victoria;
Edward seven, George and Ted,
George the sixth, now Liz instead.

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/short-poem-kings-queens-england.htm

 

[Duke Fan4]

I so admire the Queen. I love reading about all the royals in history all over the world. I would love nothing better than to see the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to be king and queen.

 

[drip~drop]

That I would love to see.
I might be beheaded for this but IMO Prince Charles is a first class drip who never knew on which side his bread was buttered.

I'm in the USA so I can say it.
prince charles is a doofus and seems a bit ummmmmm.....slow.
"I'dlike to be your tampon." R E A L L Y ?????? prince material for sure. :gag:

 

[drip~drop]

I so admire the Queen. I love reading about all the royals in history all over the world. I would love nothing better than to see the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to be king and queen.

I'd like to borrow Kates crown. :giggle: as if.....

 

[drip~drop]

I met the Queen and Prince Charles at the opening of a Shopping centre in Auckland, New Zealand when I was in High School.
I remember her very gentle hand shake and I will always remember her skin. It was so beautiful, just like a porcelain doll.


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The best for the queen. She probably only swims indoors in vrivcay. No sun for that skin.

 

[4Jacy]

I'm in the USA so I can say it.
prince charles is a doofus and seems a bit ummmmmm.....slow.
"I'dlike to be your tampon." R E A L L Y ?????? prince material for sure. :gag:

A lot of class for a Prince, don't you think??

 

[montana_16]

I'm in the USA so I can say it.
prince charles is a doofus and seems a bit ummmmmm.....slow.
"I'dlike to be your tampon." R E A L L Y ?????? prince material for sure. :gag:

Isn't she a bit old for tampons?

 

[wfgodot]

Queen Elizabeth II overtook King George III last year for second place in the "longest-reigning British monarchs" list.

The longest-reigning? Queen Victoria of course: 63 years 216 days, 1837-1901.

God willing, Elizabeth should pass Victoria in October 2015.

God save the queen.
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The shortest lived? The disputed reign of Lady Jane Grey. Queen Jane: 10 July - 19 July 1553.

[video=youtube;zZGsOYwYWGw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZGsOYwYWGw[/video]

 

[wfgodot]

And of course Daily Mail has a quiz - 30 questions with answers below:

Do you know how tall the Queen is... or who installed showers at
Buckingham Palace? Test your royal knowledge with our Diamond Jubilee quiz

 

[wfgodot]

Her Majesty looked grand at Epsom Derby today (Daily Mail link) accompanied by scads of flag-waving toffs. The events ahead:

Event................When..............Where
Jubilee Family Fesitval.......today......Hyde Park
Thames Jubilee Pageant....Sunday....banks of the river
Jubilee Lunch...................Sunday......Piccadilly
Jubilee Festival.................Sunday.....Battersea Park
Concert at Buckingham Palace....Monday....palace plus Hyde & St. James's Parks and the Mall
Lighting of the Beacons.....Monday.......the Mall
Service of Thanksgiving....Tuesday....St. Paul's, Mansion House & Guildhall, Westminster Hall
Carriage Procession.....Tuesday....Westminster to Buckingham route, plus Hyde & St James's Parks; Trafalgar Square

Linked in this thread's initial post, time to break it out now:
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