Remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

[steeltowngirl]

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The royal procession will begin shortly before 11am. King Charles and Queen Camilla will leave Buckingham Palace in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach and travel 1.3 miles to Westminster Abbey via the Mall and Whitehall.

@steeltowngirl - I am going to assume you are in Pennsylvania - so if you are getting up at 6am - you will miss the procession - so I believe you need to get up at least by 5am.... I am lucky - I am 2 hours AHEAD of UK time - so Noon for me!



The only English speaking news channel I get is BBC - so I am good to go! I used to have CNN when I first moved here - but now they have taken them off the air. I miss CNN....

Hi @Niner, yes I am here in Western PA. Thanks for the heads up! I will plan to get up at 5 am. My late gram and I together watched Charles and Diana marry, and we were up early and watched Diana’s funeral. Gram has been gone for over 20 years. I still miss her, but I know she will be watching the coronation with me from somewhere in the universe or beyond.

 

[JDG]

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Admiring my Silver Jubilee sugar scoop here, also planning tea & scones!

I want a Silver Jubilee Bonneville, but well pesky mortgage!

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[BetteDavisEyes]

Hi @Niner, yes I am here in Western PA. Thanks for the heads up! I will plan to get up at 5 am. My late gram and I together watched Charles and Diana marry, and we were up early and watched Diana’s funeral. Gram has been gone for over 20 years. I still miss her, but I know she will be watching the coronation with me from somewhere in the universe or beyond.

I'm in north-suburban Detroit and will likely set my alarm for 5:00AM like I've done for most Royal events. I usually buy scones and make a pot of Earl Grey tea, but I might make my own version of the Coronation Quiche posted above. May 6 will be a busy TV day with the coronation in the morning and the Kentucky Derby that afternoon.

 

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[JDG]

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Lovely picture of Granny/Greatgranny with the kids last summer, at Balmoral.

 

[sds71]

Royal Collection Trust

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation took place in May 1937. We’re featuring a very special memory of the day - these pages are an account by the eleven-year-old Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II

“To Mummy and Papa In Memory of Their Coronation From Lilibet By Herself”

“I thought it all very, very wonderful and I expect the Abbey did, too. The arches and beams at the top were covered with a sort of haze of wonder as Papa was crowned, at least I thought so.”

https://rct.uk/collection/search#/8/collection/1080431/the-coronation-12th-may-1937-to-mummy-and-papa-in-memory-of-their-coronation-from

 

[JDG]

Joshua Chong: I tried making King Charles’s special quiche and it is a coronation abomination

This meatless quiche, filled with beans, tarragon and lots of lard, shouldn’t be fit for a king, let alone us common folk.

www.thestar.com

Think we will stick to a regular British High Tea, even at 6 am. lol

 

[JDG]

Original coronation chicken recipe - Google Search

Coronation chicken has been a hit since 1952; a good alternative from the late Queens coronation days.

 

[Niner]

Joshua Chong: I tried making King Charles’s special quiche and it is a coronation abomination

This meatless quiche, filled with beans, tarragon and lots of lard, shouldn’t be fit for a king, let alone us common folk.

www.thestar.com

Think we will stick to a regular British High Tea, even at 6 am. lol

I have all kinds of teas - so will look for anything "British"! I am glad it will be a lot later for me - have my alarm set for 10am.

edited to add - Oh I do have Earl Gray! That's British, isn't it?

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I have all kinds of teas - so will look for anything "British"! I am glad it will be a lot later for me - have my alarm set for 10am.

edited to add - Oh I do have Earl Gray! That's British, isn't it?

Yes, and it's my favorite tea. That's what I'll be drinking during the coronation.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

My lovely neighbour gave me some jam he made from raspberries he’s grown, so I did what any sensible Brit would do and went to M&S to buy some nice plain scones (I don’t like raisins) and a tub of clotted cream.

Jam first, no arguing

 

[Niner]

My lovely neighbour gave me some jam he made from raspberries he’s grown, so I did what any sensible Brit would do and went to M&S to buy some nice plain scones (I don’t like raisins) and a tub of clotted cream.

Jam first, no arguing

Now that does not sound appetizing.... clotted cream? sounds like something I would put in my coffee - do you mean whipped cream?

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Now that does not sound appetizing.... clotted cream? sounds like something I would put in my coffee - do you mean whipped cream?

Nope! Clotted cream is the traditional “scone and cream” cream and is absolutely beautiful!

Clotted cream - Wikipedia

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[Niner]

Nope! Clotted cream is the traditional “scone and cream” cream and is absolutely beautiful!

Clotted cream - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Oh - okay - but I shall pass on that! LOL!

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Oh - okay - but I shall pass on that! LOL!

No, Niner, no! It is literally la crème de la crème and is what they serve in Devon and Cornwall, home of the cream tea. If you can score some in Latvia, please try it!

 

[Niner]

No, Niner, no! It is literally la crème de la crème and is what they serve in Devon and Cornwall, home of the cream tea. If you can score some in Latvia, please try it!

okay will do!

 

[JDG]

King Charles' Coronation RECAP

Follow MailOnline's live blog for all the latest developments about King Charles's Coronation at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6 - and for updates about the Royal Family.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Historic Stone of Scone is moved to London for King Charles' coronation

Also known as the Stone of Destiny, it's regarded as a sacred, historic symbol of Scotland’s monarchy and nationhood.

www.nbcnews.com

The historic Stone of Scone, the ancient coronation stone upon which monarchs in Britain have been crowned for centuries, has left Scotland for London under tight security ahead of next week’s coronation of King Charles III, officials said on Friday.

Also known as the Stone of Destiny and regarded as a sacred, historic symbol of Scotland’s monarchy and nationhood, it is being moved from its permanent home at Edinburgh Castle for the first time in more than 25 years, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) said.

HES, which looks after the stone — an oblong block of red sandstone, said it had worked with police and other agencies to ensure it “can be transported safely and securely”, saying it was being taken in a special carrier constructed largely from Scottish oak...

 

[dotr]

Historic Stone of Scone is moved to London for King Charles' coronation

Also known as the Stone of Destiny, it's regarded as a sacred, historic symbol of Scotland’s monarchy and nationhood.

www.nbcnews.com

The historic Stone of Scone, the ancient coronation stone upon which monarchs in Britain have been crowned for centuries, has left Scotland for London under tight security ahead of next week’s coronation of King Charles III, officials said on Friday.

Also known as the Stone of Destiny and regarded as a sacred, historic symbol of Scotland’s monarchy and nationhood, it is being moved from its permanent home at Edinburgh Castle for the first time in more than 25 years, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) said.

HES, which looks after the stone — an oblong block of red sandstone, said it had worked with police and other agencies to ensure it “can be transported safely and securely”, saying it was being taken in a special carrier constructed largely from Scottish oak...

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''The Stone of Destiny by Ben Johnson​

The Stone of Destiny | Stone of Scone | Scottish Coronation Stone

The Celtic name of the stone upon which the true kings of Scotland have traditionally been crowned is Lia Fail, "the speaking stone", or the stone which would proclaim the chosen king.

www.historic-uk.com

''The Celtic name of the stone upon which the true kings of Scotland have traditionally been crowned is Lia Fail, “the speaking stone”, or the stone which would proclaim the chosen king.
It was originally used as part of the crowning ceremonies of the Scots kings of Dalriada, in the west of Scotland, an area just north of Glasgow now called Argyll.
When Kenneth I, the 36th King of Dalriada united the Scots and Pictish kingdoms and moved his capital to Scone from western Scotland around 840AD, the Stone of Destiny was moved there too. All future Scottish kings would henceforth be enthroned on the Stone of Destiny atop Moot Hill at Scone Palace in Perthshire.
The stone in question is no ornately carved megalith, just a simple oblong block of red sandstone, measuring some 650mm in length by 400mm wide, and 270mm deep: with chisel marks apparent on its flat top. So where did this magical or mythical stone originate from, and why was it held in such reverence by the kings of old?

One legend dates back to biblical times and states that it is the same stone which Jacob used as a pillow at Bethel. Later, according to Jewish legend, it became the pedestal of the ark in the Temple.''