Just a quickie...
Don't you have ironing boards (or whatever they're called in the US)?What is this “ironing board” of which you speak? This is a foreign concept to me. Is is uniquely British?
Did it need a shilling to work it, too?
Well one couldn't possibly think it's acceptable to be putting away clean, un-pressed clothing.Safety wise as long as all the electrical connections, the sockets & power switch, are outside the room well away from any water it's o.k.
As we've only, very recently pretty much covered the whole 'State Opening of Parliament thing' let's take a nostalgic trip thru the City of Westminster & on along to Parliament Square
State Opening Of Parliament
f.y.i. They're NOT re-doing the whole full-pomp ceremonial stuff but an edited version.
I know more modern-ish homes had a utility room [a fancy name given to the spare space between the kitchen & inner garage door
I think most bigger new-builds do have a separate utility/laundry room now, which again do seem to be next to the kitchen-DOWNSTAIRS!
I honestly hadn't ever thought about before
"basements"??
We don't have "basements" in England we have Cellars
Which were for coal storage & kinda look like this
Britain—the land where tea reigns supreme, rain is a fixture in the forecast, and cookies are actually referred to as “biscuits.”
They might not have a basement, either.
Many Americans view basements as a must-have in their homes. Some are used for storage, and others are finished and used as an extra living space. They’re really not that common in Britain, though,
In the homes that do have them, they’re typicallymore ofa cellar—dark, damp, and rocky spaces that you might think would be better suited to a secret creepy hideout than a place you’d want to put any of your stuff
Queen's Speech: What is it and why is it important?
What is the Queen's Speech?
The Queen's Speech provides the government with an opportunity to highlight its priorities for the months ahead.
It forms part of the State Opening of Parliament ceremony, which marks the start of the parliamentary year.
When is the Queen's Speech usually held?
Normally, a Queen's Speech happens once a year, but this will be the second in two months.
After becoming prime minister in July, Boris Johnson wanted to hold one. However, his initial attempt was blocked by the Supreme Court over the length of time Parliament was to be closed before it was held.
Can anyone else deliver the Queen's Speech?
The Queen has delivered the speech 65 times but was absent in 1959 and 1963, when she was pregnant.
On those occasions, the speech was read by the Lord Chancellor.
BBCNews
A Brief History
'State Opening Of Parliament'
Queen Victoria, State Opening of Parliament - 1846
King Edward VII, House of Lords, State Opening of Parliament - 1902
(1932)
"London. State Opening of Parliament. The King & Queen drive in state to open one of the most momentous Parliaments of our long history!"
State Opening Of Parliament (1938)King George VI & Queen Elizabeth to preside over the State Opening of Parliament 1938, the last before the outbreak of the Second World War
The children look adorable! PL is getting so big!!
But Prince William is driving an AUDI????
The type of car they are driving is not important to me... I saw the adorable children pics, and that's all I need...IMO
Good lord that's like a Regal Possé gathering for the Palace Party. 
Is having dinner at his parents with his family a "Royal Duty"?
Was that Queen Mary in the first video? To me she was the epitome of how queens are supposed to look - very regal, rather tall, attractive, etc. To use the old expression, she was a "fine figure of a woman". She wore the crown, instead of the crown wearing her!
