The British Royal Family - news, views, clothes & shoes! #7

[BetteDavisEyes]

Some of you have mentioned TV series about the royals, and I wondered about your favorite feature films about the British royals though the ages. A few of my favorites are Anne of the Thousand Days, The Lion In Winter, A Man For All Seasons. Bette Davis portrayed Elizabeth I twice - The Virgin Queen and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex. I like The Queen (Helen Mirren) and have watched it many times. I've also enjoyed books about various royals by Antonia Fraser and Philippa Gregory. I'd love to know about "royal" reads and films that my colleagues here recommend.

 

[human]

Here is the scoop on rats and cats.

I cannot imagine what they are going to do. Rats and mice climb. A rat can go through a hole the size of a dime.

Cats Are Surprisingly Bad at Killing Rats | Smart News | Smithsonian

 

[gregjrichards]

The Queen puts on a colourful display in a floral frock as she hosts a reception for communities from every faith at Buckingham Palace

The Queen hosts a reception for communities from every faith at Buckingham Palace | Daily Mail Online

I don’t know how Her Majesty does all these engagements it is amazing.

 

[Keine Engel]

DH and I are celebrating our 48th wedding anniversary today

Happy Wedding Anniversary @BetteDavisEyes ♡​

☆ Hope you both have a wonderful day ☆

 

[Keine Engel]

Two random comments:

They’d have to dress up the mouse-catching cats like corgis.

Happy 48th anniversary BDE! We’re not too far ahead of you.

I cannot believe the number of Costumed-Corgis I found out there lol

I know! But ... bwahahaha

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[Keine Engel]

Thanks for the anniversary wishes

48 Years
576 months
2,504 weeks
17, 531 days
25,245,570 minutes
1,514,739,000 seconds​

 

[Keine Engel]

My cat Winston has only brought one mouse in from the garden in the 8 & 1/2 years I have had him he was playing with it and I got a terrible shock. Other cats in my family bring mice in all the time so it really varies. Hopefully Her Majesty will get the problem sorted.

Meh...Mice are everywhere in England well...once you get outta London
They're just not used to seeing them

 

[Keine Engel]

Some of you have mentioned TV series about the royals, and I wondered about your favorite feature films about the British royals though the ages.

The Mudlark
(1950)

A little orphan boy (Andrew Ray) who survives by scavenging on the River Thames, decides to walk to Windsor Castle to see Queen Victoria.
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The Mudlark 1950 Trailer

 

[Keine Engel]

Carry On Henry

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Henry VIII is up in arms about the garlic breath of his wife, Marie de Normandy, but although he finds it a turn-off, his equerry, Sir Roger de Loggerley, is enamoured by it and becomes her lover. The lecherous king, meanwhile, decides it is time for a new wife and plots with Thomas Cromwell and Cardinal Wolsey to get rid of Marie.

Carry On Henry - UK Trailer​

 

[Lilibet]

I cannot believe the number of Costumed-Corgis I found out there lol

I know! But ... bwahahaha

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Cute! But they aren’t mouser cats disguised as corgis. I’m sure the Queen wouldn’t allow cats unless they went undercover as corgis.

 

[Keine Engel]

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I don’t know how Her Majesty does all these engagements it is amazing.

And yet still all those out there bitching about that £1.24

 

[Keine Engel]

My cat Winston has only brought one mouse in from the garden in the 8 & 1/2 years I have had him he was playing with it and I got a terrible shock. Other cats in my family bring mice in all the time so it really varies. Hopefully Her Majesty will get the problem sorted.

Is this Winston?

That's a great name

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[gregjrichards]

Is this Winston?

That's a great name

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Yes this is Winston. Thank you very much @Keine Engel his name suits him as he is a Persian and spoiled rotten. He is a bit unhappy this week as my Mum is on holiday and I am looking after her adorable Shih Tzu puppy Maxwell. This is the first time he has stayed and Winston doesn’t like sharing my attention. So Winston is getting even more spoiled this week.

I could loan Winston to Her Majesty for a while I’m sure he would fit right in at Buckingham Palace.

 

[Elley Mae]

Some of you have mentioned TV series about the royals, and I wondered about your favorite feature films about the British royals though the ages. A few of my favorites are Anne of the Thousand Days, The Lion In Winter, A Man For All Seasons. Bette Davis portrayed Elizabeth I twice - The Virgin Queen and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex. I like The Queen (Helen Mirren) and have watched it many times. I've also enjoyed books about various royals by Antonia Fraser and Philippa Gregory. I'd love to know about "royal" reads and films that my colleagues here recommend.

The Kings Speech

The lion in winter is very good, love Peter O’toole

 

[gregjrichards]

The Kings Speech

The lion in winter is very good, love Peter O’toole

I keep meaning to watch The King’s Speech it is supposed to be a very good film. I have a lot I need to watch in the summer before all my shows start back up in September.

 

[pillywiggin]

Winston at Buckingham Palace would be perfect!

Edit by me: Trying to fix the quotes I somehow included and messed up.

 

[Lilibet]

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Yes this is Winston. Thank you very much @Keine Engel his name suits him as he is a Persian and spoiled rotten. He is a bit unhappy this week as my Mum is on holiday and I am looking after her adorable Shih Tzu puppy Maxwell. This is the first time he has stayed and Winston doesn’t like sharing my attention. So Winston is getting even more spoiled this week.

I could loan Winston to Her Majesty for a while I’m sure he would fit right in at Buckingham Palace.

Greg, you posted on another thread the name of Winston’s Instagram account. If you’re willing to do that here, I’m sure he’d have lots of fans! Does Maxwell have an IG account too?

 

[gregjrichards]

Greg, you posted on another thread the name of Winston’s Instagram account. If you’re willing to do that here, I’m sure he’d have lots of fans! Does Maxwell have an IG account too?

Winston’s Instagram is winston_the_persian_cat and Maxwell’s is maxwell_shih_tzu I run both accounts. Thank you to you and @pillywiggin for your kindness to Winston and Maxwell.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

The Kings Speech

The lion in winter is very good, love Peter O’toole

Ah, yes, The King's Speech. Madness of King George is a good film, too. Lion In Winter is among my 5 favorite movies.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Prince Harry, Meghan's home renovations cost British taxpayers $3 million

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's residence near Windsor Castle, called Frogmore Cottage, underwent major work to turn five properties back into a single home.