trueheart1941brentwood essex, Essex, England UK8,005 posts
I am proud.....of my queen.....and of my country....for 60 years she has served us well......she unlike normal people cannot go out to go shopping/ spend time with her family ....enjoying her day.....with out a camera.....being stuck in her face.....she deserves her privicy.......she lives her life behind closed curtains......because of who she is.........a bird in a gilded cage.............trapped........so please do not mock her.......some times freedom..........is worth all the gold in the world.....so in a sence...we are richer then her.......we have our freedom......trueheart.
trueheart1941: I am proud.....of my queen.....and of my country....for 60 years she has served us well......she unlike normal people cannot go out to go shopping/ spend time with her family ....enjoying her day.....with out a camera.....being stuck in her face.....she deserves her privicy.......she lives her life behind closed curtains......because of who she is.........a bird in a gilded cage.............trapped........so please do not mock her.......some times freedom..........is worth all the gold in the world.....so in a sence...we are richer then her.......we have our freedom......trueheart.
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trueheart1941: I am proud.....of my queen.....and of my country....for 60 years she has served us well......she unlike normal people cannot go out to go shopping/ spend time with her family ....enjoying her day.....with out a camera.....being stuck in her face.....she deserves her privicy.......she lives her life behind closed curtains......because of who she is.........a bird in a gilded cage.............trapped........so please do not mock her.......some times freedom..........is worth all the gold in the world.....so in a sence...we are richer then her.......we have our freedom......trueheart.
cloud747: “Elizabeth says in her broadcast, ‘Frankly, I do not myself feel at all like my Tudor forebear, who was blessed with neither husband nor children, who ruled as a despot and was never able to leave her native shores’,.
Tudor forebear? Pfffft! Elizabeth is a Hanover/Habsburg whose real family name is Von Battenburg. There has not been a true British monarch since the Stewarts.
Carl96190: Tudor forebear? Pfffft! Elizabeth is a Hanover/Habsburg whose real family name is Von Battenburg. There has not been a true British monarch since the Stewarts.
Carl96190: Tudor forebear? Pfffft! Elizabeth is a Hanover/Habsburg whose real family name is Von Battenburg. There has not been a true British monarch since the Stewarts.
Carl96190: Tudor forebear? Pfffft! Elizabeth is a Hanover/Habsburg whose real family name is Von Battenburg. There has not been a true British monarch since the Stewarts.
well I understand.ali. some sit all day knitting and playing with grand grand children and get bored, so inflation brings a little razmataz to their lives.
cloud747: well I understand.ali. some sit all day knitting and playing with grand grand children and get bored, so inflation brings a little razmataz to their lives.
bestbeforesomewhere, Dorset, England UK4,701 posts
What a great resume.
Queen Elizabeth II became Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth on February 6, 1952. As of today she has reigned for 60 years and 4 days , and she is celebrating the Diamond (60th) Jubilee of her reign in 2012, including an official Jubilee Weekend on 2nd-5th June. She is head of the British Royal Family, has 4 children, 8 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild, and is 85 years, 9 months and 19 days old. Her first great-grandchild was born on 29 December 2010. She is the 32nd great-granddaughter of King Alfred the Great who was the first effective King of England 871-899. On 21st December 2007 she became the oldest reigning British monarch having outlived her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria who died 22nd January 1901 aged 81 years, 7 months and 29 days. On 12th May 2011 Queen Elizabeth II became the 2nd longest reigning monarch in over 1,200 years of British History. She will have to reign until 10th Sept 2015 when she will be 89 years old to reign longer than her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria who reigned for 63 years and 216 days from 1837-1901. See British Kings & Queens by Length of Reign. In 2012 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the Diamond (60th) Jubilee of her reign. Queens Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. Her eldest son Prince Charles who was 63 years old on 14th November 2011 is currently the longest waiting and 2nd oldest ever heir apparent, and would by that time be the oldest heir apparent at 66 years old. See British Kings & Queens by Age of Ascent. The Queen's husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is 90 years and 8 months old, and celebrated his 90th birthday on 10th June 2011. He is the longest ever serving Royal Consort and oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch. On 29th April 2011 the Queen's grandson Prince William, who is 2nd in line to the throne, married Catherine (Kate) Middleton in Westminster Abbey. They are now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Head of the Commonwealth of Nations. Great Britain was formed 304 years ago by the Act of Union between England and Scotland on 1st April 1707. More about Great Britain As well as the United Kingdom, she is Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, where she is represented by Governors-General. The sixteen countries of which she is Queen are known as Commonwealth Realms, and their combined population is 134 million. She is Head of the Commonwealth of Nations comprising 54 member states in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The aims of the Commonwealth include the promotion of democracy, human rights, good governance, the rule of law, individual liberty, egalitarianism, free trade, multilateralism, and world peace. The 2.1 billion people in the member states account for almost a third of the current world population. Her reign of over more than half a century has seen 12 Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, and numerous Prime Ministers in the Commonwealth Realms of which she is (or was) also Head of State; between them she has had a total of 140 Prime Ministers during her reign. There have been 12 US Presidents during her reign
Pixels1London, Greater London, England UK755 posts
bestbefore: What a great resume.
Queen Elizabeth II became Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth on February 6, 1952. As of today she has reigned for 60 years and 4 days , and she is celebrating the Diamond (60th) Jubilee of her reign in 2012, including an official Jubilee Weekend on 2nd-5th June. She is head of the British Royal Family, has 4 children, 8 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild, and is 85 years, 9 months and 19 days old. Her first great-grandchild was born on 29 December 2010. She is the 32nd great-granddaughter of King Alfred the Great who was the first effective King of England 871-899. On 21st December 2007 she became the oldest reigning British monarch having outlived her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria who died 22nd January 1901 aged 81 years, 7 months and 29 days. On 12th May 2011 Queen Elizabeth II became the 2nd longest reigning monarch in over 1,200 years of British History. She will have to reign until 10th Sept 2015 when she will be 89 years old to reign longer than her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria who reigned for 63 years and 216 days from 1837-1901. See British Kings & Queens by Length of Reign. In 2012 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the Diamond (60th) Jubilee of her reign. Queens Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. Her eldest son Prince Charles who was 63 years old on 14th November 2011 is currently the longest waiting and 2nd oldest ever heir apparent, and would by that time be the oldest heir apparent at 66 years old. See British Kings & Queens by Age of Ascent. The Queen's husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is 90 years and 8 months old, and celebrated his 90th birthday on 10th June 2011. He is the longest ever serving Royal Consort and oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch. On 29th April 2011 the Queen's grandson Prince William, who is 2nd in line to the throne, married Catherine (Kate) Middleton in Westminster Abbey. They are now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Head of the Commonwealth of Nations. Great Britain was formed 304 years ago by the Act of Union between England and Scotland on 1st April 1707. More about Great Britain As well as the United Kingdom, she is Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, where she is represented by Governors-General. The sixteen countries of which she is Queen are known as Commonwealth Realms, and their combined population is 134 million. She is Head of the Commonwealth of Nations comprising 54 member states in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The aims of the Commonwealth include the promotion of democracy, human rights, good governance, the rule of law, individual liberty, egalitarianism, free trade, multilateralism, and world peace. The 2.1 billion people in the member states account for almost a third of the current world population. Her reign of over more than half a century has seen 12 Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, and numerous Prime Ministers in the Commonwealth Realms of which she is (or was) also Head of State; between them she has had a total of 140 Prime Ministers during her reign. There have been 12 US Presidents during her reign
I need tissues as my eyes are getting watery with the sentiment (sneeze)
Carl96190: Tudor forebear? Pfffft! Elizabeth is a Hanover/Habsburg whose real family name is Von Battenburg. There has not been a true British monarch since the Stewarts.
Yet again I am astounded by your level of ignorance.
Be disparaging by all means.
But get the facts right. The Name used by the Monarchy before Windsor was
cloud747: well I understand.ali. some sit all day knitting and playing with grand grand children and get bored, so inflation brings a little razmataz to their lives.
bestbeforesomewhere, Dorset, England UK4,701 posts
GalwayGuy35: She costs the British taxpayer a lot of money to keep her in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. I wonder do they feel she is value for money.
Get some facts before you publish . The revenue that comes in from tourism and the estates, of which the country owns, apart from two,far outstrips what is spent on the Civil List.
bestbefore: Get some facts before you publish . The revenue that comes in from tourism and the estates, of which the country owns, apart from two,far outstrips what is spent on the Civil List.
Its no difference to me how much your queen costs, its your own countrymen i was listening to on television giving out about this.
GalwayGuy35: She costs the British taxpayer a lot of money to keep her in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. I wonder do they feel she is value for money.
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