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Random Posts About Queen Elizabeth

beach-mom — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 01:34:18 GMT

I thought it would be interesting to have a thread where we can post random thoughts about Queen Elizabeth.

For example:

I think she had the strength of character of her mother, the late Queen Mother.

During WWII the Queen Consort Elizabeth refused to leave London for safety. She said, "The girls won't go without me. I won't leave without the King. The King won't leave."

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Texas Gray Wolf — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 01:53:57 GMT

I thought she was a snazzy dresser........I loved her outfits and matching hats......

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pupwhipped — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 01:59:20 GMT

I can't help but think how she was never destined to be Queen of England. She was not raised from birth with those expectations and pressures on her. But yet at the age of ten when her uncle abdicated the throne all of that changed. Then her father, King George, after serving as King for around 15 years died and she suddenly became Queen at the young age of 25. And she went on to serve her country admirably, graciously, and relentlessly for seventy years...her last official service coming just two days before her death. Remarkable...simply remarkable!

This is a sad, sad day and the end of an era.

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phoenixbrd — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 01:59:39 GMT

Total respect for the Queen mother never to be witness again...she hung in there to the end with good reason.

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Mary Bailey — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 02:03:03 GMT

A romantic time coming to an end.

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skatting44 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 02:22:29 GMT

In early 1945 at age 19

" That February she joined the Women’s Auxillary Territory Service (similar to the American Women’s Army Corps or WACs), registered as inductee No. 230873 under the name Elizabeth Windsor. The ATS provided key support during the war, with its members serving as anti-aircraft gunners, radio operators, mechanics and drivers. "

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MamaWick — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 02:32:18 GMT

So much class.

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MamaWick — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 02:34:30 GMT

@phoenixbrd Queen Elizabeth was not the queen mother. She was the Queen. Her mother, however, was the queen mother once her daughter ascended to the throne.

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phoenixbrd — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 02:37:33 GMT

@MamaWick Thanks for the correction. I was thinking metaphorically rather than literally, I appreciate your comment.

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mspemberley — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 02:48:17 GMT

The Queens broadcast speech on Covid was so comforting. Great leadership.

Click link below.....

https://youtu.be/2klmuggOElE

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Pearlee — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 02:58:38 GMT

@Texas Gray Wolf wrote:
I thought she was a snazzy dresser........I loved her outfits and matching hats......

@Texas Gray Wolf I did too but her hairdo in her senior years needed to be updated.

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golding76 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 03:32:02 GMT

I loved the way Queen Elizabeth in her casual moments wore a headscarf (Hermès, I believe, was her preference) until the last of her days. She often wore them when driving her vehicles or checking her horses.

The look was in fashion when she was young but seemed to have died out with the passing of Jacqueline Onassis, Rita Hayworth and Grace Kelly. Jackie still wore a headscarf when she was ailing and took walks in Central Park.

Some women still wear this look, but it is not as common as it was in the 1940s and 1950s. It was the fashionable thing to do then.

Jackie Kennedy Onassis

Rita Hayworth

Grace Kelly

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luvzchiz — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 03:49:30 GMT

The love she had for her dogs and horses. I'm sure they will grieve for her.

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Queen of shop — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 03:53:36 GMT

@beach-mom I love how the Queen inately loved animals. She sure did love her horses. Her corgies and dorgies were adorable with her. IMO, anyone that is a true animal lover is a great person and someone that I would like to be around.

We all know that Diana was a highly fashionable clothes horse. Diana always looked stunning and never took a bad picture. If you really look at pictures of the Queen over her lifetime, she was the original, fashionable clothes horse. She had a knockout figure too. All that combined with her soft blue eyes had to be a sight to behold in her prime.

There will never be another like her. She was Queen before I was born and has always been here. I will miss her dearly. End of an era. Rest in sweet peace. You did your time graciously and now you can rest.

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Nonametoday — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 03:58:55 GMT

Many of you have voiced very nice sentiments to which I can attest on her behalf. Most likely the most beloved woman in the world --- for all time.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:08:51 GMT

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beach-mom — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:13:46 GMT

I'm loving these posts. Thank you, and keep them coming. Her pups will miss her, but I know they will be well taken care of.

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sunshine45 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:16:24 GMT

That time Queen Elizabeth II went to the Giant Food in West Hyattsville, MD. because they didn't have supermarkets yet in Britain.

Quote:

The royal limousine drew up before the Giant Food Store and, to the complete amazement of hundreds of weekend shoppers, the Queen and her Prince consort got out and walked into the store. Housewives and other shoppers inside the store looked up in astonishment as they found the Queen and Prince Philip peering into their shopping carts.While the Queen strolled about, the Prince separated from the party and soon found himself munching sample crackers and cheese bits someone offered him. “Good for mice,” he smiled at the gaping crowd around him. The young Queen, clad in a mink coat, appeared charmed by the shopping carts with small seats for youngster. “How nice that you can bring your children along,” Her Majesty told one woman who was wheeling a baby.

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catwoman48 — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 05:25:27 GMT

@Kachina624, you made me cry yet AGAIN tonight. Love the drawing. We all know it was losing Philip that hastened her death. Still, it was such a shock, wasn’t prepared today. I was just watching the new Princess Diana documentary two nights ago and admiring the Queen all over again. Annus horribilis indeed! No one will ever forget that speech.

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alliswell — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 05:48:52 GMT

@Kachina624 The Queen and Paddington Bear film was the best.