In memoriam - The Queen

[Backyardsniper]

sorry about that

Never apologize for being American, we kicked thier ass twice, and saved it once.

 

[CBH Australia]

Prince Phillip was a Landrover man an Queen Elizabeth was a mechanic. That's convenient.

There will never be another like her.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

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Prince Phillip was a Landrover man an Queen Elizabeth was a mechanic. That's convenient.

There will never be another like her.

@CBH Australia
And when in Africa if they had a problem the Queen couldn't handle with the Landy they could have dialed our resident Landy guru @Kevin Peacocke

 

[CBH Australia]

Being an Engineer he could probably improve on the design, even if he has a soft spot for them.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Couldn't put like and laugh smileys at same time...

Why thank you so much, Spike.

 

[Hunt anything]

She was not allowed to get involved or to influence government policies...she could give her advice etc to the prime minister in their regular meetings....but thst is it....so don't go judging

I was not judging, just stating what I had heard, don’t even know if it was true or not so maybe I shouldn’t have said “ she was good with the trophy ban” that still doesn’t take away from my opinion she was a great queen for all of Britain.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

@CBH Australia
And when in Africa if they had a problem the Queen couldn't handle with the Landy they could have dialed our resident Landy guru @Kevin Peacocke

Imagine being called in to provlde a replacement - I would have put Her Majesty and the Duke on the back of the Harry Selby and whisked them off forca spot of guineafowl shooting!

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

The UK is not my country, but it has been kind to me and I have come to feel part of it

Though I shared my own people’s distrust of Britain’s (and the US’s) meddling ways during UDI and the bush war in which I fought, I later came to swear allegiance to the Queen when I took a commission

She was a unique leader of a unique institution

We live in increasingly dangerous times and the UK has lost a lodestone in increasingly stormy seas

For those in the US that don’t quite get the hype

think of the Royal Family, not so much as individuals promoted above others, but as a living 1000 + year old Constitution of American Independence

Plrase write your memoirs.

 

[bowjijohn]

They ain’t worth a dime Kev

I’d rather sit around a camp fire with beer or malt in hand talking bollocks and having a laugh

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Unlike a lot of the respondents here I have a more optimistic view of the future and the British Monarchy's role in it. The world we live in is in great flux, but I see a swing to the right, as opposed to wrong. I am a believer in the absolutes of right and wrong, not to be confused with good and bad, because they are subjective. The Queen, by her neutrality was able to rise above the world's noise and be a beacon, an anchor for right. Through the Commonwealth that affected a large chunk of humanity and it shows. With the demise of Russia as a consequential power and with China's recognised lack of care for anything but itself, world moral and soul leadership is falling more and more upon the West.
But will they rise to the challenge?
The West really means the USA and the UK, the rest of the EU is far too apologetic and self centred to be of consequence (except the rising potential member Ukraine, more on that elsewhere). The USA remains the bastion of strength through it's military might, but with no leader, and when there is one they are there for far too short a time to have global effect. Enter the UK and the Monarchy. Now there is a constancy, and with ER11 at the helm there was a reserved wisdom that I believe had a great effect in transitioning the post WW11 change in Africa in particular.
So will Charles 111 be up to it? He is a weaker anchor than his mother, but an anchor nevertheless. The true weight will fall upoon William and Kate and it already is. They are the leaders in waiting, it matters less what they do than the fact that they are there.

 

[bowjijohn]

I think old Charlie Boy will do just fine

I have to keep reminding myself that he is just the figurehead and, for all the pomp and glamour, ultimately a servant of the British people

there is a huge (and sophisticated) unseen mechanism directing and supporting him

it will be interesting to see how the Sussex’s behave when they return to California

The British people have welcomed them yet again

If she crawls home to write yet more spiteful crap in order to stay in the spotlight, it might not be so well received

She might not have the wit to recognise it, but by being welcomed she has been put in an invidious position

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

I think old Charlie Boy will do just fine

I have to keep reminding myself that he is just the figurehead and, for all the pomp and glamour, ultimately a servant of the British people

there is a huge (and sophisticated) unseen mechanism directing and supporting him

it will be interesting to see how the Sussex’s behave when they return to California

The British people have welcomed them yet again

If she crawls home to write yet more spiteful crap in order to stay in the spotlight, it might not be so well received

She might not have the wit to recognise it, but by being welcomed she has been put in an invidious position

The royals have a huge workload and when Harry ducked William and Kate had to take on a lot more. Now Charles has moved up it will get even heavier. I only hope that Harry will feel the weight of what he has done and at least stop the flow of negative crap he and her were putting out. I think it is too late for them to ever come back, that would require a complete change of heart from Meghan and I don't think she has one.

 

[rookhawk]

Just an observation that I think is interesting.

1.) The Rhodesians had the highest voluntary service rate in WWII, dying for the Monarchy to a degree no other part of the realm did.

2.) The Queen completely betrayed the Rhodesians, cutting off their supplies, and ultimately provided comfort and support for insurrectionists that led to the end of Rhodesia.

3.) In spite of all this history, the Zimbabweans still love the Queen and are more loyal to her than most British subjects today.

I’m not sure this says anything about the monarchy, but it certainly shows the character of the Rhodesian. Their loyalty has been tested many times and even when no longer compulsory, they still show loyalty to the crown.

 

[rookhawk]

The royals have a huge workload and when Harry ducked William and Kate had to take on a lot more. Now Charles has moved up it will get even heavier. I only hope that Harry will feel the weight of what he has done and at least stop the flow of negative crap he and her were putting out. I think it is too late for them to ever come back, that would require a complete change of heart from Meghan and I don't think she has one.

My psychic prediction: Harry nudges his way back into the family, fully supporting Megan’s work back here in the USA. They then begin a bi-continental family arrangement where he’s in UK doing his old job half the time, she’s full time in Hollywood. That will happen in the next two years. In 5-7 years it will be clear they were an open marriage, he grows a pair, has a mistress, then divorces her.

It is going to take awhile for him to escape her because she required him to burn every bridge on the way out.

On the bright side, the monarchy hit a home run with William who is definitely suitable to rule and they actually got the person in Kate they had *hoped* Diana was going to be for the family. If not for Kate, the monarchy would not survive the next transition of power coming in about 20 years. Will and Kate are a couple that the British will voluntarily follow in an era where many find monarchies outmoded.

 

[WAB]

Just an observation that I think is interesting.

1.) The Rhodesians had the highest voluntary service rate in WWII, dying for the Monarchy to a degree no other part of the realm did.

2.) The Queen completely betrayed the Rhodesians, cutting off their supplies, and ultimately provided comfort and support for insurrectionists that led to the end of Rhodesia.

3.) In spite of all this history, the Zimbabweans still love the Queen and are more loyal to her than most British subjects today.

I’m not sure this says anything about the monarchy, but it certainly shows the character of the Rhodesian. Their loyalty has been tested many times and even when no longer compulsory, they still show loyalty to the crown.

You do not understand the role of the royals in modern Britain. The betrayal of the Rhodesians was not the decision of the Queen.

 

[Novice Huntress]

Yes a sad event, no doubt an end to an era, the Queen undoubtedly set an example that some today could learn a good many lessons from!
Just think all those world leaders she met, I wonder if there are some excellent ancdotes that are still waiting to be told?

We know the Queen had a passion for fieldsports, so this is a small tribute to her passion for gun dogs etc

 

[John Telford]

All the pomp and ceremony has made me feel so nostalgic that I spend the afternoon cleaning the British rifles. And the views of Scotland as the hearse made its way through the country side gave me reason to imbibe the finest single malt in the process!

 

[rookhawk]

You do not understand the role of the royals in modern Britain. The betrayal of the Rhodesians was not the decision of the Queen.

You're right, I'm ignorant to the nuances and one could argue that Parliament betrayed Rhodesia and the Queen was powerless to intervene in a Constitutional Monarchy.

My response back would be: Fine, but she gets to decide who to knight and she chose to knight Robert Mugabe. Sir Ian and Sir Robert on equal footing with the crown? Hmm.

 

[WAB]

You're right, I'm ignorant to the nuances and one could argue that Parliament betrayed Rhodesia and the Queen was powerless to intervene in a Constitutional Monarchy.

My response back would be: Fine, but she gets to decide who to knight and she chose to knight Robert Mugabe. Sir Ian and Sir Robert on equal footing with the crown? Hmm.

Valid point. Knighting a terrorist is somewhat hard to explain.

 

[rookhawk]

Valid point. Knighting a terrorist is somewhat hard to explain.

In her defense, she did the same thing that the Nobel committee did for President Obama. Awarded highest honors for hopes that good deeds may come in the future, but not actually providing recognition for a past accomplishment.

I'm all for honors, but only past deeds are to be honored, not future hopes.

Sadly the world hasn't learned you can't give participation trophies out hoping they'll develop into actual trophies.