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Her Majesty The Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, Queen of Scots, Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Normandy, Lord of Mann, Royal Lady and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Sovereign of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India, Dame Grand Cross and Sovereign Head of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Lady of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order, Sovereign of the Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order, Colonel-in-Chief of the UK's armed forces, and so much more besides...
...is ninety-five years old today.
Understandably, this milestone birthday is a somewhat muted and low-key affair, but nevertheless, we salute Our Gracious Queen in the traditional manner...
Gawd bless, you, Ma'am!
I was mixed on my thoughts of Prince Phillip, but I did indeed watch the funeral, in black, gloved, and heavily veiled. Of course. When I saw the Queen sitting idol by herself, and head down, dark eyes, I admit to getting teary eyed.
ReplyDeleteMay she enjoy many more returns.
I didn't watch the funeral, just the bits on the news. Yes, it was terribly moving to see a 95-year-old woman sat alone to say a final farewell to the man she'd been married to for 73 years... Jx
DeleteI watched the funeral, too and had the same teary-eyed reaction to Her Majesty on her own.
DeleteOver 13.5 million people watched it here, and I imagine every single one had a lump in their throat... Jx
Deleteonly queen I have ever "known". bless you, mum, as you carry on!
ReplyDeleteWe've known loads of queens in our time - but she's got the best jewellery... Jx
DeleteHmmm... old bag. She'll just spend her day looking for hook ups on Tinder and eating crisps. Like she does every day. :)
ReplyDeleteCharming.
DeleteOh, happy (as much as it can be, considering) birthday, to Her Very Majesty!
ReplyDeleteI somehow doubt she'll be having much of a party, nor doing the hokey-cokey... Jx
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