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Originally Posted by mobertol
Only saw her once myself Jay -coming off the royal yacht, Brittania in Falmouth when i was on holiday there, I was 14 at the time!
I know all the children in my God-daughter's school in Rishton have made and sent Diamond jubilee cards to the Queen -wonder who'll be opening them all!  I expect they'll be going on the day to line the route...like you say it's something exciting for them, a one off! |
I remember seeing her in Accy, probably the same time as you Jay, and a few times in Arundel in the fifties when we visited my grandad who lived there. She used to come and stay at Arundel castle for some event, not sure quite what but it involved a cricket match. Also saw her in Portsmouth once when I worked there.
I met Prince Charles just before his marriage when I was working as an archaeological conservator at the Mary Rose Trust of which he was patron - pic proof below! I am a fan of his, I know he likes his privileges but why not, he also does much good work. I hated the saintly Diana and her cult and I'm glad he's been allowed to find happiness with Camilla. I'm also glad that his children and the other young royals have turned out to be so level headed.
It's good that the school children are making cards etc, nice that they are made aware of the country's heritage and traditions and hopefully learning some respect. I reckon if push came to shove most folks would prefer royalty to a republic - imagine having to vote for a head of state every few years!