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Beautiful photos Holly. Always admired the Queen. Lovely lady.
R.I.P Our Beloved Queen Elizabeth ... please leave your comments or memories here
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The quality of these Videos leave a little to be desired, and I don't know when they were recorded, but probably the 90's...
Princess Margaret the Queens' only sibling.. talks about VE Day... a very different time in History.. but a charming Interview..
Princess Margaret the Queens' only sibling.. talks about VE Day... a very different time in History.. but a charming Interview..
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A year following the Queen 1992...
I've watched this a few times over the years.. it's long at 1 hour 47 minutes, so you might want to dip in and out of it... ...
I've watched this a few times over the years.. it's long at 1 hour 47 minutes, so you might want to dip in and out of it... ...
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I figured after the funeral that the Queen's passing would drop out of the news here and it has. How are things in going over there @hollydolly
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No, still very much front page news here...
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Queen’s Piper Who Woke Her Every Morning Plays Different Role At Her Funeral
"The man who woke Queen Elizabeth II on the last day of her life also put her to rest.
For decades, the queen’s personal bagpiper, known as Piper to the Sovereign, acted as her personal alarm clock by playing under her window at 9 a.m. for 15 minutes at all of her official British residences."
"Yet at the monarch’s funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, Pipe Major Paul Burns of the Royal Regiment of Scotland played a different tune, the Telegraph reports. "
"He closed out the queen’s funeral with a rendition of the traditional piece “Sleep, Dearie, Sleep” while her coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault beneath St. George’s Chapel, CNN reports."
"Burns was the one who roused the queen out of her slumber on her final day at Balmoral Castle, according to the Telegraph."
"Queen Elizabeth II was a longtime fan of the bagpipes, but she is certainly not the first monarch to be captivated by Scotland’s national instrument."
"The role of “Piper to the Sovereign” was established in 1843 by Queen Victoria, who became enamored with the instrument’s unique sound during a trip to the Scottish Highlands with her husband, Prince Albert. Since then, there have been 17 chief pipers."
One of them, Scott Methven — who served Queen Elizabeth between 2015 and 2019 — spoke fondly of the late monarch to the BBC last week.
“It was a pleasure as her Majesty would stand and watch you play,” he told the BBC. “She enjoyed the bagpipes, but she got to know you as a person.”
"Methven also remembered a moment when the queen showed him kindness. He explained to the outlet that while he was serving her, his parents and wife died within an eight-month span."
“I was standing with the Queen and she said, ‘If you’re not here in the morning and you don’t play the bagpipes, then I know you’re away. Don’t wait to ask anyone, just go home if your family needs you because it’s family first.’”
He added: “She grabbed me by the arm again and said, ‘You know, Pipes, if anyone has a problem with that, you tell them that I said it was OK to go.’”
"The man who woke Queen Elizabeth II on the last day of her life also put her to rest.
For decades, the queen’s personal bagpiper, known as Piper to the Sovereign, acted as her personal alarm clock by playing under her window at 9 a.m. for 15 minutes at all of her official British residences."
"Yet at the monarch’s funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, Pipe Major Paul Burns of the Royal Regiment of Scotland played a different tune, the Telegraph reports. "
"He closed out the queen’s funeral with a rendition of the traditional piece “Sleep, Dearie, Sleep” while her coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault beneath St. George’s Chapel, CNN reports."
"Burns was the one who roused the queen out of her slumber on her final day at Balmoral Castle, according to the Telegraph."
"Queen Elizabeth II was a longtime fan of the bagpipes, but she is certainly not the first monarch to be captivated by Scotland’s national instrument."
"The role of “Piper to the Sovereign” was established in 1843 by Queen Victoria, who became enamored with the instrument’s unique sound during a trip to the Scottish Highlands with her husband, Prince Albert. Since then, there have been 17 chief pipers."
One of them, Scott Methven — who served Queen Elizabeth between 2015 and 2019 — spoke fondly of the late monarch to the BBC last week.
“It was a pleasure as her Majesty would stand and watch you play,” he told the BBC. “She enjoyed the bagpipes, but she got to know you as a person.”
"Methven also remembered a moment when the queen showed him kindness. He explained to the outlet that while he was serving her, his parents and wife died within an eight-month span."
“I was standing with the Queen and she said, ‘If you’re not here in the morning and you don’t play the bagpipes, then I know you’re away. Don’t wait to ask anyone, just go home if your family needs you because it’s family first.’”
He added: “She grabbed me by the arm again and said, ‘You know, Pipes, if anyone has a problem with that, you tell them that I said it was OK to go.’”
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..and the poor guy is now out of a job...Queen’s Piper Who Woke Her Every Morning Plays Different Role At Her Funeral
"Pipe Major Paul Burns would play under Queen Elizabeth II’s window every morning at all of her British residences."
"The man who woke Queen Elizabeth II on the last day of her life also put her to rest.
For decades, the queen’s personal bagpiper, known as Piper to the Sovereign, acted as her personal alarm clock by playing under her window at 9 a.m. for 15 minutes at all of her official British residences."
"Yet at the monarch’s funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday, Pipe Major Paul Burns of the Royal Regiment of Scotland played a different tune, the Telegraph reports. "
"He closed out the queen’s funeral with a rendition of the traditional piece “Sleep, Dearie, Sleep” while her coffin was lowered into the Royal Vault beneath St. George’s Chapel, CNN reports."
"Burns was the one who roused the queen out of her slumber on her final day at Balmoral Castle, according to the Telegraph."
"Queen Elizabeth II was a longtime fan of the bagpipes, but she is certainly not the first monarch to be captivated by Scotland’s national instrument."
"The role of “Piper to the Sovereign” was established in 1843 by Queen Victoria, who became enamored with the instrument’s unique sound during a trip to the Scottish Highlands with her husband, Prince Albert. Since then, there have been 17 chief pipers."
One of them, Scott Methven — who served Queen Elizabeth between 2015 and 2019 — spoke fondly of the late monarch to the BBC last week.
“It was a pleasure as her Majesty would stand and watch you play,” he told the BBC. “She enjoyed the bagpipes, but she got to know you as a person.”
"Methven also remembered a moment when the queen showed him kindness. He explained to the outlet that while he was serving her, his parents and wife died within an eight-month span."
“I was standing with the Queen and she said, ‘If you’re not here in the morning and you don’t play the bagpipes, then I know you’re away. Don’t wait to ask anyone, just go home if your family needs you because it’s family first.’”
He added: “She grabbed me by the arm again and said, ‘You know, Pipes, if anyone has a problem with that, you tell them that I said it was OK to go.’”
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it's amazing after 70 years of her reign that so many are remembring her with Paddington. Sweet as it is.. the connection between her Majesty and Paddington only happened just a few months before her death.. and sadly long after Philip died so he didn't even get to see it
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Queen Elizabeth II had been interacting with Paddington Bear well before her much-loved Platinum Jubliee sketch went viral.
In 1986, Michael Bond creator of Paddington, wrote the book, Paddington at the Palace in which Paddington Bear visits Buckingham Palace, where he crossed paths with the Queen. The pair don’t actually meet, though Paddington says he spotted Queen Elizabeth II in the window.
Paddington once again visited Buckingham Palace in 2006, this time in ‘real life’ for a pantomime play called The Queen’s Handbag.
In 1986, Michael Bond creator of Paddington, wrote the book, Paddington at the Palace in which Paddington Bear visits Buckingham Palace, where he crossed paths with the Queen. The pair don’t actually meet, though Paddington says he spotted Queen Elizabeth II in the window.
Paddington once again visited Buckingham Palace in 2006, this time in ‘real life’ for a pantomime play called The Queen’s Handbag.
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so no interaction with the Queen at all... as I said..
Paddington bear has been a much loved toy for decades, my daughter had one in the 70's.. and it lost it's shine for the last decade or more, but once again, due to the Paddington meets the Queen.. actually even then he didn;t it was all smoke and mirrors and Tv trickery .. he has a new resurgence
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Crowds gathered to watch a flotilla of 150 boats sail down the Thames in tribute to the Queen this evening.
The luminescent tribute to Her Majesty was part of an installation called ‘Reflections’ and was originally planned to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The glimmering boats were attempting to recreate a beautiful ‘nighttime Canaletto scene’ – the Italian painter who’s best known for his canvases of Venetian canals.
The flagship was the Queens rowing barge Gloriana pictured during Reflections, Totally Thames festival, at dusk with the flotilla of boats on the River Thames
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A young guardsman who took part in the Queen's state funeral has tragically been found dead at his barracks, MailOnline can reveal today.
Trooper Jack Burnell-Williams, 18, played a key role in the extraordinary procession guarding Her Majesty's coffin as it was carried on a majestic gun carriage from Westminster Abbey, through Whitehall, down The Mall and past Buckingham Palace to Wellington Arch earlier this month.
Police and paramedics from London Ambulance Service raced to Hyde Park Barracks in Knightsbridge, central London after the alarm was raised at 3.48pm on Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they are not treating the death as suspicious.
On the day of the Queen's funeral, the soldier's family proudly posted video footage of troops from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment taking part in the ceremony, saying that their son was 'doing his duty for the Queen on her final journey'.
But just days later devastated mother Laura, 42, posted a picture of her son, known to his family as Jak, on horseback in his ceremonial uniform and wrote in an emotional tribute on Facebook: 'Never ever thought I would be saying this but we as a family are all heartbroken with the sudden passing of our wonderful son Jak Williams yesterday.'
During the funeral procession on September 19, Household Cavalry soldiers on horseback followed behind King Charles, and other senior Royals including Prince William and Prince Harry as they walked behind the Queen's coffin as it was hauled by gun carriage to Wellington Arch at London's Hyde Park Corner.
On the day of the funeral, Jak's father Daniel Burnell, 41, posted video footage and images of mounted soldiers from the Household Cavalry taking part in the procession.
'My son doing his duty for the Queen on her final journey. So proud of you Jak Williams xx very proud father xx,' he wrote.
R.I.P... far too young to die...
Trooper Jack Burnell-Williams, 18, played a key role in the extraordinary procession guarding Her Majesty's coffin as it was carried on a majestic gun carriage from Westminster Abbey, through Whitehall, down The Mall and past Buckingham Palace to Wellington Arch earlier this month.
Police and paramedics from London Ambulance Service raced to Hyde Park Barracks in Knightsbridge, central London after the alarm was raised at 3.48pm on Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they are not treating the death as suspicious.
On the day of the Queen's funeral, the soldier's family proudly posted video footage of troops from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment taking part in the ceremony, saying that their son was 'doing his duty for the Queen on her final journey'.
But just days later devastated mother Laura, 42, posted a picture of her son, known to his family as Jak, on horseback in his ceremonial uniform and wrote in an emotional tribute on Facebook: 'Never ever thought I would be saying this but we as a family are all heartbroken with the sudden passing of our wonderful son Jak Williams yesterday.'
During the funeral procession on September 19, Household Cavalry soldiers on horseback followed behind King Charles, and other senior Royals including Prince William and Prince Harry as they walked behind the Queen's coffin as it was hauled by gun carriage to Wellington Arch at London's Hyde Park Corner.
On the day of the funeral, Jak's father Daniel Burnell, 41, posted video footage and images of mounted soldiers from the Household Cavalry taking part in the procession.
'My son doing his duty for the Queen on her final journey. So proud of you Jak Williams xx very proud father xx,' he wrote.
R.I.P... far too young to die...
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OMG, that's so sad, his family must be devastated. Such a good looking young man.
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This is a real find. Almost no-one has any recollection of the Queen mother speaking. This Vintage video has surfaced of her making a 2 minute speech at the start of the War in 1939 ...