PopeWatch’s sainted mother would have loved this. A Newfie, she was Irish to her core, but she still had a great fondness for Elizabeth II.
Go here to read the rest. Prince Charles has spoken out recently against Muslim violence against Christians in the Middle East so this visit by the Queen to the Vatican may have more than just symbolic meaning to it.
Whenever I mention Queen Elizabeth it brings to my mind her reaction to 9-11, when, breaking with royal protocol,  she ordered the playing of The Star Spangled Banner at Buckingham Palace on September 12, 2001:
“Whenever I mention Queen Elizabeth it brings to my mind her reaction to 9-11, when, breaking with royal protocol, she ordered the playing of The Star Spangled Banner at Buckingham Palace on September 12, 2001…”
A song about an American victory over the British played by a British military band in front of Buckingham Palace at the order of a British monarch. Such is the “Special Relationship”.
Sarah and I honeymooned in Scotland for two weeks in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 (we were married 15 September 2011), and the kindness and sympathy of the various people who hosted us throughout our two weeks will forever be etched in my heart. Tony Blair’s words of support and pledge to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with the U.S. rang out loud and clear to us when we’d hear news broadcasts during our visit. Political differences aside, I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Blair.
I know this is a serious post but I couldn’t help but think of this scene from So I Married an Axe Murderer:
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Yeah, what’s the big deal? It’s not like they don’t already “meet tri-annually at a secret country mansion in Colorado known as ‘The Meadows’.”
He’ll be crying himself to sleep tonight, on his huge pillow.
Aren’t the Star Spangeld Banner and God Save the Queen basically the same tune?
Another variation of the Red, White, and Blue.
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http://youtu.be/tN9EC3Gy6Nk
QEII and her grandsons (Lady Di’s sons) seem okay. Harry did one or two tours in Afghanistan. (Seems the lifespans of 2Lt’s have lengthened.) Lord (he merited the title) Mountbatten was the best. The rest, e.g., Charles, not so much.
Yes Charles and Phillip aren’t my favourite Royals.
I have admiration for William- having lost his mother at a young age and raised around scandal and innuendo, would have been difficult.
I think his marriage and beautiful son, are the best things that could have happened to the Royal family. Family is always the best part of society- children particularly.