I have my english satelite tv here in Sweden, and there have been hours of tributes to her and documentaries tracing her life.
She had had been around and experienced so many changes in over 100 years....incredible really. She has almost lived a second life without her dear husband at her side. It's 50 years since he died.
I believe there putting Princess Margaret's urn in her coffin and that she will be laid to rest next to her beloved Albert King George V1.
As you say the end of an era...but they also said how well she mixed with new and younger friends as more and more of her generation passed away.
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Its hard to imagine the things she has seen in her lifetime -- 2 world wars, TV, telephones to celphone, men on the moon, medical advances.
She has had an incredible life.
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
My mom is a royal watcher herself. While we had Easter dinner at her place, she had a hockey game on blaring in the background. She doesn't watch hockey so I asked her what's up. She was waiting for a report on the Queen mom's passing. Wow, shocker, I hadn't yet heard the news before.
What always astounded me about her was her grace and elegance she maintained into her late years. I always feel a sadness when someone well known passes on as well. Seems to be alot of well knowns passing on so suddenly.
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
I guess I don't get the appeal.... Now Abe Lincoln....there's a guy you can admire. Humble and hardworking....and earned his place in history.
Flame away!
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Posted by taurus signcraft (Member # 572) on :
i was away camping over the easter weekend and came home to the news so much of the royal family's lives have been front page for so long that it got to the point where a lot of folk felt... who cares! but where the queen mum was concerned i think that everyone could agree she was an amazing woman! with an awful lot of hard work and great style thoughout her life she was a wonderful icon of all that was honourable and gracious im not a royalist, in fact i would vote for a republic in my country tommorrow, but that not withstanding i think any person who commits their entire adult life to the service of their country should be awarded the respect and admiration that the queen mum had god bless her
cheers gail
Posted by LEE ATTEWELL (Member # 2407) on :
Being a young Brit,living now in the Great land of Oz. I thought I was removed from all of that Monarchist crap.
Nup!
I feel sad at the passing of such a great person. She was strong and supportive of Britains during the war and has stayed an elegant and Iconic woman.
I will miss her.
The person I'd like most to meet is her Grandson Prince Charles. He's achieved so much in his life I think He'd be really interesting to talk to.
I'd be interested to know what the Colonials in USA would think of this.
Posted by Stephen Broughton (Member # 2237) on :
Its a pity the rest of her family didn't follow her example of service to her country, because some of them are a waste of space. I always thought of her as the country's granny, a nice old dear.
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
I think anyone could achieve a lot in their lives if they had their pockets stuffed full of cash earned and given by the sweat of the common folks.
These people live the life of luxury because they simply have a "preferred" blood line. How crass. Yet they have more problems with infidelity, substance abuse, depression, and the like than the common people they lord over.
Personally, I'd toss them all out in the street and make them EARN a living like everyone else...and maintain their beautiful buildings and residences as tourist attractions of historical significance.
Good food, fine automobiles, and silk attire doesn't protect them from disease or death any more than the rest of us. Putting them up on a pedestal in this modern age in my opinion, is just ridiculous.
They're just people..no better than anyone else. They simply were born at the right place and the right time into a prejudicial lifestyle. Biiiig Deaaaal.
That's my opinion as a colonist.
Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
C'mon Todd, lighten up. It's not what your given in life, it's what you do with it. As far as putting people on a pedestal, we don't do that in America? Every half-ass celebrity and money grubbing politician gets that treatment here.
Posted by Stephen Broughton (Member # 2237) on :
Well said David, hey Todd you have a problem with royalty? don't worry about it they really don't bother us here that much I mean we've only had them a few THOUSAND years but every country has its figure heads you've your president we have the Windsors, thats their family name if you didn't know. I know they don't seem to fullfill any usefull purpose and they cost us taxpayers money but if we got rid of them I feel we would be diminished as a people. They bring a lot of business to this country and they do promote GB when they travel, when I used to live in London half of my lunch hour was spent giving fat middleaged americans directions. LOL. We aren't a down trodden people under the yoke of the royalty and upper classes youv'e been watching too many movies. Come and visit and you'll see we are very similar apart from the fact that we drive on the other side of the road to you, and by what i have observed of american tourists, have better fashion sense. Come to Great Britain and see as Eddie Izzard said "Where the History comes from"
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Haha...ok guys. You make some good points. And I don't think any of the Royals could compete with the nasty shinanigans of our (gulp) Clintons.
Have a good one and thanks for keeping the flame thrower on the "low" setting.
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