keystone3ply Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Found an article on the Queen's Piper: https://www.tatlerasia.com/culture/entertainment/why-queen-elizabeth-wakes-up-to-live-bagpipes-every-morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 35 minutes ago, keystone3ply said: My wife just educated me on the piper: He's the piper that played to awaken the Queen every morning. And he was there to put her to rest... So bagpipes can wake you up, but only serve to put you to rest once. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 41 minutes ago, keystone3ply said: My wife just educated me on the piper: He's the piper that played to awaken the Queen every morning. And he was there to put her to rest... Omg. Bless her but that would have taken years off of my life. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_orangecounty Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, greg_orangecounty said: Big day tomorrow. Someone remind all the British soldiers standing at attention for long periods not to lock their knees. Oh, darn! Forgot to remind the police officers. Doh! https://www.the-sun.com/news/6253019/police-officer-faints-queens-funeral/ Edited September 19, 2022 by greg_orangecounty . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 hour ago, greg_orangecounty said: Oh, darn! Forgot to remind the police officers. Doh! https://www.the-sun.com/news/6253019/police-officer-faints-queens-funeral/ One of the Gurkhas went down too, but apparently returned after a drink of water. They don’t come any tougher than a Gurkha. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_orangecounty Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 35 minutes ago, IllianaLancerContra said: One of the Gurkhas went down too, but apparently returned after a drink of water. They don’t come any tougher than a Gurkha. He probably forgot to take his industrial-sized salt pill too. At least the British press, from what I've seen, pixilate their faces so they don't have to suffer eternal embarrassment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawdn Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, DFA1970 said: After watching the funeral, it was by the books and very planned out in advance. But comparing this to Princess Diana back some 25 years ago that was much more emotional. Probably because her funeral was not a STATE funeral. And the tragic news of her unexpected death and her two young sons she left behind. What is interesting about Queen Elizabeth 2 if it wasn't for her uncle to resign as King and her dad to take over as King, she would not have been Queen. Lots of drama in this family. I have read this several times regarding the succession, but as the Queen’s uncle never had any children, who theoretically might have inherited the throne, it isn’t altogether clear what might have happened had Edward VIII remained on the throne. Certainly your point that Elizabeth at her birth was not expected to become Queen is true. Edited September 19, 2022 by lawdn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 3 hours ago, lawdn said: I have read this several times regarding the succession, but as the Queen’s uncle never had any children, who theoretically might have inherited the throne, it isn’t altogether clear what might have happened had Edward VIII remained on the throne. Certainly your point that Elizabeth at her birth was not expected to become Queen is true. I think it would pass to Elizabeth (or her father were he still alive); as it was The Royal formerly known as Edward XIII outlived his younger brother by 20 years. I doubt he would have fathered any children w/ Wallis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 1 hour ago, IllianaLancerContra said: I think it would pass to Elizabeth (or her father were he still alive); as it was The Royal formerly known as Edward XIII outlived his younger brother by 20 years. I doubt he would have fathered any children w/ Wallis. That relationship was all kinds of weird despite literary attempts to romanticize it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigwam Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 The music in the ceremony was great. My favorite was the long bugles that played during the first service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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