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View Stirlingsays's Profile Stirlingsays Online Flag 02 Jun 22 4.49pm Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow

I feel total indifference to her and to the day - I have to say I find some of the adoration very hard to understand.

People tend to think how they are encouraged to think.

I say that as a former ardent monarchist.

I'm not really sure what the best system is anymore, not that I ever did in the past.

 


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BlueJay Flag UK 02 Jun 22 5.09pm

Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow

I feel total indifference to her and to the day - I have to say I find some of the adoration very hard to understand.

She's part of the furniture. Reminds some of their own Grandmother no doubt.. I know people think she's had the easy life, and in many ways she has, but it comes with lifelong obligations too and there is a level of respect towards how she carries out this duty. Still, everyone has a different take I know.

 

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View Slimey Toad's Profile Slimey Toad Flag Karsiyaka, North Cyprus 03 Jun 22 9.46am Send a Private Message to Slimey Toad Add Slimey Toad as a friend

Originally posted by ASCPFC

I'd rather a monarchy than our current system. Not with Charles though. I presume he won't be King Charles III anyway, the others were not exactly auspicious.

Charles II and the Restoration was one long party. Charles III will be one long sermon.

 

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croydon proud Flag Any european country i fancy! 03 Jun 22 7.55pm

More jubilee tv please, we have hardly had it mentioned on terrestial tv!

 

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View Forest Hillbilly's Profile Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 03 Jun 22 9.32pm Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

Originally posted by croydon proud

More jubilee tv please, we have hardly had it mentioned on terrestrial tv!

More cheap television. Like sport, quiz shows, soaps and reality shows. Cheap, cheap, cheap

 


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View Irisheagle87's Profile Irisheagle87 Flag Co.Derry 03 Jun 22 11.02pm Send a Private Message to Irisheagle87 Add Irisheagle87 as a friend

Hope she has a good weekend/ day. She put alot of effort into the peace process over here so I for one am very thankful. My Grandmother who was originally from Donegal always made us be quiet as she said her Christmas speech. Better not put a Union Jack outside my house though just incase. Still a few loons about!

 


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BlueJay Flag UK 04 Jun 22 2.42am

Originally posted by Irisheagle87

Hope she has a good weekend/ day. She put alot of effort into the peace process over here so I for one am very thankful. My Grandmother who was originally from Donegal always made us be quiet as she said her Christmas speech.

Same here. It was always a family tradition that brings back fond memories.

 

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View PalazioVecchio's Profile PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 05 Jun 22 10.14am Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

it was nice to see Ben Watson sitting among the crowd at St Pauls. Not sure about that bird he was with though.

 


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View Palace Old Geezer's Profile Palace Old Geezer Flag Midhurst 05 Jun 22 11.16am Send a Private Message to Palace Old Geezer Add Palace Old Geezer as a friend

She excelled in the sketch with Paddington Bear. Great fun, but not quite up to the 007 standard.

 


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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards View Hrolf The Ganger's Profile Hrolf The Ganger Flag 05 Jun 22 1.56pm Send a Private Message to Hrolf The Ganger Add Hrolf The Ganger as a friend

Originally posted by BlueJay

Exactly. In this 'Tw@tter' and 'Dork Web' age of instant reactions, weirdness and extremes, it's quite reassuring to have a steadying influence who acts with dignity and decency despite the challenges around her. In my view she's rarely put a foot wrong, and you certainly don;t have to be a royalist to think that.

I have to agree. The queen represents the country and has been a constant through most of our lives. She has done the best job possible and should be respected as a human being on that basis.

The questioning of whether a genetic entitlement to a title is acceptable in the 21st century is a valid one, but one must weigh this against the alternatives, none of which seem particularly appealing.


As an aside. Did the organisers of the concert go out of their way to pick acts that were Black or that featured almost entirely Black people, or was it my imagination?
Maybe that is all there is available nowadays. I somehow doubt that.

I'll probably be the only one brave enough to ask that on here.

 

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View eagleman13's Profile eagleman13 Flag On The Road To Hell & Alicante 05 Jun 22 2.04pm Send a Private Message to eagleman13 Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add eagleman13 as a friend

Im hoping she reigns for at least another 2 years, mainly to stop the French(*spit*) from keeping the mantle of having the worlds lonest reigning monarch. Louie XIV 72 years 110 days The 'BOSS' has reigned for 70 years 110 days upto & incl today 5th June

 


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BlueJay Flag UK 05 Jun 22 2.12pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger


The questioning of whether a genetic entitlement to a title is acceptable in the 21st century is a valid one, but one must weigh this against the alternatives, none of which seem particularly appealing.


It's certainly imperfect and I fully understand arguments to the contrary, but pretty much reach the same conclusion.

As for your take on the Party at the Palace, I'll just politely say that well known music artists come from a variety of backgrounds and most of those present are known to by favourites of one royal or another, which may speak to their presence. All in all it was a positive show I feel, as were the celebrations as a whole .

Edited by BlueJay (05 Jun 2022 2.15pm)

 

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