Lead-up to the Diamond Wedding Aniversary, 20 November 2007

[rmay286]

Originally Posted by Russophile

Is there a recession going on in England? There are lots and lots of people in the US saying there is one now, but we won't know for sure until July when the reports come out which they always seem to forget about. I think their own doom and gloom will drive the market!

If the U.S. is in a recession (which looks very likely) the rest of the world will feel it, Britain included.

I wouldn't know if that's the reason the queen has canceled her anniversary party, if indeed it's canceled. But the royal family gets constant criticism for living lavishly. Even if the party wouldn't have been "at the expense of the taxpayer", maybe the queen's aware of how carefully she needs to tread and is acting accordingly. Apparently she is very frugal (inasmuch as a royal can be, with the appearances they have to maintain!)

[RoyalProtocol]

Yesterday I was at Windsor for the Service for Sir Edmund Hillary, in St. George's Chapel our order of service stated that The Queen would be accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh but instead she had The Princess Royal, the Household said he had the cold but perhaps there is an underlying health issue with Prince Philip which could be a contributing factor to the cancellation of this party??

[Mermaid1962]

I'd wondered about Prince Philip's health playing a part in this, too.

Originally Posted by RoyalProtocol

Yesterday I was at Windsor for the Service for Sir Edmund Hillary, in St. George's Chapel our order of service stated that The Queen would be accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh but instead she had The Princess Royal, the Household said he had the cold but perhaps there is an underlying health issue with Prince Philip which could be a contributing factor to the cancellation of this party??

[PrinceOfCanada]

Originally Posted by RoyalProtocol

Yesterday I was at Windsor for the Service for Sir Edmund Hillary, in St. George's Chapel our order of service stated that The Queen would be accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh but instead she had The Princess Royal, the Household said he had the cold but perhaps there is an underlying health issue with Prince Philip which could be a contributing factor to the cancellation of this party??

Apparently he has a chest infection.

[QueenMaharet]

Is there a recession going on in England? There are lots and lots of people in the US saying there is one now, but we won't know for sure until July when the reports come out which they always seem to forget about. I think their own doom and gloom will drive the market!

Have you been to Michigan lately? My....GOD! (Sorry if that offends anyone!) But....seriously, while it may not be the worst place to live, it isn't easy here. If the US itself isn't in one, I'm sure Michigan IS!!

Though we tend not to hear much about other countries, and I'm not sure how I feel about her canceling a party, though it doesn't effect me at all....I hope that it isn't anything to do with Prince Philip's health.......that would make me sad!

[pinkie40]

Maybe the Queen and Prince Philip celebrating 60 years of wedded bliss at a Ritz Hotel might just be the irony of ironies to present to Mr. Al-Fayed at the moment....

[sjgrace]

The funny thing is that the Queen is probably the Royal Family member least likely to face criticism for living it up a little. Besides, friends were going to pay for it. She should have had a nice little do... the whole world loves the Queen.

[Madame Royale]

ecomonic reccession

Pass one our way

As for the Queen's decision to cancel the Ritz. Well, if I had Windsor or Buckingham Palace at my disposal I'd certainly not be looking anywhere in the frst place.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Madame Royale

Pass one our way

As for the Queen's decision to cancel the Ritz. Well, if I had Windsor or Buckingham Palace at my disposal I'd certainly not be looking anywhere in the frst place.

I think this Ritz party thing was/is a hoax by the media.Nothing else.
Nothing was planned there.
Economic recession?Across the pond,yes,here no,at least not yet,so another lame reason in a lame story down the drain.

There surely will be a party or two in november,maybe three even,lavish I hope.