Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh current events 21: Mar 2009 - Oct. 2009

[Warren]

Welcome to part 21 of the current events of the

Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

commencing March 2009

Part 20 covering the period October 2008 to March 2009 can be found here.

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[Russophile]

And there's the standard! Ah! All is right with the world!
Carry on!

[Mermaid1962]

It is reassuring, isn't it?!

Originally Posted by Russophile

And there's the standard! Ah! All is right with the world!
Carry on!

[Warren]

Ahem, that's the Coat of Arms.

This is the Royal Standard
V

[Skydragon]

Plans for a dedicated new £7m jet for use by Her Majesty The Queen and senior government ministers have been postponed until after the recession

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...recession.html

[Mermaid1962]

Details, details.

Originally Posted by Warren

Ahem, that's the Coat of Arms.

This is the Royal Standard
V

[Mermaid1962]

Good move. In terms of a national budget, seven million pounds isn't a huge amount of money. But still, this is a sensitive move.

Originally Posted by Skydragon

Plans for a dedicated new £7m jet for use by Her Majesty The Queen and senior government ministers have been postponed until after the recession

Queen has £7m private jet plans halted by recession - Telegraph

[Emeralds and Opals]

Myleene Klass reveals Royal admirer's backstage quip: Prince Philip told me: You're fit, aren't you! | Mail Online

[muriel]

Originally Posted by Mermaid1962

Good move. In terms of a national budget, seven million pounds isn't a huge amount of money. But still, this is a sensitive move.

.... true, even though the private jet would have saved money. In fact, in the recession, they may even be able to get a plane at a better price than in other times.

[Mermaid1962]

Yes, that's also true. It would be bad PR though, no matter what the facts of the case are.

Originally Posted by muriel

.... true, even though the private jet would have saved money. In fact, in the recession, they may even be able to get a plane at a better price than in other times.

[Skydragon]

The Queen and possibly Prince Charles will come to Canada within the next year and a half, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed yesterday

globeandmail.com: Visits by Queen, Prince Charles in the works

[JulieS]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

The Queen and possibly Prince Charles will come to Canada within the next year and a half, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed yesterday

globeandmail.com: Visits by Queen, Prince Charles in the works

Great news !

[QueenElizabeth]

To interupt the G20 summit and its stories, I really hate the new Royal Website. You can not look back in the Court Circular, sometimes buttons do not work and other problems, I really prefered the old website, which was better.

[tommy1716]

Originally Posted by QueenElizabeth

To interupt the G20 summit and its stories, I really hate the new Royal Website. You can not look back in the Court Circular, sometimes buttons do not work and other problems, I really prefered the old website, which was better.

I agree with you on the court circular bit, i can never seem to get the diary of upcoming events to work right. And we've lost the mailbox and inight sections which were quite informative and fun. That being said there are ome really good bits of teh new website, and there is some good information on there such as "a day in the life of..." for most members of the family. That being said alot of the text has clearly just been copy and pasted from the old pages and there are still no pages for the York girls, wouldn't this have been agood chance to add some?

[Emeralds and Opals]

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Queen to mark devolution birthday

"1st July 2009-Parliament-Holyrood-Edinburgh, Scotland."

[Emeralds and Opals]

Maldives president asks The Queen to stop islands sinking - Telegraph

[lumutqueen]

Originally Posted by Emeralds and Opals

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Queen to mark devolution birthday

"1st July 2009-Parliament-Holyrood-Edinburgh, Scotland."

I love the Queens hat in thata picture.
Such a momentus children. And those lucky 10 year old children.
x

[iceflower]

Investitures at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth on April 7, 2009


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[Johnnie]

Her Majesty looks quite lovely; that colour very much suits her. A grand lady; one who has risen above the horrid trials and tribulations of the land.

Suffice to say She is endowed with true grace.

[Skydragon]

Whenever the Queen travels, she is endlessly photographed smiling graciously as she greets other heads of state and members of the public - and now her meticulously-chosen wardrobe is set to go on display.

The Queen's Commonwealth wardrobe on display - Telegraph