Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh Current Events 3: May-December 2004


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Where did The Duke of Edinburgh get his black eye from? You can watch a close-up at abacausa.com.
Some pictures posed below of what Merca was mentioning, Prince Philip showed up with a black eye and tried to hide behind sunglasses (the first sign something is wrong). The question is how did he get that black eye???

The pictures were taken at a memorial service for those who lost lives in Battle of Balaclava, on the 150th anniversary of the Charge of Light Brigade, in Crimea, Ukraine.
 

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Here are a few articles on the supposed reasons for Prince Philip's black eye...funny...:)

First Article

Who Philled you in, Phil?
By VIRGINIA WHEELER

PRINCE Philip sported a nasty black eye yesterday - leaving everyone asking: Who filled him in?

The Duke was at a ceremony to remember the Charge of the Light Brigade - but he seemed to have been in the wars himself.

And as onlookers racked their brains to think of a culprit they were spoilt for choice.

For blundering Philip, 83, has been putting his foot in it for 50 years, insulting people all over the world.

The gaffe-prone Duke tried to hide his shiner behind dark glasses in the Ukraine yesterday.

Palace officials claimed he had poked himself in the eye in the bath.

But there was a long line of other possible suspects:


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Line up ... so whodunnit?


THE QUEEN - because her hubby spends all his time carriage-driving with gorgeous Lady Penny Romsey, 49, his sporting partner for 20 years.

So was this some right royal revenge?

PRINCE HARRY - Charles's 20-year-old lad can be a bit of an oaf.

He left a photographer with a cut lip last week after four hours boozing in a nightclub.

Did he take a pop at the Duke too?

A CHINAMAN - Philip caused outrage in China in 1986 by telling British students there not to stay too long in case they developed "slitty eyes".

Was justice sweet (and sour)?

AN INDIAN - Prince Philip angered Asians at an Edinburgh factory in 1999.

He saw a fusebox and said: "It looks as if it was put up by an Indian."

Did they refuse to put up with him?

A SCOTSMAN - in 1995 the Duke suggested Scots are alcoholics.​

He asked a driving instructor in Oban: "How do you keep the natives off the booze enough to get them past the test?"​

Did he drive one to the limit?


Second Article

Self-inflicted shiner restarts the debate over duke's well-being
By DAN MCDOUGALL


Key points

Prince Philip apparently slips in bath and gets black eye
Declining health of Duke possible reason for injury
Still makes pilgrimage to site of Charge of Light Brigade

Key quote
"This was simply an accident. It looked so bad because when people get older they tend to bruise more easily - he said it did not hurt." - A spokesman

Story in full THEY have traditionally provided reclusive Hollywood stars with a shield from the cruel glare of the paparazzi and allowed humbled heavyweight boxers to mask the true extent of their wounds, but few would ever have expected the Duke of Edinburgh
to hide his face behind thick black sunglasses.

Looking more like an ailing prizefighter after his latest bout than a senior member of the monarchy, Prince Philip sported the unorthodox eyewear yesterday as he carried out a state visit to the Ukraine to pay homage to the British soldiers who fell at Balaclava during the infamous and doomed Charge of the Light Brigade.


Sporting a painful black eye for the third time in four years, after reportedly slipping in his hotel bath and catching the side of his eye with his thumb, the prince’s own war wounds appeared to attract more attention than an impressive re-enactment to commemorate the 150th anniversary of one of the bloodiest defeats in British military history.

With royal aides quick to play down increasing talk of the duke’s ailing health and continued struggle with arthritis, a palace source revealed the prince, who had been staying in a luxury suite at the Oreanda Hotel in Yalta, had slipped in the bath and inflicted the wound on himself.

A spokesman said: "This was simply an accident. It looked so bad because when people get older they tend to bruise more easily - he said it did not hurt."

Speculation that the duke's health was declining began several years ago after he suffered a series of falls, blamed on worsening arthritis. During Christmas 2002, he was spotted going to church with what looked like black eyes and a cut nose. Palace insiders later revealed he had fallen down a flight of stairs at Sandringham but got up unaided. His health was called into question again last year as it emerged he had sought advice from one of the country's top prostrate cancer specialists.

Appearing at yesterday’s memorial service for the British dead of the 1854-6 Crimean War, the prince joined descendants of the courageous British cavalrymen, who charged into the infamous "Valley of death" on October 25 1854, to face a murderous hail of Russian cannon and rifle fire.

He was joined by retired and serving members of the Queen’s Royal Hussars, the King’s Royal Hussars, the Light Dragoons and the Queen’s Royal Lancers who had also flown into the Ukraine for the historic anniversary. According to National Army Museum
records, of 673 men who charged on the strength of a mistaken order, 110 were slaughtered. In one of the biggest blunders of British military history, the Light Brigade was destroyed as an effective fighting unit.
 

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October 28, 2004, Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visit the new Balgan Power Station in Port Talbot, South Wales. The American GE plant is reputed to be the most efficient gas turbine system in the World.
 

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I have a very unusual question, but I will ask it anyway. Was the Queen ever photographed while pregnant with anyone of her four children?
 
I personally can't recall any pictures, but I have to tell you that that is a good question!
 
I have some in books & scrapbooks. I don't know if there are any on the internet.
 
HM Queen and Prince Philip at Princess Alice's funeral have post pictures?

Sara Boyce
 
November 8, 2004: Her Majesty the Queen arrives for a screening of Ladies in Lavender at Odeon Leicester Square in central London, during the Royal Film Performance 2004, to aid the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund. PHOTO BY IAN WEST/ABACA
 

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(from GettyImages and Polfoto) LONDON - NOVEMBER 8: HRH Queen Elizabeth II arrives for the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) Royal Film Performance annual charity screening of "Ladies In Lavender" at the Odeon Leicester Square November 8, 2004 in London, England.
 

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Queen Meets Up With 'The Great Dames'
hellomagazine.com

9 NOVEMBER 2004

http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2004/11/09/ladiesinlavender/#enviarTwo of Britain's most celebrated actresses received congratulations from the Queen herself when they arrived for the premiere of their latest film. Judi Dench and Maggie Smith welcomed the monarch as guest of honour at the Leicester Square screening of Ladies In Lavender on Monday.

And there was no shortage of glamour on the red carpet, as a series of famous faces turned on the style. Pop diva Myleene Klass wowed the crowd in a strapless orange creation, while top model Nell McAndrew showed off her curves in a figure-hugging white number.

The film marks veteran actor Charles Dance's directorial debut, and the Gosford Park star was eager to praise his leading ladies for their lack of movie star pretensions. "They are a bit of a double act, they are the great dames," he said. "They are the first ladies of the acting world and they made life very easy for everybody. They don't have any airs and graces."

Maggie, who took to the red carpet in black trousers and a cream beaded top, was equally impressed with Charles' behind-the-camera skills. "This was his first time directing but he does it like he's done it before," she said.

Dame Judi, who opted for a long black dress, meanwhile poked some good-natured fun at her old friend. "It's dreadful working together," she joked. "But it's wonderful working with Charles Dance."

In the movie the two performers, who have previously colaborated on productions like A Room With A View and Tea With Mussolini, play a pair of Cornwall spinsters whose lives are turned upside down when a handsome castaway is washed up on the beach.

1. Her Majesty wore an appropriately coloured evening gown to the screening
 

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The Queen surprised me very much. She´s 78 years old and she has a lot to do.

Tuesday: Germany
Wednesday: Germany
Thursday: Germany
Friday: Alice´s funeral
Saturday: wedding of Lady Tamara
Sunday: free???
Monday:premiere

What a programme for a 78 years old woman?
 
November 9, 2004: Queen Elizabeth visited Howe Barracks in Canterbury, Kent to present the 1st Battalion of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders with the Wilkinson Sword of Peace for establishing good relations with communities during their service in Iraq. The Queen also presented the soldiers with Operational Service Medals for their service.
The Queen is also expected to meet some of the families of those currently serving with the Battalion.

I agree Liv, the Queen is certainly a very active woman. She had a busy last week in Germany followed by a Funeral and a Wedding. This week she started with a movie premiere on Monday night and a visit to Canterbury on Tuesday. Hats off to Her Majesty!!!!
 

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Kind of off the current topic, I guess, but isn't she just gorgeous here?

1976 in Luxembourg
 

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Her Majesty looks very nice on her Kent visit.Today she also will have a Reception
 
Her Majesty looks very nice on her Kent visit.Today she also will have a Reception at Buckingham Palace with Prince Philip.
 
she very busy woman since HM Queen become crown in 1952 but she been rules for over 50 years but HM Queen been following her schedules to do at public engagements and state trips but she cant take retires but she always still work till her death like her mother the HM Queen Mother did.

Sara Boyce
 
Yes,since her Coronation,Her Majesty has worked a lot.She almost has visits everyday.Like her mother before,she visits a lot and always has smile with people.
 
The fact is The Queen has always been dedicated to her duties and responsibilities. She has always behaved impeccably. She does not always get recognised for this by the British press and public (family problems obviously haven't helped). However things do appear to have improved as shown by the enormous show of public support she received during her Golden Jubilee celebrations.
 
Queen presents sword of peace to Scottish soldiers
hellomagazine.com

10 NOVEMBER 2004

http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2004/11/10/queenswordofpeace/#enviarQueen Elizabeth formed an elegant focus of blue amidst a sea of brown uniforms as she presented a Scotland-based battalion of soldiers with a special sword of peace this week.

Dressed in a royal blue coat - the white-printed lapels of which matched her dress - and wearing a jaunty hat, the British monarch posed for ceremonial photo with the 1st Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders after presenting them with the Wilkinson Sword of Peace.

The sword is given each year to the regiment whose contribution to establishing relations with the community in which they operate is considered especially noteworthy.

Her Majesty also presented the soldiers at Canterbury’s Howe Barracks with Operational Service Medals commemorating their service in Iraq, before going on to greet members of the some of the their families.

Recruits to the 1st Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, whose regimental home is Stirling, come largely from the area ranging from the Western Isles to the Firth of Forth.

1. In her royal blue outfit, the Queen stands out from the soldiers who surround her in a photo marking the occasion

2. The British monarch also presented the men of the 1st Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders with Operational Service Medals commemorating their service in Iraq
 

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November 10, 2004, Queen Elizabeth received the ambassador of Iraq, Dr. Salah Al-Shaikhly, and the ambassador of Poland, Mr. Zbigniew Matuszewski at the Buckingham Palace, London. AFP PHOTO/FIONA HANSEN/WPA POOL

Her majesty wearing lots of blue these past few days, it suits her...:)
I believe she is wearing the Pearl Triangular Brooch.
 

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Blue is definitely her color. I especially love the aquamrine blue.
 
November 10, 2004: Queen Elizabeth met members of the diplomatic corps, including ambassadors from Ghana, Mongolia, Nepal, Myanmar, at a reception held in the Buckingham Palace. EPA/KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL UK AND IRELAND OUT

Another blue dress for the reception, looking regal and queenly...
The Queen is wearing the 'Grand Duchess Vladimir's' Tiara.
 

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She looked beautiful in all three engagements.

Does anyone know what jewels she's wearing at the film premiere? They are very nice.
 

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Hi All!!!! Where the Duke? He doesn't seems to be in any of the above events.
 
Duke said:
Hi All!!!! Where the Duke? He doesn't seems to be in any of the above events.
On Nov 8th and 9th he was at functions in Liverpool
 
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