General News for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip 2: March 2017 - April 2021


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I don't believe he'd wish to be seen in a wheelchair...
 
Why would he be in a wheelchair? They have hip patients up walking the same day.


LaRae
 
Tatiana Maria said:
Is it a possibility that the Duke will need to miss his grandson's wedding, or attend only the ceremony, due to his rehabilitation?
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I hope not. One of the things I'm looking forward to is seeing the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh together.
 
Pranter said:
Why would he be in a wheelchair? They have hip patients up walking the same day.


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There are steps and a long way for him to walk not to mention sitting for a long time. I hope he only does what he can comfortably do
 
I am sure that when it comes to the day, Philip will do what he feels comfortable with. I'm not 100% sure but I think, while watching Edward and Sophie's wedding, the Queen Mother entered the church by a side entrance which was closer to the seats. Perhaps that is what Philip will opt to do rather than make the long entrance walk. As far as Harry and Meghan, they'll do all they possibly can to assure that Philip is a big part of their day.

For all we know, Philip may be terrorizing the corgis at Windsor Castle with a motorized wheelchair to get him around with his grandson James on his lap saying "go faster, Grampa!" :D
 
royal rob said:
There are steps and a long way for him to walk not to mention sitting for a long time. I hope he only does what he can comfortably do
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Most Churches have a secondary entrance for those who are elderly or disabled so they don't have to do 100 steps etc.


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General News for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Part 2: March 2017

Pranter said:
Most Churches have a secondary entrance for those who are elderly or disabled so they don't have to do 100 steps etc.





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But I think Phillip would still hate doing that. But as long as he’s there
 
I never said he wouldn’t go I said he will hate it if he can’t walk down the aisle but he will be there. Goodness so much twisting goes on lately
 
royal rob said:
I never said he wouldn’t go I said he will hate it if he can’t walk down the aisle but he will be there. Goodness so much twisting goes on lately
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Why? :huh: How do you know he is thinking this way?
 
Well he hasn’t told me but he has always been a very proud determined man and I think he would be very keen to walk
 
I'm inclined to agree with you, royal rob. This is a man that does not take things lying down (pun intended) and if there's any kind of incentive right now for Philip to get things back to normal and do what his rehab requires of him, its this upcoming wedding.

I do think its his willfulness, his determination, his stamina and his general sense of always doing what he enjoys that will get him moving faster than most people. Sometimes being stubborn is a good thing. :D
 
The Queen should win a Nobel peace prize, say ministers and Commonwealth figures - Telegraph
The Queen should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her six decades' service to the Commonwealth, senior political figures and ministers say.

The proposal to nominate the Queen is likely to be discussed on the margins of the 53 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London next week.

The Daily Telegraph has learned that several smaller Commonwealth countries are in talks to nominate the Queen for the prestigious award for her service to the organisation.
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Ministers are also privately supporting the initiative with one saying "it is a lovely idea and it would be great if it happens" but pointed out that there is a formal nominating process.

The source added: "If someone nominates her and she is successful, I think the whole country would be thrilled to bits and consider her fully deserving."
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Frank Field, the veteran Labour MP who developed the "Queen's Commonwealth canopy" initiative to preserve indigenous forests in Commonwealth countries, said he backed the proposal.

He said: "Over 60 years, if the Queen's determined diplomacy in keeping the Commonwealth alive and functioning - which is a model of how a multitude of nations around the world can police themselves - doesn't qualify her for a Nobel prize, it is difficult to think what more anyone can do?"
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Robert Hardman wrote this:
ROBERT HARDMAN: Why Her Majesty should get a Nobel Peace Prize | Daily Mail Online
The Queen will certainly not want to know the details of any Nobel campaign on her behalf. I am sure she will find the whole idea excruciating and very un-her. It is said that the only prize which preoccupies her is one which has eluded her all her life: the Derby.

But if the Nobel committee want to restore the credibility of their great prize, they should seriously consider a world figure who was peacemongering long before they were all born — and is still at it.
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From me:

Does she deserve it? Yes, IMO, she does (due to all the reasons I've listed up in previous posts).

Will she have a chance to get it? No way. - Why?

1. The Norwegian Nobel Committee (which consists mostly of Norwegian politicians, elected by the Norwegian parliament) will never, never, ever, ever award that price to an unelected monarch.

2. And if they do, the liberal Norwegian media will be up in arms about it.

And most importantly, HM (as Hardman wrote) could probably care less about it anyway.
 
Today the Queen welcomed the birth of her sixth great-grandchild. Ninety-two years ago, on 23 April 1926, just two days after her own birth, the seemingly prescient editor of the Northampton Mercury had this to say about her:

“It is not beyond the possibility that this baby will one day occupy the Throne. The present heir to the Throne, the Prince of Wales, is unmarried, and of course if he marries and has a child that child would follow him at his death. The second heir to the Throne at present is the Duke of York, and should the Duke succeed the present Prince of Wales to the Throne or die before the Prince of Wales without leaving a son, the Princess born on Wednesday would succeed, and for the first time for many centuries we should have on the Throne of England a Sovereign whose mother was not of Royal birth…If the little Princess should ever come to the Throne, she will do so with the goodwill of the British people, for no doubt brought up as she will be to follow the traditions of her ancestors, she will maintain that position unrivalled in the world, which the British Monarchy now holds.”

Her name wasn't announced until May 14, three weeks after her birth. In the meantime, newspapers speculated that she might be called Cecelia Mary Elizabeth (after her grandmothers and her mother), or that her first name might be Mary.
 
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Thank you for the article. I wonder if newspaper editors knew more than they let on about the Prince of Wales's private life and the possibility that he would never marry.
 
It's like saying that princess Amalia of Nassau could one day become grand duchess of Luxembourg - as long as the heir doesn't have any children, the first in line in the next generation could become the future sovereign... Not that far-fetched. Given British history, they were aware that it wasn't necessarily the Prince of Wales' child that would ascend the throne (for example: Queen Victoria).
 
The Prince of Wales was in his thirty second year at the time of Elizabeth's birth. He was single, there were no princesses or aristocratic women in serious contention as Edward's future wife. It was known, in London Society at least, that he and Freda Dudley Ward were a long standing couple and that he was in love with her.

As long as that situation continued then the Duke of York remained next in line and his newly born daughter after him. Sometimes people can sense that a certain person isn't likely to stick to convention. There may have been a feeling in the country even in 1926 that Edward wouldn't make a 'proper match' as his brother had, might remain a bachelor even.
 
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I think, for me, the pictures that will always stay in my mind when I think of the Queen are those of her on horseback. I do think she's at her happiest when she's riding.
 
Curryong said:
The Prince of Wales was in his thirty second year at the time of Elizabeth's birth. He was single, there were no princesses or aristocratic women in serious contention as Edward's future wife. It was known, in London Society at least, that he and Freda Dudley Ward were a long standing couple and that he was in love with her.

As long as that situation continued then the Duke of York remained next in line and his newly born daughter after him. Sometimes people can sense that a certain person isn't likely to stick to convention. There may have been a feeling in the country even in 1926 that Edward wouldn't make a 'proper match' as his brother had, might remain a bachelor even.
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And sometimes they are wrong. In Belgium, Astrid and her children were introduced into the line of sucession as the king was probably worried that Philip wouldn't find a wife and might not have any children, so best to make sure that Astrid and Amedeo were next in line instead of Laurent. However, Philip has a family with 4 children nowadays.
 
Question about HM Queen Elizabeth II's actions

Hello all!

Was this incident dramatised in a TV show or movie?

www.dailymail.co.uk

The day the Queen threw a tantrum and tipped a pot of ink over her own head

The intimate portrait of the Queen's childhood by her governess Crawfie caused a sensation 60 years ago. Republished for the Jubilee, it enchants more than ever.
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Lilibet, goaded by boredom to violent measures, had picked up a big ornamental silver inkpot and, without any warning, tipped it over her own head.

I could have sworn I saw it somewhere and now I can't find it!

Thanks.

RoyalEnthusiast
 
The Queen had surgery on her eye to remove a cataract last month  | Daily Mail Online

Her Majesty has been wearing sunglasses at many events in the past few weeks including watching Epsom Derby and a number of Buckingham Palace garden parties.

Today it has emerged that this was because of an operation on her eye to remove a cataract - but only had it done after she attended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding on May 19.

The eye operation is the most common procedure on the NHS but she was treated as a day patient at the private King Edward VII's hospital in London.
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Explains the sunglasses.
 
Its amazing how easily cataract surgeries are done today. Its in and out and over and done with in relatively no time at all. Its kind of nice that HM was able to have this done without any big deal being made of it in the press and she was quickly back in action. Could also explain why a mini vacation away to Balmoral too. Easiest to rest up and recoup at a place one loves the best. :D
 
eya said:
The Queen has a picture of the Royal Family of Spain at Buckingham!!!!

https://www.hola.com/realeza/casa_i...oto-inesperada-reyes-buckingham-reina-isabel/

https://translate.googleusercontent...700201&usg=ALkJrhjZZHQ28lDye08Eyu2TiPvnp1Hkfw
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We know how friendly The DoE and Charles are friends with their cousin ex-king Constantine of Greece. Why should Philip not be friendly with Constantine's sister Sofia? Especially as she, shortly after the war ended, went to school at Salem, Baden, Germany, close to where Philip's sister Theordora von Baden lived with her family, the youngest child being only one year older than Sofia. So I think it is rather Cousin Sofia's son and his family who is pictured than the "Royal family of Spain".
 
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I remember long ago photos of the Wales family joining the SRF for a holiday in the sun on their yacht.
 
Dman said:
Her Majesty The Queen had surgery last month to remove a cataract-
https://twitter.com/x/status/1005089196682424320

I like how that was done without any fuss in the media.
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I'm glad that HM has recovered from her surgery. I hope she's doing well.
Yes, it was nice to hear that this was quiet so that she can properly rest during her recovery without any media intrusion.
 
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