The Queen

[Hanno Spoelstra]

R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth

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[maple_leaf_eh]

I lowered my maple leaf flag to half mast in acknowledgement. Tomorrow I will join two couples from the neighbourhood, and we will toast to her reign and to the new king. My wife bought a very pricey little bottle of Balmoral single malt scotch at Buckingham palace on one of her trips to UK. It has been in the cupboard waiting for such an occasion. (( Most single malt tastes like cough syrup, so I am going to enjoy the moment and hopefully the whiskey too. ))

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

I lowered my maple leaf flag to half mast in acknowledgement. Tomorrow I will join two couples from the neighbourhood, and we will toast to her reign and to the new king. My wife bought a very pricey little bottle of Balmoral single malt scotch at Buckingham palace on one of her trips to UK. It has been in the cupboard waiting for such an occasion. (( Most single malt tastes like cough syrup, so I am going to enjoy the moment and hopefully the whiskey too. ))

I, too, lowered my flag to half staff (mast?)...it is the Union Jack on a 20' pole on my front lawn.

My other flag, the Red Ensign, flies horizontally and cannot, unfortunately, be lowered.

[Ganmain Tony]

Out of all the Empires that have existed since time immemorial and of all the Monarchs that have ruled over them, how incredibly lucky I am to have lived all my life under the very, very best of them.

[motto]

That is one beautiful poem Tony.

David

[Little Jo]

Hi David

I couldn't resist posting it. I felt it to be a bit more personal than the normal condolences we use for funerals. I have been lucky to to have been alive to see her ascend to the throne and throughout her 70 year reign. I was lucky enough as a lad in the Cub Scouts, to have been part of a honour guard when she visited our small town of Renmark on the Murray during her Australia tour in 1953. Now We watch a new King. King Charles III on the Throne. A time in history we were all lucky to be part of.

Tony