Her age aside, there’s no doubt her decline was exacerbated by the loss of Prince Philip.
<<fanciful thoughts - Diggs might relate >> …I can’t help imagining that her Prince (& the enduring love of her life) is waiting for her on a sunny lush savanna grassland somewhere in the universe, with a couple of horses all saddled, plus some yapping corgis running around…and away they’ll go…
Digger said
Sep 8 9:04 PM, 2022
Vam wrote:
Her age aside, there’s no doubt her decline was exacerbated by the loss of Prince Philip.
<<fanciful thoughts - Diggs might relate >> …I can’t help imagining that her Prince (& the enduring love of her life) is waiting for her on a sunny lush savanna grassland somewhere in the universe, with a couple of horses all saddled, plus some yapping corgis running around…and away they’ll go…
Oh, I definitely believe. The night my father in law died, and before we knew he'd died, I got this strong scent of aftershave. It was so strong, I told my husband who was sitting across the room on a different couch, 'I can smell Aramis aftershave.' I recognised the Aramis scent because my ex used to wear it.
My husband said, 'That's my dad's favourite cologne.'
Then we got the call that he'd died.
Anonymous said
Sep 8 9:58 PM, 2022
Digger wrote:
Vam wrote:
Her age aside, there’s no doubt her decline was exacerbated by the loss of Prince Philip.
<<fanciful thoughts - Diggs might relate >> …I can’t help imagining that her Prince (& the enduring love of her life) is waiting for her on a sunny lush savanna grassland somewhere in the universe, with a couple of horses all saddled, plus some yapping corgis running around…and away they’ll go…
Oh, I definitely believe. The night my father in law died, and before we knew he'd died, I got this strong scent of aftershave. It was so strong, I told my husband who was sitting across the room on a different couch, 'I can smell Aramis aftershave.' I recognised the Aramis scent because my ex used to wear it.
My husband said, 'That's my dad's favourite cologne.'
Then we got the call that he'd died.
Yep - there it is I’ve read some of your ‘spooky’ stuff over the years, Diggs. I won’t bore you with any of my tales of rattling dishes in a totally dark kitchen & dogs excitedly leaping up & madly wagging their tails at thin air after my OH passed. Bottom line, folks can think I’m batshit delusional, but IDGAF. If I don’t try & foist anything I believe/imagine onto anyone else, then where’s the harm?
Sooo…how about that big beautiful rainbow over Windsor & Buck House around the time of Her Maj’s passing! Perfect timing, much?
Vita said
Sep 9 6:56 AM, 2022
Digger wrote:
Vita wrote:
Her Majesty has died.
I'm gutted. So so sad. End of an era as the world goes to rat shit
It's incredibly sad, Digs.
I know she was 96 and yesterday was inevitable and judging by her health in recent months that it was going to be sooner rather than later but it's still devastating.
Vita said
Sep 9 7:03 AM, 2022
Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
Markle isn't travelling to Scotland, probably feart to face Princess Anne.
I think that's for the best. This event doesn't need her bringing her drama.
No and let's not forget they made it be known they had refused her Majesty's invite to go and visit her at Balmoral just recently.
They were going to fly all the way from America to England and then back again without having the decency to fly to Scotland and visit her.
I hope we get no fake tears and platitudes now from either of them.
Vita said
Sep 9 7:12 AM, 2022
Most British people have never known another Monarch, so she's been a thread winding through all our lives. She did her duty by her country right up to her dying hours, and became an enduring, positive symbol of Britain all over the world.
Some may find the outpouring of British shock at this moment quaint or odd, but millions felt respect and affection for the woman who uncomplainingly filled her constitutional role for seventy years.
JK Rowling
Vita said
Sep 9 7:24 AM, 2022
Her Majesty's coffin will be taken from Balmoral Castle to St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
It's unclear when that will happen but members of the public will be allowed in to pay their respects.
There will be a service there before Her Majesty returns to lie in state in England.
Her Majesty was the Supreme Governor of the Church of England but also attended Church of Scotland services every Sunday when she was at Balmoral at nearby Crathie Kirk.
Harry has left Balmoral already, he's been seen at Aberdeen Airport.
He didn't hang about.
Digger said
Sep 9 10:11 AM, 2022
Vita wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
Markle isn't travelling to Scotland, probably feart to face Princess Anne.
I think that's for the best. This event doesn't need her bringing her drama.
No and let's not forget they made it be known they had refused her Majesty's invite to go and visit her at Balmoral just recently.
They were going to fly all the way from America to England and then back again without having the decency to fly to Scotland and visit her.
I hope we get no fake tears and platitudes now from either of them.
I'll bet he's regretting this now. The Queen invited him several times, as did Charles but the level of resentment and bitterness and spoiled bratness in him would rather have rebuffed that. It was spiteful as though he was trying to punish them. Life's too short and now she's gone and he can't ever take that back.
You only have to look at photos of him before and after Meghan to see the dead light in his eyes.
Vita said
Sep 9 11:05 AM, 2022
Digger wrote:
Vita wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
Markle isn't travelling to Scotland, probably feart to face Princess Anne.
I think that's for the best. This event doesn't need her bringing her drama.
No and let's not forget they made it be known they had refused her Majesty's invite to go and visit her at Balmoral just recently.
They were going to fly all the way from America to England and then back again without having the decency to fly to Scotland and visit her.
I hope we get no fake tears and platitudes now from either of them.
I'll bet he's regretting this now. The Queen invited him several times, as did Charles but the level of resentment and bitterness and spoiled bratness in him would rather have rebuffed that. It was spiteful as though he was trying to punish them. Life's too short and now she's gone and he can't ever take that back.
You only have to look at photos of him before and after Meghan to see the dead light in his eyes.
Apparently he was still being a brat yesterday.
It's being said the reason he didn't travel with William, Sophie, Edward and Andrew is because he was told Meghan wasn't welcome on the same flight as them.
So he threw a strop and said he wasn't travelling with them either.
Syl said
Sep 9 12:19 PM, 2022
As has been mentioned, this was a very poignant image yesterday, just as her death was officially announced.
As has been mentioned, this was a very poignant image yesterday, just as her death was officially announced.
A beautiful image Syl.
RIP Queen Elizabeth II you served this country so very well.
I am no monarchist but Liz and Phil were amongst the best of Britain as people and amongst the very last of the WW2 generation to have served.
When Sir David Attenborough finally goes I will feel the same way.
Phil (JD).
Syl said
Sep 9 4:02 PM, 2022
Anonymous wrote:
Syl wrote:
As has been mentioned, this was a very poignant image yesterday, just as her death was officially announced.
A beautiful image Syl.
RIP Queen Elizabeth II you served this country so very well.
I am no monarchist but Liz and Phil were amongst the best of Britain as people and amongst the very last of the WW2 generation to have served.
When Sir David Attenborough finally goes I will feel the same way.
Phil (JD).
It's true.
As so many people have mentioned over the last day, we will never see the like of these people again.
The generation that saw such hardships and yet remained so dignified....not many left now.
Anonymous said
Sep 9 5:42 PM, 2022
Vita wrote:
Harry has left Balmoral already, he's been seen at Aberdeen Airport.
He didn't hang about.
How long should he have stayed?
Magica said
Sep 9 6:04 PM, 2022
I'm gutted. Bless my queen, this will have a big impact on the world. How come Hairys kids are now Prince n princess, no one, not even the queen have sen them. Hairy got there too late and didn't stay long. He prob wasn't welcome. He caused her so much upset writing about them and megaliar lying grrrr.
Go to Philip now our queen, the best queen in the world. I'm so sadx
Syl said
Sep 9 6:13 PM, 2022
King Charles 111 has just addressed the nation, giving thanks for his dear Mama.
It was very touching indeed.
Good luck to him in the future. x
Vita said
Sep 9 6:17 PM, 2022
All football this weekend has been cancelled as a mark of respect. The police in Edinburgh have started putting up barriers and closing roads in preparation for Her Majesty 's coffin leaving Balmoral for St Giles Cathedral.
Anonymous said
Sep 9 6:24 PM, 2022
I think my misgivings about Charles assuming the role of King may have been premature. I hope so, cos I have no prob at all admitting when I’m wrong.
Great to see him so readily greeting & interacting with the public at Buckingham Palace. And his speech blew me away - you can’t fake sincerity & emotion like that. This is his time…long & well may he reign.
Her age aside, there’s no doubt her decline was exacerbated by the loss of Prince Philip.
<<fanciful thoughts - Diggs might relate
>> …I can’t help imagining that her Prince (& the enduring love of her life) is waiting for her on a sunny lush savanna grassland somewhere in the universe, with a couple of horses all saddled, plus some yapping corgis running around…and away they’ll go…
Oh, I definitely believe. The night my father in law died, and before we knew he'd died, I got this strong scent of aftershave. It was so strong, I told my husband who was sitting across the room on a different couch, 'I can smell Aramis aftershave.' I recognised the Aramis scent because my ex used to wear it.
My husband said, 'That's my dad's favourite cologne.'
Then we got the call that he'd died.
Yep - there it is
I’ve read some of your ‘spooky’ stuff over the years, Diggs. I won’t bore you with any of my tales of rattling dishes in a totally dark kitchen & dogs excitedly leaping up & madly wagging their tails at thin air after my OH passed. Bottom line, folks can think I’m batshit delusional, but IDGAF. If I don’t try & foist anything I believe/imagine onto anyone else, then where’s the harm?
Sooo…how about that big beautiful rainbow over Windsor & Buck House around the time of Her Maj’s passing! Perfect timing, much?
It's incredibly sad, Digs.
I know she was 96 and yesterday was inevitable and judging by her health in recent months that it was going to be sooner rather than later but it's still devastating.
No and let's not forget they made it be known they had refused her Majesty's invite to go and visit her at Balmoral just recently.
They were going to fly all the way from America to England and then back again without having the decency to fly to Scotland and visit her.
I hope we get no fake tears and platitudes now from either of them.
Most British people have never known another Monarch, so she's been a thread winding through all our lives. She did her duty by her country right up to her dying hours, and became an enduring, positive symbol of Britain all over the world.
Some may find the outpouring of British shock at this moment quaint or odd, but millions felt respect and affection for the woman who uncomplainingly filled her constitutional role for seventy years.
JK Rowling
Her Majesty's coffin will be taken from Balmoral Castle to St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
It's unclear when that will happen but members of the public will be allowed in to pay their respects.
There will be a service there before Her Majesty returns to lie in state in England.
Her Majesty was the Supreme Governor of the Church of England but also attended Church of Scotland services every Sunday when she was at Balmoral at nearby Crathie Kirk.
Harry has left Balmoral already, he's been seen at Aberdeen Airport.
He didn't hang about.
I'll bet he's regretting this now. The Queen invited him several times, as did Charles but the level of resentment and bitterness and spoiled bratness in him would rather have rebuffed that. It was spiteful as though he was trying to punish them. Life's too short and now she's gone and he can't ever take that back.
You only have to look at photos of him before and after Meghan to see the dead light in his eyes.
Apparently he was still being a brat yesterday.
It's being said the reason he didn't travel with William, Sophie, Edward and Andrew is because he was told Meghan wasn't welcome on the same flight as them.
So he threw a strop and said he wasn't travelling with them either.
As has been mentioned, this was a very poignant image yesterday, just as her death was officially announced.
A beautiful image Syl.
RIP Queen Elizabeth II you served this country so very well.
I am no monarchist but Liz and Phil were amongst the best of Britain as people and amongst the very last of the WW2 generation to have served.
When Sir David Attenborough finally goes I will feel the same way.
Phil (JD).
It's true.
As so many people have mentioned over the last day, we will never see the like of these people again.
The generation that saw such hardships and yet remained so dignified....not many left now.
How long should he have stayed?
I'm gutted. Bless my queen, this will have a big impact on the world. How come Hairys kids are now Prince n princess, no one, not even the queen have sen them. Hairy got there too late and didn't stay long. He prob wasn't welcome. He caused her so much upset writing about them and megaliar lying grrrr.
Go to Philip now our queen, the best queen in the world. I'm so sadx
It was very touching indeed.
Good luck to him in the future. x
All football this weekend has been cancelled as a mark of respect. The police in Edinburgh have started putting up barriers and closing roads in preparation for Her Majesty 's coffin leaving Balmoral for St Giles Cathedral.
I think my misgivings about Charles assuming the role of King may have been premature. I hope so, cos I have no prob at all admitting when I’m wrong.
Great to see him so readily greeting & interacting with the public at Buckingham Palace. And his speech blew me away - you can’t fake sincerity & emotion like that. This is his time…long & well may he reign.
Have a peaceful weekend, everyone.