Queen to visit Accrington in May.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Eric

She is not just a Queen ... she is The Queen.

...and employs quite a few too.

Princess Margaret reportedly answered the phone at Buck House, and someone asked to speak to the Queen.

To which she is supposed to have replied 'Which one?'

'My mother, my sister, or my husband?'

Still, it keeps them out of mischief, as long as they don't go frightening the horses, in the Royal Mews.



I'm an ardent republican, but I admit ol' Lillibet hasn't done much wrong in the last sixty years.

Besides all the security, which follows her everywhere, I wonder how much her visit cost, weighed against the extra sausage pacifiers, that will have been sold in Greggs?

Cleaning the Town Hall stonework, new carpet up the stairs, bunting, massive floral displays, which I glaced yesterday inside the Town Hall, as well as new loos for royal tinkling.

Some wag once said the Queen thinks the world smells of new paint.

They weren't wrong.

Still, she has her bus pass.

So that's one saving, as she travels up and down the country.



I once sold her some hankies, Irish linen, hand rolled hem, top notch snot moppers, which were a gift for her cousin, who she was meeting for lunch in the Berkeley.

Nice enough little woman.

You're supposed to bill them, but of course no one ever does.

Look after the pennies...and you've more pounds to bet on the horses.

[garinda]

With reference to Ken's fawning 'I'll always be a royalist' post.

My much loved great uncle was a local Labour councillor, and had to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace, under much duress, when he was Chairman of the old Ossy Urban District Council.

He remained seated throughout the national anthem, just as he always did when it was played.

That's when socialists were socialists.

I did something similar, when we were all asked to stand as Princess Michael of Kent entered the concert hall at the Barbican, in the row directly in front of ours, and I was the only person to remain defiantly seated.

My Uncle Joe would have been proud.

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by garinda

With reference to Ken's fawning 'I'll always be a royalist' post.

My much loved great uncle was a local Labour councillor, and had to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace, under much duress, when he was Chairman of the old Ossy Urban District Council.

He remained seated throughout the national anthem, just as he always did when it was played.

That's when socialists were socialists.

I did something similar, when we were all asked to stand as Princess Michael of Kent entered the concert hall at the Barbican, in the row directly in front of ours, and I was the only person to remain defiantly seated.

My Uncle Joe would have been proud.

I refused an invite to a garden party.
Curtseying to get a cucumber sarnie just isn't me.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

I refused an invite to a garden party.
Curtseying to get a cucumber sarnie just isn't me.

I can imagine.



I do so like it, when we're both singing from the same republican hymn book.

[garinda]

As I say, if you have to have a head of State, decided by accident of birth, she hasn't done a bad job.

Though millions of other women have also done a good job.

With their jobs being a damned site harder graft, than simply smiling and waving.

I'm sure lots of people will have enjoyed the visit.

Hip, hip.

Oh she's gone.

....................

She'll be back though.

In another sixty years.

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We'd better start saving.

We'll need new toilets in the Town Hall by then.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

I can imagine.



I do so like it, when we're both singing from the same republican hymn book.

All together now, God Shave or gracious Queen, long live our noble Queen

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by jaysay

All together now, God Shave or gracious Queen, long live our noble Queen

It covers the scales

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

All together now, God Shave or gracious Queen, long live our noble Queen

Awww thanks.

It's nice to be appreciated.

[lindsay ormerod]

Never seen as many rozzers as there were patrolling the town at 7:15 am this morning, and the pavements in the bus station were gleaming, no chips, litter or even the traditional Accrington one-legged pigeons. Obviously lots of expense, and then it all added an extra 40 minutes to my journey home because of the fire at the Con club disrupting the bus detour route, glad this only happens once every blue moon!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

Never seen as many rozzers as there were patrolling the town at 7:15 am this morning, and the pavements in the bus station were gleaming, no chips, litter or even the traditional Accrington one-legged pigeons. Obviously lots of expense, and then it all added an extra 40 minutes to my journey home because of the fire at the Con club disrupting the bus detour route, glad this only happens once every blue moon!

Well think you'll be okay for another 58 years Linds

[garinda]

Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

Never seen as many rozzers as there were patrolling the town at 7:15 am this morning, and the pavements in the bus station were gleaming, no chips, litter or even the traditional Accrington one-legged pigeons. Obviously lots of expense, and then it all added an extra 40 minutes to my journey home because of the fire at the Con club disrupting the bus detour route, glad this only happens once every blue moon!

I'm told many people even wore their best pyjamas today, to go shopping in town.

[wallop79]

well I ran down from work to catch a glimpse, I tried to get as near as I could to take a pic of her on the balcony but there was a very obnoxious peed up scouser who wasn't for letting people through the crowd to try & catch a glimpse. (for some reason the vid I took wont upload )

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by wallop79

well I ran down from work to catch a glimpse, I tried to get as near as I could to take a pic of her on the balcony but there was a very obnoxious peed up scouser who wasn't for letting people through the crowd to try & catch a glimpse. (for some reason the vid I took wont upload )

Didn't know DinG was over her at the moment wallop

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Quite right, and thousands have today which is great news for all the shops in the town centre at the very least.

Why ?

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

Why ?

Ya mean her maj didn't pop in for a Tshirt Dave