Bit of a shock to read of her passing.
Will have a major affect on our coinage and banknotes with Charles on the coins and $5 note
RIP Queen Elizabeth 11
Here is a nice anecdote about the Queen.
Have you ever met the queen? (https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/what-queen-elizabeth-said-when-asked-have-you-ever-met-queen-2022-09-08/)
RIP QEII
Rip Queen Elizabeth II, you served your people well.
Yes,sad news.
RIP
I have never met the Queen but I have seen her many times.
RIP Your Majesty.
Rest is peace.
I'm not a Royalist by any stretch of the imagination but you cannot but admire her presence, her longevity and the devotion to duty no matter the circumstances.
RIP
Pedro
R.I.P. Ma'am. :angel:
Yes, RIP QE11. Wouldn't consider myself a Royalist but, admired her devotion to duty and, she was Queen since the time I was in nappies.
Trying not to be insensitive here. I gave up collecting Mint Sets in 2018, thinking what's the point, there'll never be an end. Well, since yesterday I've been frantically seeking out the other four years. It's finished. :yahoo:
I found this article had a few interesting items about her,
Queen Elizabeth II: 31 things you didn't know (https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/queen-elizabeth-ii-31-things-you-didn-t-know-20220622-p5avuw.html)
This one would definitely not suit me;
27. Unusual alarm clock
The Queen woke every day to a bagpiper playing outside her window for 15 minutes from 9am.
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Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='126954' dateline='1662800096'I found this article had a few interesting items about her,
Queen Elizabeth II: 31 things you didn't know (https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/queen-elizabeth-ii-31-things-you-didn-t-know-20220622-p5avuw.html)
This one would definitely not suit me;
27. Unusual alarm clock
The Queen woke every day to a bagpiper playing outside her window for 15 minutes from 9am.
Well at least it was 9am, but every morning .... nup :shout:
Pedro
R. I. P.
Gee, I wish I could sleep that late.
Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='126953' dateline='1662795519'Trying not to be insensitive here. I gave up collecting Mint Sets in 2018, thinking what's the point, there'll never be an end. Well, since yesterday I've been frantically seeking out the other four years. It's finished. :yahoo:
I hear ya about it never ending!!!
Also interesting I have heard the term the "Second Elizabethan era". Not sure I agree with that.
Would it be true to say QE1 was more on the front foot when it came to decision making, while QE11 circulated in the background. Just one of the knaves Sire :blush:
For all those years of public service you would hope for a decent retirement but she didn't get one. I suppose she wasn't working 8 hours a day 5 days a week at least. After 40 years with various government departments I'm not sticking around for another 30.
Rest in peace, you deserve the break.
What, only 40 years Gweidon, you're just a new boy. LOL
Next month I will have 44 year with my employer and yes, there won't be another 30 years either.
I had a couple of years off to stay home and take care of the kids plus worked for a bank prior to the government jobs so I'm only a little bit behind you Steve.