Sunday, July 4, 2021

Happy 4th of July!

 

16 comments:

  1. Happy 4th, Sarah......... You'd have been better off with us but it might have gone the other way & we'd have had to put up with some of your Presidents so.... [lol]

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  2. i saw her inauguration in ?52, was it? she was really a pretty young thing...

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    1. Became Queen in 1952 on the death of her father George VI, but her Coronation was in June 1953.

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    2. CK - why the gap from when he passed to her actual coronation?

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    3. Not sure. I know she was in Kenya when she became Queen but I guess it took a while to get everyone available to be there for the Coronation. The actual crowning is, I think, pretty much a formality. She was Queen the moment the King, her father, died. As far as I understand it, some Coronations happen quite quickly (or with unseemly haste!) whilst others can take months or longer. It isn't something I've given much thought to being a Republican (in the good sense) rather than a Monarchist.

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    4. Oh that's right, I remember now that she was not in England when he died. True it is a formality, but I love coronations all the same. I wish someone would write a book about all of them. Hmmm. Maybe I should write a book on coronations through the centuries. Like, the actual event for each king or queen itself. I am now having all kinds of ideas. Crap, now I will be even more distracted from getting reviews queued up today lol

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    1. It's my go-to 4th of July meme every year, it always makes me laugh.

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  4. I love this one! The treasonous banter memes around the 4th July always make me giggle... Although, I often wonder how they're received on your side of the pond. It's great to see that some appreciate them! :)

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    1. They are hilarious and I love them! This is my most favorite one. QEII's expression is priceless.

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