R.I.P Our Beloved Queen Elizabeth ... please leave your comments or memories here

Geezerette said:
HollyDolly, thank you for the picture with Queen Mother Mary! I just happened one time to be visiting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when she was visiting the Citadel, and witnessed a Canadian military performance for her. I was way up high and couldn’t hear much but there was so much love for this tiny charming little woman! Radiant.
I’d like to put “like” and “love” and tearful eyes on everyone’s posts here. All United in respect for Queen Elizabeth.
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Did you mean Elizabeth the Queen Mother... or Mary of Teck... ?.. the queens' grandmother ? Mary was tall for the time period.. whereas the Queen Mother was little.. as were her daughters..
 

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Coronation of King George Vl ... Mary of Teck.. ( Kings' mother and Elizabeth's grandmother)

left is the Queen Mother.. and of course Elizabeth and Margaret in front..
 
Oh how sad,.. it seems that the royal families' dash to get to Balmoral by private jet and private helicopter before their mama and Grandma died was mostly in Vain... Only Charles and Anne who were already in Scotland, got there in time. How devastating for the others..:(:(

Senior royals dashed to be at the Queen's side on her deathbed yesterday after doctors dramatically gave her just hours to live, it was claimed last night.

However, only her eldest children, Charles and Anne, who were already in Scotland at the time of the Monarch's sudden turn for the worse, were able to make it in time to see her before her passing, sources say.

Andrew, Edward, his wife Sophie, and William all flew in from Berkshire via private jet to Aberdeen yesterday as they dashed to Balmoral to see her. But it is understood that they did not make it in time.

Prince Harry, who was due to attend a charity event with wife Meghan in London last night, also attempted to reach Balmoral in time. But he arrived at 8pm, nearly an hour-and-a-half after the public were informed of the Queen's death.

It comes as Britain is this morning a country in mourning following the death of beloved Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.

After a remarkable 70 years on the throne, the country's longest-reigning royal yesterday died 'peacefully', aged 96, at the Balmoral Estate.

Her death sparked an immediate and huge outpouring of emotion, with thousands of heartbroken mourners gathering outside the gates of Buckingham Palace and other royal buildings this evening.

At one point, a rendition of 'God Save The Queen' rang out among the mourners, followed by cheers of 'Long Live The King'.

Others laid flowers outside Windsor Castle - where The Queen had spent much of her time following the death of her beloved husband, Prince Philip, in April last year.

And in a sign of the Queen's considerable worldwide influence and appeal, royal fans laid flowers outside British embassies including in Washington, Berlin and Oslo.

Even the royal household's staff were in tears yesterday, coming to terms with the loss of their much-loved boss, as well as the head of state.
 
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The state funeral is expected take place at Westminster Abbey in central London on Monday, September 19, which will be attended by her bereft family as well as 2,000 heads of state, prime ministers and presidents, European royals and key figures from public life around the globe.

And as her son accedes to the throne, there will also be a celebration of her historic 70-year reign that saw her reach her Platinum Jubilee this year - a landmark unlikely to be reached again by a British monarch.

Her reign spanned 15 different Prime Ministers, starting with Winston Churchill and ending with Liz Truss - who she appointed on Tuesday - as well as 13 different US Presidents - including Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy.

Charles, who will reign as King Charles III, said yesterday: 'The death of my beloved mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.

'We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.

'During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the Queen was so widely held.'
 
After 70 years on the throne, we have all become accustomed to seeing the Queen's image on everyday items such as bank notes, coins and stamps.

But following her death, they will have to be changed to feature portraits of the new King, Charles III.

British currency won't be replaced overnight, however. It could take years, as new coins and notes are created with the face of the King and the older ones are gradually removed from circulation.

Another change will be that while the Queen's image faces to the right on coins, new ones will show the King facing left. This is due to a tradition dating from the 17th century to alternate the way successive monarchs are facing. The Queen's coins did not appear until 1953 – the year after her accession.

The new coins and notes will need to be designed and minted, or printed. Then The Royal Mint advisory committee must send recommendations for new coins to the Chancellor and obtain royal approval. Designs are then chosen and the final choices approved by the Chancellor and then the King.

Stamps also depict an image of the Queen and new ones will have to be created featuring the face of the King, again with the current ones phased out gradually. Charles may have already sat for such sculptures or portraits, and he will again have to approve the designs.

Royal Mail postboxes bearing the Queen's ER cypher (for 'Elizabeth Regina', the Latin for Queen) are unlikely to be removed – in fact, some emblazoned with the Queen's father King George VI's GR ('George Rex', Latin for King) cypher can still be seen today. But any new postboxes could feature the new King's emblem.

And in criminal court cases, the R to denote the Crown now stands for Rex rather than Regina. Another change in matters of law is that barristers and solicitors appointed by the monarch will see their title switch from Queen's Counsel (QC) to King's Counsel (KC).

Meanwhile, the words to the National Anthem now change to 'God save our gracious King'.

Military medals featuring the Queen's effigy will need to be altered, while police and military uniforms bearing the Queen's cypher are likely to be updated over time with the new King's cypher – the monogram impressed on royal and state documents. The Queen's ERII features on traditional police helmets.

UK passports will be issued in the new King's name and their wording changed at some point. Her Majesty's Passport Office will become His Majesty's Passport Office, as is the case with HM Armed Forces and HM Prison Service.
 

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