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Biophilic
(3,691 posts)Wonder what the difference was from the last time? It really does my heart and mental well being good to see these photos.
iluvtennis
(19,872 posts)Aristus
(66,462 posts)*mutters drunkenly* : "Sod it! Mummy is simply going to live forever, and I shall never get to be King!..."
ShazzieB
(16,513 posts)Hekate
(90,793 posts)sarchasm
(1,012 posts)... the quinine in tonic water was good for warding off malaria in places like India.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)line? It reminds me of one family member who always had her "coffee mug" with her wherever she
went. It wasn't really funny; she needed it actually to survive. She was so far gone by that time that she couldn't go anywhere without that mug. At family get togethers she was always in the kitchen mixing drinks for everyone so she could continue drinking all day and evening when she would literally pass out. We loved her so much, she was so kind and generous and open hearted to every one. I miss her all the time.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,214 posts)Camilla has a glass of wine. This looks more like an informal get together than a greeting line.
Treefrog
(4,170 posts)Hes lived his entire life in the public eye, and things like that end up slipping out sooner or later.
Nothing to joke about anyway.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)I read an interesting book when I went back to school for a Master's degree. It was called "The Alcoholic Republic" and it dealt with alcohol as the coping device of the people in our republic's early days. Work was usually extremely difficult physically. Our forbears coped with it by having their ale, lots of which was homemade. It wasn't until we got to some mechanical solutions to hard, physical labor that we were forced into change But since being under the influence was problematic once the age of mechanical devices had arrived, we needed to stop drinking. Accidents and loss of life was too high a price to pay. Along comes religion, the Great Awakening, which among other things made alcohol to be the source of a great evil. There were large revivals that sought to save our citizens from "demon rum."
My sister in law was highly productive. Her "coffee mug" kept her at a "maintenance level" all day. Of course, physically it was killing her and did.
Charles may or may not be an alcoholic, just as he may or may not suffer from any of a lot of other ailments.
Botany
(70,582 posts)I am not gay or a fashion person at all but is Jill wearing an English Burberry coat to meet the Queen? That simple gesture showed respect to both the Queen and England. It also made Elizabeth happy. Both Joe and Jill know how to dress an act.
BTW why is everybody happy? Trudeau and Merkle look happy. Now who isnt there? Boris Johnson still looks like a bag of wet kitty litter
. even from behind. Chuck looks like his gin and tonic is taking its toll.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)They're all happy because of the people who aren't there.
When MF45 visited the UK he brought his entire low-life family with him. Visiting HRH Queen Elizabeth isnt a "+8". The white trash with cash 'worst family' was a total bummer for everyone in attendance.
So yeah, repairing the U.S. relationships in Europe with an actual President of the United States was a joyous event, and it was written across everyone's faces.
tanyev
(42,613 posts)And with good reason.
PatSeg
(47,589 posts)The contrast to the previous guy is incredible.
CurtEastPoint
(18,663 posts)and not be tacky bully trash like the former one and his thing.
IcyPeas
(21,904 posts)Bayard
(22,149 posts)Even if she is stooped. Love the white gloves!
The Biden's make me proud.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)Someone peeked inside while sitting next to her and said it has the typical stuff... lipstick, tissue, coin purse, pen, mirror, glasses, etc.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)Or a wallet, for that matter. I doubt she's paid for anything in her entire life.
I'm not doubting you at all, BP, it just seems totally odd, that's all.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)when she goes to church. I know it's not a few bucks in England but you know what I mean. She isn't cheap.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)the British people aren't cheap.
George II
(67,782 posts)....serious, someone said that's what's in it, or just kidding?
I've never seen her without it, and always in that same position on her arm. She probably sleeps with her arm crooked like that.
homegirl
(1,433 posts)a pistol and a tracking device secreted in the lining.
wyn borkins
(1,109 posts)Now you just know she's packin' a never-fired (but fully loaded) Webley Revolver. Silver-plated (of course), and stylishly hosting a pair of finely-carved wooden grips.
area51
(11,920 posts)I found this trivia on the Queen's handbag.
PatSeg
(47,589 posts)especially the glasses and tissue. Nice to have certain items on your person.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Hekate
(90,793 posts)Ilsa
(61,698 posts)The big orange baby made everyone uncomfortable. Women probably wondered if he was leering at them, and their spouses probably wondered if they'd need to intervene.
sprinkleeninow
(20,255 posts)Hope he's orange jellos.
Joinfortmill
(14,456 posts)mcar
(42,373 posts)spanone
(135,874 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)albacore
(2,406 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)I love it. First time I've seen that. I doubt HRH Queen Elizabeth was pleased to meet the soft-porn priestess though, either. The entire family are nothing but white trash with cash (or a shitload of credit, anyway).
Roy Rolling
(6,933 posts)PatSeg
(47,589 posts)nearly as happy back then. This time she has a huge smile.
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,607 posts)Harry and Bess must have lain awake at night wondering if they'd be fit to meet the queen.
I'm sure you'll understand my not bowing in absentia.
NBachers
(17,136 posts)Treefrog
(4,170 posts)Not sure what youre worried about.
Dukkha
(7,341 posts)The amount of history she has witnessed is humbling
https://time.com/5333083/queen-elizabeth-trump-visit-presidents/?jwsource=cl
Warpy
(111,339 posts)It's odd not seeing her in Easter egg bright colors, but I imagine she's not feeling all that cheery these days. She is still in mourning.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)America is indeed back and with due decorum and respect.
I can recall W's people trashing the Queen's garden and tRump being disrespectful to her, so it's great to see this reset. Her meeting President and Mrs. Obama was a bright one as well.
KY......... .......
Yavin4
(35,445 posts)With Trump gone, you are the new bottom of the G7.