Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
A Royal Milestone – Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II marked her Diamond Jubilee on Monday with a message thanking all those who had supported her over her 60-year reign and reaffirming her dedication to serving the British people.
The 85-year-old monarch ascended the throne when her father, George VI, died on Feb. 6, 1952. She is the longest-serving monarch after Queen Victoria, who reigned for more than 63 years.
Before a year's worth of festivities to celebrate her milestone, the queen said she and her husband have been "deeply moved" to receive so many kind messages about her Diamond Jubilee.
"I am writing to thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement that you have given to me and Prince Phillip over these years," she wrote in a message to the nation. "In this special year, as I dedicate myself anew to your service, I hope that we will all be reminded of the power of togetherness and the convening strength of family, friendship and good neighborliness, examples of which I have been fortunate to see throughout my reign."
The queen's Diamond Jubilee will be feted with a series of regional, national and international events throughout 2012.
Over the course of 2012, members of the royal family – including Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge – will fan out across the globe and travel to Commonwealth countries including Canada, Jamaica and Belize in honor of the queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/05/queen-elizabeth-ii-60th-anniversary_n_1256293.html
The 85-year-old monarch ascended the throne when her father, George VI, died on Feb. 6, 1952. She is the longest-serving monarch after Queen Victoria, who reigned for more than 63 years.
Before a year's worth of festivities to celebrate her milestone, the queen said she and her husband have been "deeply moved" to receive so many kind messages about her Diamond Jubilee.
"I am writing to thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement that you have given to me and Prince Phillip over these years," she wrote in a message to the nation. "In this special year, as I dedicate myself anew to your service, I hope that we will all be reminded of the power of togetherness and the convening strength of family, friendship and good neighborliness, examples of which I have been fortunate to see throughout my reign."
The queen's Diamond Jubilee will be feted with a series of regional, national and international events throughout 2012.
Over the course of 2012, members of the royal family – including Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge – will fan out across the globe and travel to Commonwealth countries including Canada, Jamaica and Belize in honor of the queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/05/queen-elizabeth-ii-60th-anniversary_n_1256293.html
The King is Dead – Long Live the Queen!
February 1952, was, like February 2012, a cold one. On the morning of the 6th, Sandringham was bleak and wintry, as George VI’s valet desperately tried to wake him. A front-page piece in this newspaper – reprinted in our pullout today – painted a touching picture of a frozen rural Britain that had just lost its king. “The village doctor,” we reported, “drove along the road that winds through the Royal estate, flanked on either side by the brown withered ferns through which, less than 24 hours earlier, the King had himself walked. No blinds were drawn over the windows of this favourite home of the King. The smoke from the first fires hung limp in the still morning air.”
There was nothing the doctor could do; over on the other side of the world, the 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth had become a queen. The balmy Kenyan weather could hardly have been further removed from sub-zero Norfolk, but the mood was just as sad, as the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh rushed to the airport.
“When the car, travelling at speed, passed near Nyeri,” wrote another Daily Telegraph correspondent (they had no byline in those days), “the Queen and the Duke, despite the sadness of their journey, smiled and waved to small groups of people who, sighting the Queen’s standard gleaming in the evening sun, had stopped to watch them pass.”
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9063122/Diamond-Jubilee-The-King-is-dead-long-live-the-Queen.html
The Queen's Message to Her People
n a message of thanks to the public, the 85-year-old monarch says she has been “deeply moved” by the messages of support she and the Duke of Edinburgh have received over her Diamond Jubilee.
She says she looks to the future with a “clear head and warm heart” and highlights the importance of “family, friendship and good neighbourliness”.
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Sixty years ago today young Princess Elizabeth, who was visiting Africa, was told by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, that her father had passed away and she had become Queen!
Much is being planned for the Diamond Jubilee this next June. But today is the today.
Her Majesty can rest assured that her life's work on behalf of her people will leave a lasting legacy...a job well done, no doubt!
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/queen-elizabeth-ii-celebrates-60-anniversary-142020762--abc-news.html
Much is being planned for the Diamond Jubilee this next June. But today is the today.
Her Majesty can rest assured that her life's work on behalf of her people will leave a lasting legacy...a job well done, no doubt!
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/queen-elizabeth-ii-celebrates-60-anniversary-142020762--abc-news.html
Friday, February 3, 2012
Off to Serve He Goes – The Duke of Cambridge in the Falklands
As Prince William began a six-week tour of duty with his RAF Search & Rescue Squadron, Argentina’s vice-president made a proclamation in which he claimed that his presence was an act of“bravado” to detract attention from Scotland’s bid for independence.
In the past week tensions between Britain and Argentina have risen significantly following the deployment of one of the Royal Navy’s most powerful warships to the area.
Argentina’s foreign ministry has suggested the Duke has arrived as a “conqueror”, while Navy sources have warned Buenos Aires that its entire air force would be wiped out if it tried to attack.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
+ Hereditary Grand Duchess Karin of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1920-2012)
Hereditary Grand Duchess Karin of Mecklenburg-Schwerinpassed away on 26 January 2012 at the age of ninety-one.
She had married Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Franz of Mecklenburg-Schwerin at Wiligrad on 11 June 1941. The Hereditary Grand Duchess was born Karin von Schaper, her birth taking place at Breslau on 31 January 1920. Her marriage to Friedrich Franz was considered morganatic. The couple's inability to procreate contributed to the demise of the dynasty. As of today only three Mecklenburg-Schwerins remain alive: Duchess Donata (Mrs. von Solodkoff), Duchess Edwina (Mrs. von Posern) and Duchess Woizlawa (Princess Reuss).
In 1967 the Hereditary Grand Ducal couple divorced after twenty-six years of marriage. A decade later Friedrich Franz and Karin reconciled and remarried. He died in 2001. The couple was childless.
She had married Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Franz of Mecklenburg-Schwerin at Wiligrad on 11 June 1941. The Hereditary Grand Duchess was born Karin von Schaper, her birth taking place at Breslau on 31 January 1920. Her marriage to Friedrich Franz was considered morganatic. The couple's inability to procreate contributed to the demise of the dynasty. As of today only three Mecklenburg-Schwerins remain alive: Duchess Donata (Mrs. von Solodkoff), Duchess Edwina (Mrs. von Posern) and Duchess Woizlawa (Princess Reuss).
In 1967 the Hereditary Grand Ducal couple divorced after twenty-six years of marriage. A decade later Friedrich Franz and Karin reconciled and remarried. He died in 2001. The couple was childless.
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