Queen Elizabeth II addresses a special session of the Virginia Assembly at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Thursday May 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Posted on 05/03/2007 2:20:24 PM PDT by Enchante
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, stepped off a chartered British Airways airplane just after 3 p.m. Thursday in Richmond, Va., signaling the beginning of a six-day American trip. It is her first visit to the United States in 16 years.
The queen stopped at the end of a red carpet while both British and American National Anthems were played. Her motorcade left shortly afterward.
On Thursday evening, she was expected to take a horse-drawn carriage through Colonial Williamsburg.
And while the queen represents a monarchy the United States went to some trouble to get rid of, her visit is prompting excitement and anticipation about the special relationship that exists between the Mother Country and her rebellious child.
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I hope they have a very nice time.
re: “rebellious child”
Well we’re hardly the “rebellious child” anymore, even if that phrase might have been attempted 230 years ago...... even then it would have been much resented!
When they play the British national anthem is it OK if we sing “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” to the tune?? :^)
[I read recently that the 19th century clergyman who wrote the lyrics for “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” had no idea of its English association — he found the melody in a German hymnal, according the what I read.......]
What a pretty suit and hat!
...after which she went to Richmond and took a turn around the track in the 20 Car.
Queen visits Richmond ping :-).
Don't be surprised if the Brits respond by singing a couple verses of To Anacreon in Heaven to the tune of a certain other song. :-)
She does clean up nicely, doesn’t she? :)
Elegant lady.
Richmond PING!!!!!
When I saw the HL I thought this was about Rudy.
I’m sure that hat cost the British tax payers plenty.
The Queen is looking very well. I hope to be in as good shape when I’m 80!
She was (in my opinion, as a moderate royal-watcher :-), a reasonably attractive young woman, and looked good until the 1960s and 70’s, when the fashions were ghastly no matter who you were, but really bad for ladies in their 50’s.
Since the Thatcher years, she’s appeared elegant and comfortable again, in outfits that are usually both dignified and flattering.
We were living in the Cayman Islands in the mid 90’s when the Queen came to visit.
They let the kids out of school, and we went downtown where lots of people lined the harbor at Georgetown.
She was so elegant and gracious. She and Prince Phillip came from their yacht to the dock in a little ferry boat and she walked down the street toward a church where they were going to have a service. She waved a lot and greeted the children that were lining the streets.
If the British taxpayers don’t want royal window-dressing, as it were, they can privatize them. The Windsors have their own money, too.
She is so classy. I love her hats.
I could wear that one on Sunday, with my pink shirt-dress, 3/4 sleeves.
Being Queen is Good work, if you can get it.
Isn’t there a movement in England to do just that?
I think a significant minority, including some in Parliament, would like to eliminate the monarchy. It’s a matter for the elected officials to decide.
The Queen can wear a hat in the house?
If I wore a hat like that, the whole world would think I'm a queen, too.
Queen? Freddy Mercury is dead, he’s the only “queen” I ever recognized.
This old hag is just another inbred.
She is nothing but a Welfare Queen living on the dole of the British Tax Payer.
That would be darling! I hope you have a purse large enough to match the Queen’s. She likes them handbags what you can whack the kids with.
She is not a hag. She is a classy, well-bred lady who doesn’t merit epithets like that.
I wonder if the US Customs Agent checked her hat for a bomb?
Is she in America taking a break from work?
Sex Pistols’
“God Save the Queen”
Lyrics
God save the queen her fascist regime
It made you a moron a potential h bomb !
God save the queen she aint no human being
There is no future in englands dreaming
Dont be told what you want dont be told what you need
Theres no future no future no future for you
God save the queen we mean it man (God save window leen)
We love our queen God saves (God save... human beings)
God save the queen cos tourists are money
And our figurehead is not what she seems
Oh God save history God save your mad parade
Oh lord God have mercy all crimes are paid
When theres no future how can there be sin
Were the flowers in the dustbin
Were the poison in your human machine
Were the future your future
God save the queen we mean it man
There is no future in englands dreaming
No future for you no future for me
No future no future for you
Virginia Rolls Out Red Carpet For Queen
GAY AGENDA PING!
And the queen doesn’t look too bad, either!
Q: What tune did the U.S. Marine Band strike up as President Gerald Ford led Queen Elizabeth II of England to the dance floor?
A: “The Lady Is a Tramp.”
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_3_19/ai_96893642
I have always loved this Queen. She is unlike any other world figure, regal and humble at the same time.
And a real smile..!!
‘When they play the British national anthem is it OK if we sing “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” to the tune?? :^)’
Of course it is, whenever I hear the US national anthem, I sing the British drinking song the tune was stolen from. . . . ;-)
All ladies can wear hats indoors, except in their own homes. Haven’t you ever read “Miss Manners”?
You sure have a lot of respect for yourself ,,
LOL! Took me a minute to get that :-). The chief obviously put some work into his outfit, too.
Ask her why her son’s a Tamponian nitwit.
I wonder if the LaRouche people will show up.
‘I’m sure that hat cost the British tax payers plenty.’
She’s an absolute bargain compared to a president - 8 million quid a year! Couldn’t run Air Force One for a week with that! :)
I do have a big purse this year, and it’s got a bunch of Hot Wheels cars in it for Emphasis.
Since I can’t afford a Royal Hat, I’ll have to wear my all-purpose chip straw with the big white peony on the back.
I missed Miss Manners but I still want to know what is in the big hat.
Is it a bird, a bicycle or perhaps even a bomb!
I hope she was properly screened at airport security where they search all the other 80 year old ladies.
Is that actually a currently popular song, to which folks would know the words, as everyone in the U.S. knows "My Country, 'tis of Thee"?
‘Isn’t there a movement in England to do just that?’
Don’t hold your breath!
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