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Princess Margaret Dies
BBC.com ^ | Saturday, 9 February, 2002, 08:56 GMT | staff

Posted on 02/09/2002 12:14:34 AM PST by badfreeper

Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, has died "peacefully in her sleep" at the age of 71. In a statement Buckingham Palace said: "The Queen, with great sadness, has asked for the following announcement to be made immediately.

"Her beloved sister, Princess Margaret, died peacefully in her sleep this morning at 6.30am in the King Edward VII Hospital."

Her children Lord Linley and Lady Sarah Chatto were at her side at the London hospital.

Princess Margaret, who has suffered several strokes in recent years, suffered a further stroke on Friday afternoon.

She developed cardiac problems during the night and was taken from Kensington Palace to the hospital at 0230GMT.

She was born Margaret Rose on 21 August, 1930, at Glamis Castle in Scotland, the ancestral home of her mother's family.

Margaret was last seen in public before Christmas at Princess Alice, the Dowager Duchess of Gloucester's 100th birthday party.

She was confined to a wheelchair and wore heavy dark glasses, her sight having been affected by a stroke. Margaret's face also appeared puffy, understood to be the effects of medication.

© MMII


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To: Churchillspirit
Calling The Queen "an old bag with a crown on her head" is quite unnecessary rudeness.

It does give an indication about the character of the person who made the comment however.

141 posted on 02/09/2002 12:41:18 PM PST by mgstarr
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To: Cacique
Let's get things straight

If you like. The Internet was a US invention. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, an internet-based hypermedia initiative for global information sharing. The internet existed before Berners-Lee - the Web did not. He also developed the first Web server, and the first browser. NCSA Mosaic was the first widely-distributed graphical browser. It wasn't the first browser, nor the second or third.

142 posted on 02/09/2002 12:44:14 PM PST by Arkle
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To: Da_Shrimp
I was using RISC technology back in 1987 in Acorn machines. Were you?

No, I wasn't, so what? My point is that it still hasn't had wide application in consumer PC's and mainstream processors, though they are implementing some of the architecture into them.

High end workstations like Sun Spark do however use RISC processors. All I said is that it hasn't seen wide applications in general consumer products, Except in some cellphones as Arkle pointed out.

143 posted on 02/09/2002 12:44:27 PM PST by Cacique
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To: Arkle
True but both Netscape and Internet Explorer use technology from Mosaic these days. Just pull down the about menu and take a peek.
144 posted on 02/09/2002 12:47:09 PM PST by Cacique
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To: Cacique
Link about Berners-Lee if you're interested. He now works at MIT, but that's not the point.
145 posted on 02/09/2002 12:49:28 PM PST by Arkle
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To: Cacique
No, I wasn't, so what? My point is that it still hasn't had wide application in consumer PC's and mainstream processors, though they are implementing some of the architecture into them.

Which I suppose makes it a worthwhile development from Europe, that's all, when you seemed to be implying that Europe had produced nothing of note in the field of computing.

146 posted on 02/09/2002 12:49:50 PM PST by Da_Shrimp
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To: mgstarr
#41 - BINGO!!
147 posted on 02/09/2002 12:50:56 PM PST by Churchillspirit
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To: Churchillspirit
Sorry - should be # 141.
148 posted on 02/09/2002 12:52:37 PM PST by Churchillspirit
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To: MadameAxe
Cacique, Huck, and those using the Princess' death to push their little agendas of resent only serves to underscore the chasm between her grace and charm, and their boorishness. A pity some mangy terriers don't know there's a time to shut their yapping. Rest in peace, Princess Margaret:

Under His wings I am safely abiding,
Though the night deepens and tempests are wild,
Still I can trust Him; I know He will keep me,
He has redeemed me, and I am His child.

Under His wings, under His wings,
Who from His love can sever?
Under His wings my soul shall abide,
Safely abide forever.

Under His wings, what a refuge in sorrow!
How the heart yearningly turns to His rest!
Often when earth has no balm for my healing,
There I find comfort, and there I am blessed.

Under His wings, oh, what precious enjoyment!
There will I hide till life’s trials are o’er;
Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me,
Resting in Jesus, I’m safe evermore.

150 posted on 02/09/2002 12:58:06 PM PST by Byron_the_Aussie
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To: Da_Shrimp
Which I suppose makes it a worthwhile development from Europe, that's all, when you seemed to be implying that Europe had produced nothing of note in the field of computing.

You still miss the point. What I am saying is that the computer industry these days is dominated by a handful of American companies and aside from a few developments elsewhere the overwhelming proponderance of technology was developed here.

Take the world wide Web for example. Yes it was developed by an Englishman working at CERN. Then what happened ? The preponderance of Personal Computers in the US meant that it was widely adopted in a very short time throughout society and industry. By contrast in Europe it took them a couple of years to start getting with the program. The overprotective French were trying to push their "alternative" technology and tried protecting their non comptetetive computer industry. Brittain fared better but PC's were still not in general use by the population, though that has changed in the last couple of years Europe still lags behind the US in the widespread use of the internet or saturation of PC's in the general population.

151 posted on 02/09/2002 12:59:08 PM PST by Cacique
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To: Byron_the_Aussie
Nice one, Byron.
152 posted on 02/09/2002 1:01:46 PM PST by Arkle
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To: Cacique
I don't think we're going to agree on this, but this thread is probably not the best place to discuss it. I'm sure we'll run across each other again on a Euro-bashing thread. See you there.
153 posted on 02/09/2002 1:05:00 PM PST by Arkle
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To: Huck
I guess it's my American upbringing, but I can't help thinking anyone hanging on to royal title should be ashamed of themselves.

I'm with you. The entire concept of "royalty" is a perverse corruption and should be stamped out at every opportunity.

154 posted on 02/09/2002 1:10:48 PM PST by Jolly Rodgers
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To: celtic gal; Mewzilla; Goody Brown
hi celtic gal
I always liked Margaret
I agree with Mewzilla and Goody tho
I think she loved Townsend and he loved her
I'm not sure she made the best choice for her happiness when she sacrificed for her family
it is not easy to be unconventional -- but in the long run I think following your heart works out best for everyone
Love, Palo
155 posted on 02/09/2002 1:10:57 PM PST by palo verde
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To: mille99
I can only imagine by the level of compassion you've displayed that you're one of the many Freepers who claim to be "above-it-all Christians".

As your compassion appears to revolve around worship of some old coots who are basically well-dressed thieves, then indeed imagine away, as you certainly have a lively one.

I can't help you with your Christianity issues.
156 posted on 02/09/2002 1:14:47 PM PST by Tofa Swiftgoat
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To: Cacique
You still miss the point.

Actually, I don't think I did. Your original assertion was that Europe had produced nothing worthwhile technologically since the 30s. I say it has. I'm not arguing that the US has dominated things, just give us our due, OK?

157 posted on 02/09/2002 1:14:52 PM PST by Da_Shrimp
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To: Arkle
I have been here for quite some time and rarely will you see me Euro bashing. Not my intention to bash Europeans. I have enough on my hands bashing liberal morons here as it is.

I think the problem is one of defensiveness when some structural and political problems are pointed out.

I have no time for debates involving someones nationalist defensiveness and ego. I would rather engage in constructive criticism. I also understand the emotional and sentimental attachment that some people have for the monarchy. I'd rather work on logic. I have as much patience with Democrats and Republicans who defend illogical positions more on emotional and sentimentalist grounds than on common sense.

Deabate is good when we can clear out all the smoke and see that there is a problem of political correctness both in this country and more prevalently in Europe. The world abounds in hypocrisy and illogic.

The fact of the matter is that the West is on the ascendancy and it does no good to pretend and live on past glories. That approach will only let us follow in the footsteps of Rome.

History has no telerance for cultures that lose cultural and technological wars and the two are intertwined. The West either wakes up to that fact or they can try to prove to the rest of the world how tolerant they are of diversity and how they will bend over backwards to be tolerant of the barbarians.

The fact is that a demographic time bomb is ticking both here and in Europe where non-western people who do not share Western values will become a majority by the end of the century. It relates to both cultural and technological development as both are dependent on the nature of Western civilization.

Living in the past with nostalgic memories and hoping the problem will go away is not any way that the problem will get solved.

158 posted on 02/09/2002 1:23:18 PM PST by Cacique
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To: Arkle
I have been here for quite some time and rarely will you see me Euro bashing. Not my intention to bash Europeans. I have enough on my hands bashing liberal morons here as it is.

I think the problem is one of defensiveness when some structural and political problems are pointed out.

I have no time for debates involving someones nationalist defensiveness and ego. I would rather engage in constructive criticism. I also understand the emotional and sentimental attachment that some people have for the monarchy. I'd rather work on logic. I have as much patience with Democrats and Republicans who defend illogical positions more on emotional and sentimentalist grounds than on common sense.

Deabate is good when we can clear out all the smoke and see that there is a problem of political correctness both in this country and more prevalently in Europe. The world abounds in hypocrisy and illogic.

The fact of the matter is that the West is on the ascendancy and it does no good to pretend and live on past glories. That approach will only let us follow in the footsteps of Rome.

History has no telerance for cultures that lose cultural and technological wars and the two are intertwined. The West either wakes up to that fact or they can try to prove to the rest of the world how tolerant they are of diversity and how they will bend over backwards to be tolerant of the barbarians.

The fact is that a demographic time bomb is ticking both here and in Europe where non-western people who do not share Western values will become a majority by the end of the century. It relates to both cultural and technological development as both are dependent on the nature of Western civilization.

Living in the past with nostalgic memories and hoping the problem will go away is not any way that the problem will get solved.

159 posted on 02/09/2002 1:23:56 PM PST by Cacique
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To: Cacique
I mourn the death of the princess, it is unfortunate that she dropped dead. Hey, we all have to go sometime. But don't expect me to give these parasites any sympathy whatsoever.

Well said and I agree. God rest her soul in passing; however, she (and Diana) were what the rest still are - parasites living off the labor of the masses.

Maybe those here staunchly defending them (God only know why) should realize that those royals don't consider these commoners to be worthy of wiping their arses on. This reminds me of all those welfare bags who worship Hillary. Some folks look in all the wrong places for heros
160 posted on 02/09/2002 1:29:21 PM PST by Tofa Swiftgoat
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