The Queen is dead. Long Live the King! – By Aubrey Joachim Many of us were born in a country whose Head of State then was Queen Elizabeth II. Ceylon was still a fully-fledged member of the Commonwealth with a Governor General her resident representative in Colombo. In fact the Queen visited Ceylon the year I was born and many would have seen pictures of her Majesty visiting the Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. We now live in a country whose Head of State is still the British Monarch. The British Monarchy has existed for over a 1200 years. During this period 61 monarchs have worn the crown. As head of the Commonwealth the Queen was connected to 54 independent nations 14 of whom still have the British Monarch as their Head of State. All of these countries were at some stage a part of the British Empire – the heydays ...
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Queen Elizabeth II has died. She was 96 – By Rob Harris Source : smh London: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch and a symbol of continuity and stability from the postwar era into the 21st century, has died. She was 96. Her death at Balmoral Castle, in the Scottish Highlands, was announced at 6.30pm London time (3.30am AEST) – just three months after Britain held four days of public celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee, which marked her 70 years on the throne. On Wednesday, the palace announced her doctors had ordered the Queen to rest just a day after she appointed the 15th British prime minister of her reign, Liz Truss. Less than 24 hours later it was confirmed her doctors were “concerned” for her health and recommended she be put under medical supervision. All of her children and several other family members travelled to Scotland to be by her side. In ...
Buckingham Palace – by Des Kelly “THE PALACE” “EXTRAORDINARY”, is perhaps the most unique description of this building in the heart of London. My thanks to Chris. Lawton who recently forwarded this astounding video of the “place” that is more or less the home and office of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the 2nd, the longest reigning Monarch in history to date. This palace, plus all the other magnificent castles, etcetera, that are owned by this Queen is a worthwhile reward for a Monarch who, in my opinion, fully deserves everything she has been granted in life, as she has practically given all her long years in life, simply to benefit her people, both in England, and the Commonwealth of Countries that come under her reign. Queen Elizabeth has been a most praiseworthy Ruler, having promised her Father, King George the 6th, at a very early ...
