“A ROYAL LOVE-STORY” – by Des Kelly Just a little bit different, yet interesting to those who do not wish to read all about it. Sent out by Charles Schokman, so thank you Charles. It is but a few days before the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness Prince Phillip who actually did not want too much fanfare & fuss about his funeral is, once more, getting exactly what he wanted, because of the ravishes of Covid 19 still sweeping across Britain, and so, Royal Protocol as regards funerals, which, under normal conditions, would be huge ceremonial affairs, processions, etc., have now been scaled down, strangely, as this Duke wanted, anyway. ...
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“VALE’ PRINCE PHILIP” – By Des Kelly Image Source: Vulture He was a Royal Navy Sub- Lieutenant when he first met his own Princess, whose name was Elizabeth. The young couple fell deeply in love, got married, and started their own family. Although he, Philip, was of Royal descent himself, he was originally Prince Philip of Greece, he assumed the name Mountbatten-Windsor, after his wife’s Royal father, King George V1 died, leaving his elder daughter Princess Elizabeth to become Queen Elizabeth the 2nd, with him (Philip) to become her Consort. This, he did, with great aplomb, always walking one step behind her, his Queen, yet giving her every support, and guiding her through everything that life brings, Royalty, being no exception to the rule. There were good times, there were bad, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, putting it simply, Queen Elizabeth didn’t care, because Philip ...
Apr 9, 2021
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ROYAL “She”nanigans – By Des Kelly A clever ruse, carried out for all intents and purposes, simply to lure the general public from the harsh realities of a global pandemic, still very much the focus of this planet called Earth. Social Media are a clever mob. I watched this interview about the latest “Royal,” Prince Harry, grandson of Queen Elizabeth ‘ll, & Prince Phillip, her Consort/Husband, who married this American Actress Meghan Markle, a Commoner of Asian descent, then produced a male child who was named Archie, and is now expecting their second, a baby girl, later this year. ...
Mar 12, 2021
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“ROLL ALONG” – By Des Kelly Now that the rush for toilet paper is nearly over, I thought that this bit of history would solve the mystery. History Lesson on Toilet Paper! The last one is the best– Queen Elizabeth II Wonder what Trump is using? The first recorded use of toilet paper was in 6th Century China. By the 14th Century, the Chinese government was mass-producing it. 3.. Packaged toilet paper wasn’t sold in the United States until 1857. Joseph Gayety, the man who introduced packaged TP to the U.S. had his name printed on every sheet. 5. Global toilet paper demand uses nearly 30,000 trees every day. That’s 10 million trees a year. It wasn’t until 1935 that a manufacturer was able to promise Splinter-Free Toilet Paper.( Before it was “OUCH”!!??) Seven percent of Americans admit to stealing rolls of toilet paper in hotels. Americans use an ...
Apr 17, 2020
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DAISY – TEN DECADES YOUNG!: Story: Marie Pietersz | Photos: courtesy family Daisy Balfour (nee Sims) celebrated her 100th birthday with an intimate private party organised by her family at Mercy Place Residential Aged Care, Springvale, on the 29th August. It’s not often we get to hear good news stories these days given the fast and furious lifestyle we live in, but not so in the case of Daisy Balfour who lived through two very different centuries – the 20th and 21st – taking them calmly in her stride, and perhaps will have a lesson or two to share with the younger members of her family growing up in the current climate. One of three siblings, Daisy was born in Badulla, in post-colonial British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to parents Charles and Muriel Sims on the 29th of August 1919. Life in Ceylon was very different at the ...
Sep 10, 2019
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Tagged Hon Anthony Albanese, Martin Pakula, Queen Elizabeth, Willie Balfour
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“THE PEOPLES’ PRINCESS” – By Des Kelly In just about a fortnight, 22 years ago, (31/8/1997), the “Peoples’ Princess”, Diana, (nee’ Spencer), died in a car-crash, just 36 years old, together with her lover Dodi Fayed, & his inebriated driver, Henri Paul, the only survivor being Diana’s bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, who was badly injured, in the accident that shocked the entire World. Princess Diana, who was divorced (by order of her Mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth ll), from Prince Charles, the Prince if Wales, after a 4 year separation, was already the Mother of Princes’ William & Harry, William, the Successor of Prince Charles, who is next in line to the throne, as the future King of England. My article in the above is not to publish English history, but to give our readers of eLanka a minute picture of what most of us already ...
Aug 25, 2019
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