General Chat

Well you should be sir Tec of the Museum thread, of course Sue will have to nominate you.

It is very hot here :-D

I will not be curtseying to my sister as she is younger than I am

Congratulations to your sister Linda :-)
That is nice to be recognised for her hard work in that field.
But what about you? You should have one as well - now you will practice your curtsy for when you meet your sister next.

I don't talk about my gongs or title - leave them wondering :-D

You will be delighted to know that it's raining here - but not cold.

I have just receive some exciting news. My sister has just receive an MBE for services to nature conservation. She is very pleased but worried about how she is going to scrub her husband up enough to go to a presentation.

I think you said you have a gong Tec,so you can tell her what to expect :-D

Just adding my little bit. I read once that the Queen took her Coronation vows very seriously, and one of them was to be monarch 'for life'. It seems that she is sticking to her vows, although I'm sure everyone would be happy for her if she retired and let Charles take over.
Cool again to-day, with not much sun and a possibility of showers later.

Yes the Queen did look very alone that day, and is used to having Philip beside her on State occasions - I really do think that at age 87 she needs and deserves to take a back seat now, and let others take the strain as much as protocol will allow.

I think we will see a huge difference in her when Philip is no longer by her side - she may be Queen, but still human.

Well it's bedtime again, thank you for your company,
Enjoy your day Sue,

Goodnight,
Tec

Sorry Tec - I need to go. I have a couple of phone calls to make.

Sleep well <3

Oooh - that was cutting Tec :-D

I can see it would be inappropriate for Prince Charles to accompany his mother. She did look very alone walking up the steps into the Abbey.

I think that while the Duke of Edinburgh is alive it would be considered inappropriate for Charles to escort her.

Besides - he was needed to help support the hat that his wife was wearing that day :-D

She won't be Queen Camilla :-0

I was surprised to see that the Queen attended a service at Westminster Abbey alone because Prince Phillip is in hospital. I would have thought that Prince Charles would have escorted her but then I don't know much about court etiquette.

Yes Diana was a huge influence on the characters of both her sons.
The stuffiness has not been passed on from previous generations - if the Monarchy is to survive, I think William is the one to carry it through.
I just hope that they are not called to duty too soon, but given a chance to have a life first.
Which means of course that we will have to have Charles as King first. I don't know what title his current wife will have.

I think this generation of Royals are so different to past generations. Princess Diane did a lot towards making sure her sons' had more down to earth lives - well as much as being the grandsons of the Queen would allow. The Duchess has a lovely smile.

Ahh....the sun is shining :-)

I also saw the news item of the Duchess Of Cambridge naming the ship "Royal Princess"
They said it was her last official engagement before the baby is born in July, and she does look well.
She seems to have settled very smoothly into Royal life, but hasn't been subjected to the hassle that Diana was - thankfully.

I hope it's a trait that will stay.

I've just watched a news item with the Duchess of Cambridge christening a ship. How well she looks.

Sounds like Joel is a very nice boy. It is good that he is doing well with his schoolwork, and to show compassion for others at his age is unusual. A trait that will stay with him throughout life - shows a lot of thought for others

My ears certainly couldn't keep up. He spent a good deal of time telling me about a new set of Lego that he has :-S

My daughter had a parent/teacher interview with Joel's teacher yesterday afternoon. I feel very proud of him - he doing quite well with his schoolwork and is showing signs of being creative with his artwork. However what I think is more important is that his teacher said he is a very kind hearted boy. She found out he has a little bag in his schoolbag with little toys to give out if anyone is upset. My daughter also knew nothing of this.

Hello Sue, Yes it's great fun reading, and re-reading Linda's posts - I quite look forward to it :-D

Good that you had a good chat with Aiden and his dad, catching up.
Have to tell Aiden to take a breath - I find most youngsters talk very fast when excited.

My ears can't always keep up :-D

Hello Tec - don't you love the typos Linda makes when she's on holidays :-D

Yesterday evening we had a long chat with Aiden and his dad. We left them alone on the weekend knowing they had some catching up to do and then our son was working night shift but we rang him last night. Aiden talks so fast when he's excited - I can't always understand what he's saying :-D

I'm here - you can't miss me - I'm the daft looking one :-D

Hello Sue :-)

I keep missing everyone :-(

A silly like figure - would I say that? :-D

I knew the spelling would be fun on that gadget

I missed Sue last night because I was late due to other demands on my time.