[Magdalen] Operation London Bridge

[Marion Thompson]

She is Queen of Canada, and I am her loyal subject.  Truly, we will  not 
see her like again.

I have a great fondness for Charles who was dealt a rum hand in life.  A 
product of his upbringing and with the curse of being the Heir, rather 
than being able to live a life much more in line with his interests and 
talents.  Had he been allowed to marry Camilla way long ago when he was 
young before his influential uncle Louis Mountbatten told him not to, 
but to go to sea for awhile (and life is very different for the Royals 
in that regard), the whole sad story would have been rather different.  
Instead they found him a nice virgin to wed and what a disaster that was 
(other than the two sons and of course Diana herself) I am pleased that 
finally he and Camilla are together, a comfort to each other in their 
declining years.  He was a pioneer for organic farming and  a vocal 
protector of the environment.  Or as much as the Royals are allowed to 
have an opinion about anything.  A talented water colourist, too.

Marion, a pilgrim


On 3/16/2017 4:41 PM, Rick Mashburn wrote:
> I will be enormously sad as well. I'm not sure why but I've been fascinated
> by the British Royal Family since I was a little boy. As embarrassing as it
> is, I think it goes back to episode(s) of the Beverly Hillbillies in the
> 1960s. The entire family went to England and had series of misadventures in
> various locations. I was totally hooked on the whole castle, knights and
> English gardens thing. I also remember a segment called "In an English
> Country Garden" on Captain Kangaroo that fascinated me. I can still hear
> the theme music playing in my head.
>
> So, I was hooked very early on in my life. The original sources of the
> fascination may have been somewhat suspect but that's beside the point. I
> have been up early to celebrate their high points (the marriages) and low
> points (the funerals.) I expect it's too late for me to change now. So I
> will mourn the passing of Her Majesty the Queen when that sad day arrives.
> And, I will celebrate the new King despite me reservations about him...and
> especially his wife.
>
> God save the Queen!
>
> God's peace,
>
> Rick unrepentant monarchist
>
> On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I Know I will be very sad. She has been there almost my whole life, and she
>> looks enormously like my mother. I really do love her, and she's grown
>> immensely in her job. Charles is a good person, I'm sure, and I admire some
>> of the things he does, but he is so boring and colorless. As for Camilla,
>> the less I say about her, the better.
>>
>> The British do put on an excellent state funeral.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 1:41 PM Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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>>> In a message dated 3/16/2017 1:26:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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>>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com writes:
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>>> Tears  will be shed, that is  certain.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>> I remember getting up early (Around 5 AM) to get
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>>> positioned in front of the large Victrola radio console
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>>> to listen to the short wave (remember that?) coverage
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>>> of the Coronation of Elizabeth II.
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>>> It's interesting, looking back, what impressed me most.
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>>> Musically it was the Parry, "I Was Glad" and, especially
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>>> the RVW "All People That On Earth Do Dwell," set to
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>>> the Old Hundreth tune.  The latter tune was familiar to
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>>> me from my Methodist youth, but in the equal quarter-
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>>> note rhythm.
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>>> My thought was essentially that the
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>>> Anglicans were worth checking out (the nearest
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>>> Episcopal Church was 45 miles away)
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>>> if they were able to produce such music.
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>>> And who says that music in the church doesn't count?
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>>> David S.
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