[Magdalen] Operation London Bridge

[Jay Weigel]

I think Diana was well on her way to developing all those things when she
died so tragically. I think she did a wonderful job with her part of
raising the boys, too, especially in being sure that they were involved
directly with others in charity work from a young age. She was very young
when she was thrust into the royal hoopla, and I think Charles treated her
pretty shabbily vis a vis Camilla, I don't care what their prior
relationship was.

On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 6:38 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:

> Marion,
>
> You are spot on about Camilla. Diana might have liked being described as
> Queen of Hearts and she did well in some areas, such as promoting care and
> concern for those with HIV, but she did not have either personality,
> emotional depth or intelligence that she would have needed as Queen. It was
> a relationship that was geading for disaster from the start.
>
> Roger
>
>
> On 16/03/2017 21:14, Marion Thompson wrote:
>
>> 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:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In a message dated 3/16/2017 1:26:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>>
>>>>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tears  will be shed, that is certain.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I remember getting up early (Around 5 AM) to get
>>>>>
>>>>> positioned in front of the large Victrola radio console
>>>>>
>>>>> to listen to the short wave (remember that?) coverage
>>>>>
>>>>> of the Coronation of Elizabeth II.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's interesting, looking back, what impressed me most.
>>>>>
>>>>> Musically it was the Parry, "I Was Glad" and, especially
>>>>>
>>>>> the RVW "All People That On Earth Do Dwell," set to
>>>>>
>>>>> the Old Hundreth tune.  The latter tune was familiar to
>>>>>
>>>>> me from my Methodist youth, but in the equal quarter-
>>>>>
>>>>> note rhythm.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My thought was essentially that the
>>>>>
>>>>> Anglicans were worth checking out (the nearest
>>>>>
>>>>> Episcopal Church was 45 miles away)
>>>>>
>>>>> if they were able to produce such music.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And who says that music in the church doesn't count?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> David S.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
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