The Queen is Dead -- Long Live the Queen

My wife is English, but all we seemed to wonder about was: Why did she carry a purse? What could she possibly need to carry that an aid couldn't give her in 2 seconds?

 

(My wife’s collection of purses forms an avalanche and buries me as I read this)

 

Queen Hermes I

 

Are they going to bury the corgis with her ?

 

One frequently quoted anecdote is that the purse would often be used as a signaling device. If she picked it up and put it on the table (or switched arms or something), that was a sign to the staff to get her the hell out of there.

One thing that crossed my mind is I wonder if a bulb of garlic will cross the threshold of the kitchen. It was banned under Liz for fear of offending breath.

 

So...500 pounds, maybe 600 with the Queen, divided by 10? Seriously, shouldn't be too hard.

 

600 pounds is almost 700 dollars.

 

The View’s Sunny Hostin Blasts Queen Elizabeth Wearing Crown ‘With Pillaged Stones From India and Africa’

She's only wore the crown for 70 years, but sure bring it up after she's dead - classy move. Where the hell was the outrage when she was alive and could have done something about it.

 

Just watched the king's address. Well done. I cannot imagine how difficult it would be for your first act as king to go on TV worldwide to thank your mother as you're grieving her loss.

 

I might be engaged in a little too much royal deference, but the pauses, choreographed as they might have been, were effective to make it sound less like something being read.

 

Scotland was in mid to high 50s when we were there with occasional rain, like when we toured Edinburgh Castle. We needed jackets and jeans but it was perfect walking weather.

 

In the early days, a sanitary napkin. But I like the idea of it being a signal.