Friday 29 April 2011

Royal generations


Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, pictured in the gardens of Walmer Castle 2001.  At the time she will have been 100 years old.


Queen Elizabeth



Stamp card issued to celebrate the wedding of Charles and Diana.



Diana, Princess of Wales, with her two sons.


Queen Elizabeth with her two grandsons.



The engagement of William and Kate commemorated on a card showing the engagement ring as worn by Diana.

Well, I think the whole world knows what's happening today in London.  Not the place to go if you don't like crowds.




I've just heard that Prince William is to be made the Duke of Cambridge which means he is no longer a commoner.  The only people who are not commoners in the UK are the sovereign and members of the peerage (duke, marquis, viscount, baron).  Up until now, Prince William did not have such a title, but after the wedding the couple are to be known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.  Something tells me though, that they will still be called William and Kate.


This is a post for Postcard Friday, which is hosted by Beth Niquette at The Best Hearts are Crunchy.
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15 comments:

  1. I had to linger at these a while, great

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  2. And I promised myself a wedding free day today!

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  3. @Odie, I'm glad you liked them. :)

    @Bob, I apologise. :) But if you look carefully, there is no wedding there, just people and engagement rings. I have managed to avoid the main event completely - so far.

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  4. I like the Queen Mother with the corgi!

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  5. I'm not really into the whole royal wedding thing (I know I'm in the minority!), but I liked that card of William and Kate and Charles and Diana. :)

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  6. Every day, something better ;)
    From Seville (Spain) congratulations for your great blog :)

    Greetings

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  7. I love all your cards. The Queen Mother was always such a darling in my eyes.

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  8. I only watched their vows on tv, and for some reason, I think all weddings,even those not-so-grand ,always give me a teary eye.

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  9. Happy Postcard Friendship Friday! For me weddings area symbol of hope for the future. London must have been crazy this morning. Yes I did get up early and watch the big event.

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  10. I love them all. The Queen Mother seemed adorable to me.

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  11. I didn't know that about 'commoner'. Is a Prince a commoner? Geez, what do you have to do!! x

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  12. I was avoiding all the wedding fuss too, but these postcards really brought back some memories. Charles and Diana's wedding doesn't seem that long ago. I must be getting old.

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  13. Great post. I enjoyed the fuss and all the ceremony.

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  14. I was up all night to watch the festivities. I loved it all and was so happy no craziness marred the beauty of the wedding. It was all very lovely and touching, I thought. I watched Diana's wedding and didn't see such radiant happiness in her face as shown in Kate's. Her dress was beautiful and I, immediately, thought of Grace Kelly when I saw it. Grace Kelly was my all time favorite actress and royal bride and in my five visits to Monaco, I've never failed to visit her grave at the cathedral.

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  15. It's really pretty! I was watching the royal wedding and Kate is just wonderful!

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