Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second 1926-2022

lifes2short

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I have a feeling that King Charles will do ok and I do very much like William and Kate who i am sure will carry on the legacy, as for the other one and his nasty other half I hope they lose the royal titles and land flat on their faces.
 
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lifes2short said:
I have a feeling that King Charles will do ok and I do very much like William and Kate who i am sure will carry on the legacy...
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.... as for the other one and his nasty other half I hope they lose the royal titles and land flat on their faces.
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I was going to 'like' the first half of this message, as a I totally agree.

As for the second half, I prefer to just think that minor royals always struggle for find their place, so good luck to them in their transition from minor British royals to minor American celebrities.
 
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lifes2short said:
I have a feeling that King Charles will do ok and I do very much like William and Kate who i am sure will carry on the legacy, as for the other one and his nasty other half I hope they lose the royal titles and land flat on their faces.
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I thought they'd already lost their titles?
 
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The world is a different place - as long as most of us have lived she was Queen. My only connection is that I visited the place where she became Queen in 1952, Treetops in Kenya, which she re-visited in 1983. I feel your loss

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UlstermanAbroad

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Below (right) is one of the iconic images of The Queen's visit to Cork
in 2012. After her visit to Dublin and Cork, The Queen's Ladies
in Waiting said that they hadn't seen the Queen so happy
and relaxed, for a long time.

Below (left), is an image of The King's visit to the same
fishmonger in Cork's English Market, in 2018.
As he did with The Queen, Pat O'Connell introduces
The King to The Mother-in-Law Fish (Pike). So named because
of its rows of sharp teeth and fierce-some attacks.

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UlstermanAbroad

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As an aside. If you're ever in Cork City and looking for fresh fish. Pat O'Connell's stall in The English Market
has the freshest fish that you can buy. Except directly at the quayside. O'Connell's fish comes from West Cork fishermen directly to their stall, every morning. This was my go to fishmonger for several years. Forgive me for the plug.
 
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I always thought this was a great picture, Philip was one of my favourite royals too. Aside from the unflinching lifetime of service, back in the day they even managed to be effortlessly stylish!
I shall claim this pic as my avatar for just a couple of weeks.
End of an era.

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UlstermanAbroad

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daverichardson said:
I was there a couple of months ago
The food is wonderful
A great market
Pigs trotters too
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The ham hocks are excellent too. I lived across the street for a few years,
off South Mall and this was my nearest 'supermarket'. The food is amongst
the cheapest in the town. But fresher than anywhere and mostly local.
The Café upstairs buys its produce from the stall holders downstairs
and when I first moved to Cork. I used to sit upstairs overlooking the
stalls below and just people watch over brunch or coffee / tea and a
dessert. You could people watch, while the butcher below, butchered a
complete cow. Theatre with food :p
I hope you really enjoyed yourself there Dave.
Apologies! Not thread drift. No more posts from me about Cork.
Except to say, Her Majesty had a fabulous time there and I will forever
love the people of Cork, for giving my Sovereign such a welcome.

If anyone else is visiting Cork and wants some travel tips. Don't hesitate.
 
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