The Royal Family #6

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I don't know whether it's a carefully crafted image or really true, but she is said to be fun, likes to impersonate others and is very good at it, apparently a very calm person who doesn't get shouty, avoids confrontation, loves horses, hunting, the outdoors, likes to do the washing up at private family picnics and likes to do the vinaigrette for the salad, fave tea is Earl Grey, old pics and videos also show her regularly film and photograph her surroundings (in private and on tour), so I suppose that's an interest of hers. Crazy about her dogs, she wrote witty letters back and forth with a friend from the perspective of their dogs. Said to be quick witted.
Phil quit smoking the day they married, she disliked it (as she saw what it did to her father).
 
vikka said:
Well, let's now not pretend like she's pulling off this amazing feat by "working already", she's not at a desk 9-5 with an a*ss boss yelling at her, where she must meet deadlines.
She's effectively just simply been to the retirement party of one of her staff.

And I agree, keeping busy and getting to another quarter of that massive castle helps distract the mind.
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She is 94 though - not sure many 94 year olds are at a desk 9-5! Whatever anyone’s thoughts on the monarchy she’s pretty active for her age even if it is just a retirement event. Resilient too to be able to do this so shortly after the loss of a much loved husband who she has been with most of her lifetime.
 
I thought she was in 8 days of mourning, which means no official engagements 🤷‍♀️

I could believe a fair bit of that, bear in mind she wasn't next in line ans l think the Queen Mother was quite fun. Although she may well have ended her up on the throne if Edward had kept the throne and married Wallis as l don't imagine she would have bore children. She was very particular about her weight and there are rumours she didn't have set with Edward. Although there are also rumours she had both sex organs.
 
Eirawen said:
I think they were living apart a lot of the time anyway, Wasn't he with one of his mistresses more often than the Queen?
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They spent a lot of lockdown in the same (big) building. But I have no idea if they actually spend a lot of time together. They didn’t spend a lot of time together in the last years. I can totally see their relationship progressing and changing over time. 73 years is a long time. My guess is they love each other but it’s not a passionate romance but more of a life partners with tremendous comfort thing. A save haven you can trust in. I think that they knew he was terminally ill and had time to prepare (even though you are never really prepared).
But I do believe she must feel the loss deeply. At 94 it gets very lonely. Especially if the people that have always been there disappear one after the other. We don’t spend every day with our best friends, don’t have contact every day but we feel the loss non the less.
 
vikka said:
Well, let's now not pretend like she's pulling off this amazing feat by "working already", she's not at a desk 9-5 with an a*ss boss yelling at her, where she must meet deadlines.
She's effectively just simply been to the retirement party of one of her staff.

And I agree, keeping busy and getting to another quarter of that massive castle helps distract the mind.
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Even if it’s “just” a retirement party, no one would have criticised her for not attending, she’s lost her husband fgs but she did it to honour that member of staff.
I know I certainly wouldn’t have been up to it a few days after losing close family so imho yes she is amazing for attending.
 
It’s rumoured that the Queen and Philip were separated for a time in the 1950’s. It’s odd really in that they had Charles and Anne very close together (two years I think) then there’s ten years between Anne and Andrew, and then it was another four years before they had Edward. It certainly fits the narrative that they weren’t together. Philip lived with his ‘companion’ Penny Braebourne at Sandringham. That’s the press practically telling us she’s his mistress. Why else would he need a ‘companion’ when he had Queen?
 
Gym&Tonic said:
It’s rumoured that the Queen and Philip were separated for a time in the 1950’s. It’s odd really in that they had Charles and Anne very close together (two years I think) then there’s ten years between Anne and Andrew, and then it was another four years before they had Edward. It certainly fits the narrative that they weren’t together. Philip lived with his ‘companion’ Penny Braebourne at Sandringham. That’s the press practically telling us she’s his mistress. Why else would he need a ‘companion’ when he had Queen?
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He played around a lot in the 50's with show girls. It is rumoured for years that that was the reason Liz took her racing manager as a lover and out pops Andrew his spit image.
 
Gym&Tonic said:
It’s rumoured that the Queen and Philip were separated for a time in the 1950’s. It’s odd really in that they had Charles and Anne very close together (two years I think) then there’s ten years between Anne and Andrew, and then it was another four years before they had Edward. It certainly fits the narrative that they weren’t together. Philip lived with his ‘companion’ Penny Braebourne at Sandringham. That’s the press practically telling us she’s his mistress. Why else would he need a ‘companion’ when he had Queen?
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I looked at the article then went straight to the comments. I was surprised that mutual friends of penny.. Say someone father knows penny very closely said she was not living with Philip and would not leave the house where her child was buried.. If there was an affair they would know about it. I though very strange... They could be right but just because you know someone well doesn't mean they tell you everything.
 
ipiraka said:
Does anyone know what the personality of Elizabeth is actually like? We only really see her in PR stunt scenarios, what is she like behind the scenes?
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I think this -
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Gym&Tonic said:
It’s rumoured that the Queen and Philip were separated for a time in the 1950’s. It’s odd really in that they had Charles and Anne very close together (two years I think) then there’s ten years between Anne and Andrew, and then it was another four years before they had Edward. It certainly fits the narrative that they weren’t together. Philip lived with his ‘companion’ Penny Braebourne at Sandringham. That’s the press practically telling us she’s his mistress. Why else would he need a ‘companion’ when he had Queen?
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Not necessarily a relative has 2 pairs of children with a large gap in between the first two and the second two. No affairs at all in the relationship.
 
I think the Queen probably does feel lonely now that Prince Phillip is gone. He was the last of her ‘old guard’ her Father, Mother and Sister already being gone. Yes she has her children and grandchildren but he was the one who she had so many shared memories with. We all know that motherhood didn’t really come naturally to her but being Phillips wife did, it’s what she wanted from being a teenager. Obviously the first spark of romance had gone but they had grown to be companions and I believe he was her best friend, someone who she always relied on.
 
I believe that Harry will have little contact with members of the BRF outside the funeral. Staff will contact him to tell him what to wear and what the arrangements will be, he will come at the time he is being told to the place he is being told, say hello to everyone who is there and then go when it is over and then fly back to the US.

That's it.
I don't think anyone will talk to him about the interview or anything else.
 
Belleboo said:
I think the Queen probably does feel lonely now that Prince Phillip is gone. He was the last of her ‘old guard’ her Father, Mother and Sister already being gone. Yes she has her children and grandchildren but he was the one who she had so many shared memories with. We all know that motherhood didn’t really come naturally to her but being Phillips wife did, it’s what she wanted from being a teenager. Obviously the first spark of romance had gone but they had grown to be companions and I believe he was her best friend, someone who she always relied on.
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I think so too. When you saw them together, I got the feeling they did still love one another, especially her, she looked at him like a teenager sometimes, no matter what Philips shenanigans during the marriage were.

whathastheworldcometo said:
I believe that Harry will have little contact with members of the BRF outside the funeral. Staff will contact him to tell him what to wear and what the arrangements will be, he will come at the time he is being told to the place he is being told, say hello to everyone who is there and then go when it is over and then fly back to the US.

That's it.
I don't think anyone will talk to him about the interview or anything else.
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Hes here for a week though. I hope someone tries to reconcile them or at least make some kind of peace and call off the Press attack dogs, who are the source of most of the trouble I think.
 
Meeting Philip at 13 and she was absolutely smitten, to her he is her one true love .

I was watching a interview the other day and the person said we mustn’t forget that Philip knew Elizabeth the longest and they may have been married 73 years, but they have been together a lot longer.

So I couldn’t imagine what she’s going through right now whilst keeping a strong head on her shoulders.




Vanillaco said:
I think so too. When you saw them together, I got the feeling they did still love one another, especially her, she looked at him like a teenager sometimes, no matter what Philips shenanigans during the marriage were.
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Vanillaco said:
I think so too. When you saw them together, I got the feeling they did still love one another, especially her, she looked at him like a teenager sometimes, no matter what Philips shenanigans during the marriage were.


Hes here for a week though. I hope someone tries to reconcile them or at least make some kind of peace and call off the Press attack dogs, who are the source of most of the trouble I think.
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He is isolating though, so the only contact could be via phone and I really don't think William will bother. Charles maybe, but I somehow doubt it.
They wouldn't want it to go to Gayle and Oprah and I don't understand why the "press attack dogs" are responsible for Harry agreeing to speak to Oprah on prime time TV. This was him and of course the press would jump at it, anyone with a tiny single brain cell would know this
 
Wallis was married twice before and never bore children, I don't know whether there are abortion rumours (don't think I ever came across any), but either she was careful or couldn't have them.
It is also rumoured that David was infertile due to a childhood illness (meningitis or some such, some common illness then for which we now have vaxx).

Phil and Liz wanted more kids once they settled into the queen/consort roles and then it didn't work out as planned, they had trouble conceiving Andrew. At least that's the story.

Liz and Phil met earlier, when she was 8 at a relative's wedding.

Above Phil wasn't pranking Liz, that's his uniform he's entitled to wear.
I think either she was surprised to see him or he cracked one.

I didn't say or imply someone would criticize Liz for not attending the retirement party, I don't think anyone would. Would be crass to criticize anyone for not attending in such circumstances.
 
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