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<blockquote data-quote="Stormprince" data-source="post: 128822" data-attributes="member: 2046"><p>The world has truly lost a great and noble woman, one who exemplified everything that one thinks of when they think of a blueblooded British Lady.</p><p></p><p>I'm an American, but as a child I grew up in England. My fiance was born in Scotland, and still currently lives there, so yes, this news came as something of a blow to me, since I was on the phone with my fiance when the news reported she had died.</p><p></p><p>We then spent the next three hours talking about the Queen Mum, who at 101 years of age had lived through seeing the first cars in England, both World Wars, the effects of the full Industrial Revolution, the Depression, the beginning of the Computer Age...and she always lived for the present. Unlike many people, particularly those her age, she didn't want to live in the past, she sincerely involved herself in the present, having a cellphone, surfing the net (who knows, you might have anonymously talked to the Queen Mum in a chat room some time, and never realized it!)... she was personally involved, and donated time and money, to more than 350 some-odd charities, more than half of which were aimed at helping children, who were the ones she truly focused her energies on.</p><p></p><p>She walked the streets during the German "Blitz" of London... and commented that she could know relate with the East Enders, because her home had also been bombed.</p><p></p><p>Every time a city is wracked by bombings, she was there to offer support.</p><p></p><p>More than a decade ago, when a reporter asked her what kept her going, she replied that she wanted to receive a telegram from Buckingham Palace congratulating her on her 100th birthday... and sure enough, she got her telegram!</p><p></p><p>She was truly an incredible woman...a better human than most, a true Queen in every sense of the word.</p><p></p><p>You can disrespect the monarchy, but the Queen Mum has done so much more in her lifetime than many of us ever shall... and she <strong><em>deserves</em></strong> at least some honor.</p><p></p><p>- Christopher</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Fixed the bold-tag around deserves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stormprince, post: 128822, member: 2046"] The world has truly lost a great and noble woman, one who exemplified everything that one thinks of when they think of a blueblooded British Lady. I'm an American, but as a child I grew up in England. My fiance was born in Scotland, and still currently lives there, so yes, this news came as something of a blow to me, since I was on the phone with my fiance when the news reported she had died. We then spent the next three hours talking about the Queen Mum, who at 101 years of age had lived through seeing the first cars in England, both World Wars, the effects of the full Industrial Revolution, the Depression, the beginning of the Computer Age...and she always lived for the present. Unlike many people, particularly those her age, she didn't want to live in the past, she sincerely involved herself in the present, having a cellphone, surfing the net (who knows, you might have anonymously talked to the Queen Mum in a chat room some time, and never realized it!)... she was personally involved, and donated time and money, to more than 350 some-odd charities, more than half of which were aimed at helping children, who were the ones she truly focused her energies on. She walked the streets during the German "Blitz" of London... and commented that she could know relate with the East Enders, because her home had also been bombed. Every time a city is wracked by bombings, she was there to offer support. More than a decade ago, when a reporter asked her what kept her going, she replied that she wanted to receive a telegram from Buckingham Palace congratulating her on her 100th birthday... and sure enough, she got her telegram! She was truly an incredible woman...a better human than most, a true Queen in every sense of the word. You can disrespect the monarchy, but the Queen Mum has done so much more in her lifetime than many of us ever shall... and she [b][i]deserves[/i][/b] at least some honor. - Christopher EDIT: Fixed the bold-tag around deserves. [/QUOTE]
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