Fao Sir.prize - And Anyone Else

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I have been called a grumpy old fart by some people this weekend. People may still think that after this post. However, please stay with it till the end and I hope you'll see where I'm going with it. On Monday April 17th 1989 at 11 a.m., I laid a spray of flowers along the goal line at the Kop End of Anfield. We were among the first to do so, as only one line of flowers had been laid there before us. Why would a staunch United fan like me do that? Because I had watched it all unfold live on TV on the Saturday. It was very upsetting, so me and my wife decided to pay our floral tribute. They were ordinary young people; some yet to reach adulthood. That registered with me. Terrible. We had physically done something to show our sympathy. Cut to Buck House, and the Queen finds out about Hillsborough through tv/newspapers/equeries, whatever. She sends a telegram of sympathy to the people of Liverpool. What's next on her agenda? A garden party? Lunch with an ambassador? Walk the corgis in the garden? People didn't fight in WW2 for the monarch. They fought because they didn't want Nazis marching into their town/city murdering and wrecking. The King meant nothing to the men who fought in WW2. I know. I knew lots of veterans who told me that. I think the monarchy is a waste of our money.
The Queen is cold and unemotional and sends sympathy messages as a matter of course.

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boxtops
Is there a distributor here in the UK. I like it also.?

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I agree, when she popped round to mine for a coffee she went on a right expletive fuelled rant. All because I had run out of Nescafé and she had to make do with Mellow Birds.

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Margaret is the reason I have an ashtray

Liz's favourite biscuit is the simple Digestive....not a lot of people know that!

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Baldric
Like you I have met and spoken to all members of the Royal Family from the period 1980-1997.All were very normal people and had the enviable ability to start an interesting conversation with somebody they had only just been introduced to.All were charming and most were amusing.The only member I found hard work was HRH Prince Charles.Not easy to talk to unless he had a script and the one time royal Fergie was really OTT jolly hockey sticks individual.Prince Philip was sometimes irascible but you knew exactly where you stood with him which is the way I like it.He had a great sense of humour though not to everybody's taste.

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Boxtops
Thanks for that link.