Royal Jubilee... 71 years at the same job. No sign of Prince Andrew

[Demovictory9]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10878553/Queens-Platinum-Jubilee-Royal-Family-attends-Trooping-Colour.html

[Siwsan]

1. The size of that crowd is what I remember from her Silver Jubilee, and I was in it.

Right up close to the gates in front of the palace. That kind of crowd energy defies apt description.

[Hortensis]

33. :) Nice memory.

[phylny]

2. Who is the old gentleman?

Also, nice to see Harry and Meghan there.

[CottonBear]

6. HRH The Duke of Kent, the Queen's 1st cousin.

He had a military career in the British armed forces.
He accompanies the Queen on some formal occasions since the death of her husband.

[Demovictory9]

7. Duke of Kent

[Freddie]

3. Who's the older gentleman with the Queen and Prince Harry?

Last 2 pix

[CottonBear]

5. HRH The Duke of Kent who is the Queen's 1st cousin.

He has two siblings who are also the Queen’s 1st cousins: HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent and Prince Michael of Kent.

Their father died in an airplane crash when they were very young. Their mother was Princess Marina of Kent, who was born a Princess of Greece & Denmark.

The Duke’s wife, Duchess of Kent, was the Patron of Wimbledon for many years before retiring from life as a working royal.

[Freddie]

9. Thank you

Now I remember, their father was a younger brother to King George VI and King Edward VIII (the one who abdicated).

[CottonBear]

10. He tragically died in a plane crash. NT

[whistler162]

43. Thought it was the Duke of Earl!

[Buckeyeblue]

51. Wasn't their mother the sister of Phiip's mother (so his aunt)?

[CottonBear]

55. Princess MarIna & Princess Andrew were both born princesses of Greece & Denmark.

[markbark]

15. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

QEII's first cousin

[jalan48]

4. Kardashians for the Monarchists.

[Demovictory9]

11. Kardashians are all about beauty, looks, clothing.

[jalan48]

12. Well, at least the Royal Family has two out of three on that one.

[BlackSkimmer]

22. I think the Queen is beautiful. Absolutely radiant, despite her age.

She deserves all of this.

[PatSeg]

31. I agree

And "radiant" describes her perfectly. She is absolutely glowing.

This was not the life she chose; it was the life chosen for her.

[BlackSkimmer]

63. So true. And she dedicated her life to service.

She looks like a piece of Wedgewood china in that ensemble.

And little Charlotte looks so much like the Queen at that age.

[PatSeg]

64. It is amazing

that she seems to be looking younger and certainly more relaxed as she gets older. I'm not a huge royalty fan, but I must say I do admire Queen Elizabeth.

[BlackSkimmer]

65. I'm the same. She is a remarkable woman who has lived a remarkable life.

I think she's truly a "good" person, which is how I feel about Jimmy Carter too. There are very few of them around.

[FalloutShelter]

8. Harry and Meg are there.

Those on the balcony are the “working” members
Of the royal family. Harry and Meg no longer take part in the “work” performed by what the Queen has referred to as “The Firm.”

[HipChick]

25. There, but banned from being out on the balcony...

"The Firm" could do with some help in the looks department...

[FalloutShelter]

26. Haha... true that.

[BuddhaGirl]

68. Indeed!

Including someone like Meghan - who represents POC which make up a big part of Britain.

[FalloutShelter]

69. Yep! Spot on.

[BlackSkimmer]

61. All of us could only hope to be as beautiful as the Queen at that age.

Pure beauty inside and out.

Prince Phillip was very handsome as a young man; William too. Kate is gorgeous.

Plenty of good looks for those who need that kind of thing on which to judge a person's worth.

[Tomconroy]

13. Good for her! In many ways she's the last world leader who was

a part of the War Generation.
Wasn't her first Prime Minister Winston Churchill? And now it's Boris Johnson. Hmmmmm.
Sir Edmund Hillery climbed Mt. Everest about the same time as her coronation.

[Demovictory9]

40. Reported today that survey says most still dont wsnt.charled as king..memory of how he.behaved w Dia

Only a third want.him as king

[Tomconroy]

41. If they were smart they'd skip to Will and Kate.

[Demovictory9]

47. Before Will is retirement age

[LakeArenal]

14. No Prince Edward or Sophie either.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

17. Prince Edward and Sophie were there n/t

[QED]

19. They were to William's left

way off to the side with their two children.

Here's a pic of Sophie next to William - they cropped out Edward and their children.

Link to tweet

?s=20&t=loVP8Is94L8D0YtIpa5z0g

[LakeArenal]

21. Im glad. The are great.

[BlackSkimmer]

23. They were absolutely there.

On the balcony.

[whistler162]

54. And Prince Albert was in the can!

[Mollyann]

16. ?

What is wrong with Prince Charles' hands in the first picture?

[Catherine Vincent]

29. I noticed it too

They look swollen.

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. Charles' hands look very puffy

Both hands in 2 pics show it.

[HipChick]

27. They have been puffy for some time...

[Autumn]

20. Did she lock Edward in the Tower?

[BlackSkimmer]

24. Edward is there. Do you mean Andrew? nt

[Autumn]

30. Epstein's friend. Did she banish him to the Tower?

[BlackSkimmer]

36. Andrew.

Nah, I'm sure he's not far away from the action lol.

[Gore1FL]

37. Andrew is the Royal formerly known as "Prince." nt

[TxGuitar]

28. "Job"

[NCLefty]

57. It's a lot of work, standing there, waiting for that... ceremonial thing to happen... again...

[Poiuyt]

32. Prince Andrew Tests Positive For COVID, Will Miss Scheduled Jubilee Appearance

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/prince-andrew-positive-covid-jubilee_n_6298cfc6e4b090b53b829ee9

[FakeNoose]

34. Andrew is still part of the royal family, but he's been stripped of his military regalia and honors

Maybe they put this story out because he doesn't want to be seen without his medals and uniform? I don't know, but it's possible. His brothers are all decked out in theirs.

If he really does have Covid, I wish him good luck and speedy recovery.

[tanyev]

35. Just happened to catch the jets flying in a "70" formation when I turned the TV on this a.m.

That was pretty cool.

[mnhtnbb]

38. Prince Charles has not aged well.

He looks old enough to be his mother's husband.

[Demovictory9]

39. He certainly didnt get.to be a young pretty prince. Even the son is aged

Downside to belonging family that lives to 100

[BlackSkimmer]

62. Lol, he was considered a huge catch in the 70s and 80s.

Most eligible bachelor and all that.

He dated many beautiful women, whatever that matters.

[Demovictory9]

66. I remember..so was prince of Monaco. Now wife looks severely depressed

Wife of prince of monaco

[BlackSkimmer]

67. Yes, I read something about that. Something seems very off there.

No matter how much money and prestige a person might have...it really means nothing at the end of the day. Very sad.

I think Charles is a fairly happy fella, but I do wish he wouldn't be king.

[DFW]

45. THAT was Prince Charles? I thought it was the guy from the Beefeater Gin bottle

I'll have to go back and look more closely.

[OnlinePoker]

42. In 10 days, she moves up to #2 in longest reigning sovereign monarch of all time

She would have to reign another 2 years to take #1 from Louis XIV of France.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-reigning_monarchs

[DavidDvorkin]

46. That's an interesting list

The ones from centuries ago are surprising. It's not so surprising that someone has a long reign in modern times, with modern medicine.

[OnlinePoker]

50. At 25 years 9 1/2 months, she is the second oldest on the list at the time her reign started

She is only topped by Prince Rainier of Monaco who was 25 years 11 months. Many of the others were under 10 or in their early teens. She's has had mobility issues lately but, unlike a lot of people who were married for many years, she didn't fade away quickly when Phillip died like I expected. As a 60 year old Canadian, I'd like to see us give up the monarchy when she goes, but I know that will probably never happen in my lifetime.

[DFW]

44. 71 years at the same job! Now I don't feel so old any more

I've only been with my outfit for 47 years, and I was starting to feel ancient...........

[Demovictory9]

48. Wow..max at job for me was 10 yrs

[DFW]

53. I got to make mine up as I went along, so I included a few perks

Not many people get to do that. Of course, I had to bust my ass to get things done--still do. This week, for example: Monday I was in Spain, Tuesday and Wednesday in the Netherlands, today in Paris, and tomorrow in northern Germany. There is no rest for the weary.

On the other hand, I get to run our European operations, give our guys here a LOT of autonomy, which they love, and it makes them bust their asses, too. I speak everyone's language, so no Americans here other than myself. The pay is good for being able to do something I like to do, plus all the vacation time I want or need, plus additional time to take care of family members if they have medical emergencies. All work travel is paid, and my expenses are never questioned. I never screw them, and in return they never question me. I got recruited a year out of college. I had the right skills, spoke the right languages, and they were liberal enough to let me do things my way and see if they worked out, instead of insisting I do things their way, and then blame me if they didn't work out.

The only current downside is that I am looking for a replacement, and having no luck. I painted myself into a corner as far as job security goes: I made myself so difficult to replace that it is now almost impossible. With the perks and the good pay, you'd think people would be lining up around the block to apply for the position. All you need is English native language, an EU residence permit, an EU work permit, permission to live and work in the USA, too, if necessary, and fluency, or near fluency, in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, at least one Scandinavian laguage, at least one Slavic language (preferrably Russian or Polish), and, if possible, Catalan. So, in essence, I have a great job that I'm probably stuck in for as long as I live.

Still, if the alternative is a job you hate for as long as you live, or no job at all, well, that made the choice to stick with this job REALLY easy for me!

[Demovictory9]

58. congrats on having a job you love

[DFW]

59. If I ever bet on anything, bet against me, because I always lose. BUT.....

The two most important things in life: my family and my work--now THERE I hit the jackpot both times.

Oh, and one time a friend in California asked me to buy some raffle tickets to help out a children's hospital she had done some volunteer work for, so I bought five $10 tickets. I won the grand prize, which was a week in Hawaii. Only--the trip had to originate in Oakland, CA. I just didn't have time that year. However, a friend from the Netherlands was going to travel to San Francisco that year, so I asked him if he and his wife wanted to tack on a trip to Hawaii. They said SURE!! and so I had the winning tickets changed to their names. The USA taxes such winnings, but since I wasn't going to take the trip, I sure wasn't going to pay any taxes on it! The Netherlands doesn't tax lottery winnings, so he and his wife got to take the trip unencumbered.

[AngryOldDem]

49. Andrew tested positive for COVID.

At least, that’s the official story.

[Hekate]

52. Looks like a million people came to see the Queen

Could be the rumor of the demise of the Royals is a bit premature

[DFW]

60. You are very brave to post a photo like that

The next time you see it, Donald Trump will post it and claim that it's the crowd at his inauguration.

Never mind the flags. Trumpanzees never noticed Russian flags at their rallies, so there's no reason he would notice those those flags aren't American (dey got da right colors, don't dey?).

[Lucinda]

56. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️