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malthaussen

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4. Minority view: I mislike it.

Reply to lpbk2713 (Original post)

Thu Sep 8, 2022, 07:50 PM

Sep 2022

QE2 was not our Queen. We do not dip our flag to other nations, similarly, we should not dip it to other heads of state. But nobody really cares about flag etiquette anymore anyway, so I suppose it makes no difference.

-- Mal

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President Biden orders flags at half staff after the passing of HRH [View all] lpbk2713 Sep 2022 OP

Nice. Civility in the US. Who'd a thunk it? LakeArenal Sep 2022 #1

It is the right thing to do, because it is the right thing to do, but also, it will drive the Qs Chainfire Sep 2022 #2

+1 peppertree Sep 2022 #16

I'm going to miss this Queen. Hugin Sep 2022 #3

Minority view: I mislike it. malthaussen Sep 2022 #4

foreign dignitaries Behind the Aegis Sep 2022 #5

Thanks for this info, Behind the Aegis. ShazzieB Sep 2022 #7

I'm surprised how much it has saddened me.... Blue_playwright Sep 2022 #8

Seems very fitting to me given who she was and our relationship to the UK. Behind the Aegis Sep 2022 #28

Awwww, that is incredibly touching! ShazzieB Sep 2022 #29

The flag wasn't dipped obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #6

I spent 30 Years in the Navy BOSSHOG Sep 2022 #9

Exactly. James48 Sep 2022 #14

And yet they display it BOSSHOG Sep 2022 #18

They don't either liberal N proud Sep 2022 #19

She was the titular head of one of our strongest allies. niyad Sep 2022 #13

She was HM not HRH... gagarux Sep 2022 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Sep 2022 #12

here Celerity Sep 2022 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author niyad Sep 2022 #25

it is literally in the title of the OP (and it is wrong anyway, she was addressed as Her Majesty, Celerity Sep 2022 #26

My apologies. I never looked at the title. niyad Sep 2022 #27

I saw several flags in yards and at businesses, also flying half staff. niyad Sep 2022 #11

Class act. Pepsidog Sep 2022 #15

The UK did the same for JFK nt. Pluvious Sep 2022 #17

Meanwhile EnergizedLib Sep 2022 #20

But what is "HRH" ??? DemocraticPatriot Sep 2022 #21

Her Royal Highness, which NOT what the Queen was called, she was addressed as Her Majesty Celerity Sep 2022 #23

Her Royal Highness. It's not a DU acronym. nolabear Sep 2022 #24