Royal Flush

Cyclefrance · 07-08-2006, 08:31 AM

You go your whole life only happening on the occasional 'Royal' maybe once or twice in all, and then suddenly you bag the whole lot, more or less, in a single week!

First Liz and Phil (we locals are allowed to call them that) - caught at Ascot on the 23rd June (heavy zoom job with the new camera - source shot from which it is grabbed below the close-up)...

Cyclefrance · 07-08-2006, 08:33 AM

Next, Charley and Camilla - On their way to attend the memorial service at Thiepval on the Somme on 1st July...

Cyclefrance · 07-08-2006, 08:39 AM

Lastly Annie - also on the Somme on 1st July - this one at the Newfoundland Park ceremony where she was giving an address as Colonel-in-Chief of the Newfoundland Regiment - not so clear, but a long way back - close up followed by the original...

Cyclefrance · 07-08-2006, 08:53 AM

And there are some who say I might have royal connections myself - I'm not so sure....

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Nothing But Net · 07-08-2006, 09:33 AM

Damn, I thought you had pictures of the loo at Buckingham Palace. Or even Prince Albert in the can!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-08-2006, 09:52 AM

Flush? Hmmm, good idea.

Elspode · 07-08-2006, 10:02 AM

The shot of Chuck and Cammie is right fine, CF. Do you often stalk the Royal Family?

Dagney · 07-08-2006, 10:18 AM

Is it a law that the Royal Women must wear awful hats?

Trilby · 07-08-2006, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dagney

Is it a law that the Royal Women must wear awful hats?

Wow, I thought just the opposite! That is one COOL hat on Camilla! Splendid, even! I wish American women wore hats.

Chuck looks good, doesn't he? And, yes, CF, you two do look a bit like cousins. Maybe your mum has something to tell you?

wolf · 07-08-2006, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Wow, I thought just the opposite! That is one COOL hat on Camilla! Splendid, even! I wish American women wore hats.

I often wear a hat, but I suppose a gimme cap or an urban camo boonie hat doesn't make quite the same statement.

Happy Monkey · 07-08-2006, 10:33 AM

In a free society, any commoner could wear any fancy hat, to to indicate their status the royals must now wear hats that nobody else would want to wear.

Undertoad · 07-08-2006, 11:50 AM

Charles is certainly going to be quite old if he ever becomes King, huh?

Nothing But Net · 07-08-2006, 01:42 PM

When I was in London exactly one year ago I could have braved the crowds (200000 or more I heard) and seen the lot on the balcony at Buckingham, but me Mum and Auntie wouldn't go.

It was a military commemoration of some sort with a flyover of WW2 era planes.
We saw those from our hotel window.

What was that, Cyclefrance?

Cyclefrance · 07-08-2006, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nothing But Net

When I was in London exactly one year ago I could have braved the crowds (200000 or more I heard) and seen the lot on the balcony at Buckingham, but me Mum and Auntie wouldn't go.

It was a military commemoration of some sort with a flyover of WW2 era planes.
We saw those from our hotel window.

What was that, Cyclefrance?

I think it was to do with the WW2 VE (Victory in Europe) and VJ (Victory in Japan) day 60th anniversary celebrations. The official commemoration day was set to fall between the two actual dates of the real events - and July was the chosen month. There was a lot going on including a concert in Hyde Park (I think) with songs from the war years, big bands (Glenn Miller sound), and speeches, as well as the fly-past over London and Buckingham Palace...

Trilby · 07-08-2006, 08:05 PM

How 'bout DogFaces kissing Nurses in the street? That, too?

One can only hope!

07-08-2006, 08:31 AM	#1
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Royal Flush You go your whole life only happening on the occasional 'Royal' maybe once or twice in all, and then suddenly you bag the whole lot, more or less, in a single week! First Liz and Phil (we locals are allowed to call them that) - caught at Ascot on the 23rd June (heavy zoom job with the new camera - source shot from which it is grabbed below the close-up)... Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

07-08-2006, 08:33 AM	#2
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Next, Charley and Camilla - On their way to attend the memorial service at Thiepval on the Somme on 1st July... Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

07-08-2006, 08:39 AM	#3
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Lastly Annie - also on the Somme on 1st July - this one at the Newfoundland Park ceremony where she was giving an address as Colonel-in-Chief of the Newfoundland Regiment - not so clear, but a long way back - close up followed by the original... Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

07-08-2006, 08:53 AM	#4
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	And there are some who say I might have royal connections myself - I'm not so sure.... . Attached Images __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

07-08-2006, 09:52 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Flush? Hmmm, good idea. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-08-2006, 09:33 AM	#5
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Damn, I thought you had pictures of the loo at Buckingham Palace. Or even Prince Albert in the can!

07-08-2006, 10:02 AM	#7
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The shot of Chuck and Cammie is right fine, CF. Do you often stalk the Royal Family? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

07-08-2006, 10:18 AM	#8
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	Is it a law that the Royal Women must wear awful hats? __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

07-08-2006, 10:33 AM	#11
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	In a free society, any commoner could wear any fancy hat, to to indicate their status the royals must now wear hats that nobody else would want to wear. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-08-2006, 11:50 AM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Charles is certainly going to be quite old if he ever becomes King, huh?

07-08-2006, 01:42 PM	#13
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	When I was in London exactly one year ago I could have braved the crowds (200000 or more I heard) and seen the lot on the balcony at Buckingham, but me Mum and Auntie wouldn't go. It was a military commemoration of some sort with a flyover of WW2 era planes. We saw those from our hotel window. What was that, Cyclefrance?

07-08-2006, 08:05 PM	#15
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