On June 13, 1981, gunshots rang out near Buckingham Palace. A 17-year-old who idolized the assassins of John Lennon and John F. Kennedy had fired six blanks at Queen Elizabeth, who was riding her horse in parade. He was swiftly seized by police while the Queen, who had no way of knowing the shots hadn’t been real, merely calmed her startled steed and resumed her place. It was the reaction of a woman who, as an 18-year-old princess, begged her father to let her join the armed forces and trained as a mechanic and military truck driver, the only female member of the royal family to do so. Eventually, she became the last living head of state who served in World War II.
"Her tireless, uncomplaining devotion to her duty; her unashamed Christianity (she prayed to the King of Kings on her knees each night before her bed); : excellent Sir Jon... well thought out and expressed....
“Queen Elizabeth II embodied dignity and class in an age of scandal; selfless duty in an age of expressive individualism; virtue and discipline in an age of unscrupulous moral decadence.”
Contrast this with the latest chapter in Harry & Meghan's seemingly-neverending performance. A Netflix documentary! It's in such poor taste and the antithesis of the way Queen Elizabeth conducted herself. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the matter.
"Her tireless, uncomplaining devotion to her duty; her unashamed Christianity (she prayed to the King of Kings on her knees each night before her bed); : excellent Sir Jon... well thought out and expressed....
“Queen Elizabeth II embodied dignity and class in an age of scandal; selfless duty in an age of expressive individualism; virtue and discipline in an age of unscrupulous moral decadence.”
Contrast this with the latest chapter in Harry & Meghan's seemingly-neverending performance. A Netflix documentary! It's in such poor taste and the antithesis of the way Queen Elizabeth conducted herself. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the matter.