Thread: With deep respect for Elizabeth R

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

President Adern he is scaring me mummy

Wrong race

"I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice. But I can do something else. I can give you my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations."
- First televised Christmas broadcast in 1957.

I actually think the Maori king would be a great symbolic, purely ceremonial figurehead for NZ. Business could carry on as normal with elected representatives and a prime minister and we would have a home-grown head of state. Of course, nothing is ever that simple when it comes to these matters as the Maori king is not recognised by many tribes.

She was a special person. A calm, steady, mature hand at the helm for 70 years. Nary a foot wrong. A lady to be admired.

Originally Posted by chindit

Wrong race

Go somewhere else and spout your prejudice. This thread is about respect for our late Queen.

Originally Posted by MB

I'm also ambivalent about the royal family, but wonder if we are now a step closer to the Socialist Republics of Aotearoa. I can't be the only one thinking it.

And if that happens we can ditch the Treaty

Originally Posted by Maca49

@Rushy
And here I am thinking you couldn’t wait for big ears to reign!
It’s going to be hard to hold it all together for the royals now, god she must have cried some tears and felt the shame of her kids. Edward and Anne were the only decent ones
What an amazing monarch, she certainly had my respect.

Hand the reigns to William, Charlie is pas t retirement and William might be better long-term. He's never been cast in a dim light.

Originally Posted by CBH Australia

Hand the reigns to William, Charlie is pas t retirement and William might be better long-term. He's never been cast in a dim light.

It begs the question with no disrespect to the dead but the FnG in NZ was founded on the basis that the people in NZ would not be subject to the tryranny of the landed gentry. Time we moved on . Suggest you go to Waitangi and soak up what is our true heritage. Charles who was porking Camilla on his wedding night. Go figure.

This was a person. a woman, of absolute global significance , she held true to her beliefs and her desire to work for her people , whoever they were, wherever they were.
She was a person that has always had my utmost respect.

Rip, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor.
I'm not sure that the world will ever know another like you.

I didn't realize there was two thread so posted the same in both

This thread was set to honour Queen Elizabeth; imo the greatest woman to have iived during the past century and I am dismayed by the pathetic denigrating posts by a few on here which serve no honourable purpose to her achievements, conduct and honour. I trust those of you who have not the mindfulness to show respect to the SPECIFIC person see fit to withdraw your shameful posts. Incidentally, my grandad was personal piper to Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mother.

One of the nicest people you could meet. Met her, Phillip and her children many, many times when she came to stay with her cousin in our village. It also helped that my Great Gran was a housekeeper for Countess Mountbatten then known as Lady Brabourne and my Great Uncle was a butler for the Brabournes as well as my Great Grandfather being a gamekeeper on the estate.

The Americans rejected the Crown and have been frantically trying to recreate it in their own warped image ever since.

Not a massive fan of the Royals but have respect for the work they do and it would be a huge loss for the UK if they were ditched, because then they would be stuck with posturing politicians just like we are here.

This is very good ; from Boris.
https://youtu.be/lp6K9cYsHX8

Good crowd. Everyone stood for the last post and could have heard a pin drop during the two minute silence.

Absolutely massive unity of respect shown throughout her funeral.