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23. I do like this photo!

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:10 PM

Oct 2019

Nice smile, too!

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The Queen being "inappropriate" [View all] Siwsan Oct 2019 OP

i love it...good for her. samnsara Oct 2019 #1

She still has that marvellous smile. Golden Raisin Oct 2019 #2

Love this! colorado_ufo Oct 2019 #3

Aww, poor Charlie. 3Hotdogs Oct 2019 #9

I don't think he really wants it PatSeg Oct 2019 #13

I suspect the plan is to bypass Charles and go directly to William and Kate. colorado_ufo Oct 2019 #18

The only way that could happen is if Parliament changes the 2015 succession law. sarge43 Oct 2019 #28

I agree PatSeg Oct 2019 #35

Charles can voluntarily op-out. sarge43 Oct 2019 #37

That's kind of what I figured PatSeg Oct 2019 #48

Sassy! nilram Oct 2019 #4

+1 Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #47

I'm the Queen, I'm a great-grandma, and I ain't got no more fucks to give! Ilsa Oct 2019 #5

Letting her true personality shine---!! northoftheborder Oct 2019 #6

My Mom is 95 and one thing she and the Queen have in common is ATTITUDE! You go girls- abqtommy Oct 2019 #7

Yup. Attitude: One of the few benefits about growing old. sarge43 Oct 2019 #11

Her Majesty, relaxing and being real. Hey, why not? calimary Oct 2019 #8

Fun Fact: The Queen has more military experience than Trump, his family and in-laws combined. OMGWTF Oct 2019 #14

True dat! colorado_ufo Oct 2019 #19

Yep! calimary Oct 2019 #22

Last head of state who's a WWII veteran. n/t sarge43 Oct 2019 #29

Definitely! Military service is a family duty. pandr32 Oct 2019 #30

Grandfather, father, husband, and two sons-navy. sarge43 Oct 2019 #31

She was never actually a mechanic, that was a publicity campaign after Germany was beaten braddy Oct 2019 #32

Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service pandr32 Oct 2019 #33

I'm not tarnishing anything, a royal did her publicity act in the last months of the war but braddy Oct 2019 #34

Military drivers learn basic auto mechanics as matter of course. sarge43 Oct 2019 #39

I did some driving in the Artillery and was a driving instructor for awhile, I don't recall any of braddy Oct 2019 #41

So you are 90+ years old and served in WWII! whistler162 Oct 2019 #42

Weird. braddy Oct 2019 #43

Oh hell, I'll ask sarge43 Oct 2019 #38

I got into this years ago, it is a very difficult research because the internet is saturated with braddy Oct 2019 #40

If she did as much as change one fucking spark plug in WW II... Dave Starsky Oct 2019 #45

All stolen valor stuff sucks. braddy Oct 2019 #46

think you got bad intel there. She did repair vehicles not traipse around the demigoddess Oct 2019 #52

No, she never did anything other than the propaganda photos, she came in as an officer being braddy Oct 2019 #53

in your dreams demigoddess Oct 2019 #58

Hold on to your fairy tale Princess stories of the WWII soldier/mechanic, the Monarchist depend on braddy Oct 2019 #59

Yeah. What can 'they' do about it? sarge43 Oct 2019 #10

I met the Queen when I was eight Soph0571 Oct 2019 #12

Wow! I stood right next to her, twice Siwsan Oct 2019 #15

Shes the queen dang nabbit. she can do anything she wants to AllaN01Bear Oct 2019 #16

That's letting your hair down bucolic_frolic Oct 2019 #17

That picture also makes her look healthy and vigorous! colorado_ufo Oct 2019 #21

I love her. I'll be sad when she's gone. NurseJackie Oct 2019 #20

I do like this photo! calimary Oct 2019 #23

Wonderful! pandr32 Oct 2019 #24

Gorgeous picture :) I'd love to see an official selfie.... mwooldri Oct 2019 #25

Rock it, Betty. Zoonart Oct 2019 #26

Looking good wryter2000 Oct 2019 #27

Now is the time to really let loose and put some color into your wardrobe Brother Buzz Oct 2019 #36

Her Majesty dresses in some of the brightest colors available yellowdogintexas Oct 2019 #44

Good for her MustLoveBeagles Oct 2019 #49

What's with the unibrow... is this a real photo? Talitha Oct 2019 #50

Yes, it's a real photo Siwsan Oct 2019 #56

Thanks for the info! Talitha Oct 2019 #57

While she has lived a life of great material privilege, it has been... 3catwoman3 Oct 2019 #51

The instant her uncle abdicated, she lost most control of her life Siwsan Oct 2019 #54

You go girl! nt zanana1 Oct 2019 #55