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Queen Elizabeth is seriously unwell :(

What a shame @dk168, we used to live near Windsor so have visited the castle many times with US guests. Hopefully, there’ll be another opportunity for you to visit.
 
Austina said:
What a shame @dk168, we used to live near Windsor so have visited the castle many times with US guests. Hopefully, there’ll be another opportunity for you to visit.
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Indeed a shame, nevermind.

I had been to Buck House in 2012 for the Diamond Jubilee exhibition, and was debating if I should attend the Platinum exhibition.

In the end I decided to go, thinking there would not be another significant jubilee exhibition in her name,

DK :cry2:
 
Snowdrop13 said:
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St Giles in Edinburgh tonight. We were fortunate to be able to file past the coffin. She is guarded by the Royal Company of Archers., they looked amazing. It was a lovely experience.

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Thank you for the pictures. They make me feel very emotional. I won't be able to get to London to pay my respects due to being in school this week then we are away at the wkend, which we have decided not to cancel.
 
Snowdrop13 said:
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St Giles in Edinburgh tonight. We were fortunate to be able to file past the coffin. She is guarded by the Royal Company of Archers., they looked amazing. It was a lovely experience.

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So glad to hear you made it there.

DK :cry2:
 
the Queen's bees have been informed
www.abc.net.au

When Queen Elizabeth II died, why was it important that they tell her bees?

The superstitious and somewhat cute tradition of 'telling the bees' of a death in the family has been part of rural British folklore for centuries. It was no different for the death of Britain's longest reigning monarch.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au

i have no idea how i knew one has to tell bee hives stuff like this ?
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
the Queen's bees have been informed
www.abc.net.au

When Queen Elizabeth II died, why was it important that they tell her bees?

The superstitious and somewhat cute tradition of 'telling the bees' of a death in the family has been part of rural British folklore for centuries. It was no different for the death of Britain's longest reigning monarch.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au

i have no idea how i knew one has to tell bee hives stuff like this ?
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Bees are so sensitive to their keepers and to stressors! It’s a whole thing. They will make a big stink anytime there’s a disruption and they will also only take to one person. They are just fascinating creatures. And when you think about it it they are sort of named after royalty: there’s the Queen, there’s Royal jelly, there’s a hierarchy and tiers of society, etc.
 
The Queen's death affects me more than I had anticipated, probably it opened the compartment where I put my saddest memories like the death of my father, my late partner and his/my dog.

Cried a few times already, and I expect there will be more tears to come!

DK :cry2:
 
dk168 said:
The Queen's death affects me more than I had anticipated, probably it opened the compartment where I put my saddest memories like the death of my father, my late partner and his/my dog.

Cried a few times already, and I expect there will be more tears to come!

DK :cry2:
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You need to let that happen whenever you feel it. I also cried when they announced her death last Thursday afternoon, as did my 11 & 13 year old daughters. It's just so sad. The Queen has been in all our lives for a very long time & we will naturally feel her loss & the huge change that it brings.
 
dk168 said:
The Queen's death affects me more than I had anticipated, probably it opened the compartment where I put my saddest memories like the death of my father, my late partner and his/my dog.

Cried a few times already, and I expect there will be more tears to come!

DK :cry2:
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dk168 said:
The Queen's death affects me more than I had anticipated, probably it opened the compartment where I put my saddest memories like the death of my father, my late partner and his/my dog.

Cried a few times already, and I expect there will be more tears to come!

DK :cry2:
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i went to google a group corgi hug for you and found this instead
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even though HM was elderly we still exspected her to go on for ever, and i know thats illogical and also unfair but she has just always been there for us
 
i need a carton of tissues
i finally found the service from inside Whitehall
i just cant beleave HM is gone

i ahve no idea why the link wont post
if you havnt seen it just google

Service for the reception of the coffin at Westminster Hall​

 
www.odt.co.nz

King Charles sends greetings to New Zealanders

King Charles III has conveyed his deep affection and commitment to New Zealand in a conversation with the New Zealand Governor General Dame Cindy...
www.odt.co.nz www.odt.co.nz

www.1news.co.nz

Watch: NZDF perform stunning haka for Prince William and Kate

It’s not often that the Prince and Princess of Wales are upstaged, but for a minute today Kiwi Defence Force personnel stole the show, writes Joy Reid.
www.1news.co.nz www.1news.co.nz
www.newshub.co.nz

Queen Elizabeth death: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, fiancée Clark Gayford pay tribute to monarch lying in state

TV footage shows the PM stopping to curtsy as she files past the late Queen's coffin.
www.newshub.co.nz www.newshub.co.nz
 
Snowdrop13 said:
(sorry to be a cynic but he really, really wants a knighthood, and had a police escort in the queue)
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You are not alone in thinking that, Gary Barlow is another one and his chance had been dashed due to the off-shore tax account issue.

DK :))
 
Snowdrop13 said:
(sorry to be a cynic but he really, really wants a knighthood, and had a police escort in the queue)
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:lol:
im usually at war with soccer (nobody hardly ever scores) and this was the nicest thing i have said about the sport in years :lol-2:
 
dk168 said:
You are not alone in thinking that, Gary Barlow is another one and his chance had been dashed due to the off-shore tax account issue.

DK :))
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wasnt he a character in Corrination st ?


opps maybe that was Ken ? :lol:
 
dk168 said:
Gary Barlow was a member of Take That, a British Boy Band.

DK :))
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oh thanks DK
i think i have heard of them but would not know them in a line up
as not on my radar
:lol-2:
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
oh thanks DK
i think i have heard of them but would not know them in a line up
as not on my radar
:lol-2:
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I am not into them as I am a 80s girl, and they came onto the scene in the 90s.

DK :))
 
dk168 said:
I am not into them as I am a 80s girl, and they came onto the scene in the 90s.

DK :))
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well that exsplains why i couldnt name even one song they sing :lol:
:lol:
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
the Queen's bees have been informed
www.abc.net.au

When Queen Elizabeth II died, why was it important that they tell her bees?

The superstitious and somewhat cute tradition of 'telling the bees' of a death in the family has been part of rural British folklore for centuries. It was no different for the death of Britain's longest reigning monarch.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au

i have no idea how i knew one has to tell bee hives stuff like this ?
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Scientists have discovered that bees communicate by dancing.
When one finds a good source of pollen it returns to the hive, and does a dance as the others gather around to watch.
Components of the dance communicate direction and distance from hive to the food, even the quantity of food and take into account the movement of the sun.
Other bees follow the instructions, like humans follow their car's NAV's voice.

But how did the bee-keeper tell the bees that the Queen is gone?
I wonder whether the beekeeper did a "The Queen is dead." dance, and what that dance looked like.

Here's an amazing 7-minute video on bee communication.

 
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kenny said:
Scientists have discovered that bees communicate by dancing.
When one finds a good source of pollen it returns to the hive, and does a dance as the others gather around and watch.
Components of the dance communicate direction and distance from hive to the food, even the quantity of food and movement of the sun.
Then others will follow this like humans follow their car's NAV instructions.

To tell the been the Queen is gone, I wonder whether the human beekeeper did a "The Queen is dead." dance - and what that dance looked like.

Here's an amazing 7-minute video on bee communication.

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yes bees fascinate me
all though i went o ff them for a bit after i got stung (totally not the poor bees fault but it hurt a lot)
i would think a dance like this
 
kenny said:
Scientists have discovered that bees communicate by dancing.
When one finds a good source of pollen it returns to the hive, and does a dance as the others gather around to watch.
Components of the dance communicate direction and distance from hive to the food, even the quantity of food and take into account the movement of the sun.
Other bees follow the instructions, like humans follow their car's NAV's voice.

But how did the bee-keeper tell the bees that the Queen is gone?
I wonder whether the beekeeper did a "The Queen is dead." dance, and what that dance looked like.

Here's an amazing 7-minute video on bee communication.

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Here is a good blog on how to tell a hive is queenless. I'm hoping to add a hive or two so learning all I can!

https://www.honeyflow.com/blogs/beekeeping-basics/queenless-hive
 
some light releaf because its got awfully final all of a sudden

:(2

i got one wrong because i dont know anything about soccer

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz www.stuff.co.nz
 
My cousin took a pic of this banner.

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