tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post1757884617529212505..comments2024-03-29T09:08:05.850+00:00Comments on THE SMALL THINGS: Pomp and CircumstanceTania Kindersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-21560401905386711902010-05-27T09:21:16.247+01:002010-05-27T09:21:16.247+01:00Kay - can't tell you how exciting it is for me...Kay - can't tell you how exciting it is for me to have a reader all the way from New Zealand.<br /><br />Belgravia Wife - do so agree. Feel oddly proud of tiny island doing sometimes remarkable things. Then have to check self for any traces of chauvinism, in a very British way. <br /><br />Are you actually in Belgravia? Can you see the Queen driving past if you lean out of your window?Tania Kindersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-65435930984853085972010-05-26T07:37:12.408+01:002010-05-26T07:37:12.408+01:00Thanks for posting this Tania, I have to say I agr...Thanks for posting this Tania, I have to say I agree with other comments, it doesn't seem rational or make sense but then most of life's great joys defy logic !<br /><br />As for the rather obtuse American comment, I do often wonder how such a tiny island with lets face it not great weather, a smattering of natural resources and a challenging history can have made such an impact on the world - linguistic, scientific, literary. <br /><br />I know it may not be our finest hour at the moment but as they say there must be something in the water as once in a while we Brits deliver something or someone utterly ground breaking and marvellous. I hope the Queen had a belter of a martini too - she must be the High Priestess of smalltalk. She is also a still married mum of four with a job that carries sure tons of perks but a serious payoff in her personal freedom.<br /><br />Beautiful photos as always. xxMarch 17thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687255247816681142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-14137462754116818392010-05-26T01:21:12.372+01:002010-05-26T01:21:12.372+01:00Those men in suits in their black motorcades are s...Those men in suits in their black motorcades are slightly sinister, I think. The Queen, the parade, the ceremony are all quite reassuring of stability and continuity. I must say I've become much more royalist as I've got older having had republican tendencies in my youth. (I live in NZ.) The Queen, or any of the royal family as head of state is infinitely preferable to some of the ghastly people who could be foisted upon us in NZ as heads of state (presidents?) should we become a republic.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257074709819817717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-61858737412822754992010-05-25T21:51:15.948+01:002010-05-25T21:51:15.948+01:00Sharon - actually, I think YOU have just summed it...Sharon - actually, I think YOU have just summed it up. The whole thing is not rational, but even though I am a proud child of the Enlightenment, I think we all need a dash of the irrational with our reality. Perhaps that is exactly why the whole glorious absurdity pleases me so.Tania Kindersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-16826774208054089612010-05-25T21:36:05.723+01:002010-05-25T21:36:05.723+01:00Tania,
You've so eloquently summed up the whol...Tania,<br />You've so eloquently summed up the whole dilemma. I'm immensely moved by the whole pomp and circumstance thing, but I can't justify it on any rational, political or emotional grounds. Nevertheless, I think we'd be a worse place without it.Sharon Longworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-91171894025132314062010-05-25T18:56:20.094+01:002010-05-25T18:56:20.094+01:00Marcie - thank you so much. Always feel slightly s...Marcie - thank you so much. Always feel slightly shy about admitting late-blooming love for our own dear queen.<br /><br />Mona - Do agree about mad cost, but if it were some president and entourage, I don't think it would be so much cheaper and it would undoubtedly be drabber. Imagine no changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. (So much for my younger radical self.)Tania Kindersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-22795149976409185132010-05-25T17:45:04.895+01:002010-05-25T17:45:04.895+01:00She does bear the constraints with apparently asto...She does bear the constraints with apparently astonishing grace, and for that, I must also admit to a tiny fondness for her. The State Opening of Parliament is one of the best of our ceremonies, and yet, even as I was reading about it today, I was wondering 'How much does it cost? Who pays for it? How much less would we have to take out of the Health and Education budgets if we just didn't do this, but had the PM stand up in the Commons and tell us what the government plans to do?' Probably not a noticeable amount, but I couldn't help wondering.<br />And still, I am fond of old Brenda. <br />Lovely post, as always.Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690514658812327754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-49796364580571400802010-05-25T16:55:27.232+01:002010-05-25T16:55:27.232+01:00I love the tradition your country has and the Quee...I love the tradition your country has and the Queens is just lovely. <br />I really enjoyed reading this post. <br /><br />:) MarcieMarciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557790177801142318noreply@blogger.com