These facts and figures are royal treats…in a manner of speaking
by Rashmee
Posted on June 7, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II’s four-day Platinum Jubilee celebration is over, but the fun needn’t stop. Consider …
Read MoreThe third-generation man from York who feels unable to describe himself as ‘British’
by Rashmee
Posted on June 6, 2022
Bang in the middle of the four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend, came one of the sadder …
Read More‘It’s possible to admire the Queen without envying her’
by Rashmee
Posted on June 5, 2022
As the Platinum Jubilee holiday weekend in Britain draws to a close with the inevitable …
Read MorePlatinum Jubilee and the ‘pong of Pyongyang’
by Rashmee
Posted on June 4, 2022
Midway through the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, someone mentioned the distinct “pong of Pyongyang“.…
Read MoreThe British monarchy…warts and all
by Rashmee
Posted on June 3, 2022
As the Platinum Jubilee weekend continues in Britain, one of the best reflections on the …
Read MoreEver wondered how the monarchy survives? An insightful piece has some answers
by Rashmee
Posted on June 2, 2022
As Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations kick off in Britain, it is worthwhile to …
Read MoreNot a Queenfest…the word ‘Queen’ is associated with something quite different
by Rashmee
Posted on June 1, 2022
Republican-minded people (such as 26 per cent of Canadians) may find the next four days …
Read MoreStasis, cuke sandwiches…and more on the menu, this royal jubilee
by Rashmee
Posted on May 31, 2022
Cucumber sandwiches. ‘Jubilee trifles’. Ale. The menu of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth …
Read More70 years into the second Elizabethan age…
by Rashmee
Posted on May 30, 2022
Britain is entering Jubilee Week in giddy anticipation of a long bank holiday weekend. The …
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