Today Elizabeth II Regina and Prince Philip celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary. I am unable to provide a photograph of the happy couple at the time of their wedding because a) I was not present, and if I had been I would have been a mere lad of thirteen and totally barred from the environs of Westminster Abbey; and b) I could find no on-line images which are not copyrighted.If you are interested in seeing the happy couple, she in her scrumpdillyicious gown, look at this site:
http://prints.paphotos.com/pictures_680397/royal-wedding-princess-elizabeth-and-prince-philip-westminster-abbey.html
If you are not an Anglophile, that is okay. I wouldn't say that I am one, either. But anyone who stays married to each other this long deserves our congratulations.
Congratulations, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
Image: Knights of the Bath, by Canaletto 1749. Procession at Westminster Abbey
Semi-apology. Or better, apology to those who don't know me well enough to understand my humor. Yesterday I posted a little verse I wrote three years ago. Please do not infer that I am a "gloomy gus" type, nor that morbidity has set in. I deeply appreciate the gifts God has given me, and specifically the gift of life, which I enjoy very much.
3 comments:
Nice picture of the couple - beautiful bride. Obviously, protection from aging is not a privilege of royalty.
I've heard of so many tales of their infidelities--does it count then if you just stay married?? I guess you get points for being together all those years in spite of all that.
Vee, they are subject to the same ravages of time we all are. ('subject' --get it?)
Lin, I guess points for sticking.
(stuck?) Personally, I haven't followed the peccadilloes of the royals over the years.
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