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Even some of those taking part aren`t ardent Royalists but that`s ok, they had a job to do and they all did it well. My son is an Army Officer and his regiment helped behind the scenes with transport, security and other issues. As a soldier with 30 years service he is a true Royalist, always has...

That was Moth who was also later joined by Moose. Moth was the tabby and their first cat and he only has eyes for my oldest granddaughter. He sleeps with her and hangs out in her bedroom when he isn`t out patrolling his territory. He`s been neutered but still gets himself in trouble with other...

Good quality pearls can cost a bl*ody fortune as I found out. When my Mum passed away back in 1987 my Dad asked me to empty her wardrobe and drawers and I found a box with a broken string of pearls in it. I nearly put them in with the charity bag stuff but decided not to and asked my Dad about...

I read somewhere that the Queens funeral worked out to have cost each tax paying household just 25p. No idea how/who by or where this was calculated but that`s what was quoted.

My cat is 16 Griz and has always been a hunter killer and a climber. When she was a kitten she shredded my curtains, chewed through cables and got stuck in several places she`d managed to squash herself into. I had to stop feeding the birds because she kept killing them even with a bell on her...

I`ve finished my Christmas shopping and buy items throughout the year as and when I see something. Plus I look for sales or discount codes. I don`t spend a fortune on anybody and my granddaughters are both teenagers so they get a few small gifts plus some money to spend on clothes or whatever...

Poor quality pearls whatever he says to the contrary. Ringed, mis-shaped, potato pearls which are the cheapest of the cheap and charging silly money for items you could buy directly from China on Ebay for a fraction of the price. Good quality pearls from good quality sellers are graded just like...

As the Mum of a serving Army Officer and also the Mum of a serving Police officer, in my opinion whether people call themselves Monarchists or not, they should be proud of ALL of our forces. They have all done their jobs magnificently and have kept the population safe throughout the whole...

Hi Twilight we`ve missed you. Pop in as and when you`re up to it.

I`ve always been my usual size in the ones I`ve bought B.

I have a few pairs from Ruby Shoo, all bought in sales and I love their Eva style which I have in 3 different colourways and patterns. https://www.rubyshoo.com/collections/browse-all-shoes

There can be a number of weeks between someone dying and the date of their funeral which was even longer during covid shutdowns. My friend passed away in January 2021 and it took almost a month before her cremation took place. She was in the chapel of rest all that time and looked fine. Nowadays...

I`m old school and hate how mobile phones creep into everything. I was getting annoyed when Charles and Camilla were doing their mini walkabouts and all you could see were mobile phones practically shoved in their faces. I just don`t get it and it seems just downright rude to me. Don`t get me...

When I was a child and my Mum had one of the old fashioned upright washing machines with wringers on top, I`d watch her scrub the collars, cuffs of Dad`s shirts with the big Fairy block and she`d scrub the soles of my white school socks with it too and the crotch of everybody`s underwear before...

Nope it was true carbolic soap. Difficult to find these days but we sometimes visit a market stall which still sells it. In the pit head baths the miners were literally black from head to toe and they just used anything which cleansed well and were big sized blocks of soap. The Fairy Household...

Mr V is the same. He`s an ex miner and at the end of his shifts he`d go to the pit head baths and use a big block of Fairy Household soap or carbolic soap. He says anybody who took scented soap would have been mercilessly laughed out of the bath. He won`t touch shower gel or what he calls "fancy...

We went to the theatre last night to see Midnight Train To Georgia and outside the entrance they had an easel with a large framed photo of the Queen on it and a table with a book of condolence for people to sign.

For those who like cedar fragrances then this one is lovely. Don`t be fooled by the low price and its supposedly a mans fragrance but I`d wear it in a heartbeat. I bought a couple of them as partial Christmas gifts last year and Mr V really liked it, as did my oldest son. I`ve also bought other...

I think in such high profile families like the Royals that trust between them is something they heavily rely on. They may have their differences and may sometimes take each other to task about things but they expect it to be kept private. That`s where Harry and Meghan let them down. They may/may...