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[Racerbvd]

[flatbutt]

I have the ceremony of moving the late Queen to the cathedral on as I do some chores. I have to say the forming of the honor guard was really impressive. Every step, even the donning of head gear was strictly choreographed. Very impressive.

[GH85Carrera]

[Racerbvd]

[otto_kretschmer]

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

A Jaguar and a Range Rover. It was good she was a mechanic during WWII!

[GH85Carrera]

I finally found something that I do care less about then the dead queen, the Emmy awards! So she is is just above the Emmys and the other Hollywood "hand me an award" shows. The new king is right in there with the award shows in lack of caring from me.

Yea, I agree, she was a great lady. The monarchy in all forms across the globe is a total waste of money and time, and just a way to have more pomp and ceremony. Not my problem, as other countries are free to play dress up and have long silly traditions.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

and just a way to have more pomp and ceremony......

You're just miffed because they are not going to Knight you when you get 100,000 posts here.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

You're just miffed because they are not going to Knight you when you get 100,000 posts here.

We don't know that. It's a whole 'nother monarchy, now that Charles is in charge!

[3rd_gear_Ted]

NO Air Force #1 for J.B.

https://www.airlive.net/world-leaders-are-asked-to-not-use-their-private-jets-to-attend-queen-elizabeths-funeral/

[Arizona_928]

Ukrainian Embassy in the UK

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by 3rd_gear_Ted

NO Air Force #1 for J.B.

https://www.airlive.net/world-leaders-are-asked-to-not-use-their-private-jets-to-attend-queen-elizabeths-funeral/

No way the secret service lets the POTUS travel to another country in anything but Air Force 1. He fills up two 747 on all trips for staff and car transport.

[WPOZZZ]

They will probably fly in to Stansted or Gatwick. Air Force One will fly probably fly into Mildenhall, then take HMX1 to London.

[Tobra]

NO Air Force #1 for Joe Brandon



It is funny because it is ridiculous

[WPOZZZ]

This sounds like a plot for a movie.

[HobieMarty]

I don't like Biden any more than the next guy, but could we please not PARF up this thread?
That would be nice.

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[flatbutt]

The Queen's procession is impressive. It reminds me of JFKs funeral procession.

It also serves to impress on me the importance of those traditions that bring people together. Whether they are Scottish, Welsh, Irish or English they come together as British.

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

The Queen's procession is impressive. It reminds me of JFKs funeral procession.

It also serves to impress on me the importance of those traditions that bring people together. Whether they are Scottish, Welsh, Irish or English they come together as British.

Totally agree. Sorta brings all the countries and their people together.

[Racerbvd]

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/when-duke-ellington-made-a-record

partial excerpt of the ^above^ article

But Duke Ellington did the exact same thing in 1959, and without any desire to make money. Or even generating publicity from the incident—which took place in secret, without fanfare or press releases.

In this instance, he created a unique album solely for the pleasure of giving it to Queen Elizabeth. With the help of Billy Strayhorn, he composed The Queen’s Suite, had one record manufactured—and sent it directly to Buckingham Palace, solely intended for Her Majesty’s ears.

According to Ellington’s son Mercer, his father began working on the music to The Queen’s Suite as soon as he got back to his hotel room. He enlisted colleague and collaborator Billy Strayhorn. In addition to royal inspiration, the work also borrowed from the natural world: the opening movement draws on birdsong heard during a Florida visit, another section was a response to an unexpected encounter with “a million lightning bugs” serenaded by a frog. The best known part of the Suite, “The Single Petal of a Rose,” was spurred by a floral display on a piano at a friend’s home.

By early 1959, the finished work was ready for performance. The Queen’s Suite was now a 20-minute work in six movements. The band recorded it over the course of three sessions in February and April 1959. A single golden disc was made, and sent to Buckingham Palace. In order to ensure that no other copies were released, Ellington reimbursed Columbia, his label, some $2,500 in production costs, and thus retained personal ownership of the master tapes.

The original score to The Queen’s Suite is now in the collection of the National Museum of American History. I’m not sure where that single recording is nowadays—but Duke made certain that the music was never released during his lifetime. Not many people even knew about the existence of this recording, which was a kind of secret between him and the Queen. Yet, according to producer Irving Townsend, Ellington worked harder on this music than any other piece during that period.

What was the Queen’s response at the time? We will never know. But I note that as recently as 2019, Her Majesty surprised British jazz musician Gary Crosby by mentioning how much she admired Duke Ellington. And that same year, she made specific reference to The Queen’s Suite in a conversation with saxophonist Tommy Smith.

Finally in 1976, two years after Ellington’s death, the piece appeared on an album entitled The Ellington Suites, released by Norman Granz. A few months later, that record won a Grammy.