And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I have a picture of her lying on the ground in her shooting coat and gloves. She's got a SMLE slinged up and ready to shoot. The Queen Mother is lying next to her at the spotting scope, wearing a fox fur.
Little known story during WW2, the Queen-mother decided that she and her daughters should learn how to fire military weapons in order to defend themselves if the Germans invaded England. Churchill sent over a Thompson sub-machinegun and told her majesty that it was better for close quarters than the Lee-Enfield, which was the battle rifle for the Brits at the time. The Queen and her daughters were instructed on its use, and that Thompson stayed in the palace for the duration of the war.
what in the world di she carry in that purse?
ReplyDeleteA Walther PPK
DeleteAnd a 10mm socket
DeleteShe is English,
DeleteA spanner wrench
A spanner. Not a spanner wrench.
DeleteJames gave her the Walther !
ReplyDeleteWhat on earth did Nick Mason do to make the queen check the oil on his car?
ReplyDeleteMaybe she’s a fan of Floyd?
DeleteOnce a mechanic, always a mechanic. She did trucks in WWll.
ReplyDeleteSmart woman. Not one to shy away.
ReplyDeleteWonder where Charles would put the dipstick? I miss her Highness.
ReplyDeleteWhen leaders were quite often leaders and not just grifting fops...
ReplyDeleteI have a picture of her lying on the ground in her shooting coat and gloves. She's got a SMLE slinged up and ready to shoot. The Queen Mother is lying next to her at the spotting scope, wearing a fox fur.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see that.
DeleteLittle known story during WW2, the Queen-mother decided that she and her daughters should learn how to fire military weapons in order to defend themselves if the Germans invaded England. Churchill sent over a Thompson sub-machinegun and told her majesty that it was better for close quarters than the Lee-Enfield, which was the battle rifle for the Brits at the time. The Queen and her daughters were instructed on its use, and that Thompson stayed in the palace for the duration of the war.
DeleteA class act from start to finish, and nobody in sight to take her place.
ReplyDeleteThat's what he^ said.
ReplyDeleteMMMMM! 250GTO: one of the most beautiful cars around.
ReplyDeleteThere is a video of her 4 wheeling the King of Saudi Arabia around Balmoral in a stick shift land rover.
ReplyDeleteShe has quite a scowl on her face.
ReplyDeleteTelling Nick to change the oil before she takes it out.
DeleteThe first time
ReplyDeleteiirc during the war, she did the maintenance on the royal vehicles. It was part of her serving and freeing up the mechanics to work elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteNot royal, she was a military mechanic and driver. I miss the old gal... Churchill and the Iron lady as well.
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