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Post by Brooks on May 24, 2018 18:25:03 GMT
About the beagle... I thought teh rule was dogs that go from the US to Britain must stay in quarantine for 6 months. Has that changed?
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Post by Kao on May 24, 2018 18:42:28 GMT
That changed a couple of years ago. Now, all they need is a microchip and proof that they've had their vaccinations. If the chip is lost or if there's an issue with the paperwork they have to go into quarantine for 3 months.
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Post by AmyKay on May 24, 2018 22:28:39 GMT
So I just watched Operation Royal Wedding (it was on demand with Comcast/Xfinity thank goodness) and I got teary eyed all over again!!
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Post by FannyMare on May 24, 2018 23:14:48 GMT
So I just watched Operation Royal Wedding (it was on demand with Comcast/Xfinity thank goodness) and I got teary eyed all over again!! I'll have wait until Sunday for my tears..good to know its worthwhile...😨😰 |
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Post by AmyKay on May 24, 2018 23:46:55 GMT
Decided to watch Prince Harry's Story, also on NatGeo and that was also very good!! It reminded me of something I shared on fb recently: Royals talk about mental health"The Heads Together campaign is spearheaded by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry to end the stigma around mental health. This film captures a conversation between Their Royal Highnesses that occurred at Kensington Palace on the afternoon of Wednesday 19th April (2017) as they looked ahead to this weekend's Virgin Money London Marathon and reflected on the growth of the campaign over the last year." |
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Post by Imperfect1 on May 25, 2018 2:18:35 GMT
That changed a couple of years ago. Now, all they need is a microchip and proof that they've had their vaccinations. If the chip is lost or if there's an issue with the paperwork they have to go into quarantine for 3 months. That's wonderful! arms I am so happy to hear that there is no longer a 6 month quarantine period!!! So often, through the years, I've heard about dogs coming into the UK, and each time, I felt so bad about that horribly long period of time that the poor animal had to be taken away from it's owner(s) and locked up. I could only imagine how confusing and heart breaking it must've seemed to them. So glad that's not the case any more --- And people better get their dogs chipped and vaccinated so they don't have to be put in quarantine for 3 months!!! angryman |
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Post by Arielflies on May 25, 2018 2:53:22 GMT
I watched both shows on NatGeo. All I can say is Ahhhh! The locals and those charge with putting it altogether were precious in their delight.
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Post by MissGriss on May 25, 2018 5:20:13 GMT
Decided to watch Prince Harry's Story, also on NatGeo and that was also very good!! It reminded me of something I shared on fb recently: Royals talk about mental health"The Heads Together campaign is spearheaded by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry to end the stigma around mental health. This film captures a conversation between Their Royal Highnesses that occurred at Kensington Palace on the afternoon of Wednesday 19th April (2017) as they looked ahead to this weekend's Virgin Money London Marathon and reflected on the growth of the campaign over the last year." I'm glad that they are talking about mental health. In one of the articles I read about the wedding, Harry talked about how he'd bottled up his emotions for about 20 years, not dealing with his feelings about his mom's death. I really related to that. Like him, I was 12 when my father died. That is such a vulnerable age for a kid to lose a parent. I just bottled up the feelings and soldiered on, and it was so detrimental to my mental health. I hope that now days people are realizing that kids need support in dealing with their feelings. I know my mom always regretted that we hadn't talked about it more. There was some book about grieving for kids that she always gave to other young parents who lost a spouse. She wanted to help them help their kids to cope. |
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Post by Imperfect1 on May 25, 2018 13:01:08 GMT
Decided to watch Prince Harry's Story, also on NatGeo and that was also very good!! It reminded me of something I shared on fb recently: Royals talk about mental health"The Heads Together campaign is spearheaded by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry to end the stigma around mental health. This film captures a conversation between Their Royal Highnesses that occurred at Kensington Palace on the afternoon of Wednesday 19th April (2017) as they looked ahead to this weekend's Virgin Money London Marathon and reflected on the growth of the campaign over the last year." I'm glad that they are talking about mental health. In one of the articles I read about the wedding, Harry talked about how he'd bottled up his emotions for about 20 years, not dealing with his feelings about his mom's death. I really related to that. Like him, I was 12 when my father died. That is such a vulnerable age for a kid to lose a parent. I just bottled up the feelings and soldiered on, and it was so detrimental to my mental health. I hope that now days people are realizing that kids need support in dealing with their feelings. I know my mom always regretted that we hadn't talked about it more. There was some book about grieving for kids that she always gave to other young parents who lost a spouse. She wanted to help them help their kids to cope. Totally agree, Miss_Griss, and I'm so sorry about your dad. So hard to lose a loved one at any time, but especially losing someone as a child is so very painful. I never got much support about anything, as a child, and I didn't even know there was such a thing as support. Fortunately times have changed so much since then, and most of us are so much more aware of the importance of supporting loved ones in all kinds of situations. I worry, sometimes, that because I never got any support, that perhaps I didn't support my own kids enough when they were growing up. But I've actually asked them about that and they tell me I did, but I still think I could've done much better. But the one thing that warms my heart is that now I watch my kids, with their own kids, and I can see how much support they give to their kids. That warms my heart. So, hopefully (almost) all's well that ends well. :-S |
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Post by MissGriss on May 25, 2018 22:39:24 GMT
Thanks, Imperfect!
Yes. Times were very different back then, and each generation does seem to do better.
While I can imagine how hard it must have been for Harry to lose a parent at that age, I can't begin to imagine what it must have been like to go through a loss like that in the public eye. I was glad that the queen and Charles took the kids away out of the public eye in the weeks after Diana's death. I do wish that Harry hadn't been forced to walk behind the casket. I've read that he really, really did not want to do that, and they made him.
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Post by Critical on May 26, 2018 1:06:29 GMT
I think it must have been even harder for the boys to grieve their mother because she was someone so many people kind of claimed as their own. There they are grieving for their MOTHER and there are random people around the world who are beating their breasts over her death, like their loss is equivalent to the loss HER SONS are experiencing. Of course it was terrible, of course so many of us cried over her loss, but she was their mother. It's not even close to the same.
While Charles has always, I think, gotten a bad rap - and he's definitely not perfect (who is?) - I think he's done a lovely job with the boys. I feel for him. He loved Camilla, but was forced to marry Diana because she fit the script and Camilla didn't. He's as much a "victim" as anyone in that whole situation. I can't imagine how hard that must have been for ALL involved. I don't think that, even twenty years ago, ANY member of that family would have been allowed to marry a) an American who b) had been divorced. Maybe the Queen saw how absolutely miserable Charles and Diana (not sure how she feels about Camilla) were when made to enter into that marriage for appearances and that made her loosen the rules a bit.
It's clear from watching William and Harry that they idolize and adore their grandfather. The looks on their faces when they saw him at the wedding were like pure hero worship.
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Post by justCoz on May 26, 2018 1:16:47 GMT
I think it must have been even harder for the boys to grieve their mother because she was someone so many people kind of claimed as their own. There they are grieving for their MOTHER and there are random people around the world who are beating their breasts over her death, like their loss is equivalent to the loss HER SONS are experiencing. Of course it was terrible, of course so many of us cried over her loss, but she was their mother. It's not even close to the same. While Charles has always, I think, gotten a bad rap - and he's definitely not perfect (who is?) - I think he's done a lovely job with the boys. I feel for him. He loved Camilla, but was forced to marry Diana because she fit the script and Camilla didn't. He's as much a "victim" as anyone in that whole situation. I can't imagine how hard that must have been for ALL involved. I don't think that, even twenty years ago, ANY member of that family would have been allowed to marry a) an American who b) had been divorced. Maybe the Queen saw how absolutely miserable Charles and Diana (not sure how she feels about Camilla) were when made to enter into that marriage for appearances and that made her loosen the rules a bit. It's clear from watching William and Harry that they idolize and adore their grandfather. The looks on their faces when they saw him at the wedding were like pure hero worship. I thought he did a pretty good job with his sons, particularly after Diana was gone. He seemed to step up his involvement even more. |
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Post by AmyKay on May 26, 2018 2:24:26 GMT
I agree, he really stepped up it seems after Di passed. One of the threads on reddit I follow is Today I Learned, and there was a royal themed TIL today- "Prince William and Prince Harry pulled a prank on their grandmother the Queen, by changing her voicemail answering message to say, "Hey wassup! This is Liz. Sorry I'm away from the throne. For a hotline to Philip, press one. For Charles, press two. And for the corgis, press three." Source: The Princes voicemail prank the Queen |
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Post by Imperfect1 on May 26, 2018 12:04:21 GMT
"Prince William and Prince Harry pulled a prank on their grandmother the Queen, by changing her voicemail answering message to say, "Hey wassup! This is Liz. Sorry I'm away from the throne. For a hotline to Philip, press one. For Charles, press two. And for the corgis, press three." Source: The Princes voicemail prank the Queen    OMG That's hilarious!!! Queen Elizabeth seems so humorless and 'proper' -- that I can't even imagine what her reaction was! (Hopefully, behind the scenes, she really does have a sense of humor and is more down to earth than she appears to the public.) |
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Post by momrek06 on May 28, 2018 16:56:41 GMT
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to honeymoon in world’s most boring placepagesix.com/2018/05/28/prince-harry-meghan-markle-to-honeymoon-in-worlds-most-boring-place/I wish the media would start referring to Meghan as the Duchess of Sussex. I have only been to Canada 3x but not Alberta. I bet its lovely. How exciting for those Alberta fans that love ROYALS!!! Newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are looking north for their honeymoon.
The newly anointed Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to spend their honeymoon at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in Alberta, Canada, TMZ reported Monday.
According to the celebrity gossip website, the former “Suits” actress, 36, and her hubby, 33, will stay at the mountain resort’s 6,000-square-foot Outlook Cabin – aka “The Royal Retreat.”
The luxurious six-bedroom cabin previously welcomed King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939 as well as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 2005.
“Supreme comfort is present in every detail of the sumptuously comfortable bedrooms, enclosed verandas and majestic stone fireplace that warms both the dining room and great room – the perfect place to entertain family & friends or celebrate a special occasion,” reads the website for the 700-acre resort.
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Post by FannyMare on May 28, 2018 17:05:12 GMT
Jasper is beautiful, a favourite of the royals..so peaceful, beautiful, and clean..boring? wth are they yakking about? www.fairmont.com/jasper/It really is..the mountains are something else..and that air!  |
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Post by momrek06 on May 28, 2018 17:13:02 GMT
Jasper is beautiful, a favourite of the royals..so peaceful, beautiful, and clean..boring? wth are they yakking about? www.fairmont.com/jasper/It really is..the mountains are something else..and that air! Just looked at your links FannyMare and it is AMAZING and BREATHTAKING!!! We stayed at the FAIRMONT in QUEBEC back in 2016!!! Lovely lovely lovely!!! |
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Post by ccl on May 28, 2018 20:10:40 GMT
Uh, I don’t see how Jasper could ever be called boring. And the “article” doesn’t explain the reason for the title. Maybe because it is not New York or another exciting American locale, Page Six? Not surprised at the location - she lived in Canada a long time, it is part of the Commonwealth etc.
The press still call “Catherine” Kate. And they have always called Sarah Ferguson by that name rather than her (former?) title, so I think she will probably stay Meghan Markle.
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Post by momrek06 on May 28, 2018 20:23:34 GMT
Uh, I don’t see how Jasper could ever be called boring. And the “article” doesn’t explain the reason for the title. Maybe because it is not New York or another exciting American locale, Page Six? Not surprised at the location - she lived in Canada a long time, it is part of the Commonwealth etc. The press still call “Catherine” Kate. And they have always called Sarah Ferguson by that name rather than her (former?) title, so I think she will probably stay Meghan Markle. I agree ... why did they say "boring". #smh Then just refer to her as Meghan.  She is now married and not a Markle anymore. |
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Post by beerbelly on May 28, 2018 20:26:07 GMT
I saw that too about Jasper. As I went last summer, it was NOT boring. It was beautiful and a perfect place for a honeymoon! I did not stay in the Fairmont.  |
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Post by MissScarlet on May 28, 2018 20:43:35 GMT
The media still refer to Catherine as Kate Middleton. She's Catherine Duchess of Cambridge. Even just referring to her as Catherine, and Meghan as just Meghan is better than continuing to use their former last names. I find that to be a bit demeaning, considering their positions in the British royalty.
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Post by Imperfect1 on May 29, 2018 10:43:02 GMT
BORING???? On their honeymoon??? Uhhhhhhh, many people barely even come out of the bedroom when they're on their honeymoon, so they hardly even know (or care) WHERE they are!!!  And when they DO come out of the bedroom they probably only have eyes for EACH OTHER, so again, I'd hardly call that "boring"!  |
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Post by betty80 on May 29, 2018 11:02:35 GMT
I think it sounds like a beautiful honeymoon.
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Post by momrek06 on May 29, 2018 15:21:02 GMT
BORING???? On their honeymoon??? Uhhhhhhh, many people barely even come out of the bedroom when they're on their honeymoon, so they hardly even know (or care) WHERE they are!!! And when they DO come out of the bedroom they probably only have eyes for EACH OTHER, so again, I'd hardly call that "boring"! I know Imperfect1 ...... AND considering this article is about the Royal Family many will read it as the world loves them and wants to know everything about them.  THEN this article has to go and call Alberta, Canada BORING.............#smh  Just the VIEWS from FannyMare's article she posted........OUTSTANDING!!!!  |
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Post by Bearcata on May 29, 2018 19:14:15 GMT
Thanks, Imperfect! Yes. Times were very different back then, and each generation does seem to do better. While I can imagine how hard it must have been for Harry to lose a parent at that age, I can't begin to imagine what it must have been like to go through a loss like that in the public eye. I was glad that the queen and Charles took the kids away out of the public eye in the weeks after Diana's death. I do wish that Harry hadn't been forced to walk behind the casket. I've read that he really, really did not want to do that, and they made him.This is tricky, I remember when my father passed I absolutely did not want to be at the viewings. Being there was very uncomfortable until folks came up to me and starting giving me condolences and telling me little stories of my father and how he had helped them. I was so glad I did the viewings (we had two). It was exhausting both mentally and physically, but the best kind of bitter sweet. I had not realized how many people my father knew and how many he had helped. I was so proud of my father and a bit angry as he had told all these people how proud he was of his kids but he never told his kids that. |
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Post by Critical on May 30, 2018 1:01:24 GMT
This has been making the rounds over the last week. Every time I see it, it makes me giggle. Attachments:
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Post by babbred on May 30, 2018 1:50:44 GMT
I'm sorry for getting here so late, but I didn't realize the old FORT had disappeared. I just made it here.
I got up early and watched it live. I've done that for every royal wedding since Charles and Camilla (plus the funeral of Diana) so it's kind of a tradition now. At first I didn't like the bride's dress, but then it grew on me. It was kind of refreshing after seeing innumerable wedding dresses bedazzled within an inch of their lives.
I actually liked Oprah's hat. It was classy and elegant. Unlike certain hats (Beatrice and Eugenie), it didn't upstage the bride.
Those little kids were just too stinkin' cute.
LOVED the ceremony. That sermon rocked. I wish I could have Rev. Curry speak at my own wedding.
I watched on PBS, because dah-ling, where else would I watch royalty after all that Downton Abbey? It was nice. They didn't go for a lot of celebrity gossip but instead interviewed people in the crowd, all of whom had earned their spots by doing charitable work in their communities. It was hilarious, though. Right after Rev. Curry finished speaker, the British commentator was like, "Well, that was a rather forceful address." You could tell he was just sitting there thinking "What the heck just happened?"  As much as I love royalty, I thought it was a breath of fresh air.
The commentators said that Harry was wearing the dress uniform befitting the rank and regiment with which he actively served. As a Royal, he has all sorts of honorary military titles, so he could have given himself a promotion. He chose instead, though, to show his solidarity with his fellow soldiers. I thought that was totally cool. I'm sorry William, but I've always loved your brother more.
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Post by Arielflies on May 30, 2018 5:53:29 GMT
I also appreciated the military salute as they left the chapel. Then the escort by horse. Although if you stare at that bouncing too long, your eyes start spinning. 
Oh, I love that the Queen is a color wheel. It is said she loves bright colors so that she stands out, and her electric green for this wedding really stood out. She was another who wore a proper hat.
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Post by ibot2much on May 31, 2018 21:11:41 GMT
I just saw wedding pictures in my PEOPLE . Noticed that the bottom of the dress and coat worn by the bride's mother had a beautiful white embossed/embroidered design that did not come across on TV. The dress that Oprah worn also had a beautiful lace edging on the tiers of the skirt. Did not see that clearly either. Note to self--- the next time I am featured at a televised event, make sure the beautiful details are confined to the top of the dress so they will be noticed.
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Post by babbred on May 31, 2018 23:11:12 GMT
This has been making the rounds over the last week. Every time I see it, it makes me giggle.
Thank you! I thought Her Majesty looked very lovely. And yes, I love how she balances standing out without being outrageous. Very classy.
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OMG That's hilarious!!! Queen Elizabeth seems so humorless and 'proper' -- that I can't even imagine what her reaction was! (Hopefully, behind the scenes, she really does have a sense of humor and is more down to earth than she appears to the public.) 
As much as I love royalty, I thought it was a breath of fresh air.
