A rare sight. The Queen of the Netherlands wears the Stuart Tiara at last weeks State Dinner in Buckingham Palace. It's centre piece a diamond owned by Mary Stuart. A piece of jewellery with a long history and not worn in 40 years. In her speech the British Queen refers to the 330th anniversary of the Glorious Revolution which '' restored civility after the turbulence ". Guess that's one way of describing a Civil War, the execution of Charles 1st, the formation and overthrow of a Republic, the restoration and ousting of an unpopular monarch and the arrival of a new foreign royal family.
Eagle eyed viewers will see that the British Prime Minister, a diabetic, hides her insulin patches behind two matching black plastic arm straps. Whatever you may think of her you have to admire her stamina.
https://youtu.be/4dx5gQXO76Q?t=72
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Camilla? If so, she is looking remarkably refreshed.
Hari Om
The 'stamina' of the whole establishment has to be acknowledged here. YAM xx
Small talk, those gilt chairs with spindly legs and tied on cushions and food that is half cold when it arrives. The only interesting meals I can ever remember was a foreign ambassador who described his love making prowess in great detail ( with his wife sitting two seats away - no wonder we're on course for Brexit ) and an equally foreign Princess who detailed satanic orgies on tombstones as the major threat facing her nation. Both as barmy as they come.
It's a remarkable tiara, and the Netherlands couple looked as if they might be quite pleasant people in a less formal setting. But, as you say, spindly chairs and cold food -- plus the highly ritualized schedule. International diplomacy might be more fun if people could sit around with their shoes off and eat popcorn and chat.
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