The Queen.

Wolferton Drama (Lissy) is a 4 year old champion working cocker spaniel

Anniebach

Do you get in and out of a car from a wheelchair?

This is the point I made in my post upthread. Even if a person uses a wheelchair or mobility scooter, if they can’t get in and out of a car, life becomes rather difficult. Admittedly the cars the Queen uses for state events, such as the Commonwealth service today, will be bigger than our VW Passat, but my mother really struggled to get in or out of ours. Strangely she found getting in/out of my little Hyundai i20 a bit easier if she used the front passenger seat, but not a lot easier. Mother was not gracious about it either, she nearly snapped my head off when I commented on her difficulties, claiming she could do it perfectly well.
Pure speculation, but maybe the Queen doesn’t want to be seen to struggle getting into/out of cars.

Well she could use on of these minivans adapted to allow wheelchairs to come in and out.

Or she could arrive "secretly" at the back and be in her seat before everybody else arrives.

Or she could do what Queen Victoria did and arrive in a carriage and not get out, so that the service was outdoors.

Or

We could leave her alone to be old and get someone else to do all the duties she can no longer accomplish.

maddy who would want to been seen getting in or out of a
wheelchair on worldwide television and certainly not in a skirt .

And the after Covid effects may cause her to be very weak,

We could leave her alone and get someone else to do all the duties…..

I agree with this, but it seems the Queen doesn’t want to give up all her royal duties. As Annie says the Queen has recently had Covid and I know how weakened I was after my bout of Covid.
Who knows what the reason is, but I think Charles will be fine taking over.
I’ve always thought that the Queen should retire but she doesn’t want to, and many of the public, including lots of Gransnetters, don’t think she should retire.
I’m just making an observation.

I agree with this, but it seems the Queen doesn’t want to give up all her royal duties.

Just because she wants to do it, is that a reason for having a person in an important position?

That's just my observation.

No, I don’t think so volver.

The second picture you posted is of a show cocker FannyCornforth, they do look different to working cockers. Shows all have a classic cocker body shape, with the domed head and long nose, but working cockers do tend to be more variable, even when they are purebred. I’ve got a show cocker myself, so I can spot the difference a mile off but I know you have to have them to know them.

I think our HofS should be a person who is actually capable of performing whatever duties are required.
That should be the case whether we continue with a hereditary HofS or if we move to a democraticly elected HofS.
I’ve thought the Queen should retire for some time, but she’s not interested in my opinion.
Just my opinion.

I’ve thought the Queen should retire for some time, but she’s not interested in my opinion.

Aye, never a truer word.

She's not interested in any of our opinions...

maddy I don’t think she should retire, she seems of sound mind , her father didn’t retire because he had cancer .

There is Covid , Putin, not a great time for an abdication and a
coronation. And strange as it is for some, she made vows to
God and countries. Atheists couldn’t understand what this means to a Christian.

No, I don't understand, you're right Annie.

I don't understand at all.

Surely even an atheist can understand honouring a solemn promise?

I think that she misses Prince Philip and his guidance and advice in troubled times as well as good times. The Queen Mother was a widow for a lot longer at an earlier age and married for less time to the King. Lately she has looked tired and a bit fed up with the modern world and what it has brought. She will do her duty as she promised to the best of her ability at almost 96, not many can do that.

Just illustrates that the monarch can be incapable of fulfilling their role yet still hold their position and all the bowing, scraping and forelock tugging that comes with it.

I read somewhere the other day that she is now too frail to walk her beloved corgis. Something that she had great delight from. She is grieving for her husband and then had the added stress caused by her son and grandson. I wish her well

Well she is 97 years old, not many would be walking anything at that age. Not many would care much about anything, either and she is to be admired for still caring about her country.

I agree, sad that some are intolerant of old age , heaven forbid they should work for Age U.K.,

Lol. She's 96 ish isn't she? Enough said.

Niucla97

I read somewhere the other day that she is now too frail to walk her beloved corgis. Something that she had great delight from. She is grieving for her husband and then had the added stress caused by her son and grandson. I wish her well

She hasn’t got any corgis!!

Oh, sorry, she might do.
Apologies.
I can’t believe how confusing the situation re the Royal dogs is

I think she is perhaps becoming more frail mentally. She is 95, and, despite people saying that she is still sharp as a tack, I doubt this is true. I fear she may be a bit of a loose cannon in public.

Germanshepherdsmum

Surely even an atheist can understand honouring a solemn promise?

I believe that the promise made on her 21st birthday, before she was crowned, was to serve her country and people all her life, whether it be short or long. Which everyone is taking to mean the she has to be Queen till she drops.

But she didn't say "I'll be your Queen forever". Perhaps her country and people could be best served by her handing over all the responsibilities of state to another person and having the rest of her life to have a rest?

If I worked for Age UK I wouldn't expect any of the people I worked with to have a job that entitled them to unprecedented deference and a job for life even though they couldn't fulfil its requirements any more. And I wouldn't expect them to get to decide what the requirements are, just based on what they were able to do.

Surely even a Christian can understand that? (That's sarcasm, BTW)

I am not particularly a royalist (nor a republican) and I have nothing but admiration for a working woman in her mid-90s. And don't forget that it isn't just public appearances but also working her way through the government boxes that are delivered with monotonous regularity.
Family problems are really none of our business, it's a shame the press keep raking them up, it must be very aggravating. About time we stopped following the H and M gossip, it really is irrelevant to anyone but those directly involved.

Dempie55

I think she is perhaps becoming more frail mentally. She is 95, and, despite people saying that she is still sharp as a tack, I doubt this is true. I fear she may be a bit of a loose cannon in public.

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