Sir Tom.

What a wonderful video of the Queen knighting Sir Tom, it must have been a fantastic day for both of them.The Queen is marvellous for her age, handling that sword cant have been easy for her,The long conversation afterwards looked very informal and they looked as though they were enjoying themselves.Congratulations Sir Tom.

I kbow it is Grammargrandma. Just a mistake. I can still rhyme them off in alphabetical order. We had to do that every morning in primary year 7. Before reciting our tables. Great fun!

I think Sir Tom thinks very highly of the Queen, and for him it is such an honour for her to bestow his knighthood. I love the fact that he is not telling us anything about what he and the Queen spoke about. He is such an absolute joy to listen to, he is so bright and amusing, he would great to spend a day with, I am sure he would keep you interested for hours. The fact that he is so proud of meeting Her Majesty makes her the best person for him. The world needs more Captain Sir Tom’s (think he is a Colonel as well, but not sure what order it goes in).

Sorry everyone but I really thought this post was a congratulatory one for Sir Tom and NOT one of complaints on correct grammar and continual sniping at each other. For goodness sake read the post title and be adults! ?

And I should add not include the reworking of the monarchy chat re Charles and Camilla - completely different subjects. Just doesn’t come into this post.

Bellanonna- i don't think same either- (to me she will always be the interloper in his marriage) i don't even know why the Royal family would think 'we, the people' would accept her as our queen, and as for Prince Charles? Well when he had a young attractive wife at the time- what on earth was he thinking?! Also has Camilla no dignity? Surely anyone would have 'bowed out gracefully' upon his engagement/ subsequent marriage- Charles should be made to abdicate as Camilla was a divorced woman when they married, or have they done away with all the old traditional rules now?Well done to Sir Tom he is indeed very deserving of this knighthood, ?? much more than most they dish them out to at new years honours (sometimes you think theyre scraping bottom of the barrel to just to keep it going)

Well done sir Tom- (has a better ring to it for him than Tom Jones ) i was one those who backed his recommendation for Knighthood- he's a wonderful inspiration to us all. ???

Goodness me, are people still bothered about Camilla?

I think she's wonderful. They're a perfect match. They love Jack Russell's. They are super together.

As for the Queen and Sir Tom. Lovely bright news in a somewhat gloomy time. Ditto with the wedding.

Congratulations to Princess Beatrice and her new husband too! Lovely couple, also deserving of her special day.without the pomp& circumstance of the usual circus the Royal weddings are, but i doubt she would want that anyway

I haven't read all the posts and apologies if I am repeating what someone else said But did any of you see the video clip of the Queen advancing on Captain Tom with her sword before she knighted him The sword is very long, and if she'd tripped she'd have stabbed him!!! As soon as the 'deed' was done one of the flunkies rushed forward and grabbed the sword from the Queen.
I think she's a real star She's been wonderful lately, and says all the right things to the nation. A very hard act to follow.

Usually there is someone standing next to the Queen to take
the sword, this couldn’t be because of the 2 metre distancing

Whatever our opinions, for or against, as the wife of the king, Camilla would be Queen Consort. Whether she chooses to use the title is another matter.

Yes some of us are 'still bothered' oopsminty.i guess it depends on what your moral values are....and you do all know that a 'consort' used to not always be used in a good term right...William and Kate would make a wonderful much better King& Queen anyway- younger, fresher, better ideas with a much more modern outlook that, going forward, our younger generation needs.

Annepl rats my dh was right! Agree I was wrong. I have no problem with being corrected.

To see the Queen is one of the things on my bucket list. I have always been working when she has visited my part of the country and I don't visit London. Maybe one day !!!
I am not intending to try to copy Sir Tom. He has my great admiration. Congratulations to him

A very hard act to follow indeed pamdixon, and I'm not convinced Prince Charles is worthy of it tbh...

.i guess it depends on what your moral values are

Haha, that made me laugh

No, William would not want to become King before his time, poor thing.

Let Charles do his bit when the time comes. I'm sure he'll fine. He has many opinions that suit society today. And with Camilla by his side I'm sure they will be excellent.

I doubt any of them will be as popular as the Queen though

Still not a Royalist either.But the queen does a good job, as do the younger Royals- especially for charity, and Prince Harry used to do a do a good job too, shame he left really i hope he keeps up the good charity work he believes in though.

I don't think William's age would prevent him doing a good job, its served the Queen well enough to take over so young.

Becoming Queen so young meant she had little time with her
small children.

Moral values ? The younger generation don’t divorce, don’t have affairs ?

Nannan2

A very hard act to follow indeed pamdixon, and I'm not convinced Prince Charles is worthy of it tbh...

Yes he is. He knows the job inside out and over the years has become as familiar as a cuddly old uncle. We know what we'll get with Charles.

At the start of her reign the Queen was cold and remote because that was how she had been taught to reign. It was years before she became regarded as a warm and sympathetic monarch.

To say Charles is not worthy is grossly unfair.

Thinking of moral values, Camilla had an affair with Charles,
Diana ? Too many affairs to list

Never said I was speaking for everyone , just my opinion.
She has shown commitment to her role, country and commonwealth, it is a shame she can’t tell our politicians what to do as she knows far more than most of them.
Her generation were a rare breed ,my parents were the same age .
Long may she reign ???

what about that film "The King and Me" or was it The King and I" ?

pinkquartz

what about that film "The King and Me" or was it The King and I" ?

Well said!