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Queen to attend Cabinet Meeting

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Lilygran Mon 17-Dec-12 12:44:02

Without wanting to reactivate anti-royalist sentiments and any reaction to that - www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20757376.This is a woman who has selflessly dedicated herself to this country for 60 years, no retirement possible. And her loyal ministers can think of no better reward than to invite her to sit through a Cabinet Meeting.

annodomini Mon 17-Dec-12 23:06:39

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson also attended Primrose Hill Primary School but ended up at Eton and you don't get much posher than that.

mrshat Tue 18-Dec-12 17:58:15

Table Mats!!? confused

jeni Tue 18-Dec-12 18:44:06

What else can you give her? A race horse?

Bags Tue 18-Dec-12 18:46:22

I recommend following @Queen_UK on Twitter for a bit of piss-taking on this and other royal matters. Very funny.
[leaps over back of settee to join other grans in the dust]

wink

Bags Tue 18-Dec-12 18:46:49

I love writing "FWINK" grin

Ana Tue 18-Dec-12 18:47:32

It does trip off the fingers easily, doesn't it! wink

POGS Tue 18-Dec-12 21:27:32

Isn't she only allowed gifts of x amount of money?

The mats were not given from the public purse and wasn't a sum of money also given to the Silver Jubilee Charity?

Had it been the public purse and more money spent it would not suit either. Can't win sometimes.

merlotgran Tue 18-Dec-12 22:33:24

I bet the Queen was thrilled with the present they gave her. Sixty table mats!! hmm

crimson Tue 18-Dec-12 22:46:02

They did say it was suggested by the Palace confused. It looked awful.

gillybob Tue 18-Dec-12 23:32:27

Well that's all her maj's Christmas presents sorted anyway !
1 for Phillip
1 for Charles
1 for Camilla
1 for William
3 for Catherine ( hmmm never know)
1 for Harry
1 for Anne
1 for corgi 1
1 for corgi 2
1 for corgi 3
1 for Anne's husband. ( what's his name again, Tim something or other )
Oh and those middletons ???? That's another 3.

Oh this is such fun anyone care to add to the list I am tired and the fluff and broken biscuits are getting me down !

grin to myself anyway .

JessM Wed 19-Dec-12 07:20:17

Labour front bench has 1/3 women which is double to proportion on the coalition front bench. This reflects the different proportions of men and women in Labour and Conservative - one in three compared to one in six.

Bags Wed 19-Dec-12 08:25:10

gillybob, grin

Bags Wed 19-Dec-12 08:25:35

Does Anne still have a husband? Sorry, lost track.

Bags Wed 19-Dec-12 08:55:12

Who cares anyway?

Lilygran Wed 19-Dec-12 09:10:31

They do look rather exceptional for them as is interested and for gillybob and Bags www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/9752199/Queen-receives-60-placemats-after-David-Cameron-invited-her-to-Cabinet.html

jO5 Wed 19-Dec-12 09:18:45

Look at this! bunch of schoolkids and one sensible lady

grin

jO5 Wed 19-Dec-12 09:20:22

Cameron and Clegg are squashing her!!! shock hmm

Bags Wed 19-Dec-12 09:53:42

She looks bored. Tired to death with the lot of them. wink

Bags Wed 19-Dec-12 09:55:17

Do you think those placemats will ever be used?

Ana Wed 19-Dec-12 10:29:20

I've just had a look at them. They're quite nice, actually - 3d effect.

Bags Wed 19-Dec-12 11:20:38

Lovely in a palace, certainly. They'd look out of place in my house.

gillybob Wed 19-Dec-12 12:20:51

Yes Bags "Tim nice but dimm" something or other .

Llewelyn Bowen I think.....

Ooops no its Lawrence.

Ana Wed 19-Dec-12 12:22:31

What??? Princess Anne is married to Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen??? shock
She kept that quiet.....hmm

Nanado Wed 19-Dec-12 12:55:44

I missed that too.

gillybob Wed 19-Dec-12 13:09:08

Blimey O'Reilly what a pair they would make !