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My father used to serve in the British army from when he was 15 until he was 20, then moved to America and joined our navy. While he was in the Navy, he worked as a medical photographer and, at one point, was in charge of the Navy's photo archives. The archives back then were an absolute mess, so his boss asked him to re-organize them and trash a bunch of old photos and negatives.

He came across a few dozen negatives of Lady Mountbatten, of the Mountbatten family that was very close with the Queen and the current royal family. Lord Mountbatten was supposedly the Queen's favorite uncle. My father decided to save them instead of trashing them, and decades later, mailed them to the Queen with a letter, explaining more about the photos and also that he was once a bugler at Buckingham Palace. He recieved a letter back from the Queen's lady-in-waiting, saying that the Queen appreciated the pictures, was touched by my father's sentiments, and was interested in his experiences as a young, boy soldier.

It was neat. It was also on their special stationary, as well as the envelope it was sent in. He paid to have both the letter and the envelope professionally framed.

My Father Got A Letter From the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Better ;)

Thats cool man, my granny has a thing from King George from WW2 that came with her medals. Just a typed note signed in hand, probably one of thousands that were done, but its nice all the same.

My son (13 now) went onto the Whitehouse.gov website when President Clinton was in charge and had a look at the Whitehouse for kids pages, hosted by the Presidential Cat. At the end there was a guestbook, where he put his details. A couple of weeks later we had a letter from the White House, supposedly from the cat.

I wrote to John Major (when he was PM) and got a reply.

Good on your dad!

My son (13 now) went onto the Whitehouse.gov website when President Clinton was in charge and had a look at the Whitehouse for kids pages, hosted by the Presidential Cat. At the end there was a guestbook, where he put his details. A couple of weeks later we had a letter from the White House, supposedly from the cat.
UK has queens...US has cats.

Every year we get a personal Christmas card from the First Family, and W sends me a Birthday card every year (which somehow always turns up on my day exactly or the day before in case of Sundays). I guess he hasn't forgotten the weekend he and Laura spent at my humble home back in 99, and the nice time we had hunting.

Better ;)

Thats cool man, my granny has a thing from King George from WW2 that came with her medals. Just a typed note signed in hand, probably one of thousands that were done, but its nice all the same.
Oh, please. Yes. She oversees all of Britain and Northern Ireland, but she's still the Queen of ENGLAND.

My father's Scottish, and as much as he dislikes the English, I'm sure even he'd agree calling her "The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" is just silly. It would be like saying... The President of the United States and---(all of the islands and countries that are U.S. territories).

Oh, please. Yes. She oversees all of Britain and Northern Ireland, but she's still the Queen of ENGLAND.

My father's Scottish, and as much as he dislikes the English, I'm sure even he'd agree calling her "The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" is just silly. It would be like saying... The President of the United States and---(all of the islands and countries that are U.S. territories).
or, you know, "The British Queen" would do the trick...

shes the Queen of England, yes...but also Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

(before we get into the Commonwealth :p )

While I personally wouldn't see much "value", seeing as how I don't particularly like Royals...I can understand how it could be..."totally freaking awesome" in its own sense.

or, you know, "The British Queen" would do the trick...

shes the Queen of England, yes...but also Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

(before we get into the Commonwealth :p )
It's a traditional title. It doesn't have to have meaning.

For example, "the Prince of Wales" is NOT ACTUALLY the Prince of Wales. He doesn't rule it, whatsoever. So, why should the Queen's title have to be correct? Keep it traditional. Political correctness is gay.

It's a traditional title. It doesn't have to have meaning.

For example, "the Prince of Wales" is NOT ACTUALLY the Prince of Wales. He doesn't rule it, whatsoever. So, why should the Queen's title have to be correct? Keep it traditional. Political correctness is gay.
yea...but nowhere in the Queen's title does it say "Queen of England" (Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith), where as in Charlie boys title it does actually say "Prince of Wales" (His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.)

yea...but nowhere in the Queen's title does it say "Queen of England" (Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith), where as in Charlie boys title it does actually say "Prince of Wales" (His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.)
I cite Google:
"Queen of England" (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22queen%20of%20england%22) = 234,000 hits.
"British Queen" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22british+queen%22&btnG=Search) = 39,800 hits.
"Queen of Britain" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22queen+of+britain%22&btnG=Search) = 4,520 hits.
"queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22queen+of+the+United+Kingdom+of+Great+Britain+and+Northern+Ireland%22&btnG=Search) = 5,470 hits.

And according to Wikipedia, she's the "Queen of the United Kingdom", though in the ceremony they used that long, arduous title you mentioned. In any case, I don't see why it'd be such a big deal to call her the Queen of England. In the past, when Kings and Queens ruled over various territories, they didn't always write every territory's name into the title.

If we are going to use Google to decide...
I cite Google:
"Queen of England" (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22queen%20of%20england%22) = 234,000 hits.
"British Queen" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22british+queen%22&btnG=Search) = 39,800 hits.
"Queen of Britain" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22queen+of+britain%22&btnG=Search) = 4,520 hits.
"queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22queen+of+the+United+Kingdom+of+Great+Britain+and+Northern+Ireland%22&btnG=Search) = 5,470 hits.
"Queen of the UK" (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=queen+of+the+uk&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official)...."about 12,000,000" hits

And according to Wikipedia, she's the "Queen of the United Kingdom", though in the ceremony they used that long, arduous title you mentioned. In any case, I don't see why it'd be such a big deal to call her the Queen of England. In the past, when Kings and Queens ruled over various territories, they didn't always write every territory's name into the title.
So it's ok from now on to call Bush the President of California?

UK has queens...US has cats.

Better than that, The USA has civil servants whose job it is to post the cat's mail :D :D

I cite Google:
"Queen of England" (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22queen%20of%20england%22) = 234,000 hits.
"British Queen" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22british+queen%22&btnG=Search) = 39,800 hits.
"Queen of Britain" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22queen+of+britain%22&btnG=Search) = 4,520 hits.
"queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22queen+of+the+United+Kingdom+of+Great+Britain+and+Northern+Ireland%22&btnG=Search) = 5,470 hits.

And according to Wikipedia, she's the "Queen of the United Kingdom", though in the ceremony they used that long, arduous title you mentioned. In any case, I don't see why it'd be such a big deal to call her the Queen of England. In the past, when Kings and Queens ruled over various territories, they didn't always write every territory's name into the title.


She's The Queen, any other royalty is the King or Queen of wherever. Ours is just The Queen.

Not technically true, but accurate enough for most situations. Sort of like The President, or The Pope.

My Father Got A Letter From the Queen of England

Meh.

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/images/aa329960.jpg

My father used to serve in the British army from when he was 15 until he was 20, then moved to America and joined our navy. While he was in the Navy, he worked as a medical photographer and, at one point, was in charge of the Navy's photo archives. The archives back then were an absolute mess, so his boss asked him to re-organize them and trash a bunch of old photos and negatives.

He came across a few dozen negatives of Lady Mountbatten, of the Mountbatten family that was very close with the Queen and the current royal family. Lord Mountbatten was supposedly the Queen's favorite uncle. My father decided to save them instead of trashing them, and decades later, mailed them to the Queen with a letter, explaining more about the photos and also that he was once a bugler at Buckingham Palace. He recieved a letter back from the Queen's lady-in-waiting, saying that the Queen appreciated the pictures, was touched by my father's sentiments, and was interested in his experiences as a young, boy soldier.

It was neat. It was also on their special stationary, as well as the envelope it was sent in. He paid to have both the letter and the envelope professionally framed.


Can I touch you?

My Father Got A Letter From the Queen of England


The other day/I opened and read it/It said they were suckers/They wanted me for their army or whatever/Picture me given’ a damn - I said never


EDIT: aside from which, I did actually find your story quite interesting.