Pinched from Sky news.... A reminder of the time the Queen 'hazed' the crown prince of Saudi Arabia While many are sharing anecdotes about the Queen, this one told last year is one of the best we've heard. A former British ambassador to Saudi Arabia said the Queen herself had recounted this story to him, and seemed particularly pleased with herself... Back in 2003, the then-crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah, had made his first visit to the Queen's Balmoral Castle. After lunch, the Queen asked whether her guest would like a tour of the estate. When he agreed, the royal Land Rovers were brought to the front of the castle and he climbed into the front seat of one of the vehicles. The Queen herself then clambered into the driving seat - remember, at the time women were not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. She then sped off in the Land Rover, accelerating fast along the narrow Scottish estate roads and apparently leaving Abdullah a nervous wreck (it's also worth remembering the Queen had been an Army driver in wartime). The Saudi crown prince had to ask through his interpreter in the back seat for the Queen to slow down and concentrate on the road ahead. This story was told by Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles and reported by Vox.
So sorry to hear that sad news mate, i have had to go through the same experience years ago, a good piece of advice is save all of her photos in one album, and anything on the computer in a separate file, and whenever your thoughts wander to her, take a look at the pics and remember all the good times that happened when the picture was taken, it cheers me up no end. I know the hurt lasts months chin up mate
I am pleasantly surprised at how the death of a nonagenarian has effected so many on a footballing message board.
I had to Google that word and I’m not sure if you are being sarcastic, disrespectful or having a giggle, we don’t have separate forums for different topics on here, have they made a changing of monarch forum on the Smb?
I've found today that in these circumstances that the feelings of losing parents that you lock away have a habit of making themselves known without you realising it.
Absolutely mate, my dad @grandpops passed away 2 years ago and my mam now has terminal cancer in the lung, kidney, thyroid and adrenal gland, I was doing ok just getting on with things and trying to remain positive and the queens death hit me so hard I have literally been in a state of grief all day, I can’t tell if it’s the realisation that nobody is invincible, respect and love for the queen, that my mother is dying or a combination of all three
Luckily, I still have both parents with me but I did lose 3 grandparents within about 18 months about 5 years ago, which still stings a bit. I only made to the hospital while one of them was still alive which was part of the reason I really sympathised with that picture of the Range Rover with William driving his uncle's to Balmoral, I wanted them to make it to see her alive. The thought of them being 'Royal' didn't cross my mind tbh, I just wanted them to see their Mam/Gran and say their goodbyes.
As I said mate unless you have experienced the emotion of grief it is impossible to understand, I first experienced it with my gran, it’s an uncontrollable wave that just comes over you, I believe the queens passing has made many experience it for the first time and also bring back the feeling
More than likely a combination of all 3 mate. I watched both my parents fail through illness and was there the night my mam died. I don't think feelings you have ever really go away, you just learn to live with them until something changes for them to make themselves known again. My deepest condolences for your dad's passing and sorry to hear about your mam's illness and i send you my best wishes. You may have heard this numerous times from multiple people closer than myself - I hope that you stay strong and gain as many good memories with your mam as you can
Loads of people on TV getting interviewed saying they can't understand how/why they feel the way they do but its because she has always been there, yet they feel like they have lost a really close family member. Suppose that's how fabulous a job the Queen did without ever knowing her.
Thanks for your kind words. I've got the photos and I have computer ones saved. Funnily enough I was looking at some tonight with my wife and we ended up in fits of laughter with some of the things she did and said. Cheers.
Gutted for you - stay strong. Your Mam won't want to see you hurting. But sometimes its good to start privately grieving before the event? Sorry to hear your news
