Recent content by Mark O

Thank you for the replies. Yes, a less formal car would be more appropriate for a private visit now it's been mentioned, I didn't realise there were two claret coloured Bentley's though, I thought there was just the one! I recall seeing Queen Mary's Daimler at Sandringham, that was also in a...

The Queen's official car Hi, seeing the Queen in the rear of a Bentley in racing green visiting Kensington Palace this past week has made me wonder if this car is now the Queen's official car? I know the claret coloured Rolls-Royce that was presented to her at the Golden jubilee, but (and I'm...

Thank you for the replies everyone, the Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven it is then.

Title of very elderly lady at Princess Elizabeth's wedding. Hi, watching the programme about Queen Mary repeated on BBC 2 this past week I was intrigued to learn who the elderly lady is sitting on the sofa is when Prince Charles was being filmed (as a baby, held by Queen Mary), I think she's...

Hi, I'm a little confused about the Queen's Sandringham Church attendance on Christmas day, one TV clip I saw she was alighting from a Range Rover wearing a fur coat, and on another TV clip later I saw the Queen arrive in her official Bentley later on in a lavender coat accompanied by Sophie...

A very happy birthday to you Sir......

A couple of months ago I was in Windsor on a friday afternoon and the Queen and Prince Philip arrived by claret coloured helicopter, purely out of curiosity would this helicopter have EIIR painted on it and where is it normally stationed in England?

The Queen's state visit to Ireland Hi, I'm looking forward to following the Queen's visit to Ireland this week, she'll be laying wreaths etc; and it's an opportunity to 'bury the hatchet' as it were, though I'm intrigued to learn what will be on the menu for the Presidential banquet, an Irish...

Frogmore house and gardens are open on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of this week, though the Mausoleum is closed for this year, it's a beautiful, intimate house, I believe Queen Mary loved it also because of it's cosiness, there are many artefacts and nick-knacks of the royal family collected by her...

The King's speech Hi, has anyone else seen this film yet, and what did you think of it? I enjoyed it immensely, perfect casting of all concerned, including the archbishop of canterbury and the political figures. When King George VI ultimately made his initial wartime speech, accompanied by...

Thank you for your reply Mr Markos, nice to see it's treasured and hopefully available for the public to view, though I can't find any mention of it on the gallery's website, I hope it's not in storage, one of these days I'll make it from England to Ottowa!;)

Queen Mary's carpet Hi, I know Queen Mary handmade a carpet in her later life and it was sold to the USA so it would 'bring dollars to the country', but my question is does Queen Mary's carpet still exist and if so where is it?

Princess Margaret's scolding letter to the Duchess of York Hi everyone, would anyone have the script of the letter sent by Princess Margaret to the Duchess of York regarding her behaviour in the early 90's please?.........It has not been published in full on the internet but it was published in...

Queen Elizabeth II Vauxhall Cresta http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j104/turnmearound/B27278.jpg Hello everyone!.......would anyone know on which one of the Queen's Estates she used to drive a Vauxhall Cresta on (the same model as in the pic, but painted Black, or possibly Claret) I assume...

Me too! (particularly on Web forums) or just plain indifferent, I'm a staunch Monarchist myself, but I always respect other peoples beliefs even if I don't personally agree with them. It made my blood boil when I saw a short TV clip of the British anti-monarchy group 'Republic' demonstrating...