Maybe It's Because She's a Londoner, We Love Her so ; Born and Brought Up in the Capital, Her Majesty Is an Essential Part of the Social Fabric of the City the Queen Her London Life
Evening Standard - London › April 20, 2006
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WHETHER monarchist or republican there are few Londoners who, when passing by Buckingham Palace, don't glance up to see if the royal standard is flying and "the Queen's at home", and it is somehow cheering if she is.
That sense of cheer came to a crescendo in 2002 with the success of the Golden Jubilee celebrations, a monumental occasion that focused on London and proved the popularity of the Queen.See the full content of this document
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Maybe It's Because She's a Londoner, We Love Her so ; Born and Brought Up in the Capital, Her Majesty Is an Essential Part of the Social Fabric of the City the Queen Her London Life
Who can forget Brian May of the band Queen playing God Save the Queen on the roof of Buckingham Palace on his guitar? Or the Palace lit in multicoloured lights, and fireworks rising high over the Victoria Memorial?
I was lucky to be with the BBC on the day, and saw - almost certainly for the last time - the gold state coach bring the Queen out of the palace on her way to St Paul's Cathedral.The Queen is a Londoner by birth.She was born in Bruton Street, at the home...See the full content of this document
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