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Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 17:51 on 18th December 2009 Travels by Helicopter. Something wrong here I think, don't you members? |
Richard Sellers Posts: 4691 Joined: 16th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 18:14 on 18th December 2009 Saw HRH in the news getting on the train,and sitting with a not so happy expression on her face,yet,would we not say that she is being more green? |
Barbara Shoemaker Posts: 1764 Joined: 4th Jan 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 22:22 on 18th December 2009 Perhaps she's afraid to fly in a helicopter. I, for one, would much prefer traveling by train over flying in a helicopter - too small! |
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 02:09 on 19th December 2009 I think it's great, Ron. She must be thrilled to just get out once in a while and see her subjects and do the things they do. I would imagine that riding a train in England would be about as much fun for her as it is for me. Because she probably only does it about as often as I do. She looks thrilled in this picture. |
Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:05 on 19th December 2009 Think everyone would moan if she travelled in a more expensive way Ron. After all Tony Blair soon dispensed of the Royal Yacht Britannia which I thought was a terrible shame! I suppose Simon Cowell can do what he wants with his money but the poor Queen is criticised for spending a penny - LOL! |
Paul Hilton  Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 00:53 on 20th December 2009 But didn't Tony Blair get fed up of having to catch a lift with the RAF and wanted his own aircraft, nick-named Blair Force One ? |
| Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 01:23 on 20th December 2009 Queen Victoria was the first monarch to travel by train, along with Queen Consort, Prince Albert. They travelled from that well known town with Royal connections, Slough, Buckinghamshire in the summer of 1842. Barrelling along at speeds up to 20 mph, they were soon on their way to London. |
| Stephanie Jackson Posts: 3911 Joined: 13th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 08:25 on 20th December 2009 When she travelled through my area Paul she reportedly had the curtains shut on the train and said she didn't want to see that black country which is where some people say the name came from. |
| Richard Sellers Posts: 4691 Joined: 16th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 17:14 on 20th December 2009 Goes to show that one learns something new everyday! |
lancashirelove Posts: 1987 Joined: 18th Feb 2009 Location: UK | quotePosted at 10:17 on 29th December 2009 Emmmmm! HM. (Mam as in jam), recently travelled up here to Blackpool to watch the Royal commanned Variety Performance. she arrived in her train at just after 7pm, her party and escorts were driven from the station in her own transport brought up for the day, the few hundred yards to the Theater and back to the station 3 hours later. Her train has luxury apartments, dining and palace staff on board. It is also fitted with 'rubber' tyers on the wheels to silence the travel. She headed back down south immiedietly after the Show. how much did this night out at the Theater cost? It would have been quicker by Helicoptor and less expensive. |
