tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post6444718652868454855..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Why Isn't the Queen Going to be in Normandy?Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1693503486310129952009-06-06T17:14:05.854+01:002009-06-06T17:14:05.854+01:00The French perfected the insulting explanation: th...The French perfected the insulting explanation: the commemorations are "primarily a French/American affair." Got the Brits stewing in their own juices. Works every time. By the bye, the Yanks know the Brits landed and bravely fought at Normandy - let's not rant like Glenn BeckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-11580214837684328052009-06-01T19:31:35.306+01:002009-06-01T19:31:35.306+01:00We allowed Hollywood to write us out of the entire...We allowed Hollywood to write us out of the entire war (at which the Americans arrived late, and only when they had no choice), and have even stopped educating our children as to our history and the gallant sacrifice of so many of our people. The French have never forgiven us for having to liberate them, and this snub plays to both. Her Majesty should have hosted a commemoration at Dover to which only our own people were invited. The odious Brown can grovel to both Sarkozy and Obama on his own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-53813266571482454222009-05-31T21:10:28.917+01:002009-05-31T21:10:28.917+01:00As a footnote, regardless of Blair and his "First ...As a footnote, regardless of Blair and his "First Lady", we only have one Head of State - and it isn't a here today, gone tomorrow politician, it is H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.David Hughesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-26789709267013194792009-05-31T21:04:48.691+01:002009-05-31T21:04:48.691+01:00If you read the history books, British and Canadia...If you read the history books, British and Canadian troops were on three of five landing zones. Britain gave that arse De Gaulle a safe haven. The dead bodies between the waterline and "safety" ( a relative term") were of all nationalities ....... and this is a Franco-American "thing" ?<br />It says more about the ego of Sarkozy ... and that of Obama that it should be so perceived.<br />And it is one other thing that Brown should be ashamed about ....... not standing up and shouting loud about this. <br />Sums up Labour really, doesn't it ? Brown wrote a book on bravery and courage - he wouldn't recognise it if it bit him on the arse !David Hughesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-30125023122836824852009-05-31T18:33:27.581+01:002009-05-31T18:33:27.581+01:00We all know what's going on. They're trying to cut...We all know what's going on. They're trying to cut the Royal Family out of the picture, and replace them with a sockpuppet like Brown or Cameron. It's the way the USSR ruled it's empire, and the EU will use the same template.Twighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698620636313191152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-62596742337419783452009-05-31T15:57:32.031+01:002009-05-31T15:57:32.031+01:00"The American forces landed numbered 73,000: ... I..."The American forces landed numbered 73,000: ... In the British and Canadian sector, 83,115 troops were landed (61,715 of them British)"<br />http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/faq.htm#whichtroop<br /><br />Perhaps time for the PM to ring the Canadian PM, it is after all, the same queen. If we thing we are being written out of history think how the Canadians feel. Time to mend a few Commonwealth fences we have let fall into a state of disrepair.neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-52748722412918362812009-05-31T09:11:40.939+01:002009-05-31T09:11:40.939+01:00You say you don't think this was the doings of Bro...You say you don't think this was the doings of Brown, but consider this: Sarko is a rather vainglorious little man who loves being seen with the great and the good. Do you really think he would have passed up a chance to have his picture taken with Barry Obama and Her Maj? From his perspective, that's a double whammy to kill for.The Remittance Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104149259707414863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32969105818376064562009-05-31T08:21:51.767+01:002009-05-31T08:21:51.767+01:00I think this is all so overblown. IIRC it was deci...I think this is all so overblown. IIRC it was decided some time ago by the MOD and the Palace that the 60th anniversary would be the last formal recognition and big ceremony at the beaches (when most of the veterans had passed 80). Now 65 is being blown up into a spurious big event and snub.<br /><br />Yes we should remember it (I had family on both sides!) but let's not make the 65th into something it isn't when there are so many demands on the Queen's time already.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278366165509808144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54679523862381575382009-05-31T05:17:54.437+01:002009-05-31T05:17:54.437+01:00I thought the other queen GB was!I thought the other queen GB was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-14445787268049247822009-05-31T04:12:01.356+01:002009-05-31T04:12:01.356+01:00I am an American, and I find this deliberate snub ...I am an American, and I find this deliberate snub of the Queen appalling.<br />I can only imagine how the people of Britain and Canada must feel.Sabinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-35963314428694483212009-05-31T02:49:09.619+01:002009-05-31T02:49:09.619+01:00There was an old lefty called brown
Who was was kn...There was an old lefty called brown<br />Who was was known as a bit of a clown<br />Labour denied him a clot<br />But balls they had not<br />And he dragged the whole lot of us down.<br /><br />He deferred from the many to the few<br />And drowned us in junk from the EU<br />Such were his failings<br />From economics to emailings<br />That he made us all rush to the loo.<br /><br />And here we are now with his frown<br />All that's missing is dog collar and gown<br />Thinking only he can commemorate<br />He ignores the crucial date<br />And deliberately embarasses the Crown.<br /><br />So bring on the election we need<br />For this government will never take heed<br />From 'Tears' Blears to 'Buff' Hoon<br />Labour's 'Dear Leader' is a loon<br />And our democracy corrupted by greed.<br /><br />Believe me I wanted to swear - and without restraint. To do that, I give vent in ******g Devil's Kitchen ... keep it up Mr Dale!Jules Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316327361072587324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36313150446436210252009-05-31T00:58:51.473+01:002009-05-31T00:58:51.473+01:00Socialists are self-loathers. Says it all.
You ca...Socialists are self-loathers. Says it all.<br /><br />You can never trust them with anything, for they have no sense.Roger Thornhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591327286533118901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-48437600230439776422009-05-31T00:19:45.899+01:002009-05-31T00:19:45.899+01:00oh
and Brown has no right to be with obama and Sa...oh<br /><br />and Brown has no right to be with obama and Sarkorzy - <br /><br />he is just some weird jumped up political hack; he is not a Head of Statepeter_dtmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-15032275837498612442009-05-31T00:03:35.113+01:002009-05-31T00:03:35.113+01:00I had better self moderate
where is the BBC
I do...I had better self moderate<br /><br />where is the BBC<br /><br />I do like the ide that a certain Mr & Mrs Windsor should todle over there on their own<br /><br />I don't think either the French or American press would cover Obama & Sarkozy if the story leaked<br /><br />The whole labour government is beyond belief<br />Ignorant<br />Corrupt<br />Slimy<br />traitorous<br />to stupid to be evil<br /><br />how do such brainless morons ever get into positions of power ?peter_dtmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-38380468034509287872009-05-31T00:00:48.249+01:002009-05-31T00:00:48.249+01:00I blogged about this the other day.
If you read b...I blogged about this the other day.<br /><br />If you read between the lines, it really does look as though there is something serious going on between No10 and Buckingham Palace.<br /><br />First, while Gordo went off on his pre-G20 tour of the world, Mervyn King publicly expresses concerns over the economy. The Queen quickly calls him in for a chat (suprisingly reported at the time on the BBC website, but unfindable there now), then calls in Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup (Chief of the Defence Staff) for a chat.<br /><br />Very shortly after, while still abroad, Gordo mutters something leftist lunacy about reform of the monarchy.<br /><br />Then we hear about MP's expenses, with involvement from establishment and ex-military personnel.<br /><br />Now we hear the Queen (nor any other member of the Royal Family) isn't going to Normandy.<br /><br />One can only imagine what is going on at the moment.<br /><br />But there seems to be a pattern of tit-for-tat blows between No10 and Buck House. Quite disconcerting if it is actually happening, for all sorts of reasons.Mark The Skint Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892877003107509621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-90899161702729983142009-05-30T22:24:07.666+01:002009-05-30T22:24:07.666+01:00Sarkozy is a thoroughly dislikable little shit and...Sarkozy is a thoroughly dislikable little shit and wants to get up close and be best buddy of the increasingly hapless Obama (looks like he might end up making Bush look not so bad) and simply didnt want anyone else sharing the limelight. He knew HM would attract all the attention and that would never do..when do the French get to chuck him out?..next week would do for the rest of us..Mirtha Tidvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940977481295375071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-82866483496197057592009-05-30T22:20:16.683+01:002009-05-30T22:20:16.683+01:00The British vets present at this event should turn...The British vets present at this event should turn their backs to this odious little Scot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4651161544552745202009-05-30T22:15:00.836+01:002009-05-30T22:15:00.836+01:00This whole thing is an absolute disgrace, and than...This whole thing is an absolute disgrace, and thank you, Iain, for bringing it to our intention. It seems to me to be a combination of French arrogance and Labour ineptitude.<br /><br />Not only do we owe those who fought so bravely such a debt of gratitude, but they are some of The Queen's most loyal subjects, and it is unforgiveable that she won't be there to take the salute from those who have made the pilgrimage, despite Labour's best - or rather worst - intentions to downplay anything that smacks of national self-respect.<br /><br />After all, The Queen has been Monarch since 1952 of most of the countries which fought for the Allies during the last war. Her father was their Head of State during the last war. D-Day was launched from British soil. It was not a Franco-American affair,and this is a typical French rewriting of history - rather like the spin and bluster that was put around that the French liberated Paris themselves without the help of the wicked Anglophones - just so that nothing gets in the way of the little Frenchman and his new best friend.<br /><br />And for Gordon Brown not to have insisted that The Queen receive an invitation to France so that she could be present to commemorate those who gave their lives for our freedom just adds insult to injury.<br /><br />Those who died for this country's freedom must be spinning in their graves at the state we are in.<br /><br />At the sixtieth anniversary of D-Day, when M Chirac did remember to invite her, The Queen said:<br /><br />'What for you is a haunting memory of danger and sacrifice one summer long ago, is for your country, and for generations of your countrymen to come, one of the proudest moments in our long national history. <br /><br />'I take it upon myself to express the immense debt of gratitude we owe to you all. I salute you, and thank you on behalf of our whole nation.'<br /><br />Hear, hear. They - and we deserve better.<br /><br />God save The Queen - not least from her Government.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-76330077769997395882009-05-30T22:14:25.939+01:002009-05-30T22:14:25.939+01:00Gordon Brown using dead servicemen to promote and ...Gordon Brown using dead servicemen to promote and politically rehabilitate himself??<br /><br />Surely some mistake ....<br /><br />Lets not forget that there were many many Canadians who landed on D-Day.<br /><br />Very shortly Britain will be uniquely placed to throw Brown into the gutter of history where he belongs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-40592465427602109502009-05-30T21:59:55.774+01:002009-05-30T21:59:55.774+01:00Was Sarkosy (and his delectable wife) a guest of H...Was Sarkosy (and his delectable wife) a guest of HM fairly recently? Fine way to repay her hospitality, eh? <br /><br />Sarkosy may not have been brought up with any manners, but you'd have thought his wife might have rather more <I>savoir faire</I>. <br /><br />Then again, maybe she does, but in other departments...Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-9478406181756677722009-05-30T20:46:34.860+01:002009-05-30T20:46:34.860+01:00My theory: When it was decided that we would, afte...My theory: When it was decided that we would, after all, participate, someone asked, 'Should not the Queen be invited?'<br /><br />This simple query found its way to Gordon's in-tray where, with a thousand other postponed decisions, it lingered until it was too late and was overtaken by events.Trumpeter Lanfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098959760276109152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-90121892838571170032009-05-30T20:31:02.727+01:002009-05-30T20:31:02.727+01:00This is an absolute disgrace. It's a commemoration...This is an absolute disgrace. It's a commemoration, not a photo opportunity. For the British government to ignore the sacrifice made by so many Allied soldiers,precisely so shits like Brown could be what they are,tells us all we need to know about him and his kind. <br /><br />My father went in on D+3 as a 17 year old and was wounded in action against the Waffen SS. <br /><br />Doesn't he and the others who were there deserve some respect? Worth more than a 25p pension increase and a winter fuel allowance. Brown and his like have no honour,no respect and no idea what this country and its traditions mean.<br /><br />Moderation prevents me from saying what I really feel.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70846556874542003052009-05-30T20:27:55.824+01:002009-05-30T20:27:55.824+01:00I don't think some people realise that the Queen c...I don't think some people realise that the Queen can't just invite herself to another country where she isn't Head of State, there are significant historical reasons why not.<br /><br />Brown studied History at University, he should have learned something useful!<br /><br />It was his responsibility to ensure there was an invitation, he represents this country in places where she can't go. He forgot, plain and simple - too busy working out letters to send to the electorate prior to the EU elections!<br />(word verification = bollex)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-21616557430833950272009-05-30T20:23:53.967+01:002009-05-30T20:23:53.967+01:00Ian @7.38
You're wrong about Brown having no sens...Ian @7.38<br /><br />You're wrong about Brown having no sense of history.<br /><br />He has degrees in the history in particular the history of the Labour Party and Political Change in Scotland 1918-29. <br /><br />That is why he is best placed to help this country move into its new generation where the challenges we face are ones that, because of the values that bind us as a country together, we are uniquely able to say that we are going to be one of the great global success stories of the future ...etcBardirecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167919762034389133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-42245865558933781312009-05-30T19:52:57.957+01:002009-05-30T19:52:57.957+01:00This is the fault of the Labour govt. they think G...This is the fault of the Labour govt. they think Gordon Brown is the head of state.<br /><br />Her Majesty should just pay her way and go under cover to really shame those bastard Labour politicians.Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.com