"George had one request for Marion Crawford, the nanny of Princess Elizabeth and Margaret. He said to her, ‘Teach Margaret and Lilibet to write a decent hand. That is all I ask of you. None of my children can write properly.’
Some of the moments I cherish most would be moments when the Queen would speak to me as a Parish Minister. One evening I asked her what her favourite hymn was. She said to me that her fondest memory, ever, of Christian song, was her father singing to her at her bedside, as she was going to bed.
Kenneth MacKenzie (Domestic Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II)
The hymn she remembered her father singing to her as a child was The Ninety and Nine - based on the parable of the sheep, lost in open country.
Although the road be rough and steep
I go to the desert to find my sheep
Rare photo of Greek Royal Family Matriarch, Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark (née Battenberg) with niece-in-law Dowager Queen Frederica of Greece (née Princess of Hanover) and new mother, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (née Princess of Denmark) with newborn Princess Alexia, 1965
A group called For Women, Scotland, is fighting back against a proposed new law. It will make Scottish parents guilty of a crime if they do not go along with their child’s idea that he or she is transgender. The punishment will be up to 7 years in prison.
For Women, Scotland photo, please credit The Telegraph.
The late Queen Elizabeth reacts to old footage, where she is seen beating up the treasurer and private secretary of her mother with a cushion. She is shocked by the roughness of her play from back then. The Queen Mother, on the other hand, does not seem to mind very much
First time all these pictures have been put together....they tell the story! You decide! This is Toronto IG! Closing ceremonies...when they told Harry ....they had a plan!
They see HER!
Opening night Toronto IG
Waiting for JM and MA
Cameras set…waiting for Harry!
Ok…moving on….MA up next!
I hope you notice…..SHE keeps smiling!
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