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[leia131]

So, today is the day that Queen Elizabeth becomes the longest reigning British monarch ever, surpassing my beloved Vicky. (Not that I bear her any ill will for that, obviously).

I don't know a lot about the Queen (or the royal family, or UK politics at all), but I feel weirdly close to her (in a totally insane way) having seen her crown jewels, coronation video, residence in Scotland (I stood in a room she routinely stands in!) and having been just outside Buckingham Palace while she was inside. That's closer than I've ever been to Obama, I can tell you that. So I wanted to mark the occasion.


Congrats Liz!







(I think you can click this to make it bigger.)



And the real life proof that Queen Lizzie and I were in the same city at the same time:

Separated only by gates, walls, and guards with big-ass guns.

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[domluver.livejournal.com]

I think it's so cool that she's the longest reigning monarch! And that it happened in our lifetime is great. I don't know all that much about her either, but I think I need to learn more about her. I need to start looking for books.