The Queen

[BensGrandad]

I know this wont be popular with the left wing antis on here.

Happy Birthday Your Majesty 89 today

I am proud to be English and equally proud of you as my queen.

 

[Medwayseagull]

Helen Mirren doesn't look a day over 70.

 

[daveinprague]

I know this wont be popular with the left wing antis on here.

Happy Birthday Your Majesty 89 today

I am proud to be English and equally proud of you as my queen.

Is this real or from football rumours?

 

[knocky1]

I know this wont be popular with the left wing antis on here.

Happy Birthday Your Majesty 89 today

I am proud to be English and equally proud of you as my queen.

Shame she sees you as a subservient sycophant.

 

[BensGrandad]

Real she was born 21 April 1926. A grand old lady.

 

[glasfryn]

would not happen in Germany .....................................OH !

 

[Triggaaar]

I am proud to be English and equally proud of you as my queen.

Is she an NSCer?

 

[Notters]

proud
praʊd
adjective
1.
feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated.
"a proud grandma of three boys"
synonyms: pleased (with), glad (about/at), happy (about/at/with), delighted (about/at/with), joyful (at), overjoyed (at/over), thrilled (at/about/by/with), well pleased (with), satisfied (with), gratified (at), content (at), appreciative (of)
"Moira was a delight to her proud parents"
antonyms: ashamed
(of an event, achievement, etc.) causing someone to feel proud.
"we have a proud history of innovation"
synonyms: pleasing, gratifying, satisfying, fulfilling, rewarding, cheering, heart-warming; More
2.
having or showing a high or excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance.
"he was a proud, arrogant man".

Nope, I'm not proud to be English, as it isn't something I achieved.

 

[BensGrandad]

proud
praʊd
adjective
1.
feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated.
"a proud grandma of three boys"
synonyms: pleased (with), glad (about/at), happy (about/at/with), delighted (about/at/with), joyful (at), overjoyed (at/over), thrilled (at/about/by/with), well pleased (with), satisfied (with), gratified (at), content (at), appreciative (of)
"Moira was a delight to her proud parents"
antonyms: ashamed
(of an event, achievement, etc.) causing someone to feel proud.
"we have a proud history of innovation"
synonyms: pleasing, gratifying, satisfying, fulfilling, rewarding, cheering, heart-warming; More
2.
having or showing a high or excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance.
"he was a proud, arrogant man".

Nope, I'm not proud to be English, as it isn't something I achieved.

As usual trying to be pedantic and superior and not taking the word as it is usually used. You have obviously never joined in the chant We're proud of you to our team.on achieving promotion.

 

[Notters]

As usual trying to be pedantic and superior and not taking the word as it is usually used. You have obviously never joined in the chant We're proud of you to our team.on achieving promotion.

It's certainly not how I would use it... and as you say, promotion would be an achievement and therefore something to be proud of as outlined in the above definition.

 

[Simster]

Simple pub landlord in puke-worthy cap-doffing moment shock.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Happy Birthday Your Majesty 89 today

I am proud to be English and equally proud of you as my queen.

Nice sentiments, but you'd be better off sending her a card. I think there's even less chance of the Queen seeing this, than of the Albion starting to take scouting tips from random pensioners.

 

[GT49er]

Oh sod it! I'll join with BG on this one - good on you, Your Maj!

 

[Man of Harveys]

I'm a "left wing anti" - I think, I'm not sure what I'm meant to be "anti" though. But I do quite like the Queen. What on earth am I meant to do here? It's all so complicated.

 

[daveinprague]

tbf, she pulls off 'grand' quite well, for a struggling pensioner in this day and age.

 

[MattBackHome]

God bless the grumpy old cow.

 

[drew]

Well no doubt I'm one of the lefties that BG refers to but I'm proud of my country, right or wrong. The monarchy is part of that.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

I'm a "left wing anti" - I think, I'm not sure what I'm meant to be "anti" though. But I do quite like the Queen. What on earth am I meant to do here? It's all so complicated.

I think, according to the laws of tarring everyone with the same brush invoked at the top of the thread, that by being left wing you're meant to hate her with a frothy-mouthed fervour.

If this doesn't sound like you then I'm afraid you're broken, there's no other explanation.

 

[8ace]

Simple pub landlord in puke-worthy cap-doffing moment shock.

Who used to run a pub

 

[Simster]

Who used to run a pub

BensGrandad I believe.