Recently I was mentioning for some reason that we saw the Queen when we were in London in 2005. After waiting outside Buckingham Palace in record hot temps for a couple of hours, she whizzed by in her open carriage. If she weren't wearing a colorful outfit, we'd never have spotted her. I was standing with a family of women representing 3 or 4 generations, who said they come into London to line up along the Mall to see her all the time. One had seen the Queen 17 times. They love her.
This weekend was the 60th anniversary of VE Day and veterans had been invited to London to have tea with the Queen and participate in other events. This was also just 2 days after the July 7th subway bombings.
So here we are with our up close and personal encounter with the Queen. Still, it was exciting!
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