Celebrating the Life of Queen Elizabeth II
A LIFE WELL LIVED
“ I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.”
Portion of a speech given by Queen Elizabeth on her twenty-first birthday.
She kept her word literally until the day she left us.
A few months ago
our Book Club Babes read Elizabeth & Margaret – the Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters by Andrew Morton.
For that meeting we wore our tiaras and enjoyed a traditional English Tea with a champagne toast to the Queen.
It seemed fitting to say good-by to her with a similar toast of thanks for a lifetime of service to the world.
To honor a life well lived,
eleven women gathered at Sherrill’s on September 19th at 5am to pay our respects and view together the beautiful pageantry with which her nation and the world honored her and said farewell.
This was history in the making
and in sharing it with friends we made memories which will last a lifetime. Expanding our lives and living every day to the fullest and sharing those moments with our readers and viewers is at the heart of Dare to be Curious.
Yes, it was work
and a very long night and early morning - however, there was a sense of accomplishment when the boiled eggs, scones with clotted cream & jam, English Cheeses with biscuits, strawberries with cream, chocolates and pots of coffee and tea were displayed on the table set with our best silver and most royal china
If there was ever any doubt that all the work to share those historical moments were worth the time and effort those doubts were banished by the appreciation and enthusiasm of all who shared in the friendship of that morning.
Even more important to Sherrill was a text she received the next morning from her youngest son, “What year was it when you woke us up for croissants for Princess Diana? That’s a really strong memory that I have. Love you!”
Please keep making memoires – they really do last a lifetime.