Posted on 01/17/2008 5:50:39 PM PST by doug from upland
NOTE: there was a much better headline from another source, but we are not allowed to use that because of copyright complaint - "Nepal to watch Hillary funeral via link"
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Queen Elizabeth snubs Hillary funeral: Report
Wellington - Queen Elizabeth will not send a member of the British royal family to the funeral of Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary next week - a decision dubbed a snub to one of New Zealand's greatest legends on a newspaper website on Friday. The New Zealand Herald said a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman had told the paper the Queen would be represented by Governor General Anand Satyanand at Tuesday's funeral in Auckland.
"The Governor General is the Queen's personal representative," the spokeswoman said.
The paper published the story on its website under the headline "Royal Family Snubs Sir Ed."
It noted that Hillary was one of only 24 Knights of the Garter appointed by the Queen. His success as the first man to step on the summit of Mount Everest was proclaimed on the morning of her coronation in 1953.
"The Everest expedition was a British one, and Hillary's success was claimed as a huge triumph for Britain," the paper said.
Television New Zealand announced Friday that it had offered its live broadcast of the funeral free of charge to international radio and tv broadcasters and agencies and arranged a satellite link to Nepal so that it could be screened there.
Chief Executive Rick Ellis said the decision to make the broadcast available without charge was recognition of the unique position Sir Edmund held in the eyes of the world.
Organisations that have requested access to the TVNZ coverage so far include BBC, CNN, the European Broadcasting Union, Al Jazeera, APTN and a number of channels in Australia.
I really like the headline.
You had me going there for a second, Doug...
LOL. I was hoping it was an advance announcement. Oh well.
That statement is false. Hillary's Sherpa guide, Tinsang Norgay(?) was the fist to summit. Hillary always acknowledged this.
First to summit, I meant to write.
What??? When did she die??? How did I miss the party?
Oh, not that Hillary.
:)
I didn’t know Mrs. Clinton was even sick! :0)
I’m trying to behave myself here.
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Me too, doug.
What am I going to do with the open bottle of champagne now?
My famous family, Doug.
My late Father was on a first name basis with Sir Edmund.
I met and interviewed Gerald Ford during his presidential run.
Neither of us ever met HRC.
;-)
Allow me to exercise a moment of nostalgia. I was 9 years old in 1953. The coronation of Elizabeth and the summit of Mt. Everest was a double feature at the movies, each allotted 1/2 hour I think. The absolute biggest news of all. To me this was the real beginning of the 50’s!
doug, you’re bad. :)
Now I’ve lit up this cigar and poured champagne and I don’t even smoke or drink. So what do I do now?
The Queen is in her 80s. I think it’s a bit much to expect her to travel half-way around the world for a funeral, even if it was a close family member...
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