Queen Elizabeth to Visit Manhattan on Tuesday(Ground Zero)

The New York Times ^ | July 4, 2010 | ROBERT D. McFADDEN

[Cincinna]

She was a vivacious young queen when she first saw New York City in 1957, regal in white gloves but as dazzled as any tourist. 'snip'“Nearly two decades later, in 1976, the 50-year-old queen made her second visit to New York, marking the Bicentennial of America’s Declaration of Independence from Britain.

Now, in the twilight of a reign that has spanned 58 years, one of the longest of any British monarch, the 84-year-old queen is to visit New York on Tuesday for a third time, accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. 'snip'In contrast to her first two visits to the city — what might be called her awe-struck first impressions and her more mature celebratory return — this is to be a short, relatively solemn occasion: a valedictory at the United Nations, a reflective half-hour at ground zero and a stroll through a garden created in the canyons of Lower Manhattan as a memorial to the 67 Britons killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

'snip'In the late afternoon, she will go to ground zero. She will make no speech, but will be met by an honor guard and by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Govs. David A. Paterson of New York and Christopher J. Christie of New Jersey. She will briefly tour the 16-acre site, where thousands died and where today new skyscrapers are rising, with reflecting pools in the footprints of the fallen twin towers.

Finally, in the early evening, the queen will cross Lower Manhattan to the British Garden in Hanover Square, a serene greensward memorial to the British subjects who died at the trade center on Sept. 11, 2001. Relatives of some 50 victims will meet the queen, who will cut a ribbon to formally open the garden.

[Cincinna]

An elongated triangle in the rough shape of the British Isles, it is a landscaped version of a traditional British garden, planted with hydrangea, rhododendron, azalea, foxglove, holly and yew, and set off by a winding path of Morayshire stone and benches fashioned in Northern Ireland. Situated on city land, the garden broke ground in 2005 and has been open for several years.

The queen will make no public remarks, but will stroll the path, escorted by the British ambassador to the United States, Sir Nigel Elton Sheinwald; the consul general in New York, Sir Alan Collins; the mayor and the governors; and leaders of the British Memorial Garden Trust, which developed the project with the St. George’s Society of New York as a gift to the city.

[PetroniusMaximus]

Please inform the Queen that she will need to be in full Burka.

[Track9]

The British build serene gardens to honor Trade Center victims. The muslims build giant propaganda masques and Cuomo would have people believe there’s nothing wrong. California is dieing under it’s entitlement spending. New York will die under it’s multiculturalism.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Among many other things, Queen Elizabeth is the Queen (and thus, the Head of State) of: Britain, Canada, and Australia. The British contingent is the largest (after the U.S.) in the Iraq coalition. British, Canadian and Australian troops are part of the NATO coalition in Afghanistan.

[ltc8k6]

This her during ww2:

[Cincinna]

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How gracious of HRM Queen Elizabeth II to visit Ground Zaro and honor those who were brutally murdered by terrorists there on 9/11. They will visit the British Garden on Hanover Square nearby to meet with the families of the British fallen. The Garden was donated by the British people to the City of NY in memory of fallen Brits on 9/11.

I can assure you it is a charming oasis of green for contemplation and reflection, and a piece of the British Isles in Manhattan.

I will post pictures of the visit tomorrow. The Queen is a fashion icon in her own right, spanning more than 50 years with dignity, grace, and courage.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Royal Ascot Races

QUEEN ELIZABETH GREETS BARONESS MARGARET THATCHER AT ORDERR OF MERIT CEREMONY

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How gracious of HRM Queen Elizabeth II to visit Ground Zaro and honor those who were brutally murdered by terrorists there on 9/11. They will visit the British Garden on Hanover Square nearby to meet with the families of the British fallen. The Garden was donated by the British people to the City of NY in memory of fallen Brits on 9/11.

I can assure you it is a charming oasis of green for contemplation and reflection, and a piece of the British Isles in Manhattan.

I will post pictures of the visit tomorrow. The Queen is a fashion icon in her own right, spanning more than 50 years with dignity, grace, and courage.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Royal Ascot Races

QUEEN ELIZABETH GREETS BARONESS MARGARET THATCHER AT ORDERR OF MERIT CEREMONY

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

I should have included Austalia in the Iraq coalition.

[Cincinna]

Thank you for the additional information

[Track9]

Thanks for the nice picture. My how things have changed. I can’t see the Wookie showing this kind of humility and class.

[TheThinker]

She’s always had class and I welcome her to the United States. I’ve always felt the America has always had a friend in the Queen.

[Cincinna]

Great photo! Thanks for posting. Britain has always been America’s best friend and ally.

If you have any more pics of the Queen, please post.

[Cincinna]

I have refrained from posting pictures of the Queen with Obama and MOBama. Too shocking for the eyes and too fake to be true.

You can bet he didn’t bow down the Her Majesty, the Queen.

[SoCalPol]

Thank you for the post.
I admire Queen Elizabeth, wonderful she will be in New York.
I saw her in person a few times when she was in San Diego for 3 days when the Britannia docked here in 1983

[SoCalPol]

Queen Elizabeth and President Reagan at Windsor

[SoCalPol]

Pres. Bush and Queen Elizabeth

[ltc8k6]

She was just called Elizabeth Windsor then of course and she volunteered and served as a truck driver and mechanic. She drove trucks a lot in support of the military effort. She is the last living head of state to have served in uniform in ww2.

[Track9]

It is a noted aspect of his character. The odd and inappropriate behaviors of a passive aggressive. When I try to imagine the kind of choices he made as a boy reconciling his approach toward life I truly get the shudders. This is not a well adjusted person. He is a sick and perverted personality with inevitable nasty fetishes. The wookie is the wookie because that’s the match that survives and thrives with this kind of person.

[EDINVA]

Is this photo the same occasion as the pic of the Queen with Baroness Thatcher? Looks like she’s wearing the same dress, and I can’t recall ever seeing her in the same thing twice.

[Quix]

I wonder . . .

does she want to see the place . . . before . . .

the elite’s cohorts insure a larger area is nuked?