UK Queen Mother Too Ill to Consume Food

Ananova News Wire and the London Daily Sun Newspaper ^ | February 14, 2002 GMT | What the Papers Say Column

[codebreaker]

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The London Daily Sun

QUEEN MUM TO ILL TO EAT

The Queen Mother is now so ill she is unable to eat.

Story filed 1:18 Thursday, February 14, 2002 Greenwich Mean Time

[commish]

Prayers for the Queen Mum -- she always has been everything that Queen Elizabeth is not. Her passing will be a blow to Great Britain that they will not easily recover from, for many there and around the world - she is THE ROYAL FAMILY.

[YaYa123]

Most people haven't spent much time thinking of the Queen Mom's life. I recently watched 'Bertie and Elizabeth' on PBS' Masterpiece Theatre, and was charmed. Her passing is another signal that the Brits' Greatest Generation is leaving this world too. Here's a synopis:

"Bertie & Elizabeth
Wars, kings, and politicians come and go, but love endures. Bertie & Elizabeth charts one of the greatest love stories of the century: the love affair between Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, a beautiful fun-loving young woman from an aristocratic Scottish family and the Duke of York, a shy young man second in line to the throne.

Married in 1923, they are thrust into the limelight in 1936 when Bertie's older brother, Edward VIII, abdicates to marry the twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. As George VI and Queen Elizabeth, they inspire a nation. A superb British cast brings this memorable story to life.

James Wilby (Gosford Park) and Juliet Aubrey (Middlemarch) portray the reluctant royals who become king and queen of England. The film also stars Alan Bates (The Mayor of Casterbridge and Hard Times) as Bertie's father, King George V; Eileen Atkins (currently starring with Bates and Wilby in Gosford Park) as his mother, Queen Mary; Charles Edwards as Edward VIII; and Amber Rose Sealey as Wallis Simpson.

The film opens in 1920, when the dashing but diffident Bertie steals a dance with the radiant 19-year-old Elizabeth. Their happy family life with daughters Elizabeth and Margaret contrasts sharply with the playboy lifestyle of the heir to the throne, Edward VIII, known as David. Charming and headstrong, he forces a constitutional crisis in his first months as king when he insists on marrying Wallis Simpson, whom his ministers find detestable.

Unexpectedly thrust upon the throne, Bertie's natural dignity and Elizabeth's engaging warmth make them a perfect royal pair. They come into their own during the darkest days of World War II. During the Blitz, they cheer their subjects by touring bombed-out neighborhoods. Aware of the couple's importance to British morale, the Nazis bomb Buckingham Palace but narrowly miss their intended victims.

A heavy smoker all his life, Bertie succumbed to cancer in 1952. His daughter Elizabeth assumed the throne, and his widow became the Queen Mother. In the 50 years since, the indefatigable "Queen Mum," now 101, has been the most enduringly popular member of the royal family."

One of my favorite quotes was a bombed out Londoner commenting on how fancy dressed the Queen was when she toured his neighborhood. She said, "Well, if you came to my home, you would wear your best, wouldn't you?"

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Before she died my grandmother was too ill to consume food. I don't imagine any of you will care about that.

I'm having a hard time understanding why we should care more about this woman. I'm sorry she's dying. But there are many women who will die in the next few days and if you don't believe me just visit a nursing home. They all deserve headlines.

This woman is neither my queen nor my mother.

[truthkeeper]

The poor dear. How terribly sad to bury a daughter.

[hole_n_one]

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[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Will SOMEONE take this poor women to a doctor. Ealier on the linked thread they stated that she had fallen out of a chair. She has had a stroke I tell you. After they have had a stroke they lose their ability to swallow, that is why she is not eating. Socialized medicine at its best! Even the royality can't get good care!

[Libertina]

A little prayer for strength for the Queen Mum. Princess Margaret's death must have been such a big loss for her.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

ah....this is sad. In the most high profile dysfuntional family in the world, the Queen Mum was a stellar example of CLASS. God Bless ya MUM!!

[ladyinred]

I don't want to go to the link you provided if it is what I suspect. The lack of respect for others is sometimes so appalling on this forum.
May God Bless the Queen Mum.

[kayak]

May God bless her!

[lizma]

To live to be 101, when the last major event in your life is your daughter's funeral is very sad.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Because it's the right and the decent thing to do.

And I'm very very sorry about your Grandma. Had there been a thread running about her, you can bet!!! that you'd find a huge family, right here. Tell us about your Grandma. How old was she? Did she live close to you? Share some memories....(please?).

[Quietly]

I went to my brother's funeral, and just a few weeks later my dad's. It happens. Sometimes it's just that release from caring for a child, even when that child is no longer a child. But when Margaret... or Larry... or whoever.. is no longer there, has died, and there's no one who clings to you anymore, and you're ready to go... you feel free to go. The Queen Mum has perhaps prayed her younger daughter through and can go now too. No recriminations, ma'am. You did well, whatever the outcome; if you've trusted in Christ, continue to trust.

Stand up, and fall as you may, and take only the arm of assistance you choose, and none if you choose, if the arm you take is that of your savior. When you meet Him, you will already know the ways of court. May you enter into His court, Lady.

[hole_n_one]

Let me know when you're full

[Dubya]

God Bless the Queen Mum.

[Paleo Conservative]

If Queen Elizabeth II lives as long as her mother, Prince Charles would be in his late seventies or early eighties before he becomes king.

[clintonh8r]

Very sad. She will be missed. She is a woman who has seen a lot in her century, and she has endured it all with class and aplomb.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I care about her because she cared about the people of the country she served, esp. during the times of crisis (London Blitz). It's very clear that she took her duty quite seriously and even now, suffered this injury because she was practicing getting in and out of a chair, so as not to be of a worry and be invalided. Most of her generation did NOT want to be perceived as invalids; this is a huge matter of pride to the many of her generation. My own grandmother (God rest her soul) was very much the same way.

[Eddie Haskell]

Yes, I'm afraid she won't be around much longer. She has lived a good, long life. God bless the Queen Mum and may Princess Margaret rest in peace.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Whoa. Full up, you can stop.