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economist suntribune opinion thursday april 4 2002 ni7 beatandten wont be written about the queen mother she was no mummy dearest unlike american actress joan crawford the queen mother didnt abuse her ducklings nobody wrote a beatandtell book quite the contrary this elizabeth was the worlds favourite grand mother she wore great hats smiled at all the right times and wasnt afraid to stand up to the likes of adolph hitler when london went through the blitz during the second world war the queen stuck by her people that caused hitler to call our queen mum the most dangerous woman in the world the queen mum was a gentle soul and a pillar of strength she was confident humble and under no cir cumstance would she shy away from fun while the uppityups in england referred to elizabeth as a commoner there was nothing common about her the queen mother had great style i liked her a lot her death seems unfair at least when it came to the queen mum i thought all was well with the lord i thought the queen mum would be allowed to live for ever even though she was 101 her death has saddens us it cant be overstated the royal family was always able to depend on the her while other members of this old clan took turns sucking on toes husband bashing in the press and bragging about mastering peculiar sex acts the queen mum approached life with a difference not once did she bring shame to her family or to the commonwealth elizabeth was wise approached life with opti mism and showed the world that an old woman could get a kick out of living- and the queen mother had fun at no ones expense it seems clear- that the queen mother liked her job when she carried out royal duties she always wore a smile v her passing does indeed mark the end of an era when king george vi and his queen visited canada in 1939 my dad hitched a ride to newcastle to catch sight of the royal train the trip paid off the 15- year old farm boy spotted the handsome king and his beautiful wife on the plat form of the train they waved the farm boy waved back while the experience only lasted a mument or two the memory has been with my dad for always arid im jealous ive never been on the receiving end of a royal joan ransberry wave the queen mums final farewell is no simple event in keeping with its importance gun salutes are being fired across the united kingdom and flags fly at half staff everywhere thousands of mourners lined the streets on sunday when her coffin passed she was taken to the royal chapel in windsor castle where she laid until tuesday the casket was then moved to st jamess palace in central london about an hours drive from windsor casde on friday the coffin trav els again this time to westminster hall part of the houses of parliament where it will lie in state until the day before the funeral at westminster abbey after the funeral on april 9 the royal coffin will be taken by road for a private burial at st georges chapel there elizabeth will lie beside king george vi she spent 50 years alone without her bertie he died in 1952 at t age 56 1 remember the day the king died children across canada got the day off school elizabeth was more than a kind and gentle grand mother she was the glue that held her fragile family- together her grandson charles feels the loss in his public address the future king pointed out that his grandmothers houses were always filled with an atmosphere of fun laughter and affection the- queen mum will be missed by her family and by the world at large on a personal note i must admit im not much of a monarchist the goingson in the royal family are of little interest and the house of windsor is at best a dull place when the formal occa sion presents itself i do not toast queen elizabeth ii while ill stand out of respect for the position i do not raise the glass however if people are going to toast the queen i wish theyd do it properly protocol dictates that a toast is to be made with water ive witnessed people rais ing their beer bottles and 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