Music fit for a Queen

**Warhoover** · 13th February 07, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by McClef

She is Queen of an amazing amount of countries and territories, I can't list them all offhand. She is still a figure of importance in those former countries of the British Empire which are now republics as if they are in the Commonwealth she is still, head of that.

As the old saying goes, "The sun never sets on the British Empire".

**Barclay** · 13th February 07, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by SnakeEyes

Unfortunately a lot of Canadian people don't even realise that she is in fact the Queen of Canada, and still refer to her as "The Queen of England".

The first toast for every round, or every dram, 'round here is: "To God and Her Majesty", I'll have you know! My mum taught me well.

**AL-58** · 13th February 07, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by McClef

Yes she is Queen of Canada too!

(and quite a few other places like Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland etc etc etc)

We havent given her up either(yet), she's also Queen of Australia.

Al

**BEEDEE** · 13th February 07, 08:02 AM

Prince Charles must have been in residence at that time, or was it Camilla?

Brian

**macwilkin** · 13th February 07, 08:48 AM

This is actually quite common in the British Army; unlike the Prussians, who are famous for their military marches, the British have always adopted "popular" songs, a la the music hall, folk songs, etc. as military marches -- and that tradition has continued to this today. It is not uncommon to hear music from popular movies, like Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Magnificent Seven played by British Army bands. In fact, on a number of my recordings, I have military bands playing some unexpected tunes, like the theme from the Magnificent Seven played on the pipes!

Of course, few Americans realize that the tune of our national anthem is actually a British drinking song from the late 1700's!

So, silly jokes about the Royal Family aside, this really is nothing special.

T.

**Splash_4** · 13th February 07, 02:36 PM

That is not a piece of music that one would normally associate with a military band.... But, then again, after this years Tattoo, I'm not sure I can say that anymore...

**Warhoover** · 13th February 07, 06:56 PM

I was never more moved by a performance of the household band than the day after Sept 11 when they played "The Star Spangled Banner". I still have it on tape, a good friend was there that morning at Buckingham Palace to video it. He almost did not go because of how he was feeling after all the news from back home. I wrote a letter to the Queen a week or so later to thank her for the gesture. I did not expect to get a reply but about a month later I received a rather formal envelope in the mail from her Personal Secretary thanking me at the behest of Her Majesty, for the kind words. I had the letter and envelope shadowboxed, it sits over my desk on the wall.

**Warlock** · 14th February 07, 06:41 AM

The Band are The Coldstream Guards. Just after That terrible day Sept. 11th. They played the American National Anthem. Quite beatifully. Really braught a tear to my eye. They showed English Firefighters weeping for the American Firefighters that lost thier lives in the line of Duty... { a moment of Silence...}