I finally had the time to sit down and write all the remarks provided by The Countess of Wessex, during "Our Queen at Ninety" - ITV documentary. Before I will move on to those, I must say, I really enjoyed this programme, it brought tears of joy, pride and amazement. HM's take on Prima donna, the horse, showed her great sense of humor. HM The Queen truly is a remarkable person, with equally remarkable rock beside her, her husband and Consort, Prince Philip.
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I loved interviews with our lovely Sophie, Princesses Beatrice & Eugenie and Duke of York, as those were the most personal. Prince Harry did a great job as well. Catherine (who appeared bit nervous at times & I can absolutely understand that), has also given us some lovely glimpses into HM's personality.
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The Countess of Wessex on HM's choice of outfits for the public engagements: "Don't forget that when she turns up somewhere, the crowds are, you know, two, three, four, ten, 15 deep, and somebody wants to be able to say they saw a bit of the Queen's hat as she went past. She needs to stand out for people to be able to say 'I saw the Queen."
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The Countess of Wessex on Balmoral, HM's country retreat: “It is a magical place. Apart from the midges, but it is a magical place. It’s a sense of freedom for her. You know, It’s the one place that she really can relax and settle in and just be there and be herself and take the dogs for a walk or go riding. And it’s just this beautiful big skies, big hills.”
print screen of 'Our Queen at Ninety', Oxford Film & Television / ITV
From me, oh I did get to know the midges all too well, those blood sucking creatures!! However Balmoral is still on my wish list! I do love the Scottish Highlands, incredibly magical place, and I can very well relate to HM's love for it.
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The Countess of Wessex on Braemar Gathering: "An unbelievable cacophony of sound, because you have the piper competition going on in one part of the park, and then in another part of the park you've got this lovely little girls doing their dancing with another pipe playing completely different tune altogether. You can kind of have to experience it to really truly appreciate it. Somebody, you know, drops a caber or falls over in the sack race, well it's always good for a laugh".
print screen of 'Our Queen at Ninety', Oxford Film & Television / ITV
Braemar Gathering is known as The Games and originating from those believed to have been held by Malcolm III. An annual Highland Games Gathering is held at Braemar on the first Saturday in September and is traditionally attended by the British Royal Family. I did attended Highland Games and it was quite an interesting & fun experience. Though the ones I attended weren't as huge as the Braemar Games.
print screen of 'Our Queen at Ninety', Oxford Film & Television / ITV
The Countess of Wessex on Prince Philip: "You see, he's a gentleman and a gentle man, he's very courteous, and he looks up for her and he's her protector".
print screen of 'Our Queen at Ninety', Oxford Film & Television / ITV
The Countess of Wessex on Garden Parties: "It's a great way of keeping moles down, that's for sure, but yes, 8.000 people on your lawn is a lot of people. Most of the people that come to the garden parties are volunteers or have gone the extra mile".
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The Countess of Wessex on the Women’s Institute 100th anniversary: “Lot’s of Queen Bee’s and the ultimate Queen Bee there as well. There was a huge sense of patriotism and pride. I think this really was the icing on the cake for them to have the Queen there".
print screen of 'Our Queen at Ninety', Oxford Film & Television / ITV
... and that famous cake cutting: “I think that really must have appealed to her sense of irony because of course the Women’s Institute was all about providing and producing the most beautiful cakes and she had the honor of being able to cut the centenary cake which proved to be somewhat trickier than she anticipated. I don’t think she could actually get the knife in to begin with and then it got stuck. She couldn’t actually get it down either. With her innate sense of fun, I think she rather enjoyed that moment, as did we all I have to say.”
print screen of 'Our Queen at Ninety', Oxford Film & Television / ITV
As you can see The Countess provided plenty of insight and she sounded great. I adore HRH's voice and how she speaks. I think recording CD with fairy tales for children that would have been read by Sophie is a great idea. Such a lovely, calming voice.
If you missed this programme, it's on ITV website - for those in UK, for those outside UK, it's up on youtube. I expect it will be removed at some point, so catch up now, while it's still online. Click here. I hope you've enjoyed it/will enjoy it, as much as I did.
Wild Place Project - fun, family attraction that provides outdoor adventure, play and learning.
In other news, next two weeks should be quite calm & quiet for this blog as TRH's are on somewhat spring break. They will resume their royal duties on 14th April with what appears to be fun & exciting engagement. TRH's will visit Clifton and West of England Zoological Society Limited at Bristol Zoo Gardens (Prince Edward is a Patron). Then, TRH's will visit Wild Place Project to open The Mahali Pori Exhibit, Wild Place Project, Blackhorse Hill, Bristol.
Those who follow my Duchess of Cambridge Blog should tune in since 10th of April, as on that day TRH's will start their Royal Tour of India & Bhutan. I'm very excited as those are incredible countries with amazing culture!
Quotes by The Countess of Wessex from 'Our Queen at Ninety' documentary & other news.
Rating: 4.5
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