Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday.
After leaving the UW, the royal couple next headed to Seattle Center, where they met up with Seattle Mayor Charley Royer for a public event at the old Flag Plaza just east of what was then called the“It was a big deal when the Queen came, and everybody wanted to be involved in it,” Royer said recently, recalling that he got more phone calls from people who wanted invitations to events with the Queen than he got from people who wanted college basketball tickets when Seattle hosted the NCAA Final...
“You can tell in both pictures I’ve got my hands locked behind my back, so I can’t possibly touch the Queen,” Royer said, with a chuckle, as recalled the backlash directed at his counterpart in San Diego. As the Queen and Prince prepared to depart, Royer and other dignitaries were invited aboard Britannia for a brief farewell. It was then that Royer had a few moments alone with the royal couple and a short conversation with the Queen.
Local antique appraiser James Kemp-Slaughter and his late younger brother Michael helped organize the festive armada for Britannia’s farewell.English Speaking Union
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