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Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - shamsi - 09-10-2015
Completing 63 years spent on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning Monarch of UK. She however still ranks 48th on global count. She herself claims to be a beneficiary of a long life. The event was celebrated publicly in Scotland and other parts of UK.
Re: Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - ketchim - 09-10-2015
Sir Lionel Luckhoo being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II - c.1969
![[Image: lionel-luckhoo-knighted.jpg]](http://www.crazykelvin.com/aboutme/images/lionel-luckhoo-knighted.jpg)
2013: John Agard was presented a Gold Medal for Poetry by The Queen of England.
![[Image: john-agard-and-the-queen.jpg]](http://www.crazykelvin.com/aboutme/images/john-agard-and-the-queen.jpg)
Re: Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - ketchim - 09-10-2015
Queen Elizabeth surpass Queen Victoria
pics of the Knighthood of Luckhoo ....... to the Gold award of John Agard :
Both from GUYANA !
44 years apart by the same Elizabeth ! 8)
Re: Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - ketchim - 09-10-2015
Commissioned in 1887 to mark the Golden Jubilee, this Queen Victoria statue was unveiled in 1894
outside the law courts in Georgetown, Guyana.
More than half a century later, in 1954, the statue was dynamited in an act of anti-colonial protest :
and its head and left hand were blown off. :-[
![[Image: fig_40.2_0.jpg?itok=iCWrhFPu]](http://www.centerforbritishart.org/sites/default/files/styles/ycba_image_container/public/fig_40.2_0.jpg?itok=iCWrhFPu)
Re: Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - ketchim - 09-10-2015
Removal of Queen Victoria statue on official recognition of Guyana as a republic, c.1970
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Re: Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - ketchim - 09-10-2015
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In fact I told you that [size=12pt]Queen Victoria's statue is back in its original position ... in front of the High Court !![/i]
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Yeah it was repaired and reinstalled back in 1990 : Hoyte Govt. I think !
Re: Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - ketchim - 09-11-2015
![[Image: 11825735_1111330132214424_83053558892292...e=564F3D6C]](https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/11825735_1111330132214424_8305355889229251686_n.jpg?oh=dbde618e5568bbc525ee7e463085ef06&oe=564F3D6C)
Re: Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - ketchim - 09-12-2015
Oh beautiful Guyana ! click on full screen
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E538lH_-avA#]
Re: Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - ketchim - 09-12-2015
PPP asked for a boycott of this Visit ::LOL::
Re: Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - ketchim - 09-15-2015
Whappen ?? No one has anything to post On the REIGN ??
even the name of my fave TV sitcom
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