Happy Birthday to the Queen
 

Don't know what the proper toast is, but consider it made. Attached is my favorite picture of then Princes Elizabeth.

Having dinner tonight with my kids at the local "British Pub" http://www.thebirchwoodinn.com/ so I'll lift a glass. Owners of the Pub love it when we drive the BBC HUP and park in front of the place.

God save the Queen!! Long may she reign.

Many Happy Returns to Her Majesty. :)

http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/englis...8_0_1751lg.jpg
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/englis...ngportrait.htm

regards
Darrell

It's also SUNRAY MINOR's birthday today, too, so I have double the reason to celebrate. But the old girl's in pretty good shape for 80, though, eh?

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

PS: Phil, a suitable toast is simple. Standing with one's glass raised, it's "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Queen". They respond by standing and echoing "The Queen" before drinking.

Sunray Minor is 80??!! :eek:

I hate to think what that makes you, Geoff!! ;)

Any way you slice it; 'Liz was a "Babe" in her youth!! :)

regards
Darrell

SUNRAY MINOR is my son, you clot, 26 years young today. Me, I'm ageless... :D :p

.....Thanks to the internal preservative.......
http://www.funnyclicks.com/pictures27/weekend.jpg

Laugh as you will, no bacteria can live in THIS body... :p

Laughing....????Not me...
I can't think of a better way to preserve oneself...while planning strategy and having a pint with your 2 I/C....

http://www.funnyclicks.com/pictures26/drunkduck.jpg

While your battle hardened troops prepare for the summer circuit of fun and games....

http://www.funnyclicks.com/pictures0..._the_ducks.jpg

Yes, you pre-date both JC and Moses, and for that matter, Noah also..... regards to MINOR on his 26th..... he's but a pup..... :D

I think I pissed m'self... :D

:cheers:

Cut out of the same cloth, though, albeit more responsible... :D

Quite so, and Phil the Greek thought so too.

Philip Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg, born in Corfu 1921.

Dunno about Liz, but if you get a card personally signed, "Lillibet" in real ink you have really arrived. . . . . . . . . .
:D

R.

Queen's Birthday
 

Phil:

THE QUEEN, GOD BLESS HER!!!

Cheers, Bill Spence, MacDuff Piper

A Toast...
 

To the Captain General of the Artillery!

Some traditions are worth keeping.

God bless Her Majesty
 

Saw Her Majesty here in Montreal back in '54 while she was still a princess and I was but a wee lad..What a beautiful lady,Then in 1994 saw the Queen Mum at McGill Stadium,when the Black Watch Regiment,together with their pipes and drums,including the Royal Canadian Artillary brass band performed the "Trooping of the Colors " parade on the field.There's nothing finer than royal pageantry.

"Gentle,The Queen" :cheers:

And a Happy birthday to GWB Junior.

Typo on my thread
 

And I repeat

"Gentlemen "The Queen" :cheers:

To Our Queen Elizabeth :cheers:

I hope our Queen Elizabeth has many more birthdays ... amazing woman, and yes, a beauty :salute:

And a Birthday wish for Sean as well ... :o I thought he was a year or so younger! Amazing man, he ;)

Karmen

In Military Messes, during Dinings-in or other auspicious occasions, "The Queen" is proposed by the PMC, the response is in the other official language. Quel dommage!

Darrell: care to comment? :teach: :salute:

Geoff, isn't it usually people of advanced age that tend to soil themselves? It's either them, or alcoholics...which one is it ?? :)

Tim

Jon,I thought the return toast was---
 

"Quel hommage".But what do I know!!Having performed as a drummer,with a piper ,at many of these mess dinners,and having toasted The Queen,the regiment or squadron(I was air force),the C.O. of the unit,the P.M. ,and all other higher mucky-mucks,meanwhile ,hoisting a wee dram of Drambuie,for each toast,I guess I agree with you as far as the aftermath is concerned."Quel dommage"(translation "Big damage"With the highlanders,part of the aftermath is to partake in a wee pinch of snuff,pinched out of the top of a ram's head decanter.My piper and I nearly killed ourselves laughing because this stuff is a dark brown in color.Combined with perspiration,having entertained the officers with a few reditions on the pipes and drum,added to the sneeze condition acquired in both nostrils as you sneeze with each sniff,we looked like a couple of Cape Briton coal miners,Oh but for the good old days!!Oh I forgot,add in the cigar smoke in the room after their supper. :salute:

Weeeelllllllllll...................OK.

Yes, in all the Mess Dinners and Dinings In I've been to, Her Majesty is "ususally" toasted in French but that is, "usually", replied to by us "The Queen" in a loud voice. My perspective is narrowed by most of the dinners I attended were Regimental in nature. We're only boisterous at our own parties, of course. I've only been to a couple of "Other Trade" or "Mixed" :D Brigade affairs and it's fun to see the Infanteers, Sappers and Gunners get in all the Extra Duties. ;)

That and at Corps functions I can stand for 4 Regimental Marches!! :cheers:

regards
Darrell

Yeah, Garry and Darrell:

Garry: Wasn't it a long draught of Scotch from the quaich dish after a Mess Dinner?

Darrell: I can just imagine the chaos during a "mixed" Mess Dinner...All Arms trying to outdo theirselves with regard to "proper" Mess etiquette, according to their Regimental protocols. (Who passes what decanter to whom on the left or the right, and on or off the table...(civilians just wouldn't understand!) And who the Hell knows what some other unit's Regimental is...(stand up, sit down...do what the head table does).

Sound familiar?

Having served at the Officer's New Year's Mess dinner I can tell you it wasn't all that bad a duty. I initially was amazed at the quantity of liquor put aside for the dinner, but I soon realized why...it was because the PMC allowed for pilferage by the jr. ranks who were acting as Stewards. Sort of a reward, as it were. I personally accounted for 2-40 oz. bottles of Drambuie, 2-40 oz. bottles of Grand Marnier, a bottle of 18 yr old single malt, and a bottle of Port. All that and I didn't have to report for duty until 1200 hrs. the next day!
I got to see the other side also. At the Christmas Mess, as the camp's oldest Corporal I swapped tunics with the R.S.M. and sat at the head table alongside Mjr. Gen. Ross, the Force Commander; our camp's C.O. and their lovely wifes! Now there's another story! Shades of Animal House!





:salute: CHIMO! :salute:


:cheers: The Queen!

Sapper 740:...Ain't it the truth! The JRs always seemed to have a good glow on after being servers at a Mess Dinner.

We also did a similar thing, having the youngest "boy soldier" trading tunics with the CO and he (the young 'un) sitting to the CO's right during dinner.

Good stuff...Regimental and all that...here's to us! :salute: