I thought it looked like Edward, and after I made the comment I realised that you had mentioned the date of the coin. I'm Australian, and when I was at school we mostly learned British history, as we were still part of the empire back then. I know more about the Kings and Queens of England than I do about Australian Prime Ministers.
I'm OK with Royalty in the last 200 years ... before that I get the dates a bit muddled ... as to our Prime Ministers .... I get very lost. (Yes, I'm a Royalist!)
So am I. I have tremendous admiration for Queen Elizabeth. She performs a very difficult role with grace. My husband, a retired photographer, travelled with her as a publicity photographer on 2 royal tours, as well as the Beatles and Colonel Sanders. He said when he was invited on the Britannia he didn't really have an attitude about royalty, but when he met the queen he was putty in her hand in an instant. He said she really has some sort of aura about her.
I have never met the Queen ... almost did a couple of weeks ago, but she had to cancel due to ill health.
Someone from our Church went to a garden party and he said that she was just so charismatic that it wasn't till later he realised how short she actually is.
Someone from our Church went to a garden party and he said that she was just so charismatic that it wasn't till later he realised how short she actually is.
She is an amazing lady.