Queen Elizabeth at the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony

Today a new era, Queen Elizabeth has passed. Seventy years of dedicated service to the people of the United Kingdom! How elegant, gracious and wise she was!  Gave all a delightful surprise as she entered the stadium via helicopter with James Bond at the 2012 Olympic Games. She was the shining star of the Opening Ceremony. 

Hope they name a star after her.

EG:

In 1964 I flew BOAC via the UK on my way to a year of study, travel and work in Florence Italy. The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth's mother, was on the same plane. There was one or perhaps two escort planes. I sent up a small bouquet of flowers (that I purchased in the airport) via the stewardess who knew the custom well. From then on when I would see many bouquets of flowers for many many years that were offered to the the royal family. Each time chuckled as I thought of those flowers and my first trans Atlantic flight.