Your Nan's living room probably looks like the Queen's
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I fully realise this isn't news but it's not every day you get to see what the Queens living room looks like.
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[quote]What does the Queens living room tell us about her?
Last year the film-maker Michael Waldman shadowed the Queen as she celebrated her jubilee year and his documentary will be shown on ITV this Saturday. Yes, yes, all very interesting, but our time would be far better spent around her Balmoral sitting room.
[b]1 Electric heater[/b]
Not for her a roaring fire in her Scottish retreat, the Queen instead has a small – if ugly – electric heater in front of the fireplace. She also has a two-bar heater at Buckingham Palace. Not really a surprise; every house I've ever been in that belongs to a nan has an electric heater.
[b]2 Ornaments[/b]
At some point, something strange happens to even the most hideous ornaments in a person's home. They either become so familiar as to be invisible, or time infuses them with layers of sentimentality, along with dust, so you stop viewing them as the grotesque things they usually are. The Queen, who appears to have a tendency towards clutter, has a typically random collection: a teddy bear hidden behind some photo frames, a few china corgis, a small crown, a strange collection of stones …
[b]3 The clutter[/b]
Anyone whose desk is swamped by paper, mouldering snacks and random objects may be cheered by the sight of the Queen's desk. Since she is someone who could order a minion to clear it, I assume she likes it this way. A rebuke to all those tiresome management consultants who insist having a tidy desk is the way to get ahead.
[b]4 Does she read the Guardian?[/b]
I can't spot it in that neat nest of newspapers. Maybe she reads it for free online like everyone else and posts snarky comments. Also, why does she read Majesty? That must be like getting one of those tiresome round-robin newsletters filled with family news every single month.
[b]5 The theme[/b]
Who doesn't love a themed room? The Queen has gone with an obvious Scottish decorating theme for her Balmoral sitting room. There is something quite endearing about this, from the tartan carpet to the thistle print on the frilled armchairs and swagged curtains, even if interior designers may sniff at the overkill.
[b]6 Air-freshener sticks[/b]
So that's who buys them.[/quote]
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Queenie's living room seems to be full of toot, looks exactly like a grandmas house
My nans living room is actully posher than the queen's what the fuck
She looks so elderly these days.
D'aawwww queeny!
Such a modest place, fair play too her!
If it wasn't for the ponce in the suit I would have thought that was just someones nan.
[QUOTE=DaysBefore;39900292]If it wasn't for the ponce in the suit I would have thought that was just someones nan.[/QUOTE]
You mean the Prime Minister?
Incidentally, I quite like her living room. I've always looked to Her Majesty as a sort of surrogate grandmother.
Yes, I'm a twat.
[QUOTE=Dr. Ethan Asia;39900503]You mean the Prime Minister?[/QUOTE]
Yep, the ponce.
That carpet is hideous.
That's what they want you to think.
why does she have a rock collection
why don't you have a rock collection
Jesus Christ, they're minerals.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;39900281]She looks so elderly these days.[/QUOTE]
people in their mid eighties tend to
[QUOTE=a wet towel;39900715]That carpet is hideous.[/QUOTE]
Everything in there is hideous.
[QUOTE=.FLAP.JACK.DAN.;39902419]Everything in there is hideous.[/QUOTE]
Including her.
Are those moon rocks?
In reality that's the 'pleb room' to invite common guests in order to make them feel welcome.
So fucking royal, she doesn't need fancy shit.
Way to go, queen.
Also. All that stuff that just lies there. And those freaking lamps. Old people just seem not to get enough of them.
so much brit slang in this thread my small american mind cannot comprehend it
[QUOTE=ajrhug;39903925]so much brit slang in this thread my small american mind cannot comprehend it[/QUOTE]
Chin up, old boy! We're all having a lovely natter about our marvellous Queenie, don't feel too bloody well intimidated to join in! Tally ho!
My grandmothers don't have living rooms because they're dead.
aye this some good bussiness to see the queen being such a modest lady
id live n die for the queen aight!
[QUOTE=Paramud;39904512]My grandmothers don't have living rooms because they're dead.[/QUOTE]
Do they have dead rooms?
[editline]13th March 2013[/editline]
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