Gentle Readers . . . and Maxwell,
Saturday was Trooping the Colour in London, the annual celebration of King Charles' birthday. His birthday is Nov. 14th, but the monarch's birthday celebration is held in June when the weather is nicer.
King Charles rode in a carriage this year, rather than astride a horse, on the advice of his doctors. He has handled his cancer diagnosis and treaments with grace and dignity.
Here, the king salutes the troops. King Charles served in the military from 1971 to 1994.
You might notice the black mourning armband he wore with his unform to show respect for the victims of the Air India crash on June 12th.
The Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte were in good spirits. Princess Kate wore a sky-blue dress, with Charlotte in a somewhat lighter color.
Someone else also had a birthday parade. The convicted felon birthday boy got up off his assets to salute. The only people who looked happy to be there were Hegseth and what's his name next to him. They must have smoked a big, fat doobie before their attendance was required. Melanoma looked miserable and the felon was bored.
Enthusiastic crowds always turn out for Trooping the Colour.
Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., not so many people were there to watch.
Prince George and Prince Louis are a good pair of brothers. George is 11 years old, and Louis is 7. I suspect Louis looks up to his big brother.
I know it's hard to tell, but this is Prince William. He spent seven-and-a-half years in full-time military service.
Prince Harry (currently persona non grata) served in the Army for ten years.
The troops are always a sight to behold. It's a display of pomp, pageantry, and precision.
In Washington, D.C., troops in fatigues shuffled along.
King Charles is 76 years old. Long may he reign.
The felon in the White House is 79. Quickly may he disappear.
Celebrations were also held in other parts of the country.
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| Los Angeles, California |
 Portland, Oregon Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| San Francisco, California |
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| The White House |
Infinities of love,
Janie Junebug
The differences are huge aren't they? On so many levels.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. I could play with it for hours, but I need some sleep.
DeleteYes! No one came to Drumpf’s big stupid birthday parade.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure he goes insane with rage when anyone mentions how few people were there, but he's arranged a distraction from the parade with Iran.
DeleteHe’s a fugly slut!
ReplyDeleteHe sure is. That smug ass face.
DeleteThe Brits know how to do military pomp and circumstance alright. And thanks for that Stephen Colbert monologue -- I laughed all the way through, especially at the tanks which "lost the battle of WD40" and were "lapped by Joe Biden."
ReplyDeleteIt was so funny when the tanks were squeaking along with only a few people staring at them.
DeleteI, of course, didn't see any of his nonsense, as we attended a No Kings Day protest in Columbia.
ReplyDeleteI did see a photo taken during the event where Melainie appears to be sleeping, The Felon appears to be annoyed, Pete Hegseth appears to be hungover and Little Marco is trying to stifle a yawn.
Good times!
The felon looked as if he fell asleep, too. Worst parade ever.
DeleteQuite a contrast. I think the "No Kings" brand was unfortunate, because not all kings are tyrants -- and not all tyrants are real kings.
ReplyDeleteRather than "no kings," we should be saying "no dictators."
DeleteIt's been too many years since I cared to watch a parade, and from all accounts this June 14th one wasn't much of one
ReplyDeleteI watched enough to know it wasn't worth watching. I wasn't going to write about it without seeing some of it.
DeleteLove the contrasts.
ReplyDeleteI loved the picture I saw of Melania kind of leaning away looking over at Pouting Man where she looked like she was struggling hard not to break into an actual smile...something she rarely ever does.
If Melancholia had smiled, it would have been because she wanted to laugh at how bad the parade was.
DeleteI love how you compared the two parades! It was spot on perfect. I really enjoyed this post...I was reading it while I was waiting to get my cyst removed. It made me smile!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it distracted you while you were waiting and I hope the cyst removal was a success.
DeleteWonderful to hear of all the people across the country protesting. But I'm afraid I don't care for our king either.
ReplyDeleteI understand how you feel about Charles. Not everyone is going to adore public figures.
DeleteLove the juxtaposition here! 😆 Watching the troops in the American parade reminded me of communist Russia or Nazi Germany. And $45 million dollars, when so many people are struggling?! Shameful! 😠😠 BTW, our new Prime Minister invited King Charles to open Canadian parliament a few weeks ago. We all know that was giving the finger to Trump and his "51st state" bullshit. 👌
ReplyDeleteI took note of the king's visit to Canada and thought it was well done. A lot of people here are not happy with all that money being spent on a parade and all the money being spent on fighting protesters in various parts of the country, but especially Los Angeles.
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