89. Chemo What the Queen and I have in Common

We are both female: check.  We each have at least one dog: check.  We both wear jewelry: check, although hers are the real thing and mine are from Walmart.  We both are into one precious metal this year:  Platinum to be exact!   One of my chemo drugs was oxaliplatin, a drug containing platinum.  Because of this metal circulating through my system, I am very sensitive to cold and must bundle up and protect my body more than before, iow I must be my own "body guard"! 😄 

The Queen on the other hand is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee, 70 years as a Monarch.  She never had chemo as far as I know.  Good for her!  On my husband's side of the family, they are devoted royal-watchers, although it baffles me as to why.  Having Irish roots, the family emigrated to North America during the Great Famine 1845-1852.  The word in England during that time was: "Let them eat Crumpets!!", as 6 million pounds of rent money were remitted out of Ireland into British coffers.  Now my husband and I agree on one thing however; that the English monarchy livens things up in Britain and at the very least counteracts the dreariness of the British weather.  To be without the Royal family is just unthinkable.  Where else would you come across Royal off-spring who dilly-dallies with minors or one who wanted to be a tampon, a Tampon King no less?  The Royal family adds their share to British tourism and tabloidism on and  off the isles.  Will and Kate's visit to the Carribean to promote the Royal Brand did not exactly go as planned.  But then the Colonies are getting wiser and are slowly starting to back away from the CommonWealth. (Is that as in Wealth for the Common People?)  Hats off to the Queen though for persevering and sitting on the throne for 70 years!  I have to hand it to the Old Gal: at 95 she does have grit!  I can barely manage 20 minutes on the throne and my legs get numb.   And she did after all marry Prince Phillip, who is all right in my books, who, instead of the obligatory ribbon-cutting, did something useful and founded the Duke of Edinburgh International Award, a program my son was involved in and greatly benefitted from!  So, Long Live the Queen!

Truth be told: I may have a peek at the TV to see what the royals are wearing, to see if Kate is gaining any weight and if Megan and Harry do show up! 😉😊😉     Back on Sunday.