I know i have not been doing many entries lately. partly a bit lazy to upload the pictures coz many have requested they only read if there are pictures and also, I have been to Paris the last five days and have not been ard.As such i am gg to back track all my entries now.
Before i went to Paris, I made a day trip to Buckingham palace by myself which cost me a freaking amount of 25 pounds. Well, i decided to take all the three tours since i am not sure when i will be back again and the palace will only be opened during the summer when the queen is on holidays.
So i am so excited about the whole thingy coz i thought i can see my prince william soon..ahahha...of course not!!well but since i have always been following all those juicy gossips on the royal family, this is one place which i definitely cannot missed out.
The place was grande , you cannot imagine how luxurious the whole setting was. And i reallie felt that i was a princess when i took a tour in it. too bad i cannot take pictures of the place but the furniture, the architecture was impressive. Luckily , the audio tour was free and so I learn about every bit about the British Monarchy and how this palace has been a working place for the queens and kings of all time.
Queen Victoria obviously has been one of the best . During her reign, the country is doing well as such i think she has more time to design the palace and of course choose her furniture and stuff like that..hhehehe, it made me reallie think how different life can be for a commoner and a ruler of the country.Even their dining sets are all customed made ,porcelianed with delicate features.
The ballroom was huge. You feel like you can dance with your Prince Charming over here. Remind you totally of Cinderella...( did i tell u guyz i just rewatched this all time favourite childhood cartoon) It was usually used by the royal family to host banquets ,parties, bursaries presentations to the civil servants who have served the nations well.
What impressed me and left a deep impression was this temporary exhibit of Queen Elizabeth II 's gown, jewellery and the crowns which totally took my breathe. Gosh, totally gorgeourous, day, evening gowns.... She has her in house tailor who will tailor a dress on every occassion and the material, design they chose will be according to the climate of the country which she will be visiting. I saw the one she wore to Singapore...chiffon with flowers ,just right for our hot ,humid climate. The queen is very small build and i think she has a waist size of just 22 when she is young. You can see that she has grown as she aged . The one she took with my Prince William has shown much of her growth.
Queen Elizabeth II was one great woman herself, i think. Check out this link which shows lots on her life for the past 80 years. She is so pretty and motherly and of course her handsome Duke of Edinburgh who has been her support all this while.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page4819.asp#
Well, it made me reflected how some people have suffered , lying in the streets,begging for food, and contrast to this whatever you can imagine luxurious life that these royal family members have been living. God is fair , isn't he? No matter how wealthy they are, they have their own trials to face,under the public scrutiny of their private affairs all the time ( Princess Diana and the big scandal of Charles and Carmillia who are happily married now, Harry who took drugs and his new gf and of course not forgetting my William who is under trememdous pressure to be crowned the next king.) Everyone has their own unique life experience , aren't they, no matter what status, geographic origin, ethnic,each has its own life journey to go through.Most importantly, is to learn to be contented and know that your joy and strength lies in the lord who is the creator of the universe.
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