Ken Wells

Read today that the Queen is not invited to the D-Day commemorations in Normandy next month.

Only Dozy -Sarkozy deemed Germany and USA worthy to be invited.

Considering The Queen is the only surviving head of state from this grave era and the untold sacrifice made by the allies this it is an utter disgrace.

We took my Father in law and Father to the 60th commemorations 5 years ago.

My father in law Alex who now lives with us was on the Gold Beach D-Day landing.
He tells of being the second jeep off one of the landing craft and seeing the first one disappear under water in front of him.
The occupants floated to the surface and they moved closer.

As they drove up the beach, is was chaos being 1 hour into the landing.

60 years ago we drove from Bayeaux to the Gold Beach. With road blocks everywhere. Manned by very smart Gendarmes. At every stop we where asked for invitation, and we produced passports and British Legion paperwork (but no official invitation to get to the beach.)

At the last Road block, a very official Gendarme informed us we could not get any closer without an invitation. I had a Convertible Volvo then and with the roof down in glorious sunshine we sat there in Blazers, Father and in law decorated with medals.
My wife and I smartly attired. Alex indicated to the Officer to come closer.

“Do you speak English” he asked in a touristy loud voice
“Qui “PC responded

“If I didn’t need an invitation 60 years ago, I bloody don’t need one now!”
Shouted Alex.

The Gendarme looked shocked! Reviewed the motley crew before him and signalled to 2 Police Bikes to take us directly to the reserve parking in the town.

He smartly saluted and we drove to the car park in convoy.

Once on the beach the dignitaries paraded for the magnificent fly past attended by

At this occasion the Queen, Mitterrand, Bush, and German Chancellor.
Stood on a grand podium, Blair and Pillar Box had to stand at the rear as they where NOT heads of state. (Priceless)

My Father in law got to stand on the Beach, 1st time in 60years, tears strolling down his cheeks and was interviewed by SKY news drinking a cup of tea from a restored NAFFI Red Cross Caravan.

So I say to the Queen, go anyway we did not need an invitation 65years ago and no “Cheese eating surrender monkey can ask for one now!” Merde

Rollingthunder

Seconded.....

racedo

Are we sure not invited or couldn't attend.

al446

Landing craft will pick you up at 08.00 Ma'am. You're on your own after landing

arcniz

First-rate post, Ken Wells. Bravo!

hellsbrink

Sarkozy stated there was no intention of inviting Her Maj

Lon More

Sarkozy has said that she is welcome to attend as an invitation was sent to the British government and who then attends is up to them.

Rollingthunder

HM actually fought in the war. Sarkozy was an itty-bitty spermatosa in his father's balls at the time, but even then an ignorant prat.

hellsbrink

And he doesn't understand the concept of "Head of State"

larssnowpharter

Good post, Ken.

Ffech the Ffrogs I say.

Had some business at a local Ffrench embassy a while back and turned up to find the place closed.

'Probleme?, one asked in 4th Form Ffrench.

'Oui', said uniformed flunkie. 'Nous sommes closed'.

'Pourquoi', one responded with a sense of irritation.

'C'est le jour de victoire', said 'uniformed flunkie' with a sense of a combined '**** you' and 'buggah off you feckin rost bif'.

'Victoire?', one asked innocently.

'Le Victoire, Allemagne' and then gabbled on in fffroggie fer a bit.

'Non, Crecy, Agincourt, Waterloo, or Trafalgar?' one said with a pained expression.

All I can suggest to Aunty Betty is that she turn up uninvited as a veteran of that particular conflict and with an absolute right to be there in that capacity!

tony draper

Perhaps the shortarsed spunkbubble don't want to stand next to HM because she is taller than him.

11Fan

Go to Google.

Type this:

French Military Victories

Hit "I'm feeling lucky"

Der absolute Hammer

Queen Elizabeth

After repeated pleas to her father King George VI, HRH Princess Elizabeth was allowed to join the ATS in the final months of the war. She worked at Camberley, where she learned how to service and drive lorries (trucks). Scale 1:32 / 54mm, finished in a traditional Gloss finish.

You cannot necessarily expect one government to send an invitation for such an event other than directly to another government. But you could certainly expect the recipient of that invitation, the British Government or Foregin Office (Ed Milliband?) in this case, to have the courtesy to pass it on and to include the most appropriate invitee. No, I think that this is not so much a French antic as it is yet another example of the monstrous orgulosity of your present government.

Rollingthunder

PM meets with HM once a week to "discuss" things (usually). This topic will have been brought up.

Der absolute Hammer

Then, since HM can drive a lorry, she should have had no problem putting her foot down on a Scotsman?

Rollingthunder

ohh, don't tempt me, absolute hammers, germans....

Der absolute Hammer

Brew the best beer in the world?

Rollingthunder

OK, granted.

Sorry real beer UK enthusiasts.

Wholigan

Gesamttestikel !!! (or summat like that anyway)

mr fish

"germans brew the best beer in the world",

since when did they start brewing NEWCASTLE BROWN ALE then??

seven bottles+fish&chips,

worth fighting for!!!!