Queen Elizabeth II
The Adventurers Salute The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II
Donald Waters, a fellow Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles member, invited Jane and I to attend the 2007 Queen's Birthday Ball. Queen Elizabeth II actually turned 81 on April 21, "but one of the many perks of wearing the crown is a second, official birthday in June, marked with the annual Trooping of the Colors parade." (This date was chosen due to the better weather in England at that time of the year.)
Jane and Bob
(My first wearing of the USMC Evening Dress)
Members of our table
Our Host Don and Jean Waters
Michele and Robert Williscroft
Judy and Tom
Marie and Robert Walters
Adventurers' Club Detachment Alpha, a handsome cadre as there ever was.
The lovely ladies, all Queens in their loves' eyes.
California based Bagpipe and Drum Corps with Scottish Dancers
Talking with Stuart Bird-Wilson
After the
banquet,
an after dinner coffee with friends was enjoyed
at the Pacific Dining Car,
an L.A. landmark from 1921.
http://www.pacificdiningcar.com/
A wonderful evening was had by one and all.
Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth.
-Robert Iannello,
Major, USMC
P.S. I couldn't resist this. (Forgive me.)
After finding an image of Queen
Elizabeth on her wedding day, I had to dig out a picture of Our wedding
day.
Wedding photograph of
Wedding photograph of
Queen
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip,
Jane Rogan and Major Robert Iannello,
Duke of Edinburgh.
Dentist of Moreno Valley.
(You have got to admit that these lucky ladies married some handsome knights in shining armor.)
Note: Photo's of Queen Elizabeth used sans permission from the following
websites:
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp
http://www.glenbow.org/exhibitions/online/libhtm/queen.htm
Some of My Web links: