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Thursday 23 April 2015

Famous women on getting older


The Queen always reminds me of my mum. Same cauliflower hairdo. Anyhow, Her Maj was 89 this week and I like this quote from the Red online feature, Famous Women on Getting Older:

'Don't retouch my wrinkles in the photograph, I would not want it to be thought that I had lived for all these years without having anything to show for it.'


This fantastic portrait is by 77-year-old David Bailey.


18 comments:

  1. Love it! She seems to be allowing more of her wit and humor to show in recent years.

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  2. That's how I feel about wrinkles....who decided they were bad anyways? jodie
    www.jtouchofstyle.com

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  3. God save her, she's a treasure.

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  4. Cauliflower hair! Ha! I could rock some cauliflower hair if I had that pearl set to go with it;).

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  5. Funny, my mum and I call it cabbage hair. Love the lady, love Bailey photo. Have you seen the new film coming out about the night the queen and her sister Margaret escaped the confines of the palace and celebrated the end of the war in London?

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  6. That's a beautiful portrait. Her Majesty just glows.

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  7. One of the few leaders in the world that acts like a grwnup. I admire her tremendously.

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  8. Have a look at these beautiful photos - what style! http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/Article/TMG9173551/781/Queen-Elizabeth-II-60-years-of-impeccable-style.html

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  9. is that really a recent photo of her?
    Usually we see her looking so serious

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  10. Yes, the Queen has really found her style in recent years - she wears those amazing bright colours because, she says, 'I have to be seen to be believed'!

    Zannie - here's a link to a youtube clip of the Queen laughing and smiling a lot.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejRJXR92B7g

    Great lady!

    Anna

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  11. Zannie - quite recent. This portrait was taken last year for the Queen's 88th birthday.

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  12. The Queen has always been a pretty lady and it is good to see her smile, wrinkles and all.

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  13. I AGREE!
    DON"T TOUCH my well earned lines and sags!

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  14. I think she's the double of my mum too!
    Oh please let me no if you come north for a book signing.

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  15. A real class act, in every sense of the word! Would that I age so well.

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  16. Lovely - what a grand lady she is! I can't wait to see the new film about the night Lilbet and Mags get to escape the role of being princesses for one night during WWII.

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  17. Cauliflower hair - hah! My mother is two weeks older than the queen and is still independent. No courtiers or ladies in waiting, just solid Scandinavian stock. She and the queen look like they have a lot of years left.

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  18. She reminds me of my mum too - who I sadly lost 3 years ago but what a style she still has - love HRH!!

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