Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II made a quick stop in our home town yesterday and the members of our Living History Society were invited by special invitation to be present at Government House for the unveiling of a statue of the Queen and the planting of a tree in her honour.
As a group we’ve spent several weeks getting ready. Many members made new outfits. We personally borrowed two dresses for the girls and I spent the last few evenings staying up way too late to rework old straw hats into Regency bonnets.
The heat was stifling and most of us were in several layers of long and voluminous costumes. Mercifully, we were assigned a spot under the trees.
Finally her Majesty made her appearance.
We missed out having a moment with the Queen because she spied the Corgi club, right next to us, but His Royal Highness Prince Philip meandered over to our little party. He asked who we were representing and then remarked that we were probably dressed far fancier than the early Selkirk Settlers would have been! Our president, Judy MacPherson, agreed whole heartedly. Needless to say, it was much more fun to dress up in the fancy clothes.
And then they royal couple were whisked away and our historical moment in historical clothing came to an end.
We gathered for some group photos …
…and then headed home to celebrate Tiggerific’s Star Wars birthday with his Death Star birthday cake.
I thought he had me stumped this year, because he wanted a spherical cake, but after scrapping one cake the day before, I was able to produce something that is actually recognizable to Star Wars fans.
From the historical past to the fictional future, life is good in our little corner of the world.
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