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Jubilee - Solar Queen



Preparations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June are gathering pace.  There are some 'tasteful' retail opportunities out there.  One of my favourites is this Solar Queen (or Reine Solaire, presumably for the Canadian market).  Place Her Majesty in a sunny spot and she'll respond with a solar-powered wave of the hand.

Since I'm not of a separatist persuasion - proudly Scottish, yes, but also proudly British - I'll be featuring a few more Jubilee gems over the next couple of weeks.


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  1. RedPat24 May 2012 at 00:58

    I Love this!1 I think I will have to look for one. We had Charles and Camilla in town yesterday as part of the jubilee celebrations and to watch our Victoria Day fireworks. A bit of pomp is nice once in a while!

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  2. Michelle24 May 2012 at 02:18

    I must say that I do like the Solar Queen!

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    1. Linda26 May 2012 at 09:52

      She is rather lovely. I wonder if Mrs Queen is secretly collecting her favourite kitsch?

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  3. This is Belgium24 May 2012 at 16:39

    amazing what people can come up with, isn' it?
    wishing you fun w the preparation of the festivities
    a lot going on in the kingdom !

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    1. Linda26 May 2012 at 09:53

      Exactly! Can you imagine the concept meetings these companies must have. I hear there's also a solar Pope.

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  4. Anonymous24 May 2012 at 18:09

    Hail to the Queen! I'm sure this will be a very big celebration. I have a friend who has an aunt who lives in Scotland that she visited a couple years back. I hear you have some very beautiful and scenic areas there.

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    1. Linda26 May 2012 at 09:54

      We do indeed have some beautiful areas - can I tempt you to visit? The sun is actually shining today!

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  5. Dragonfly Dreams24 May 2012 at 19:27

    I LOVE it! So clever and much better than what the States offer with their caricatured "action figures" and sports/political bobble-heads!

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    1. Linda26 May 2012 at 09:55

      Politicians are so dull - give me a royal any day!

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  6. Anonymous24 May 2012 at 20:58

    That's brilliant! I'm going to do a Jubilee post and hope you don't mind if I link to this one?

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    1. Linda26 May 2012 at 09:55

      The more the merrier - please do! Will look forward to your post.

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  7. Al26 May 2012 at 16:35

    The Diamond Jubilee, the Olympics, it's going to be an exciting summer in Britain!

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    1. Linda28 May 2012 at 21:28

      Yes, the pace is speeding up now. I feel quite breathless at the thought of it all.

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  8. Merisi27 May 2012 at 11:26

    Those dolls are so hot! :-)

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    1. Linda28 May 2012 at 21:29

      I wonder what Mrs Queen thinks of them...

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  9. Dancing Beastie27 May 2012 at 17:06

    I'm feeling very enthusiastic about the Diamond Jubilee. I'm embracing it all, the pomp and circumstance, the picnics, the kitsch. Having spotted these waving queens elsewhere I have tried to bring myself to buy one as I love this kind of kitsch - but I just can't. It reminds me too much of Mrs. Thatcher.

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    1. Linda28 May 2012 at 21:30

      I know, it's such a special occasion.
      Now you come to mention it, there is a certain Thatcher-esque look to Her Majesty. I also fancied I saw a touch of Ronald Reagan.

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  10. TheChieftess27 May 2012 at 22:06

    Ahhhh!!! Similar to the Jesus figures I saw years ago, all over Rome in the cathedrals with the eyes that followed you!!!

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    1. Linda28 May 2012 at 21:31

      Well that must have been disconcerting. But did you buy one...?

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  11. Anonymous29 May 2012 at 07:34

    That's marvellous, who comes up with these things? What a great job, designing kitsch memorabilia.

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