And images of her coronation: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_1953
On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 11:10 AM, Victor Grigas <[email protected]> wrote: > I like this one: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Women_at_War_1939_-_1945_TR2835.jpg > > And here she is on film with Winston Churchill: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SFP_186_-_Balkonauftritt_der_Royals_mit_Winston_Churchill.ogv > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 5:41 AM, James Alexander <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Errr >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom_by_year >> (there are lots of good ones, I'm not sure why I just posted the 2015 >> category, but I still prefer the purple March one :) ) >> >> James Alexander >> Community Advocacy >> Wikimedia Foundation >> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >> >> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 2:34 AM, James Alexander <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> In my traditional love of the British Isles I'd like to recommend a >>> tweet about the Queen this morning as she surpasses Queen Victoria as >>> longest serving UK Monarch (and, believe, the longest serving reign of any >>> Queen). The traditional time it seems people are confidant about is around >>> 17:30 BST and so 9:30 Pacific. I think it would be awesome if we could get >>> something out then. The front page of Wikipedia will change about the same >>> time to add this to In the News (currently here >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates#September_9> >>> ). >>> >>> Thoughts: >>> >>> - Today Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest-reigning British head >>> of state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II >>> - QE 2 is a featured article >>> - Could also use >>> >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_in_Britain_by_length_of_reign >>> - Today Queen Elizabeth II surpasses her great-great-grandmother >>> Queen Victoria [Link] >>> - Today Queen Elizabeth II surpasses Queen Victoria as longest >>> reigning UK monarch. [Link] >>> >>> Great free Photo to use: >>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Elizabeth_II_March_2015.jpg >>> [Personally I like the purple better but there are a couple other good ones >>> at >>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_2015 >>> ] >>> >>> For those interested (i.e. probably not many of you unless you're as >>> nerdy as I am) the Queen being smart and "celebrating" the day avoiding the >>> London politicians toasting her and doing official duties up north with >>> with the Scottish First Minister :). >>> >>> James Alexander >>> Community Advocacy >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > > *Victor Grigas* > Storyteller <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/WPZeroPetition> and > Video Content Producer > Wikimedia Foundation > [email protected] > https://donate.wikimedia.org/ > > -- *Victor Grigas* Storyteller <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/WPZeroPetition> and Video Content Producer Wikimedia Foundation [email protected] https://donate.wikimedia.org/
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