Thursday, 31 May 2012

Her Majesty The Queen

Cabbages & Roses congratulates Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee.    
  
This is a marvellous opportunity to celebrate all things British, and a good moment to stop and marvel at the Best of British.
Here is my alphabetical list of what I think is best about Great Britain, which is, as you will see, sadly short of great British 'I's .  
 

To celebrate the Queen's sixty years on the throne Cabbages & Roses will award a gift voucher worth £100 to the most interesting suggestion of a Great British "I".......you can write your suggestions as a comment on this blog post or on our facebook page.

These are what I think is Great about Britain....




The Archers
Apple orchards
Aberfeldy (Perthshire)
Albert Hall
Academy (Royal)








Breakfast - Full english
Beef - roast
Buckingham Palace
Ballroom dancing
Bank Holidays



Cow parsley lining the country lanes during May
Claridges
The Connaught
Cricket
Candy floss
Caravans
Cornwall







Dogs and how we love them
Duchesses especially of Cambridge and Devonshire
Democracy

England
Englishness
Eel Pie Island
Eccentricity

Fortnum & Mason
Fairs
Foxgloves
Fairisle










Great British everything

How we organise a pageant, how the British are the best at a jolly good ceremony (trooping the colour/changing of the guard/beating retreat on Horseguards Parade/Royal tournament)
Her Majesty The Queen
Hampstead Heath
How whenever I am in Paris, I think how lucky the Parisians are to live in such a beautiful city, until I come back to London and realise that we are just as lucky
Harry Potter




I - can't wait to hear your suggestions!

Judges
Jubilees and street parties









Kate Middleton
Kings and Queens especially our own Queen

London
Log fires
Land Rovers

Morris Dancers
May Day
Mini Minors
Marmite

Northern Ireland
Narnia invented by our own CS Lewis
Norfolk














Old Bailey
Our poets and writers
Our film makers and films filmed in England paticularly London.
Our designers and makers, our inventors and creators
Our very special sense of humour

Parks
Perks
Pork pies
Pubs
Parliament

 
Queens - especially ours
Quality Street
Queens (pearly)













Regents Park
Radio 4
Rolling Stones
Royal Family


Seasides - we have so many
Stately Homes
Summer Fetes
Sausage Rolls
St Pancras station
 Scotland




Treacle tart
Tartan

Umbrella makers
Universities especially Oxford and Cambridge

Vogue - British Vogue is the best of all Vogues
Village greens
Village gossips

Wales in the Spring

The Welsh for inventing the Corgi
Wales in the Summer
Wimbledon Tennis/ village/common
Wales (the Prince of)


Yorkshire
Yorkshire pudding
Yorkshire cricket
York station

Zoos - particularly our Zoo in Regents Park where I have not been for fifty years but will go to soon


Get thinking of your Great British "I"s - the competition will close next Friday the 8th of June 2012.

xxChristina 
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11 comments:

  1. "I" is for icelolly sticky and sweet
    "I" is for iced tea it goes down a treat
    "I" is for icing on my Jubilee cake
    "I" is for incredible, the clothes C&R make!

    sophie griffiths
    sophie.phs@hotmail.co.uk

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  2. I is for irreverence, the British can be good art that!
    I is for Imp (Hillman)
    I is for Ian Botham
    I is for Ilkley Moor (b'aht at)
    I is for Iconic people
    I is for Iconic Buildings
    Love love, Claire xxx

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  3. I is for:
    Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
    Isle of Wight England
    Inverness in gorgeous Scottland

    Such a fun list. Thank you! These three just popped into my head immediately.

    Karen
    kheimerl@wi.rr.com
    frenchfeatherdesigns@gmail.com

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  4. I stands Imperially for Isles! the British Isles...at the root of all things British.
    Love this alphabet..
    Chris

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  5. I is for Islands and Isles....
    of Wight
    of Scilly
    of Skye
    Anglesey
    Shetlands
    Orkneys
    Lindisfarne
    Lundy...to name but a few...

    and my all time favourite West Mouse!

    Sarah -x-

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  6. Interesting - so much to see and do
    Interiors- no other country does that country homes look like the Brits
    Investiture- knight of the Realm
    Imperial- her Majesty
    Impressionism- Turner
    Imagine- John Lennon
    Innate-heritage
    Inoculation-William Jenner
    Chris Australia

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  7. Isle of wight
    Ivy
    International soccer team
    Ice (lack of) (in restaurants, can you tell I'm American!)

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  8. Ice cream
    Idle walks along the seafront
    Idyllic countryside
    Incredible shops like C&R

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  9. I for:
    Indigo the colour of a British Midsummer night sky
    Islands; mystical places discovered through the sea mists
    Ice cream with jelly the main dish of many a child's party!
    Inheritance; stately piles, walled gardens, castles - the rich historical jewels of our island
    Irises especially the bright yellow flag iris found in British marshes and used in Sarah Price's Telegraph Garden at the Chelsea flower show!
    Inspiration of amazing British brands; Hunters, Barbour, Cabbages and Roses
    Incredible beauty of British countryside; the moors, beaches, meadows and mountains

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  10. I is for "I can do anything in Britain - it's accepting, outrageous, inviting, invigorating, investigative, influencing, and innovative!" A great time to be British! Sharon x

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  11. I is for 'Island Nation', which is what keeps us special...Cut off from the rest of Europe (and the world for that matter), leaves us able to get on with all those wonderful eccentricities on your fabulous list!
    Niki

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