Agriv8 Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) Anybody else pick up on the queens choice of walking aid during visit to the jubilee line? One of prince Philip’s I suspect! just made me chuckle that seeing her with her Barbour and it you would not bat an eyelid. But posh frock in London it stood out. well done HRH now go belt some of them politicians with it ! Preferably the horn spike In fact just spotted 3 of them lurking in that picture start with them ! Agriv8 Edited May 17, 2022 by Agriv8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 Just watch everyone will want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) She was pictured with a crook handle stick, similar length to the above, but what looked like to me a carved (animal head) horn crook handle. The newspaper report in which the photo was included stated that it was a 'marble' handled stick that had been Prince Philips. I would have thought marble would be too heavy, too cold and too brittle to make a stick handle and personally, I'm sure it was a horn handle. Either way, both the crook and the above are nice sticks. EDIT - 'claimed' marble handled one is in this article https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10820475/Queen-leaves-Prince-Philips-walking-stick-home-opts-staghorn-cane.html The handle looks like a carved Scottish 'thistle' motif. Edited May 17, 2022 by JohnfromUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 taking it easy for a while has done her the world of good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 I commented on the stick to my good lady this morning. It looked very out of place , yet raised the queen even higher in my estimation 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 Wife and I spotted it on the lunchtime news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriv8 Posted May 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 42 minutes ago, ditchman said: taking it easy for a while has done her the world of good.. I Thought the same Dichy - you got room in ur life for a wealthy widow ! belive she has a bottle or 2 of Red wine lying about ! Agriv8 23 minutes ago, mel b3 said: I commented on the stick to my good lady this morning. It looked very out of place , yet raised the queen even higher in my estimation 👍. Yes mine as well especially if it is Philip’s Agriv8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Agriv8 said: I Thought the same Dichy - you got room in ur life for a wealthy widow ! belive she has a bottle or 2 of Red wine lying about ! Believe it or not , our good friend Simon now live within a 8 bore range to the good lady's front garden , he could soon pop round and break open a bottle ,and her royal highness could sample his famous ginger wine , a match made in heaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 22 minutes ago, marsh man said: Believe it or not , our good friend Simon now live within a 8 bore range to the good lady's front garden , he could soon pop round and break open a bottle ,and her royal highness could sample his famous ginger wine , a match made in heaven already been ............why do you think she is so full of beans now.. im sick of bloody Dubbonett....foul stuff🤢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Despite what the press/TV report, I think that is the Queen’s own thumbstick. It would have been too short for Prince Phillip. A thumbstick should be about armpit height. Good for her Majesty I say. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriv8 Posted May 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Good point old boggy almost sure it’s tapped one or two corgi a bums in the past . She still needs to bring the muts behind her in the picture under control! Agriv8 2 hours ago, Old Boggy said: Despite what the press/TV report, I think that is the Queen’s own thumbstick. It would have been too short for Prince Phillip. A thumbstick should be about armpit height. Good for her Majesty I say. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 HRH quite likes sticks and has a collection of her own. I had the good fortune to visit the home of a stickmaker who has supplied her with several. He lives near Ilkeston and is a true artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 for a 96 year old woman with that stick she looks quite chic..............i bet that alot of older people will start to follow her trend ..they are far safer and wont turn your wrist when transfering weight to the stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 There is a lovely collection of sticks in a stately home I have visited - can't remember where now. Might be Charlecote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: There is a lovely collection of sticks in a stately home I have visited - can't remember where now. Might be Charlecote? Is that age creeping in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 No! Well not creeping in - more like racing in. I will do some research later (I have a shelf of guide books) and I'm pretty sure it was Charlecote Park, but just might have been one of a few other places? It was a quite modern collection - and some of the nicest I have seen anywhere. I assume one of the recent past family members collected. As far as I remember they were all by one maker. They were in a billiard cue type rack at one end of a big room........ and I have a feeling that there was a picture in the guide book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 hour ago, JohnfromUK said: There is a lovely collection of sticks in a stately home I have visited - can't remember where now. Got there: it is a collection by Norman Tulip and on display at Alnwick Castle. (Image from web) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 what a magnificent collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 43 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: Got there: it is a collection by Norman Tulip and on display at Alnwick Castle. (Image from web) Wow, that is a stunning collection. Many thanks John for finding and posting. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 17 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: Wow, that is a stunning collection. Many thanks John for finding and posting. OB I think it is much better in real life - in that the pictures don't do them justice. I knew I had seen them somewhere, and for some reason though it was Charlecote, but was definitely these as I now remember the name of Norman Tulip. If you ever visit Alnwick Castle (which is very touristy due to it's Harry Potter connections), Hardy's (fishing tackle) have a good museum also in Alnwick, and there is a HUGE second hand bookshop in the old station buildings. Overall - a nice place to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriv8 Posted May 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Well that’s now on the list to visit John bit of a family favourite Alnwick and surrounding area ! I do like to see a stick being used but just like good art it’s lovely to appreciate a craftsman’s work/art anyway we’ll done HRH Turning this back to opening post it seems a lot of spotted the queens nod to her outdoor roots. Atb Agriv8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) It seems that there is a story behind the stick HM was using on the balcony after the Trooping of the Colour. It was presented by the Chief of the General Staff and is "Handmade in mottled hazel and surmounted by a traditional herdwick ram’s horn, the stick was hand-delivered to the Queen’s equerry at Windsor Castle by General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, the Chief of the General Staff." The silver band reads; "The Army presents its loyal support The sovereign Platinum Jubilee MCML 11 - MMXX 11" It was made by a stickmaker called Dennis Wall. The Army apparently collected 10 sticks to show - from which HM chose this one and it was then customised for her. Full article (which may need a Telegraph sub) here https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/06/02/queens-walking-stick-trooping-colour-special-gift-army/?WT.mc_id=e_DM1565821&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Loy_Dig_Tri_200526_TopStories&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Loy_Dig_Tri_200526_TopStories20220604&utm_campaign=DM1565821 Edited June 4, 2022 by JohnfromUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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