On Sept 12, 2001 -- 24hrs after 9/11 -- Queen Elizabeth ordered the U.S. national anthem be played

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Link to tweet

[brush]

1. RIP, QE ll

[Hekate]

2. KnR By the way, thanks for all the QE posts. I find them restorative.

[SheilaAnn]

3. Me too, it's a pleasure to read something different for a change, albeit sad..n/t

[crickets]

4. Yes, the memories are comforting. nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. I did not know that Queen Elizabeth II did this

[Baitball Blogger]

5. The British always seemed to know what to do in this tight situations.

I wonder what comes next?

[BlackSkimmer]

6. Remember that.

She defined class.

[lostnfound]

10. I remember that. Was really very touching. Nt

[lindysalsagal]

12. Me, too. The musicians were probably thrilled. It's much more interesting that god save the queen.

[electric_blue68]

7. I never knew that, that she ordered the SSB played after 9-11...

How graclous. 😔. RIP Queen Elizabeth. 🌹👑 🌹


I was holed up north west Brooklyn with the dark cloud from the fires still possibly streaming way above our area
(saw it 2 days after when I left the house). But didn't hear about it back then.

[LNM]

8. That's class.

IIRC there were words of support from all over the world.

[BlackSkimmer]

11. Absolutely. She personified class.

[scipan]

13. I remember that. Made me cry.

That and I think the Eiffel tower was lit up in red, white and blue? Not sure.