This made me cry – just as it did when the Queen’s guard played it in 2001 at Buckingham Palace.
2001:
In a break from traditional protocol, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain ordered the change to the daily ceremonial parade to show solidarity with the United States in the wake of the 9-11 attacks. Prince Andrew, representing his mother, was joined by the US ambassador to Britain, William Farish, for the 45-minute ceremony.
As the band of the Coldstream Guards began the US national anthem hundreds in the crowd sang along while others wept, before observing a two-minute silence.
An incredible moment for both nations
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Brought a tear to my eyes. God Bless the Queen! (Dah dah dit dah) The letter Q in morse code. The horn blowing for a RR crossing is Q, the Brits started it many many moons ago with a ship carrying the queen would blow the Q to indicate they had the Right-of-Way with her aboard.
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That’s something I did not know!
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Another connection with Morse Code is the letter “V” which is dit dit dit dah. So happens that’s with Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. That was pushed by the BBC in WWII as a sign of resistance!
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Here’s the web site.
https://www.cmuse.org/beethovens-fifth-symphony-and-morse-code/
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Thank you, Pa! I copied the article and just sent it out to my email list.
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As beautiful as this tribute is, I can’t help but remember that our Star Spangled Banner was written during a primary battle in the war of 1812, in which the USA defeated the British once and for all.
How far our two nations have come!
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This is a better version of the 2001 Buckingham Palace ceremony:
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