Queen Elizabeth had unique ties to North Carolina

CHARLOTTE — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died on the age of 96. The announcement was made Thursday afternoon.

Folks within the Queen Metropolis are mourning the dying of the queen.

Channel 9 reporter Erika Jackson spoke with households at Large Ben Pub on Elizabeth Avenue who stated they have been lifelong followers of Queen Elizabeth II.

“You grew up with the queen. My entire life, she’s been part of my life. My mom beloved her. We grew up watching each transfer the royal household made,” patron Pam Stowe stated.

Emily Williams stated shared a heartwarming reminiscence from when the day she noticed the queen in 2015.

“I waved at her as she glided by. And she or he got here by shut in her carriage with ideas that was an fascinating and really thrilling second,” Williams stated.

Williams stated that second is much more of a treasure now that the queen has handed away.

“Everybody in England, or whether or not you’re an American anglophile like myself, it’s simply it’s a day of mourning, but it surely’s additionally a day of celebrating her life,” Williams stated.

Williams stated her subsequent go to to Buckingham Palace will look a bit totally different as a brand new monarch takes the British throne.

“It’s form of unusual within the sense that we don’t actually have the queen with us anymore. So it’s actually there’s a there’s an vacancy that’s there,” Williams stated.

Queen Elizabeth II had a novel tie to North Carolina that many might not find out about.

The primary soccer sport the queen ever attended was UNC Chapel Hill vs Maryland in 1957.

The Charlotte Observer lined the sport, which was performed in Maryland.

The delegation from North Carolina, together with Gov. Jim Hodges, introduced her with a present.

In line with the observer, the queen was amazed nobody was injured in the course of the sport.

She was quoted as saying, “How can they hit one another that arduous with out damage?”

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died on the age of 96. The announcement was made Thursday afternoon.

Folks within the Queen Metropolis are mourning the dying of the queen.

Channel 9 reporter Erika Jackson spoke with households at Large Ben Pub on Elizabeth Avenue who stated they have been lifelong followers of Queen Elizabeth II.

“You grew up with the queen. My entire life, she’s been part of my life. My mom beloved her. We grew up watching each transfer the royal household made,” patron Pam Stowe stated.

Elizabeth Williams stated shared a heartwarming reminiscence from when the day she noticed the queen in 2015.

“I waved at her as she glided by. And she or he got here by shut in her carriage with ideas that was an fascinating and really thrilling second,” Williams stated.

Williams stated that second is much more of a treasure now that the queen has handed away.

“Everybody in England, or whether or not you’re an American anglophile like myself, it’s simply it’s a day of mourning, but it surely’s additionally a day of celebrating her life,” Williams stated.

Williams stated her subsequent go to to Buckingham Palace will look a bit totally different as a brand new monarch takes the British throne.

“It’s form of unusual within the sense that we don’t actually have the queen with us anymore. So it’s actually there’s a there’s an vacancy that’s there,” Williams stated.

Queen Elizabeth II had a novel tie to North Carolina that many might not find out about.

The primary soccer sport the queen ever attended was UNC Chapel Hill vs Maryland in 1957.

The Charlotte Observer lined the sport, which was performed in Maryland.

The delegation from North Carolina, together with Gov. Jim Hodges, introduced her with a present.

In line with the observer, the queen was amazed nobody was injured in the course of the sport.

She was quoted as saying, “How can they hit one another that arduous with out damage?”

Over time, the queen developed a friendship with Charlotte native and evangelist Billy Graham.

In line with the Invoice Graham Libray, Graham acquired an invite to evangelise at Windsor Fortress within the Fifties.

The go to marked the start of a budding friendship and the 2 would meet a complete of 12 instances over the spand of three a long time.

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died on the age of 96. The announcement was made Thursday afternoon.

Folks within the Queen Metropolis are mourning the dying of the queen.

Channel 9 reporter Erika Jackson spoke with households at Large Ben Pub on Elizabeth Avenue who stated they have been lifelong followers of Queen Elizabeth II.

“You grew up with the queen. My entire life, she’s been part of my life. My mom beloved her. We grew up watching each transfer the royal household made,” patron Pam Stowe stated.

Elizabeth Williams stated shared a heartwarming reminiscence from when the day she noticed the queen in 2015.

“I waved at her as she glided by. And she or he got here by shut in her carriage with ideas that was an fascinating and really thrilling second,” Williams stated.

Williams stated that second is much more of a treasure now that the queen has handed away.

“Everybody in England, or whether or not you’re an American anglophile like myself, it’s simply it’s a day of mourning, but it surely’s additionally a day of celebrating her life,” Williams stated.

Williams stated her subsequent go to to Buckingham Palace will look a bit totally different as a brand new monarch takes the British throne.

“It’s form of unusual within the sense that we don’t actually have the queen with us anymore. So it’s actually there’s a there’s an vacancy that’s there,” Williams stated.

Queen Elizabeth II had a novel tie to North Carolina that many might not find out about.

The primary soccer sport the queen ever attended was UNC Chapel Hill vs Maryland in 1957.

The Charlotte Observer lined the sport, which was performed in Maryland.

The delegation from North Carolina, together with Gov. Jim Hodges, introduced her with a present.

In line with the observer, the queen was amazed nobody was injured in the course of the sport.

She was quoted as saying, “How can they hit one another that arduous with out damage?”

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died on the age of 96. The announcement was made Thursday afternoon.

Folks within the Queen Metropolis are mourning the dying of the queen.

Channel 9 reporter Erika Jackson spoke with households at Large Ben Pub on Elizabeth Avenue. who stated they have been lifelong followers of Queen Elizabeth II.

“You grew up with the queen. My entire life, she’s been part of my life. My mom beloved her. We grew up watching each transfer the royal household made,” patron Pam Stowe stated.

Elizabeth Williams shared a heartwarming reminiscence from the day she noticed the queen in 2015.

“I waved at her as she glided by, and she or he got here by shut in her carriage with ideas. That was an fascinating and really thrilling second,” Williams stated.

Williams stated that second is much more of a treasure now that the queen has handed away.

“Everybody in England, or whether or not you’re an American anglophile like myself, it’s only a day of mourning, but it surely’s additionally a day of celebrating her life,” Williams stated.

Williams stated her subsequent go to to Buckingham Palace will look a bit totally different as a brand new monarch takes the British throne.

“It’s form of unusual within the sense that we don’t actually have the queen with us anymore. So it’s actually, there’s an vacancy that’s there,” Williams stated.

Queen Elizabeth II had a novel tie to North Carolina that many might not find out about.

The primary soccer sport the queen ever attended was UNC Chapel Hill vs Maryland in 1957.

The Charlotte Observer lined the sport, which was performed in Maryland.

The delegation from North Carolina, together with Gov. Jim Hodges, introduced her with a present.

In line with the observer, the queen was amazed nobody was injured in the course of the sport.

She was quoted as saying, “How can they hit one another that arduous with out damage?”

Over time, the queen developed a friendship with Charlotte native and evangelist Billy Graham.

In line with the Invoice Graham Libray, Graham acquired an invite to evangelise at Windsor Fortress within the Fifties.

The go to marked the start of a budding friendship, and the 2 would meet a complete of 12 instances over the spand of three a long time.

Not solely did they spend time collectively in the UK, in addition they visited one another on the White Home, in addition to in California.

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