HM The Queen's Birthday (and Circles)

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In case you would miss it, too focused on preparation of the oncoming Connect-a-Thon ... tomorrow Apr 21 is HM The Queen's birthday.

I never miss this date because it happens to be also my birthday. And this year particularly, the figures are so nice I want to share them with you. While HM will turn 96, I will turn 69. Yes, I was born the year of her coronation. I have never known another Queen. And even for us French Republicans who got rid of ours, she is by default "The Queen" and we love her.

For this unique occasion, I am in the process of refurbishing the 100 Circles page, figuring that the Royal Family is known by everyone, and therefore provides an excellent introduction point to the 100 Circles affair.

For those ready to argue that WikiTree is already too aristo-centric, I will try to answer in rewriting the FAQ section. Short answer here is that from a graph geometry point of view, the Circles of HM have a "just typical" regular distribution, and certainly less biased than many other ones.

Any comment/suggestion welcome, as usual.

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Many many many such days may she behold

Answer 1

Okay ... so "HM" is "Her Majesty"

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In this case, yes.  HM can also stand for HIS Majesty.  

Answer 2

Happy Birthday, Bernard!

I like the new introduction.

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Thanks Eva (for both things)!

Answer 3

Happy Birthday, Bernard ! and the Queen too :)

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Thanks. Will forward to Her Majesty

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And in four years time, will she be sending herself the modern equivalent of the telegram?  For that matter - as you seem to have an "in" with her, did she send her mother one?  Asking for a friend. 

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Melanie, I did not get your point first, so I did a bit a search and I suppose you refer to this : https://www.gov.uk/get-birthday-anniversary-message-from-queen, which I was not aware of. Cool.

And to be clear I don't have any "in" with her, except the above dates coincidences.

So, the answer to your question is : I don't know more than you, sorry for your friend.

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Oh, pshshshsh.  How disappointing.     My friend, having been a Royalist for decades, will be most put out to learn you do not have an "in" with HM.

And, yes, that'd be it.  As "British subjects", we Aussies used to get the telegram -- but I believe someone had to nominate the person to receive it.  We're no longer "British subjects" -- since 1984 -- so we'd not get them now anyway.
(My Gran missed out by just a few years, because she died in her 90s.  She was English although living in Aus for most of her life.)

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She could have sent herself a whole collection of   wedding anniversary cards. ( 60, 65, 70 and every anniversary after that.)