tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post5051978842109299323..comments2023-07-08T20:30:18.584+01:00Comments on Grand Duchess Elizabeth And Other Stories: Shells of SoulsChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00714569232976515363noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post-43252667398660966152011-01-10T18:41:17.256+00:002011-01-10T18:41:17.256+00:00Thank you for telling this very moving story which...Thank you for telling this very moving story which, I had not heard not heard before and which, as you write, shows the love of the Queen for her husband. Doesn't it also show how often well-meaning efforts and kindnesses, which are not always thought through, can backfire. I am sure tghe attendants meant well but, had they not been in shock themselves, might have realised that the Queen would wish to be the first to be told, and to do what she could for her late husband. A very sad story indeed.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714569232976515363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post-50110383660440223732011-01-10T03:55:13.313+00:002011-01-10T03:55:13.313+00:00For some reason (and I hope this isn't too mor...For some reason (and I hope this isn't too morbid) this post reminds me of a sad but touching story of Albert of Belgium and his Queen Elisabeth. When the King's body was brought back to Laeken in the middle of the night, from the tragic cliffs of Marche-les-Dames, his entourage feared it would be too much for Elisabeth to see him before his body had been washed, his wounds covered and so forth; and so, for a while, nobody dared break the news of her husband's death to the Queen. When they finally had to tell her, towards dawn, she was initially shocked and stunned into silence. Then, her first thought was to see the King. When she realized that everything that needed to be done had been done already, and by other hands than her own, she was furious: after all the unknown wounded, dying and dead men she had tended during the war, could they not have allowed her to perform the last services for her own husband? It was a long time before she could forgive or forget. It is a sad story, but it shows how much love and reverence she had for her husband.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post-40133348076423469832010-12-15T23:37:11.191+00:002010-12-15T23:37:11.191+00:00Thank you for taking the time to comment, Matterho...Thank you for taking the time to comment, Matterhorn.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714569232976515363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190794791790101691.post-29001341334842760142010-12-15T06:13:13.750+00:002010-12-15T06:13:13.750+00:00Thank you for sharing these very touching experien...Thank you for sharing these very touching experiences and reflections.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.com