Is it true that the British Parliament is considering Big Ben′s renaming to Elizabeth Tower? Today kicks off the 4-day Diamond Jubilee celebrating 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II rule of the UK. Sunday’s festivities center on a 1,000 boat pageant on the River Thames. So in honor of her reign as queen, the Parliament has majority support to rename the clock tower which houses the historic clock, an icon of both London and England itself, after her Royal Majesty. Some 331 British MPs have agreed to the move, which reflects when King′s Tower of the Palace of Westminster was renamed Victoria Tower during the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. It was 60 years ago today that Queen Elizabeth II went through her coronation following the death of her father, King George VI, though she actually became Queen when he died on February 6, 1952.
Queen Elizabeth II is the second longest reigning monarch of the UK. Queen Victoria holds the record for the longest time on the throne, 63 years and 216 days. Her name-sake, Queen Elizabeth I, ruled England for just over 44 years. The longest reigning king was none other than George III, left mad after losing to upstart colonials in America, but still managed to hold the throne for 59 years. In case you were wondering, Henry VIII, famous for his being married six times after abandoning the Holy Roman Catholic Church, ruled England for 56 years.
Big Ben′s renaming from Clock Tower to Elizabeth Tower is not the only form of celebration for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Four days of parades, concerts and other fun events will play out through the weekend into Tuesday. I look forward to the 1,000 boat pageant on the River Thames this Sunday. The British Parliament supports the decision to rename the iconic landmark, a move which mirrors a similar honor in 1897 when King′s Tower of the Palace of Westminster was renamed Victoria Tower for Queen Victoria′s Diamond Jubilee.
June 2nd, 2012 at 1:01 pm
My vote would be call it the Tower of Babbleobama
June 3rd, 2012 at 4:48 am
I don’t know if I am becoming a ‘Royalist’, or maybe after 3.5 years of the moronic man-child Obama, I am just happy to see a nation run by adults?
June 3rd, 2012 at 7:25 am
I don’t care much for royalty, and it is telling that someone like Andrew would. America was founded on a new idea, a new idea that has nothing to do with royalty.
The GOP vision for American has a lot in common with royalty. They want a society ruled by the economic power of a select few. What they are, essentially, is modern day torries. Red coats. They want to take us all the way back to before the Revolution. They don’t like America. They don’t like what it stands for. And they use economic power to pose as something different.
The day will come when the American people wake up, turn off Fox News, and finally realize how they have been duped.
June 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 am
Hear, hear!
June 3rd, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Its a natural defense mechanism to prevent you from blowin your head off
June 3rd, 2012 at 12:53 pm
“Hear, hear!”
Gee, the POTUS is a moonbat and so are 75% of the media.
How can you blame one outlet you claim you never watch, thats supposedly so full o sht when theres at least another 5 that tell whole truth and nothing but ?
That makes as much sense as calling Bush the biggest idiot on the planet yet smart enough to pull off 911 without one witness.
FOX is sooo retarded but dynamically genius.
June 3rd, 2012 at 1:17 pm
“, a new idea that has nothing to do with royalty.”
You dont get it , do you ?
The whole point is that Obama is shtting all over our constitution to the point everything will be done by decree. Or better known as “executive order”. Thank God you ass-holes lost the house.
I guarantee you that schmuck has a Burger King mask and cape in his closet
June 4th, 2012 at 5:49 am
Heh, Klo and ‘Me’, America was founded on a new idea – FREEDOM! Something you Moonbats know nothing about. All you guys want is for the Nanny State to use the lash and rob us of our lives and industry.
(Believe it or not, this comment got pegged by the spambot, even with the new safeguard. LOL!)