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Present request: "Anything to do with" the Queen turning 90

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soundsystem · 23/08/2015 21:48

For her Christmas present, my mum wants DSis and I to arrange for her to come to London next Summer around the time of the Queen's 90th birthday. Not a problem, we'll book her travel and lots of fun stuff for her to do. But we won't really have this info in time for Christmas to physically give her, so looking for some clues/hints/related small pressies so she has something to open on the day.

Any creative people who can help me out with some suggestions?

She already has a waving queen (www.amazon.co.uk/Kikkerland-Waving-Solar-Queen/dp/B003EGB704), a queen washing up brush (www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eliz-A-Brush-Washing-Up-Sponge-Queen-Elizabeth-Queen-Novelty-/271429699107) and a knit your own royal family. Apart from the royal family, she likes candles and gin (I mean, she likes lots of things, but these are ones that might be easy to work in!).

I live in London and DM and DSis will hopefully be coming to us this year, so as an alternative we could do a day/evening out over the festive period that's in some way Queen/royal related. DM comes London several times a year, sometimes monthly, since she was a teengaer so is by no means a tourist but she does like tourist-y things still.

Thanks for any suggestions!

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soundsystem · 23/08/2015 21:50

Oh, and a Queen ice cream scoop. She has a queen ice cream scoop:

www.amazon.co.uk/Paladone-PP0561-Ice-Queen-Scoop/dp/B0079F4EE2/ref=pd_sim_201_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=173JWHQCHJTT0PETBG83

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SalemSaberhagen · 24/08/2015 00:35

Queen Elizabeth mask on Amazon for £1.91 and free delivery (sorry I don't know how to link from the app).

Also whilst searching, I came across this beauty
How freaky is that Confused (and the price Shock)

soundsystem · 24/08/2015 08:09

Oh my, that's so freaky!

Good shout on the masks, thanks!

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Loki17 · 24/08/2015 08:48

I'd make her a special photo book - I'd call it something like 'Two very special women of England' inside fill with a timeline of your mums life and the Queens - use lots of photos of important family events, for example one page could have a photo of your dm's wedding and the next page the Queens wedding, one page with your dm surrounded by her grandchildren, the next page with the Queen surrounded by grandchildren etc. On the last page, write the itinerary for her special trip or just a special message explaining what you are going to do. There are lots of websites where you can design photo books and they print them for you, but if you are feeling crafty you could buy a nice book and make your own.

soundsystem · 24/08/2015 11:31

@Loki17, that's an amazing idea! Will definitely do that. Although have to be careful that she doesn't think I'm comparing her too much to the queen at 90 - as she's only in her 50s! But can defintely do something like the royal baby and then her with DD (her first grandchild), adn ooh loads of ideas. Thanks very much! I knew there'd be someone on here more creative then me Smile

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soundsystem · 24/08/2015 11:32

(sorry, Loki always forget that @ doesn't actually do anything on here!)

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