Her Majesty's funeral will take place today.
Inherited from her grandmother, Sue has a teacup and saucer and another plate commemorating her coronation in 1953.
To now commemorate the queen's funeral. Sue decided to take the cup and saucer to the park to see if she could photograph it with some maple leaves, which would seem to be a fitting Canadian connection. The leaves aren't out in profusion yet, but she found a few suitable candidates.
For these first two photos, Sue manipulated the subject amongst the foliage. When she decided that the composition was acceptable, I took the photo with her camera as she held the cup in place..
She also photographed many other arrangements.
We had the idea to put it in the path, which was probably not the best idea of all, but it was something to try. This was the only photo I also took in all of the setups, for it was her photoshoot, not mine.
On the day of her funeral, this was Sue's personal tribute to Queen Elizabeth the Second, who reigned long and well as Queen of Canada as well as Britain. I think that including Canadian maple leaves was inspired.
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Definitely appropriate with the Canadian maple leaves. Sweet little cup and saucer...have been saved through the years.
I love these, especially the third one.
Well thought out.
Is there a run on currency, stamps and other things with her likeness on them? I can't imagine having to redo all the currency and then having to do it all over again in another decade or so. I think I probably have a few coins somewhere with her likeness on them.
That's a very beautiful teacup and saucer, a keepsake for sure.
A few fine leaves. Perfect. That is an interesting photo on the cup. Not a good likeness at all for my idea. But a fine remembrance.
Good work, Sue!
Those are wonderful and very creative. I can't decide which one I like best!
It is perfect to shoot it with the maple leaves.
A lovely tribute to Her Majesty. Both services at The Abbey in London & St George's Chapel in Windsor were beautifully done tributes.
This is perfect. What a lovely way to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's long reign.
That is lovely!
Great tribute indeed!
Very lovely images.
If you might consider it fun or interesting… I would enjoy having you write about the Canadian perspective(s) about the Monarchy. Not specifically about Queen Elizabeth, per se, but not about generally how Canadians feel. We are hearing many different accounts of the Monarchy from folks in the territories like Jamaica and Barbados, and even rather surprisingly some “anti-Monarchy” debate from Great Britain. But hearing about the Canadian perspective(s) would be interesting to me.
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Wow - your leaves are far ahead of mine! I love the idea of using the Canadian maples and the coronation cup. I collect coronation china and this is a lovely piece. It's a beautiful tribute.
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