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river6109		#1 Posted : 01 April 2020 04:00:02(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/01/2009(UTC) Posts: 14,712 Location: On 1965 Märklin Boulevard just around from Roco Square		Received an email today from Buckingham Palace, her majesty the Queen has honoured me with an award because of my commitment to the model train hobby, her grandchildren all have model trains and I was chosen many years ago to be the sole supplier to the Royal household.
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franciscohg		#2 Posted : 01 April 2020 04:16:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/07/2002(UTC) Posts: 3,267 Location: Patagonia		WOW Congratulations!!!
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PMPeter		#3 Posted : 01 April 2020 04:20:49(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/04/2013(UTC) Posts: 1,274 Location: Port Moody, BC		Nice try!
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Bigdaddynz		#4 Posted : 01 April 2020 05:10:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,663 Location: New Zealand		Isn't Her Majesty self isolating due to Charlie having Covid-19....? As Peter says, Nice try John (but ultimately you're found out....)! And it is April the first, but well after midday here (but maybe not in WA)....
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cookee_nz		#5 Posted : 01 April 2020 06:58:44(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 3,953 Location: Paremata, Wellington		Lol - but it does bring to mind a story I read some time ago hinting that there was something of a model railway in Buckingham Palace, possibly an interest of young Prince Charles? This is all I found from a quick google search but I'll see if I can find the article https://www.ianvisits.co...less-model-tube-station/
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MKOpSeattle		#6 Posted : 01 April 2020 07:25:58(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/12/2013(UTC) Posts: 147 Location: Seattle, WA		Do you have to send them your credit card information to cover the shipping charge of the award?
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river6109		#7 Posted : 01 April 2020 08:22:41(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/01/2009(UTC) Posts: 14,712 Location: On 1965 Märklin Boulevard just around from Roco Square		Originally Posted by: cookee_nz Lol - but it does bring to mind a story I read some time ago hinting that there was something of a model railway in Buckingham Palace, possibly an interest of young Prince Charles? This is all I found from a quick google search but I'll see if I can find the article https://www.ianvisits.co...less-model-tube-station/ I've done this years ago for Prince Charles but he finished it off as it started to rain and I had to get back to the West Australian sunshine.
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Legless		#8 Posted : 01 April 2020 08:30:32(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 20/07/2007(UTC) Posts: 809 Location: Leopold, Victoria		I sent the grandkldlets outside to look for Easter eggs this morning. Around theee hours later they came back in complaining that they couldn’t find any. I just said “April fool”.
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river6109		#9 Posted : 01 April 2020 08:39:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/01/2009(UTC) Posts: 14,712 Location: On 1965 Märklin Boulevard just around from Roco Square		Originally Posted by: Legless I sent the grandkldlets outside to look for Easter eggs this morning. Around theee hours later they came back in complaining that they couldn’t find any. I just said “April fool”. How cruel can you get
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rmsailor		#10 Posted : 01 April 2020 10:05:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 20/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 569 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife		I can remember reading in the Railway Modeller, probably late 1950's, of a presentation being made to the queen of an OO diesel locomotive during a visit to a factory. I would imagine it is still sitting in a cabinet somewhere in Buckingham Palace. Bob M.
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kiwiAlan		#11 Posted : 01 April 2020 10:35:56(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,101 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		Originally Posted by: rmsailor I can remember reading in the Railway Modeller, probably late 1950's, of a presentation being made to the queen of an OO diesel locomotive during a visit to a factory. I would imagine it is still sitting in a cabinet somewhere in Buckingham Palace. Bob M. Must be due for a service by now ...
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