Comments on: High Tea with The Queen on You Tube

By: Mariana

Mariana — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:16:24 +0000

WHAT THE EF?!?
Thank you, Lani. … I really like the “even if people don’t like it” part. Cuz apparantly video creates more opinions than text… in some situations.

By: Ben Bach

Ben Bach — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:26:36 +0000

Youtube channels are powerful mediums, for Realtors, monarchs, speakers etc.

What I love about the site is the sense of irony inherent in the Queen speaking in ’57, her address being televised for the first time, talking about the new form of media she’s communicating on. It was a fitting first video of her to watch on Youtube !

By: Lani Anglin

Lani Anglin — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:22:01 +0000

I already love her. Silly pictures I can find of her (thumbing fun at YouTube, not her) are all in fun. She exemplifies grace, dignity and intellect more than any leader in recent history.

You’re right- Bush wouldn’t sound quite as sophisticated in front of a YouTube cam (but we did stand in the freak Texas snowstorm for hours just to vote for him for a second term). Y’all just don’t understand the Southern dialect. But seriously, if SHE is on YouTube, why aren’t other people?

If the great great great grandmother of Western Civilization is Web 2.0, it may be less of a “fad” than predicted.

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But Benn says that it was really because it’s the only way her grandchildren were going to pay attention to her. LOL.

By: Athol Kay

Athol Kay — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:58:25 +0000

I get all knee-jerk defensive about Her Majesty…

The “Royal Channel” is the Official YouTube Channel of the British Monarchy. Looks like they created it about a month ago. The annual Christmas messages though, are played on TV in dozens of countries world wide. When you consider she started doing the Christmas messages on TV in 1957, I think she’s been on the early adpoter cool train for quite some time now.

For me, it just doesn’t seem like Christmas without the message from the Queen. In all seriousness, she is the Grandmaster of Tone when it comes to public speaking.

I defy you to watch last years Christmas message http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZw2fZU-6jI and try and try and imagine any American political or religious figure matching her.

Go watch her Lani, you’ll like her a whole lot.