Letters to the Editor, Holidays 2007
Published November 2007 – Topics: Letters to the Editor | Tags: 1973 Land Rover Series III, 1990 Range Rover Classic, 1997 Special Edition Defenders, 2003 Discovery II, 300 Tdi Hi-Cap Pickup, Alaska, Bay State Rover Owners Association, Land Rover Series II, Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom: The African Wild Howdy Y’All!
I thought you might enjoy this description of a photo I found in the December 2006 issue of Vanity Fair. I’m not sure what the accompanying article was about as most of the magazine had been destroyed by the rainstorm and subsequent flooding of our Hardened Aircraft Shelter [HAD]. Never thought I’d have to deal with a monsoon in the desert. The photo is of Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother waving to a crowd during the royal tour of New Zealand and Australia in 1958. Of course, they’re standing in the back of a Royal Series II. The photo caption reads, “‘I see no point at all in being poor,’” the late Queen Mother is supposed to have said.” I thank you for your time and a great magazine.
Paul Thornburg, Sgt
LSA Anaconda, Iraq
Austin, TX
[Yes, Sir, I find that caption very funny, too, Sir! (…)
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