QE2's Diamond Jubilee Coasters

On next month's UK shopping list - some Diamond Jubilee kitsch coasters. They will offset our Kate and Wills' wedding set perfectly.

http://www.2012queensdiamondjubilee.com/shop/queens-jubilee-souvenirs/queens-jubilee-coasters/queens-coronation-coaster.html

I've always had a bit of fascination with the Queen of England. When I was 6 or 7 years old, I sent a letter to the Queen just to say hey. I mailed it with a 5 cent U.S. stamp attached from Huntington Beach, California.

I actually got a response from one of her ladies-in-waiting to tell me that the Queen had commanded her to write and tell me she had received my letter. I was stoked. So, it wasn't from the Queen herself, but could you imagined being commanded to write a letter? Cool.