Queen's Guard Mounting from St. James's Palace

[tunisia30]

Does anybody know the name of the military march played in second place, when the souldiers are parading??. thanks

[fhcool]

Eagle Squadron

[tunisia30]

thanks a lot

[fhcool]

Which song is it that they first play ?

[Crusadist1099]

Sounds like "One Moment In Time."

[semagratskcor]

I used to study english in England, 2006

2006 is Queen's 80? birthday or someting I think. you seem like really like british thing. course you guys from Britain

[DarkBastion]

I'm not sure about the queen, but I'm actually from the USA, and a long time ago, my family came from Ireland. So, against all instincts of blood and country, I do actually like the British, especially their comedy.

[Blighty4eva]

You know just because you are of Irish decent doesnt mean you have to hate us. Loads of the Irish come over here and loads of people over here me included have Irish ancestry.

[Melikethecake]

@DarkBastion Well, technically, your family would of been British!!

[Clairenna]

@Melikethecake Ireland isn't part of Britain, neither is Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is made up of 'Great Britain and Northern Ireland' (Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales). So he would have been Irish, not British.

[flygweilo]

@Clairenna Fair point ... although it's hard to devise an all-inclusive adjective other than 'British' for those who do claim citizenship of the UK!  :)

But then 'Britain' derives from the latin word 'Britannia', which in turn was coined from 'Brython', the name the Celtic tribe the Romans first encountered after crossing the channel in 55 BC.

They spoke a language very similar to that still spoken in Brittany in France, which is why the French call this country 'Grande Bretagne'.

[Clairenna]

@flygweilo Thanks for replying with that interesting information. I didn't know Britain came from the name of the Celtic tribe here before the Romans. Apparently Welsh (a celtic language that survived the Romans) has similarities to Breton which is why it's much easier for a Welsh speaker to learn Breton than a French speaker. It's said Welsh and Breton speakers can make themselves understood (with great effort) even without learning the other's language.

[flygweilo]

@Clairenna Your very welcome - the language links are very interesting historical indicators.

The P-Celtic spoken in Wales is Brythonic, as are both the Cornish & Breton languages. Pictish, the ancient language of Caledonia, is (was?) also P-Celtic.

Q-Celtic as spoken in Ireland is Gaelic Celtic, and was introduced to the Britain by the Irish Gaels in the 6th century CE when the Scotii (a Gaelic tribe from northern Ireland) established Dalriata.

[flygweilo]

@Clairenna All the P-Celtic languages are formed from Gaulish, the ancient celtic language of Gaul.

Between the 3rd and 6th centuries, the German tribe of Franks spread into Gaul, forming the Carolingian Empire which eventually spawned both France and Germany.

The P-Celtic speaking Gauls were pushed westward into Brtianny ('Bretagne'), where Gaulish survived to become the Breton language.

So, the French are essentially Germans - which is an interesting thought! :)

[Clairenna]

@flygweilo Thanks, that was clearly explained and now I see why Welsh and Gaelic don't have the same connections as Welsh and Breton.

So, having some French in my bloodline, I can now claim to be also part German lol

[xxFabbyFabulousxx]

Good for you. I hate it when people hold grudges for things that happened a long time ago. It's all in the past, when Britain and the world had different views in what was wrong and right. But I can't say much because both sides of my family came from Spain.

[flygweilo]

@DarkBastionThe Irish have always been welcome in Britain, and live in the UK in their millions & have done for centuries. Admittedly, many come to see themselves as British, but it is estimated that more Irish people may live in the UK than do so in Eire.

Citizens of Eire retain the 'right' to serve in HM Armed Forces, and do so currently (Irish servicemen are not required to serve in N. Ireland, however). Although the British Army does not recruit in Eire, it may accept those who volunteer.

[davevak]

@DarkBastion '............ my family came from Ireland. So, against all instincts of blood and country....'

Shut-up, you fool, you're now about as Irish as lasagna.

Why do fucking yanks always hark on about their families coming from Ireland/Scotland/England. You now don't speak with either accents nor are you culturally aware of what it is to be from the UK/Eire, because you don't live here or were raised here. Like I've already said, 'you're about as Irish as lasagna'.

[DarkBastion]

@davevak Oh, Dave, if only you knew how little I care about being, or identify as, "Irish." I like knowing my great grand parents gave up everything they knew to come to the US. It just happened that they came from Ireland. I like stumbling through Joyce and the poetry of some Irish authors. But that's about where it ends. But since my "Irish roots" seem to piss you off so much, I'll be sure to wear the most obnoxious Irish crap I can find for next St. Patrick's Day, just for you, ya jackass.

[davevak]

@DarkBastion ...how about not celebrating it at all and accept the fact that you're now American, difficult and nausious as it may be.

[DarkBastion]

@davevak Whatever, troll. Crawl back under that rock.