Alan in Montréal Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 OK folks. Now that we know where they'll be (Yippee for London) who'll proclaim the 2012 Games open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmet Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Isn't too early for these sort of polls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 hey TG long time no see i hope the Queen is still alive to open the games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Fergie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 I'm picking that QEII will open the XXX Olympiad as she will only be 86, albeit old. However she will open it as a widow and it will be her final act (as she was present at the 1948 opening watching her father open them as well)before retiring from visual public life. If not, and QEII succoms to illness then Charles will open them as King George VII as he has stated he will take the name and it will be a fitting irony that King George VI opened the 1948 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan in Montréal Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Isn't too early for these sort of polls? TG - everything we discuss is rumour and invention anyway. How is it too early to guess if HM QE II will still be alive or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 QEII. Her mother lived to be 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Old Queeny. I would imagine London would build a really extravagant Royal box for the Royal Family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 i hope it will be the queen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuigiVercotti Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Had to vote for Charlie...by that time his dad should be off the mortal coil, and he pay back his mum for stopping him doing Melbourne 2006 by making her babysit William's kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 It could be the Queen. However, I can see Charles doing it more, but I wouldn't rule her out whatsoever. Besides, she did open Montreal 1976 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Remember that the Queen will be celebrating her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, so the UK will already be planning a huge party. The Commonwealth Games in Manchester coincided with her Golden Jubille so it's kind of strange that London should be chosen in the year of her Diamond Anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOlympiadsW Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 so it is very likely that the person who opens Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 will be the same....interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 so it is very likely that the person who opens Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 will be the same....interesting not very likely, the Governor General or even the Prime Minister will open them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOlympiadsW Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 so it is very likely that the person who opens Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 will be the same....interesting not very likely, the Governor General or even the Prime Minister will open them but she also could be a very possible candidate.....she opened Montreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hachiko Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 King Charles III. :upside: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 The Queen has the right to open the Vancouver Games, just as she did in 2000 in Sydney, but generally, the Queen only does stuff like that when she is invited to do so. Pierre Trudeau invited her to open the Montreal Games, and I believe, without consulting COJO. The Govenor General at the time had been pegged to do the job as he was Quebecois. The GG opened the 1988 Calgary Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchbearer AA Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 at that moment she will be Queen for 60 years. So it's very special, but she isn't the longest reign royal, that's Kind Bhumibol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 Man, talk about the British monarch opening "consecutive Games." Just imagine if Toronto were to bid for 2016 and wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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