THIS IS A RE-POST/UPDATE IN CELEBRATION OF MY OWN QUEEN MOTHER. Some people don't seem to understand that we arrive at where we are, from different destinations. This means it's impossible for everyone to react the same way to the passing of Queen Elizabeth. RESPECT IS DUE...BOTH WAYS! MY QUEEN MUM, JUST LIKE THE LATE QUEEN ELIZABETH, WAS BORN IN 1926. MY QUEEN MUM SHARED THE SAME AGE AND THE SAME GENDER. THE SIMILARITIES END THERE. MY QUEEN MOTHER WAS INVITED TO BRITAIN WITH FALSE PROMISES MY QUEEN MUM FACED RACISM EVERY SINGLE DAY, AS DID HER 7 CHILDREN. "NO BLACKS, NO IRISH, NO DOGS" MY QUEEN MUM HAD TO GET UP EVERY MORNING TO DO THE MENIAL JOBS WHITE PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT TO DO. MY QUEEN MUM HAD TO WALK OR TAKE A BUS, NEVER EXPERIENCED 1ST CLASS TRAVEL. MY QUEEN MUM FACED DISCRIMINATION FROM EVERY MAINSTREAM SECTOR & ORGANISATION. MY QUEEN MUM DIDN'T GET TO 96, SHE PASSED AWAY AT 91 YEARS OLD, THE WORLD DIDN'T KNOW & DIDN'T CARE. SO THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO REMAIN CONFLICTED, BECAUSE EVEN AFTER ALL OF THAT... MY QUEEN MOTHER STILL SHOWED QUEEN ELIZABETH LOVE AND RESPECT, SHE JUST NEVER GOT IT BACK! GO AHEAD AND MOURN YOUR QUEEN, I STILL MOURN MINE. (Ngozi) This lady is my Queen, she is similar in age to the UK Queen. My Queen would have celebrated her birthday in August, but she transitioned a four years ago almost to the day. I recently received an invitation to attend a royal garden party next month, I'm sure it's to do with Sistah Space. I wasn't sure if I would go, but like many Caribbean elders mummy loved watching things to do with the UK royal family. I guess it was because Britain 'ruled' so many black countries back then in the Windrush days. Barbados is now a Republic, mummy didn't live to see that. So I'll likely go to the Royal garden event, because mum would have loved the opportunity to go. I will instead take her "Gold Bead" (grand daughter, Djanomi @yourserotonin_). Mum loved Barbados PM, Mia Motley and she loved singer Rhianna. In her 80s & 90s mum would often be heard singing 🎶 Under my umbrella ella, ella 🎶 So as the world acknowledges the UK Queen, please indulge me as I celebrate mine Thank you 🙏🏽