Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City, geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the western end of Long Island. Coterminous with Queens County since 1899, the borough of Queens is the second-largest in population (behind Brooklyn), with a census-estimated 2,321,580 residents in 2014, approximately 48% of them foreign-born. Queens County is also the second-most populous county in New York, behind the neighboring borough of Brooklyn, which is coterminous with Kings County. Queens is the fourth-most densely populated county among New York City's boroughs, as well as in the United States. If each New York City borough were an independent city, Queens would also be the nation's fourth most populous city, after Los Angeles, Chicago and Brooklyn. Queens is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world.
The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Queens-Shelburne.
How the Queen uses her HANDBAG to send secret signals to her staff.
How the Queen uses her HANDBAG to send secret signals to her staff (and what it means if you see her twist her wedding ring).
Her trusty Launer handbag is as intrinsic to the Queen as crowns and corgis, but it turns out the accessory has a more important use than holding her spectacles on official engagements.
According to royal historian Hugo Vickers, the monarch uses her bag to send secret signals to her staff to indicate when she's ready to move on from a conversation.
He told People magazine that shifting her bag from one hand to the other is an indication the royal is ready to end a chat, and it's been said the Queen will place her bag on a table at events to signal that she's ready to leave.
A third secret signal is a discreet twist of her wedding ring, which the Queen uses to emph...
How the Queen uses her HANDBAG to send secret signals to her staff (and what it means if you see her twist her wedding ring).
Her trusty Launer handbag is as in...
How the Queen uses her HANDBAG to send secret signals to her staff (and what it means if you see her twist her wedding ring).
Her trusty Launer handbag is as intrinsic to the Queen as crowns and corgis, but it turns out the accessory has a more important use than holding her spectacles on official engagements.
According to royal historian Hugo Vickers, the monarch uses her bag to send secret signals to her staff to indicate when she's ready to move on from a conversation.
He told People magazine that shifting her bag from one hand to the other is an indication the royal is ready to end a chat, and it's been said the Queen will place her bag on a table at events to signal that she's ready to leave.
A third secret signal is a discreet twist of her wedding ring, which the Queen uses to emphasise that she'd like to be moved on from a conversation quickly.
Of the handbag hand switch to summon helpers, Vickers said: 'Luckily, they’d let you down easy.'
'It would be done very nicely. Someone would come along and say, "Sir, the Archbishop of Canterbury would very much like to meet you".
According to Vickers, if the Queen is particularly keen to exit the conversation she will make the more significant gesture of twisting her ring as a sign to staff to intervene.
Also, while taking official meetings at Buckingham Palace she has the use of a discreet buzzer that gives staff the nod to open the doors and accompany the guest out.
It's previously been revealed that when the Queen places her bag on the table at an event, it's a five minute warning to her ladies-in-waiting that she's ready to leave.
The Queen is not the only one who makes her handbag more than just an accessory to complement her outfit.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
How the Queen uses her HANDBAG to send secret signals to her staff (and what it means if you see her twist her wedding ring).
Her trusty Launer handbag is as intrinsic to the Queen as crowns and corgis, but it turns out the accessory has a more important use than holding her spectacles on official engagements.
According to royal historian Hugo Vickers, the monarch uses her bag to send secret signals to her staff to indicate when she's ready to move on from a conversation.
He told People magazine that shifting her bag from one hand to the other is an indication the royal is ready to end a chat, and it's been said the Queen will place her bag on a table at events to signal that she's ready to leave.
A third secret signal is a discreet twist of her wedding ring, which the Queen uses to emphasise that she'd like to be moved on from a conversation quickly.
Of the handbag hand switch to summon helpers, Vickers said: 'Luckily, they’d let you down easy.'
'It would be done very nicely. Someone would come along and say, "Sir, the Archbishop of Canterbury would very much like to meet you".
According to Vickers, if the Queen is particularly keen to exit the conversation she will make the more significant gesture of twisting her ring as a sign to staff to intervene.
Also, while taking official meetings at Buckingham Palace she has the use of a discreet buzzer that gives staff the nod to open the doors and accompany the guest out.
It's previously been revealed that when the Queen places her bag on the table at an event, it's a five minute warning to her ladies-in-waiting that she's ready to leave.
The Queen is not the only one who makes her handbag more than just an accessory to complement her outfit.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
How the Queen uses her HANDBAG to send secret signals to her staff (and what it means if you see her twist her wedding ring).
Her trusty Launer handbag is as intrinsic to the Queen as crowns and corgis, but it turns out the accessory has a more important use than holding her spectacles on official engagements.
According to royal historian Hugo Vickers, the monarch uses her bag to send secret signals to her staff to indicate when she's ready to move on from a conversation.
He told People magazine that shifting her bag from one hand to the other is an indication the royal is ready to end a chat, and it's been said the Queen will place her bag on a table at events to signal that she's ready to leave.
A third secret signal is a discreet twist of her wedding ring, which the Queen uses to emphasise that she'd like to be moved on from a conversation quickly.
Of the handbag hand switch to summon helpers, Vickers said: 'Luckily, they’d let you down easy.'
'It would be done very nicely. Someone would come along and say, "Sir, the Archbishop of Canterbury would very much like to meet you".
According to Vickers, if the Queen is particularly keen to exit the conversation she will make the more significant gesture of twisting her ring as a sign to staff to intervene.
Also, while taking official meetings at Buckingham Palace she has the use of a discreet buzzer that gives staff the nod to open the doors and accompany the guest out.
It's previously been revealed that when the Queen places her bag on the table at an event, it's a five minute warning to her ladies-in-waiting that she's ready to leave.
The Queen is not the only one who makes her handbag more than just an accessory to complement her outfit.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City, geographically adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the western end of Long Island. Coterminous with Queens County since 1899, the borough of Queens is the second-largest in population (behind Brooklyn), with a census-estimated 2,321,580 residents in 2014, approximately 48% of them foreign-born. Queens County is also the second-most populous county in New York, behind the neighboring borough of Brooklyn, which is coterminous with Kings County. Queens is the fourth-most densely populated county among New York City's boroughs, as well as in the United States. If each New York City borough were an independent city, Queens would also be the nation's fourth most populous city, after Los Angeles, Chicago and Brooklyn. Queens is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world.