Mandy's British Royalty: About

Not Your Ordinary American

Mandy is an American monarchist who resides in the eastern United States. Her interest in the monarchy began at age seventeen while researching her family's English heritage. She found the history of the monarchy in Britain to be fascinating - from the ancient rituals to the national debates on the institution itself, the monarchy was fast becoming a favorite topic in her house.

When Diana, Princess of Wales died in 1997, it was an event that brought an enormous amount of attention to the personal lives of the country's royal family. It was then that Mandy looked more closely at this dynasty. What were they really all about?

Through much reading and research, Mandy discovered that the Royal Family was an incredible living representation of history in Britain. She also found that Her Majesty the Queen is a marvelous lady who is tirelessly dedicated to crown and country, and dedicated to her Commonwealth.

The Queen has served as her role model in many ways - Her Majesty's inner strength, dedication, patience, and knowledge has inspired Mandy in her own life.

Mandy is also passionate for a strong connection to Britain in general.

"The house that is America was built on a British foundation. We need to remember our roots. If we lose touch with that, then we weaken the bond between our great nations." she says.

Education

In 2000, Mandy earned her Associate's Degree in Computer Graphic Design. She is now on her way to obtaining her Bachelor's Degree in Communications Media.

She is currently working in Special Education, and has been so enthralled by the experience that she wants to become a full-fledged teacher. Perhaps a history teacher?

The Project of a Lifetime

Mandy has put her design skills to good use, designing a first day cover for HM Queen Elizabeth’s 80th birthday Royal Mail stamp issue. The limited edition cover and its special postmark is being issued by Britain’s 'secret little post office' at Bletchley Park.

As Mandy put it "It has been a joy to work with Bletchley Park in creating this first day cover. I thank them for giving me this chance to further express my admiration for the Queen, who is my inspiration for so many things in life".

The double-sided cover design compliments the stamp images showing Her Majesty at different stages of her life. The stamps will be cancelled for their first day of issue with a unique ER postmark. The hand prepared cover comes complete with a special greeting card insert and will be individually numbered. It is available direct from Chapman and Mitchell Covers at Bletchley Park Post Office.

NEW!Mandy has just completed TWO new projects with Bletchley: covers celebrating HM the Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh's 60th wedding anniversary, and the visit of Her Majesty to Milton-Keynes.

Notable

A blog of vision: August Annotations
Available on MySpace
Favorite unofficial Royal Site in 2000 through the CMA
Reviewer of Royalty books @ Amazon.com
Provider of an Amazon.com reading list!
Owner of Sovereign Goods (expanding)

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