SandS said...I for one would like to wish our queen a very happy birthday.

And thank my lucky stars that i was born here and not in some other crap hole of a country surounded buy death and destruction every waking moment.
We are so lucky to live here in such freedom and good fortune.
It's good that you feel lucky, and you should - Australia is simply the best place in the world to live in. No argument with the British system, which is as good as many other such in civilised, well-off countries.
However the direct link between with the Queen and royalty and your good fortune is a stretch.
There are a lot of countries that are free and doing very well thank you, without the inbreds having helped.
And there are places in the world where the UK has made a pretty good mess - India and its break-up as a starter.
In the course of history, some countries ended up doing well, others not.