DBE - Royal Oak Chapter

Belgian/French fascinators in a fancy store in Brussels!

For the DBE British Hedgehogs Chapter in WA state... found a hedgehog in Budapest!

The Washington State DBE held its 101st Annual Council Meeting (ACM) today in Lacey Washington. It was a great success and a good time was had by all attendees!

For those who don't know: in Puyallup is fantastic! British Bites
https://www.facebook.com/BritishBites720

Some wonderful FB Groups you might consider joining if you love all things British: and . You have to be a member of those groups in order to see their postings. They post funny things and news about British happenings in WA. Also check out our national DBE/Commonwealth FB page: The Daughters of the British Empire in the USA and a pic I took last time I was in London!

Happy late Robbie Burns Day! Did anyone eat haggis or tatties & neeps to celebrate? Or read "Ode to a Haggis"?

Remembering British and US Veterans... https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/remembrance-events/remembrance-sunday

A Special Message for Veteran's Day: Our DBE Chapter always sends a card to honor the seven British Royal Marines whose graves are in the English Camp Cemetery on San Juan Island, Washington. The English Camp is part of a US National Park. We send a card on Memorial Day, Veteran's Day and the British Remembrance Day (Nov 11, same as the US Veteran's Day). This is our way of honoring and remembering these British Marines whose final resting place is in Washington State. https://www.nps.gov/sajh/learn/historyculture/english-camp.htm

A Proper British Spring Tea was held at a Chapter member's house in May. As far as we know this the first DBE Tea there has ever been in Alaska! More pix to come...

Our extended care facility, The British Home (open to all, not just British people), is having their annual June Faire, their big fundraising event: https://britishhome-ca.us/public-events/
British Home

Memorial Day is coming Monday 29 May in the USA. DBE in Washington State will take this long weekend as an opportunity to remember and honor the seven British Royal Marines & one civilian who are buried in the English Camp Cemetery on San Juan Island National Park. We have a tradition of sending a remembrance card to the Park for this occasion. Check out the NPS site for more info:
https://www.nps.gov/.../historyculture/english-camp.htm
and more details:
https://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/sanjuan/english/index.htm
San Juan Island National Historical Park Royal Navy

Memorial Day is coming Monday 29 May in the USA. DBE in Washington State will take this long weekend as an opportunity to remember and honor the seven British Royal Marines who are buried in the English Camp Cemetery on San Juan Island National Park. We have a tradition of sending a remembrance card to the Park for this occasion. Check out the NPS site for more info:
https://www.nps.gov/sajh/learn/historyculture/english-camp.htm

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Hello All DBEers & Followers: Please note that in the near future we will be changing the DBE Royal Oak Chapter FB Group to a Private Group, no longer Public. This is mainly so the Chapter can have a place for internal business, Chapter-specific info & such. Please Follow the DBE Royal Oak Chapter FB Page if you aren't already as the Page will remain Public. We will keep posting all British & Commonwealth events, news & other interesting tidbits on our Page. Thank you for loving all things British!

❤ On this day.....

Coronation of King Charles III on 6 May 2023! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65175984 The Daughters of the British Empire in the USA King Charles III Coronation King Charles III

Installing new Chapters and pinning new Members is very important for the continuation of our great Organization.
A new Chapter has been formed in New Jersey this summer and they have chosen the name Dame Vera Lynn. We congratulate our sisters in New Jersey: Your new chapter is off to a great start!

The DBE Whidbey Instagram group has changed to DBE Royal Oak. The Royal Oak Chapter is in northern Washington State. Stay tuned for more happenings and more of all things British and Commonwealth!

The Queen's Green Canopy Project: At Woodstock Farm at the edge of Bellingham WA, the DBE Royal Oak Chapter donated funds for the planting of 160 seedling/sapling trees...in conjunction with the Whatcom County Million Trees Project. More updates to come on this project! Photo shows area where the seedlings are planted. The Daughters of the British Empire in the USA Queen's Green Canopy Whatcom Million Trees Project

The Daughters of the British Empire (DBE) is a charitable, non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian, voluntary American society of women of British or Commonwealth ancestry, either by birth or
marriage. Its members are professionals, businesswomen, and homemakers with common interests and heritage, who meet regularly for business and other events with the common cause of philanthropy. The society was founded in the United States on March 15, 1909, as the Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire in the U.S.A., and became the National Society, Daughters of the British Empire in the U.S.A.

The Daughters of the British Empire in the USA DBE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit American society of women of Commonwealth of Nations heritage.

Hello to DBE Followers! We will be changing the name of this FB Page from Isle of Whidbey to Royal Oak ...sadly, the Whidbey Chapter has disbanded. The Royal Oak Chapter in Bellingham WA will be establishing a new presence here. Stay tuned!

DBE in CA Inc. The Daughters of the British Empire (DBE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable, non-political, non-sectarian, voluntary American society of women of British or Commonwealth birth, ancestry, naturalization or marriage.  Its members are professionals, businesswomen, and homemakers with common intere...

Blackberries have been known in the past by many names, including ‘brambleberries’, ‘brumblekites’ and ‘lawers’. There is evidence that blackberries were eaten in Britain in Neolithic times and were surrounded by superstitions.

British blackberry season begins in June, and reaches its peak in August and continues until the first frosts in November. But they should not be picked after Michaelmas, (September 29). For legend states this is when St Michael, for whom the day is named, battled Lucifer and kicked him out of heaven, Lucifer landed in hell, on a thorny blackberry bush. This made him so mad that he spat on the bush and cursed its fruit. Blackberries aren't at their best in September, so if you want the best ones, get your bucket out now and start picking, and make sure to freeze some so you can make a blackberry pie for St Michaelmas Day. 😀🥧😋

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Today we remember Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore, an English nobleman who was the first Proprietor of the Province of Maryland on his birthday. This forefather of religious tolerance in America is honored as a chapter namesake in Daughters of the British Empire in Maryland Image: Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore by Florence MacKubin, 1910. Currently in the Maryland State Archives Annapolis Collection.

The prolific writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist Beatrix Potter was born on this day in 1866. She is honored as a chapter namesake in DBE in Texas - Daughters of the British Empire . | Image: Beatrix Potter, May 1913, currently in the collection of National Portrait Gallery

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee cake was successfully delivered to Buckingham Palace at 10am this morning.

I could never have imagined that I would contribute to such an unprecedented event in British royal history - the commemoration of Her Majesty’s remarkable seventy-year reign.

I cannot find the words to describe how humbled I am by this honour. Anyone who knows me, will know I am a keen royalist and a patriot.

For obvious reasons, the Palace requested that we keep this news a secret until the cake had been safely delivered to the Palace.

This achievement is a testament to our company and the immeasurable contribution of our dedicated team over the last 10 years.

I am grateful to my team for allowing me the time to devote to designing, making and decorating this cake for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

I could not have achieved this milestone without the unwavering support of my loving wife, Emma.

What an incredible day!

Kind regards
Mark

DBE National Council Meeting (NCM) in St Pete Beach FL...fun to see everyone again at last!