Wow Karen! I'm totally in awe of your royal connections (seriously). Wondering if your family was told any interesting tidbits from behind the scenes in Victoria's court.

Interesting thought Pat. Don't know if other countries honour peeps celebrating, but holiday is celebrated by all countries ruled by Britannia. In my own province, Quebec, holiday has been renamed as Patriots Day as francophone majority is not happy with connection to English ruler. Re the shopping, yeah, for sure borders had major line-ups today as Canadians went on shopping trips to US. My closest border crossing would be en route to Plattsburgh NY.