Queen Elizabeth II

Stuuuuuu said:
I must say I'm disappointed by the pathetic fawning comments in here. Of course it's sad when anyone dies but 'the glue that held us together'? Get a grip and pull yourselves together FFS.
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I agree that those choice of words are overly dramatic,but I don't disagree with the thinking.

The world is a mess,it's unpredictable,it's selfish and its not a great time to exist....the Queen was a constant,a leader and,to many,a reassurance.

We now face an unknown,in various respects....and the timing couldn't be worse.
 
Tugay One Cup said:
People are losing their fucking minds, I swear.

Maybe some really do need a couple of weeks of mourning before they get their heads screwed back on.
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The same thing happened in 1997 with Princess Diana and I mean no disrespect but that lady had her life cut short (and had been badly treated - not least by the BBC). The Queen's passing although sad, was not that unexpected.
 
asahartford1 said:
Just listening to Sky News, a beautiful testimonial about the new King from Lord such and such.
I never realised that King Charles 3 was such a brilliant man.
I have always thought he was a philandering nincompoop , how wrong could I be
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Take him a big bag of cash & you might be supprised what a good chap he really is :-)
 
city2 said:
She promised to do her best for the people and this Country when made Queen @26 and she has fulfilled her promise right till the end and deserves all our respect for carrying out her duties. Most people in this country would not have done any better.RIP
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Actually, her commitment to service on her 21st birthday (not expecting to be monarch only 5 years later) did have a bit about "how about you too?" Not quite "Ask not what your country can do for you..." but:

"I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

"But I shall not have strength to carry out this resolution alone unless you join in it with me, as I now invite you to do: I know that your support will be unfailingly given. God help me to make good my vow, and God bless all of you who are willing to share in it."
 
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gordondaviesmoustache said:
I really fear for the country, now she’s gone.

We are utterly divided as a nation. To most of us, she was the glue that was still holding us together.

Sadly, very few of us share her sense of duty.

i‘ve always been an optimist and generally a very positive person, and I think we’re fucked as a nation.
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Our nation isn’t as divided as people make out. It’s just that the lunatics at either end of the political spectrum have got a bigger voice than ever before, online, and can band together to make it seem like they’re taking over. Also News outlets of any kind have got into this bad habit of spouting polarised opinions and trying to wind people up (ignore the News everyone, channels, papers, online, radio, social media… they are purposely doing what they do to get you riled… don’t fall for it!).

However, in the real world, nothing is ever really any different to what it ever has been. You speak to people day-to-day at work, in the pub, when you visit family and friends, and the vast majority of people are the same as they ever were and society is the same as it ever was.

Don’t let the big-gobbed cunts on the left and the big-gobbed cunts on the right ruin our great nation. We are a stoic, thick skinned, laidback, tolerant, accepting and diverse country, arguably the most in all cases in the world, and we shouldn’t let the fringes of idiots drag us into not being those things.

Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free!
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
Our nation isn’t as divided as people make out. It’s just that the lunatics at either end of the political spectrum have got a bigger voice than ever before, online, and can band together to make it seem like they’re taking over. Also News outlets of any kind have got into this bad habit of spouting polarised opinions and trying to wind people up.

However, in the real world, nothing is ever really any different to what it ever has been. You speak to people day-to-day at work, in the pub, when you visit family and friends, and the vast majority of people are the same as they ever were and society is the same as it ever was.

Don’t let the big-gobbed cunts on the left and the big-gobbed cunts on the right ruin our great nation. We are a stoic, thick skinned, laidback, tolerant, accepting and diverse country, arguably the most in all cases in the world, and we shouldn’t let the fringes of idiots drag us into not being those things.

Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free!
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Great post blue.
 
Hope this helps. Looks like funeral on Saturday 17th * or Monday 19th (* still want a bank holiday)

"D-Day" (today) - The formal announcement of the death of the Queen was made yesterday evening. – Church bells may be rung (muffled where possible) or tolled at the discretion of local Parochial Church Councils for one hour at noon. Flags to be flown at half-mast and to remain at this height until the day after the funeral.

D+1 (tomorrow) - 11.00 – Proclamation of new Monarch at the appropriate Royal Palace, followed by further proclamation at noon in London. –
11.00 – Flags to be raised to full height until 13.00 on D+2 (seems odd)

D+2 (Sunday) - Noon – Proclamation of new monarch in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. –
13.00 – Flags to be lowered to half mast, and to remain at this height until the day after the State Funeral. –
14.00 – Proclamation of new monarch at County/Unitary Authority level. –
16.00 onwards – Proclamation of new monarch at parish level.

D+5 (Wed) - Lying-in-state at Westminster Hall.

D+10 (although this may be sooner) (or later if D+10 is a Sunday) * Funeral takes place at Westminster Abbey. - Time tbc – National two minutes’ silence​


* That would be Monday 19th; sooner possible but I think unlikely.
 
I get she's died and it is a great loss, but do we really need wall to wall 24 hour coverage on every channel. How much more can you speak of one person. Netflix for me for the next 9 days days.
 
Elbow beards said:
I get she's died and it is a great loss, but do we really need wall to wall 24 hour coverage on every channel. How much more can you speak of one person. Netflix for me for the next 9 days days.
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You'd think it would start to scale back a bit over the next week or so. Then ramp up before the funeral.
 
FantasyIreland said:
I agree that those choice of words are overly dramatic,but I don't disagree with the thinking.

The world is a mess,it's unpredictable,it's selfish and its not a great time to exist....the Queen was a constant,a leader and,to many,a reassurance.

We now face an unknown,in various respects....and the timing couldn't be worse.
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To be fair all this shit hit the fan on her watch, she didn't do much to stop it, did she?
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
Our nation isn’t as divided as people make out. It’s just that the lunatics at either end of the political spectrum have got a bigger voice than ever before, online, and can band together to make it seem like they’re taking over. Also News outlets of any kind have got into this bad habit of spouting polarised opinions and trying to wind people up (ignore the News everyone, channels, papers, online, radio, social media… they are purposely doing what they do to get you riled… don’t fall for it!).

However, in the real world, nothing is ever really any different to what it ever has been. You speak to people day-to-day at work, in the pub, when you visit family and friends, and the vast majority of people are the same as they ever were and society is the same as it ever was.

Don’t let the big-gobbed cunts on the left and the big-gobbed cunts on the right ruin our great nation. We are a stoic, thick skinned, laidback, tolerant, accepting and diverse country, arguably the most in all cases in the world, and we shouldn’t let the fringes of idiots drag us into not being those things.

Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free!
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Well, that was designed to unify.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
I really fear for the country, now she’s gone.

We are utterly divided as a nation. To most of us, she was the glue that was still holding us together.

Sadly, very few of us share her sense of duty.

i‘ve always been an optimist and generally a very positive person, and I think we’re fucked as a nation.
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With or without her I fear for the country.

As a country we have been dragged into the possibility of total financial collapse Caused by the government miss-management of Covid and Brexit on the Economy. The government acted too slowly and threw money around to their friends and none friends alike.

The loss of the Queen, in my opinion, will I believe have little effect compared to the effects resulting from the mostly self-inflicted financial black abyss we are just beginning to realise we are in.
 
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