Queen Elizabeth II

[Churchlawtonblue]

Quite funny.

 

[carlosthejackal]

Edward joined the Marines at one point IIR,

Did he get his medals for neat handwriting when he signed up ?

 

[Vic]

The king doesnt need a mandate , you should research why not

Is this what you meant?

 

[pride in battle]

I've stayed off this thread, which is extremely divisive (in itself, that is not without interest in what it says about people's relation to a monarch).
But that's potentially a useful distinction. Mourning is perhaps the outward, ceremonial expression of grieving, with certain rites attached to it. I suspect that @twosips (a thoughtful lad, by the way, not for one second someone I'd consider wilfully provocative, to judge by his Youtube thing) would argue that neither are being done or experienced by the whole nation, and that's his whole problem with that narrative. Which, let's be honest, has been pumped out 24/7 since her death.
If I've understood him rightly, his objection would not at all be to people grieving, or even mourning, their queen. It's that we're being told that everyone's in that state of mind and expression, when they're palpably not.
And if the distinction holds good, that there's a sort of coercive mourning going on, which doesn't correspond to inner grieving.
But I may be overthinking it.

Yes...

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Is this what you meant?

Careful, that might be deemed disrespectful.

 

[Eccles Blue]

And couldn’t hack it .would of been better off joining the brownies

But at least he had the courage to say so. It takes a brave person to tell the world, or if we’re being pedantic, our nation, that it wasn’t the life for him.
He stood up for himself and took the brickbats. The worst thing must have been telling his father because he knew what a tough person he could be. :-)

 

[pride in battle]

So is burning people at the stake but we have moved on.

Some people don't half get their knickers in a twist over the slightest thing, laughable.

 

[kaz7]

Is this what you meant?

Brilliant lol

 

[Vic]

I've stayed off this thread, which is extremely divisive (in itself, that is not without interest in what it says about people's relation to a monarch).
But that's potentially a useful distinction. Mourning is perhaps the outward, ceremonial expression of grieving, with certain rites attached to it. I suspect that @twosips (a thoughtful lad, by the way, not for one second someone I'd consider wilfully provocative, to judge by his Youtube thing) would argue that neither are being done or experienced by the whole nation, and that's his whole problem with that narrative. Which, let's be honest, has been pumped out 24/7 since her death.
If I've understood him rightly, his objection would not at all be to people grieving, or even mourning, their queen. It's that we're being told that everyone's in that state of mind and expression, when they're palpably not.
And if the distinction holds good, that there's a sort of coercive mourning going on, which doesn't correspond to inner grieving.
But I may be overthinking it.

If they enforce no cameras for the lying in state, that will cut the queues down.

 

[Protein Junkie]

If they enforce no cameras for the lying in state, that will cut the queues down.

Harsh but true !

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Some people don't half get their knickers in a twist over the slightest thing, laughable.

A bit like the percentage of people mourning?

i concur.

 

[Protein Junkie]

A bit like the percentage of people mourning?

i concur.

I like percentages full stop.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I like percentages full stop.

36%.

Have fun. :-)

 

[Keeper!]

Some people don't half get their knickers in a twist over the slightest thing, laughable.

Well were paying for all of the fancy dress and with a vast majority of our population struggling to pay even essential bills it puts all that nonsense into a bit of perspective.

 

[Nellies left peg]

If they enforce no cameras for the lying in state, that will cut the queues down.

Quite right . They are going in to pay respects not film a you tube video

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

36%.

Have fun. :-)

I will go one better 37%

 

[Protein Junkie]

36%.

Have fun. :-)

Number porn is %

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I will go one better 37%

I can’t compete with that, I’m 99% done.

 

[Postman Pep]

He royals are apolitical hence there is no reason to hold a vote , having a head of state via the monachy is better than president boris or truss !

Apolitical .... except for matters of self interest

 

[PPT]

Do you have any examples of people running out with a bottle of bubbly, dancing, singing and laughing at the loss of the Queen?

Here you go:
https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/09/...celebrates-queens-death-in-disgraceful-video/