Queen Elizabeth II

[ancoats]

BBC suspending regular broadcasting says it all

yep

i think she has passed and just getting all the family to her side and say their final farewells, i think the media also know and will be major breaking news about 10pm tonigh

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

It's big news isn't it? History in the making. Well worth discussing imo.

I also don't get why it bothers you so much that many people won't be as upset as you.

But why the need for others to tell people they won't be upset?

If my dad died and I posted it on here, I wouldn't expect you to be upset, but would still expect respect or sympathy.

This woman has impacted your life, even if you don't realise it.

Might have been a charity, might have been a special moment with your family over Xmas dinner, in school, absolutely anything.

She has been an ever-present to any person living in this country for the last eight decades.

Remarkable.

 

[bobmcfc]

Do we know if all football will be cancelled for a set period of time if she passes?

I think this weekend for sure

 

[Scottyboi]

Her hands looked mottled in that pic with Truss.

 

[Cheesy]

I’m Irish mate. I wouldn’t call myself staunchly anything tbh when it comes to politics.
I don’t really understand royalty in this day and age…..
But mate, she is your head of state and has been for 70 years.

I would put on hold any personal criticisms of the system of royalty and peerage etc. for another day.

As your head of state she was well respected throughout the world including, dare I say it, here in Ireland, where she was very well received when she made her official visit a number of years back.

There will be a lot of pomp and ceremony when she sadly does pass. It’s what you Brits do. There will be huge expense too I’m sure, for those that want to gripe further, but really….
This is an end of an era and the future of Britain and the system of monarchy will likely never be the same again.

Her passing will be felt throughout the world, no matter what your politics are.

I've nothing against the Royal Family, nothing whatsoever. In fact, on balance, I probably prefer that we've got them rather than don't.

It's just the expectation that we should all be distraught at HM's eventual passing that annoys me.

 

[bobmcfc]

yep

i think she has passed and just getting all the family to her side and say their final farewells, i think the media also know and will be major breaking news about 10pm tonigh

Yes I think she has already passed away and they are preparing the nation rather than one big shock announcement

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

To everyone's knowledge she's ill not dead (yet) a black tie is a sign of mourning

Or a posh dinner.

 

[kaz7]

The news channels have black clothes and ties in the cupboard ready for high profile deaths , i wasnt ready for this today , seems so sudden but she dragged herself out of bec to do her duty with the new pm , what she has done for seventy yrs , if you cant admire that then you have a stone cold heart

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Shouldn't laugh but reading on the websites that she's "resting", I keep thinking "Norwegian Blue".

 

[east2]

I've nothing against the Royal Family, nothing whatsoever. In fact, on balance, I probably prefer that we've got them rather than don't.

It's just the expectation that we should all be distraught at HM's eventual passing that annoys me.

You still here…busy,busy,busy!