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Queen Elizabeth has died.
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The beeb is live-streaming outside of Balmoral right now; no official word has been posted, but they’ve already gone to mourning motif of the landing page of their mobile site. It likely won’t be long.
Sounds like she’s medicated and just waiting on the family to arrive before she shuffles off.
Sounds like she’s medicated and just waiting on the family to arrive before she shuffles off.
It’s official. Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces
The Queen was only one month younger than my grandmother, so this hits home for me. The world she was born into does not exist anymore. She was present for so many historical events, and now her passing is an historical event in itself. For someone who was originally not supposed to ascend the throne, she did a remarkable job, for better and for worse.
I'll have to find some rum. Long innings for her. I'd be surprised if Charles (I'm not sure if that will be his "monarch name" ) will reign for long.
I can not get myself to give a flying shit about this event.
Sic semper tyrannis, quoth Marcus Junius Brutus.
Sic semper tyrannis, quoth Marcus Junius Brutus.
I mean, I'm not going to cry. She's the head of state not my nana.
I'll be that guy. Didn't we write a break up letter to the crown over 200 plus years ago?
Still, sad to hear of any death. Still someone's loved one
Still, sad to hear of any death. Still someone's loved one
I'm not a fan of the monarchy and I subscribe to the whole "we fought a whole Revolution to not care about the UK's royal family" camp.|
However, a lot of my Commonwealth friends had a lot of love for their queen, and the UK is our strongest and (IMO) most important ally. And by all accounts she seems to have been a pretty decent human being. So that's how I'm choosing to approach this development.
However, a lot of my Commonwealth friends had a lot of love for their queen, and the UK is our strongest and (IMO) most important ally. And by all accounts she seems to have been a pretty decent human being. So that's how I'm choosing to approach this development.
This is a case study (see what I did there?!) in the sheer diversity of opinions on the board.
Glad I could find the cynical end range to offset your professionalism and grace.
It's not a Shadowspear case study until it goes for at least 18 months.
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I'm too Irish to give a shit
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The Queen is dead, long live the King.
Classy lady, I have nothing but respect.
Classy lady, I have nothing but respect.
I’m by pretty sure she will still be dead by then bro. We’re all good. ;)
We will see what mystical powers the Stone of Scone still has.
