Queen Elizabeth II has passed on

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08 Sep 2022, 5:58 pm

I've been watching the tributes on the news, and it's been making me cry. :heart: :cry:

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08 Sep 2022, 8:49 pm

And like clockwork, the cretins slither out.

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08 Sep 2022, 9:01 pm

I've always thought of the queen, the royal family, buckingham palace and the guard as a tourist attraction. Zillions are going to flock there to watch the funeral and the coronation. Tons of memorabilia will be sold. That's why I think all that should be retained. It's a unique attraction.

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09 Sep 2022, 2:42 am

Joe90 wrote:

I've been watching the tributes on the news, and it's been making me cry. :heart:

Yes, me too. She was a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, wife, auntie etc. THAT's what I'm most sad about. She didn't expect to become Queen, yet she did the job anyway as well as she could.

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09 Sep 2022, 2:59 am

An interesting thing that's being pointed out is that Elizabeth wasn't in line for the crown. She wasn't born as the heir apparent. The abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, and her father George VI having to take on the role of monarch, is what lead to that happening.

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09 Sep 2022, 3:26 am

It will be strange not having a Queen of England. We've used that reference my entire life. She's been the queen my entire life. For better or for worse, and I know there will always be different opinions, she was an impactful presence.

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09 Sep 2022, 6:22 am

All the currency that's had a portrait of Elizabeth, will now have Charles. Even though he's 73, based on the longevity of his parents, he might be king for twenty years or more.

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09 Sep 2022, 6:30 am

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Won't Camilla be called queen?

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09 Sep 2022, 6:50 am

Doberdoofus wrote:

DW_a_mom wrote:

Won't Camilla be called queen?

Queen Consort. But she won't be the Queen. It will be a very long time, if ever, before there's another Queen of England (United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms).

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09 Sep 2022, 6:55 am

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Yes, she had the role thrust upon her. And she wouldn't abdicate because she saw the chaos her uncle caused.

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09 Sep 2022, 6:56 am

^^ Thanks.

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09 Sep 2022, 6:57 am

Joe90 wrote:

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I'm more frightened than upset. The Queen has been there all my life, through every crisis, like our mum, never changing. Now she's gone, what's going to happen to Britain? It's all chaos now, it'll get worse.

That's what I was worrying about when I meant change.

Ah right, I thought you were trying to stop the Queen dying with your special superpower

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09 Sep 2022, 6:59 am

Matrix Glitch wrote:

Doberdoofus wrote:

Won't Camilla be called queen?

Queen Consort. But she won't be the Queen. It will be a very long time, if ever, before there's another Queen of England (United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms).

Yes I think there would be a riot if Camilla was Queen. Everyone loved Diana and she was the mother of the heir to the throne, William. So I think those are the reasons.

The next woman in line to the throne is Princess Charlotte and she's only about 8 years old. Her father and her brother are before her.

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09 Sep 2022, 7:10 am

I did some cheesy photoshopping.

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09 Sep 2022, 7:18 am

That'll be the picture when he's coronated, whenever that is. Queen Elizabeth wasn't coronated for over a year, so I hope it's sooner than that.

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09 Sep 2022, 8:05 am

Matrix Glitch wrote:

I did some cheesy photoshopping.

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