Has the Queen died?

[Lord Camomile]

Alternate theory: she's just got tired of church and pulled a long con sickie.

Or, she wants to abdicate but others behind the scenes don't want that and "a heavy cold" is the royal "tired and emotional" while they try to convince her to stay.

 

[Pickman's model]

If she ain't dead perhaps we could give her to the Reaper and get George Michael back

 

[Sprocket.]

If she ain't dead perhaps we could give her to the Reaper and get George Michael back

Nah, sadly once you pass beyond the veil the only way back is to beat the Reaper at chess. I saw a black and white documentary about it!

 

[Pickman's model]

Nah, sadly once you pass beyond the veil the only way back is to beat the Reaper at chess. I saw a black and white documentary about it!

Or twister

 

[frogwoman]

would certainly be one way for 2016 to go out with a bang

 

[Sprocket.]

Or twister

For best results it has to be in Swedish apparently!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A google image search for 'is the queen dead' returns almost an entire page of images of the Smiths album cover, bar six images. Odd to see such a consistent result.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I couldn't find a isthequeendead.com or anything similar. They've been gotten to!

 

[oryx]

This thread does make me wonder what will happen when the inevitable happens.

Queen Liz is popular because she has been well-behaved - a dignified and relatively non-interfering monarch, and there has been no constitutional crisis since 1936. Everyone under the age of 70 ish won't remember anything else.

I'm a republican, don't believe in a feudal monarchy. But I can see how the current Queen has been well-liked and I wouldn't wish an Ipatiev House type thing on her or hers, just that they are not treated like gods and financed like they were gods.

Charles is less liked, by some people because of interference in government (the spider memos etc.) and by some because of the Diana thing which is more commensurate with the behaviour of royalty in history.

When the Queen does go*, it will be interesting.

*if she ain't already

 

[Lord Camomile]

Charles is less liked, by some people because of interference in government (the spider memos etc.) and by some because of the Diana thing which is more commensurate with the behaviour of royalty in history.

When the Queen does go*, it will be interesting.

*if she ain't already

As has been suggested above, I think Will's generation is better liked than his father's, so depending on how long Charles' reign lasts things may not be interesting for that long.

 

[brogdale]

Now the state broadcaster tells us. Just read (clockwise) around the picture of the monarch...

Ex-Queen...dies...all die...lose...break....bid farewell....German disposal...heart attack on Friday.

 

[frogwoman]

yeah, I don't have anything against the queen as a person just think the monarchy is ridiculous and we pay far too much money to the royal family.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Now the state broadcaster tells us. Just read (clockwise) around the picture of the monarch...

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David Icke would be proud of you.

 

[SpackleFrog]

From last year, in case anyone's interested The death of Queen Elizabeth will be the most disruptive event in Britain in the last 70 years

 

[oryx]

From last year, in case anyone's interested The death of Queen Elizabeth will be the most disruptive event in Britain in the last 70 years

Really interesting article and links therein, thank you.

I couldn't resist pressing the 'no, there should be no statue of Thatcher on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square' button even thought it was probably years out of date. Computer didn't say no to my vote 54% of the population are with me regarding the old witch, anyway.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

From last year, in case anyone's interested The death of Queen Elizabeth will be the most disruptive event in Britain in the last 70 years

A bit more tongue-in-cheek, but quite apt to describe the absurd mourning that happens in these cases as a 'national fever-dream'

This Is What Will Happen When the Queen Dies - VICE

 

[Grace Johnson]

A bit more tongue-in-cheek, but quite apt to describe the absurd mourning that happens in these cases as a 'national fever-dream'

This Is What Will Happen When the Queen Dies - VICE

"Britain loves to go off its nut, anyway. For the Diamond Jubilee, everyone stood around getting soaked to the tits just to watch a live Queen stand on a boat. Imagine how much more adverse weather they'd put up with for a dead Queen. It would be almost limitless."

This line tho......

 

[Smangus]

She's gonna be the only person 2016 let's off the hook.

 

[Reiabuzz]

Gah. Clicked on this thread thinking I'd missed the big news. That would've gone a long way to making up for a totally shit in every way 2016, seeing the old bitch kick the bucket.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

"Suggests" ....

Even if I'm wrong, which I might TURN OUT to be, I prefer caution. And evidence.

And I instinctively react against loontalk..

It's just a bit of fun, not genuine conspiranoidary.

 

[alsoknownas]

Well if you'd like to add to your sense of conspiratorial mist - I have been informed that there were very recent rehearsals of the Queen's passing broadcasts at the BBC.

 

[moochedit]

Gah. Clicked on this thread thinking I'd missed the big news. That would've gone a long way to making up for a totally shit in every way 2016, seeing the old bitch kick the bucket.

Give it a few more days. Once she has finished shape shifting into her new "charles" form. Then our state media will make it public. In the meantime they will distract the sheeple by bumping off various celebs.

 

[William of Walworth]

It's just a bit of fun, not genuine conspiranoidary.

I (sort of ) accept that about this thread, but is there the odd actual loon on this thread using the pisstaking majority of posts as cover for posting proper full on bonkers loon-speculation?

I only ask ... because Urban pisstakers might be unknowingly validating the Ickery of some idiots ..... </conspiranoia as counter-conspiranoia ... >

 

[brogdale]

Early morning rehearsal ?....

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I (sort of ) accept that about this thread, but is there the odd actual loon on this thread using the pisstaking majority of posts as cover for posting proper full on bonkers loon-speculation?

I only ask ... because Urban pisstakers might be unknowingly validating the Ickery of some idiots ..... </conspiranoia as counter-conspiranoia ... >

There's obviously a thin line between satire and actuality but i don't think anyone is placed in the latter here but if they are, it's negated by the majority being placed in the former.

 

[SaskiaJayne]

I find the suggestion that there are no actual loons whatsoever posting on urban a bit difficult to believe. If there are any actual outthere basket case loons on urban this is just the type of thread that will attract their attention.

 

[bi0boy]

Maybe she was thinking about her last breath as she did her Christmas speech:

Queen Elizabeth II says it’s time to take a ‘deep breath’

note that "An earlier version of this story incorrectly described the Queen’s relationship to Prince William."

 

[brogdale]

I find the suggestion that there are no actual loons whatsoever posting on urban a bit difficult to believe. If there are any actual outthere basket case loons on urban this is just the type of thread that will attract their attention.

Thermite.

 

[Fez909]

The Spanish Royal family's official Twitter account put up a message of condolence, but it was quickly deleted

 

[Pickman's model]

The Spanish Royal family's official Twitter account put up a message of condolence, but it was quickly deleted

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