Has the Queen died?

[quiet guy]

Listening to some of the shit that is going to happen over the Jubilee to celebrate her 75 years and then the tv journalist says that Brenda won't be attending them. At least she's got some sense because most of the presentation stuff sounds absolute shite.

 

[rubbershoes]

Listening to some of the shit that is going to happen over the Jubilee to celebrate her 75 years and then the tv journalist says that Brenda won't be attending them.

You mean she won't be coming to the wheelbarrow racing in the village?

Or the Jubilee breakfast in the pub?

 

[quiet guy]

You mean she won't be coming to the wheelbarrow racing in the village?

Or the Jubilee breakfast in the pub?

Those sound fun, the official big stuff sounds absolutely dire

 

[Dystopiary]

Trolling us all.

Spoiler

 

[Elpenor]

He’d get sacked for wearing that tie!

 

[Serene]

Spoiler

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Which hairdresser does she go to? It favours Mrs Slocombe. Just needs a blue rinse the colour of WKD.

 

[andysays]

Which hairdresser does she go to? It favours Mrs Slocombe. Just needs a blue rinse the colour of WKD.

I was hoping she was going to Curl Up and Dye

 

[steveseagull]

She is missing the State Opening of Parliament tomorrow. She is on her way out

 

[stavros]

More importantly Dennis Skinner is no longer there to welcome her.

 

[Flavour]

She's fucked isn't she, probs can't string a sentence together, just wobbling around in a chair murmuring the names of long-dead ex-Corgis to herself in some bittersweet memory loop, a whirl of dancing colors and snatched melodies, the irresistible smile of a young Greek prince, a champagne bottle swinging toward the hull of an ocean liner, the smell of roast chestnuts, two beautiful boys, their names a mystery, a trip to Kenya, an elephant, a marzipan, a memorial fountain.

 

[ElizabethofYork]

She's fucked isn't she, probs can't string a sentence together, just wobbling around in a chair murmuring the names of long-dead ex-Corgis to herself in some bittersweet memory loop, a whirl of dancing colors and snatched melodies, the irresistible smile of a young Greek prince, a champagne bottle swinging toward the hull of an ocean liner, the smell of roast chestnuts, two beautiful boys, their names a mystery, a trip to Kenya, an elephant, a marzipan, a memorial fountain.

So moving.

 

[Calamity1971]

So moving.

Brought a fucking tear to my eye that did.

 

[ElizabethofYork]

Brought a fucking tear to my eye that did.

Especially the long-dead Corgi names.

 

[Calamity1971]

trip to Kenya, an elephant, a marzipan, a memorial fountain.

And a dead trophy tiger. Ahh the memories.

 

[pbsmooth]

Will she make it to the bank holiday party?

 

[souljacker]

Will she make it to the bank holiday party?

She fucking better do. I've got some good stuff happening that weekend. If she dies and things get cancelled or pubs are closed, I will not be happy.

Let's hope she dies on the Sunday so we can have a REALLY long weekend.

 

[Epona]

She fucking better do. I've got some good stuff happening that weekend. If she dies and things get cancelled or pubs are closed, I will not be happy.

Let's hope she dies on the Sunday so we can have a REALLY long weekend.

It's entirely possible that she's already carked it and they won't tell us til after because it's going to expensively wreck a lot of plans and would be bad for morale to do that - I mean I would find the whole thing farcical if I didn't find the idea of monarchy inherently dangerous, and it's not like my OH is going to be given the night off work (doughnuts sell well on bank holidays by all accounts), but there are some people actually looking forward to days off and parties and the like.

I reckon they'll give it a respectful 2 weeks afterwards then announce that she's an ex-queen, shuffled off this mortal coil etc.

 

[Epona]

Also my above post may have made light a bit of the fact that it is quite nice for monarchists and certain sections of the right in general to have an "our monarch made it to platinum jubilee" narrative going on, kind of reinforces the whole "god-given", "better than the rest of us" thing while giving an event of very traditional historic note atm - it's a good opportunity for certain sections of society to shore up a bit of traditionalist ruling class values with some of us plebs.

EDIT: in other words, they'd be more inclined to embalm her, plaster her, prop her up, use CGI or animatronics etc. at the moment than they would to say she's dead before the jubilee.

 

[SpookyFrank]

A fire caused when her horrible anus let rip next to a lit candle.

Something about a candle in the wind...I dunno you figure it out.

 

[moochedit]

Can we get all FMOTL and say no laws passed this session are valid as she didn't do the speech?

 

[Epona]

Can we get all FMOTL and say no laws passed this session are valid as she didn't do the speech?

I mean it sounds fun in a way, but I don't want to go pinning anything on "this isn't valid because the monarch wasn't involved" - for a leftie anti-monarchist like me that would be a rather massive political own goal.

 

[steeplejack]

Sir Elton re-working a lachrymose version of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road as we speak, and calling his tailor to produce a dark Tudor waistcoat with black lace ruffs with "EIIR" tastefully picked our in sequinned lilac.

 

[Dystopiary]

Also my above post may have made light a bit of the fact that it is quite nice for monarchists and certain sections of the right in general to have an "our monarch made it to platinum jubilee" narrative going on, kind of reinforces the whole "god-given", "better than the rest of us" thing while giving an event of very traditional historic note atm - it's a good opportunity for certain sections of society to shore up a bit of traditionalist ruling class values with some of us plebs.

EDIT: in other words, they'd be more inclined to embalm her, plaster her, prop her up, use CGI or animatronics etc. at the moment than they would to say she's dead before the jubilee.

I remember the rumours about Boris Yeltsin, was he drunk, was he ill, that became, had he been replaced, was he actually dead but embalmed and propped up for the camera etc.

 

[bluescreen]

It's entirely possible that she's already carked it and they won't tell us til after because it's going to expensively wreck a lot of plans and would be bad for morale to do that - I mean I would find the whole thing farcical if I didn't find the idea of monarchy inherently dangerous, and it's not like my OH is going to be given the night off work (doughnuts sell well on bank holidays by all accounts), but there are some people actually looking forward to days off and parties and the like.

I reckon they'll give it a respectful 2 weeks afterwards then announce that she's an ex-queen, shuffled off this mortal coil etc.

No way. Everyone has mobile phones and no one can keep a secret.

 

[steeplejack]

I remember the rumours about Boris Yeltsin, was he drunk, was he ill, that became, had he been replaced, was he actually dead but embalmed and propped up for the camera etc.

Not forgetting that he was too pished to get off his plane to meet the Irish Taoiseach in 1994, en route back from America.

 

[bluescreen]

HM is too wobbly to open that pantomime called Parliament.
The very foundations of our nationhood are shaking.
The monarch is is MINO
Er, which nation? What do we mean by nation?

 

[Wilf]

Will she make it to the bank holiday party?

Hang on, NOOO! They can't take it back, it's printed in my diary!

 

[T & P]

Obviously I’ve no insight whatsoever on her state of health, but it is also perfectly possible she has become wheelchair bound due to her advancing age and still be perfectly lucid, mentally competent and have a number of years in her, as countless millions of people go through around the world all the time.

It goes without saying that in an ideal world being wheelchair bound but otherwise reasonably healthy, comfortable and willing should never be an impediment to carry on with your life, even if you’re the bloody head of state. In fact it would be a wonderful advertisement for further acceptance in everyday life of disabled people if she were to show up and open Parliament tomorrow on a wheelchair. But I get the feeling either Brenda herself or whoever is in charge of ‘The Firm’ might think it undignified or something to be embarrassed about.

Then again she might be unwell enough to at least prevent her from attending the event. But I certainly wouldn’t put it past that lot to consider the sight of Her Maj being wheeled in to an official duty unacceptable.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Obviously I’ve no insight whatsoever on her state of health, but it is also perfectly possible she has become wheelchair bound due to her advancing age and still be perfectly lucid, mentally competent and have a number of years in her, as countless millions of people go through around the world all the time.

It goes without saying that in an ideal world being wheelchair bound but otherwise reasonably healthy, comfortable and willing should never be an impediment to carry on with your life, even if you’re the bloody head of state. In fact it would be a wonderful advertisement for further acceptance in everyday life of disabled people if she were to show up and open Parliament tomorrow on a wheelchair. But I get the feeling either Brenda herself or whoever is in charge of ‘The Firm’ might think it undignified or something to be embarrassed about.

Then again she might be unwell enough to at least prevent her from attending the event. But I certainly wouldn’t put it past that lot to consider the sight of Her Maj being wheeled in to an official duty unacceptable.

Nah, she’s violently incontinent every Wednesday.

 

[Ax^]

think its brenda herself

she does not want to be seen struggling