death tribble Posted September 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Simon said: I will say this once: keep it respectful, people. I don't care what is being said on Twitter or Tumblr -- those statements will not be tolerated here. If you don't care for the monarchy, don't post in this thread. It's that simple. Thanks I would hate for anyone to get banned for a slight slip, and despite some anti-Charles sentiment in Commonwealth Republicans I see no animosity or anything vaguely offensive. On a lighter tone, the Queen's sense of humour. And yes it does have the Olympics bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 Mourning the Queen around the world in pictures https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62841762 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 steriaca, wcw43921 and Old Man 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 She did her job without whingeing, which is more than can be said for a lot of people. RIP, and condolences for her family and friends. Many years ago, when my sister was in the Society for Creative Anachronism, she was part of the delegation from the Kingdom of An Tir that welcomed Queen Elizabeth II to the Pacific Northwest. As my sister describes it, the Queen was apparently well briefed enough (and a good enough sport) not to ask in public, "Who are these raving nutters, and why am I meeting them?" Dean Shomshak Scott Ruggels and steriaca 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 31 minutes ago, DShomshak said: "Who are these raving nutters, and why am I meeting them?" Dean Shomshak Generally, they left that line to her husband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 Here's a link to the address by King Charles, in case you missed it. Mourners greet their new King at Buckingham Palace Hermit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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death tribble Posted September 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 He is not that bad. I'm thankful we are dealing with him and not his predecessor. The Queen's children remember her. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62853265 tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 Last Night of the Proms was supposed to be tonight but has been cancelled out of respect. It is more jubilant and does not sit well with the solemnness of the occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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death tribble Posted September 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 The funeral is Monday week. and we get a Bank Holiday ! What happens from now until the funeral https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62861617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 11 hours ago, death tribble said: He is not that bad. I'm thankful we are dealing with him and not his predecessor. The Queen's children remember her. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62853265 That was a fun read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 RIP. It was stranger still for me, being in Victoria BC that day. I never saw her, though I did take in the official Queen's Birthday observance by the UK Berlin Brigade in (I think) 1965. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 Sad. Far too many people I know or know about are passing. Good wishes for the family and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 Balmoral Castle: Where the Queen spent her summers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-62840753 The funeral route to Edinburgh https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62862148 Queen's final journey to Edinburgh in pictures https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-62868466 tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 After the Queen, What Is Britain? Quote "The Elizabethan years assured the people that Britain remained a good, sound country, in spite of many a crisis, under the blessing of its monarchy. They are no longer so sure. They want more rights, more control, less advice to be quiet and keep believing. For the moment, a rock-solid residue of faith in the House of Windsor abides, especially in England. But when the tide of grief recedes, in dire economic times, royal privilege and royalty itself will be questioned, starting at the United Kingdom’s periphery and working inward. "Elizabeth II tried to preserve the mystery cult of the Crown but ended up being loved and revered for the person she was. Dangerous! The mirror of monarchy then loses its enchantment. If the symbols of the sovereign matter less than the mortal who wears them, Charles III will reign unprotected except by his own merits. If he or a successor stumbles and falls, the Crown—the monarchy itself—might fall with them." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 Members of Parliament share memories of the Queen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62863195 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62850565 Queen's regret over Aberfan disaster https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-42101460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 The oversized potatoes that stole the Queen's heart (corgis) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62823074 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 'You can feel the emotion' of Queen's final Scottish journey https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62868307 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hugh Neilson Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 Well, at least that's resolved. It may seem trivial to some, but I suspect Her Majesty would have wanted to know the corgis would be looked after. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62870783 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 Randy Andy doesn't deserve the corgis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Neilson Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 From the article, it looks like Andy and Sarah gave her the corgis as she had stopped raising them out of concern for their welfare when she was gone. The article suggests that the arrangement may have been a condition for her to accept the pups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 Old Man and Logan D. Hurricanes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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