Queen Elizabeth II (Update: the Queen has passed) (1 Viewer)

[Mr. Blue Sky]

She didn't last long before she passed. My guess is that she was being kept alive just until everyone got there. May she forever rest in peace.

Um, Prince Harry has entered the chat

 

[Tapxe]

Don't click if you aren't ready.

Too soon?

 

[longtime lurker]

Thank you:

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

This a trip

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Wait, so what's the rationale of the official coronation taking place a year from now? Is there some official grieving period before it can take place?

 

[superchuck500]

Wait, so what's the rationale of the official coronation taking place a year from now? Is there some official grieving period before it can take place?

Yeah duh.

So did y’all know that there is a line of somewhat suspect historical analysis that has the House of Windsor allegedly descendant of the Prophet Muhammad? It’s pretty weak but still interesting.

I saw a few Allah posts about her today and didn’t know what that was about.

Was Queen Elizabeth Related to the Prophet Muhammad?

Claims that the British monarch was descended from the Prophet Muhammad may reveal more about modern perceptions of Islam than the queen.

www.history.com

 

[Merl]

Wait, so what's the rationale of the official coronation taking place a year from now? Is there some official grieving period before it can take place?

I think it might depend on Charles decision. He might decide to defer to his oldest son William?.

For those that think Britain should get rid of the institution I disagree. the position no longer has any power in the government. They are simply a figure head that the Prime Miniister informs them 0of the Parliaments decision. They even now pay taxes on their income which happened about 20 years ago on Elizabeth's decree.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

I think it might depend on Charles decision. He might decide to defer to his oldest son William?.

My guess would be that Charles would want to spare William all that responsibility for as long as he can.. and i doubt William would want to have to ascend to the throne until he absolutely has to.. becuase, while all our lives we’ve heard the phrase ‘It’s good to be king’.. my guess is that the more accurate , real-life phrase would be ‘Heavy is the head that wears the crown .’

 

[superchuck500]

 

[SystemShock]

I think it might depend on Charles decision. He might decide to defer to his oldest son William?.

For those that think Britain should get rid of the institution I disagree. the position no longer has any power in the government. They are simply a figure head that the Prime Miniister informs them 0of the Parliaments decision. They even now pay taxes on their income which happened about 20 years ago on Elizabeth's decree.

I think every country should get rid of the idea that some people are better than most others simply because they are born into a certain inbred family.

 

[ChrisinNOLA]

 

[DaveXA]

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

My guess would be that Charles would want to spare William all that responsibility for as long as he can.. and i doubt William would want to have to ascend to the throne until he absolutely has to.. becuase, while all our lives we’ve heard the phrase ‘It’s good to be king’.. my guess is that the more accurate , real-life phrase would be ‘Heavy is the head that wears the crown .’

King Viserys would agree

 

[Geldo]

I empathise with the young girl in the video earlier who was trying to be desperately polite and inoffensive but had the courage to say she wasn't a fan of the Royals.

It may seem quaint to people from other countries but the whole British honors system and nobility reinforces the ancient notion that some people are born superior to others and, as an accident of birth, are deserving of immense influence, power and wealth whatever the content of their character. The Queen's middle son is a good example!

For the vast majority of us who are not ennobled (we are called commoners by the way) - it means we are brought up to believe we are lesser citizens of our own country and need to call the countless b@st@rd children of blood-soaked Norman warlords, a German ethnic cleanser (ask the Scots about George II), and a handful of fat gout-ridden drunks (Henry VIII, George IV, Edward VII etc) our betters. Royal illegitimates and distant descendants make up much of the British aristocracy.

Aristocrats also have the right to call themselves Lord, Sir, Your Highness etc; to get paid a daily fee for entering the most glamorous gentleman's club in the world (The House of Lords pays a daily attendance allowance of £323 plus meals - which is about the same as a poor person gets a month on universal credit); to shape the laws of this country even though none are elected; and to exercise local power over their shire-county communities where they are almost always the major land owner (and therefore employer).

This doesn't mean I hate the Queen or anything - I never met her, never spoke to her, have no idea what's she's like as a person and have no real connection beyond seeing her on TV. I just don't understand people grieving for someone they don't know....

 

[baarbogast]