My condolences to the people of the United Kingdom on the death of her Majesty, the Queen, Elizabeth II.
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[News] Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Passes Away - 08/09/2022
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A mex eyecan
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- Nov 3, 2011
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a loss to the World. A long life lived well.
- Oct 17, 2008
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Exactly the same with us - we thought it was going to be James Corden in drag or something like that. Jaw dropped when it was actually her.
Such a wonderful woman.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
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Many marvellous and deserved tributes flowing in, lovely messages from Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, wonderful sentiments from President Macron of France too, despite having been insulted by our soon to be Prime Minister. EU flags have also been lowered to half mast.
It was a genuine ‘WTF’ moment for me and won’t forget it………as you say, expected maybe Corden or Lily Savage. Remarkable.
Silverhatch
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In a political/cultural sense it is. The Queen’s soft power post war has been exceptional internationally. However, the world moves on.
larus
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Never seen this before, but made me laugh tonight (in a nice way).
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Knocky's Nose
Mon nez est retiré.
Best quote I've heard today.
"She served this country for longer than we deserved"
RIP
"She served this country for longer than we deserved"
RIP
indy3050
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- Jun 22, 2011
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herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
Politely and strongly disagree! Idiotic sentence imo.
I agree. But If we are going to have a monarch, the country deserves the best sort human. She was exactly that. Kings and Queens aren’t normally like Liz though. We’ll be finding that out sooner rather than later that she was quite unique.
Shropshire Seagull
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3pm on Christmas Day, for sure, is going to be different ....
Knocky's Nose
Mon nez est retiré.
And I respect anyone who disagrees in that manner. We are all different, and we all have different views.
We have a Government who couldn't care less about the country and only themselves, multiple huge businesses who couldn't care less about the country and only themselves, and a now deceased Queen who devoted her entire life to serving her country, flawlessly.
NorthstandRacoon
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Indeed she was the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. She personified Great Britain. She was a leader of massive proportions.
I am very saddened. This is a monumental moment in our history. God Save the Queen and now, God Save the King!!
I am very saddened. This is a monumental moment in our history. God Save the Queen and now, God Save the King!!
Regardless of whether you are a monarchist or a republican, or even completely indifferent, she was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother when she passed. She also abided by the rules… which you can’t say about everyone.
My husband and I both feel that this has hit us harder than we thought it was going to. We're both in our thirties, so she was not only a constant presence through our lives but those of our parents as well.
I think this thread demonstrates that, whatever people's views of the monarchy as an institution, there was and is a lot of respect for her as a person.
Whatever happens from here on, yesterday really felt like the end of an era in our country's history - all of those events and occasions where we'd see her, seeing a different face on currency and stamps, it will all just feel strange and different. When the announcement talked about the King and Queen Consort, it took me a second to realise who those people are, as I've never known a King.
One thing I truly loved was her sense of humour and willingness to have fun - the Paddington bit at the Jubilee and James Bond at the Olympics being the two obvious examples.
RIP Ma'am, and thank you.
I think this thread demonstrates that, whatever people's views of the monarchy as an institution, there was and is a lot of respect for her as a person.
Whatever happens from here on, yesterday really felt like the end of an era in our country's history - all of those events and occasions where we'd see her, seeing a different face on currency and stamps, it will all just feel strange and different. When the announcement talked about the King and Queen Consort, it took me a second to realise who those people are, as I've never known a King.
One thing I truly loved was her sense of humour and willingness to have fun - the Paddington bit at the Jubilee and James Bond at the Olympics being the two obvious examples.
RIP Ma'am, and thank you.
Randy McNob
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- Jun 13, 2020
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do thay have to change all the coins and bank notes?