You appear to be easily caught up then. I would celebrate no death (well I might make an exception for Mugabi) but why shed tears for complete strangers who have lived far longer and more comfortably than most?
This reminds me of the idiotic IDS who was Tory opposition leader when the QM went in 2002. He actually called her passing "a tragedy". What a foolish thing to say. It was nothing of the sort. Of course only a few weeks earlier Princess Margaret was sent off to the local crem without so much as a blink from the general public who quite rightly in her case remained utterly indifferent.
The way things are going it is not impossible to imagine the throne passing direct from the Queen to William, not because Charles renounces his right but simply because his own mother outlives him! To be heir to the throne for 62 years so far is extraordinary. Even if he succeeds it could be a very brief Kingship indeed. Time will tell.
i was too busy at that time to see or hear much about that thank goodness. The difference with that, was she died in accident before her time, which was sad, but in my opinion no sadder than some one who died in a accident a couple of days ago on one of our county roads.
Our street is pretty short and it would probably rain anyway. On the bright side, we'll probably get a day off work, although the way she's lasting I'll probably be retired by then and been sent to the reprocessing vats.
This reminds me of the idiotic IDS who was Tory opposition leader when the QM went in 2002. He actually called her passing "a tragedy". What a foolish thing to say. It was nothing of the sort. Of course only a few weeks earlier Princess Margaret was sent off to the local crem without so much as a blink from the general public who quite rightly in her case remained utterly indifferent.
The way things are going it is not impossible to imagine the throne passing direct from the Queen to William, not because Charles renounces his right but simply because his own mother outlives him! To be heir to the throne for 62 years so far is extraordinary. Even if he succeeds it could be a very brief Kingship indeed. Time will tell.
There can't be many men of 65 who still have both their mother and father alive, so his chances of still being around at the same sort of age as they are now must be a lot better than average.
Queen Consort. The wife of a King is a Queen, not a Princess.
Ordinarily yes, and both legally and constitutionally she will be. However, when they married, the Palace announced she would be known as HRH The Princess Consort.
Ordinarily yes, and both legally and constitutionally she will be. However, when they married, the Palace announced she would be known as HRH The Princess Consort.
That was decided at the time because she wasn't popular. Prince Charles hinted later that she would be Queen Consort. They do as they please, change rules to suit themselves , so I think she will probably be Queen Consort. Pity they hadn't been so lenient with Edward the eighth.
Ordinarily yes, and both legally and constitutionally she will be. However, when they married, the Palace announced she would be known as HRH The Princess Consort.
That would be Queen Elizabeth's Palace staff, not King Charles's. Personally I'd rather we don't have a monarchy at all, but if we must have one they should be allowed to follow their own rules with regards to what they call themselves, and the wife of a King is the Queen.
I can see an increase in people booking holidays when the Queen dies and I think I will do the same as well. Anything to get away from the endless depressing TV coverage that will inevitably follow when it does happen.
I can see an increase in people booking holidays when the Queen dies and I think I will do the same as well. Anything to get away from the endless depressing TV coverage that will inevitably follow when it does happen.
I am ok, I don't watch TV anyway, so i will see nothing.
When the time comes - Camilla will become HRH The Queen Consort. William and Catherine with become Duke and Duchess of Cornwall. Prince George may become Duke of Cambridge.
When Prince Philip passes away - Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex becomes HRH The Dke of Edinburgh.
When the Queen dies, the Court of St.James will go into something like 3 months of official mourning.
I remember when King George died - allthough expected, it was still a shock and millions of people wore black armbands - it was a very sad time for all of us.
That was decided at the time because she wasn't popular. Prince Charles hinted later that she would be Queen Consort. They do as they please, change rules to suit themselves , so I think she will probably be Queen Consort. Pity they hadn't been so lenient with Edward the eighth.
Aye right, a Nazi sympathiser on the throne was all we needed.
Whether campaigning for the legalisation of cannabis, or in her restless need to take text messaging into new areas of self-expression, she was always tradition's foe. We salute her as we remember her from the Battle of Britain to the Battle of Seattle. Respec.
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This reminds me of the idiotic IDS who was Tory opposition leader when the QM went in 2002. He actually called her passing "a tragedy". What a foolish thing to say. It was nothing of the sort. Of course only a few weeks earlier Princess Margaret was sent off to the local crem without so much as a blink from the general public who quite rightly in her case remained utterly indifferent.
The way things are going it is not impossible to imagine the throne passing direct from the Queen to William, not because Charles renounces his right but simply because his own mother outlives him! To be heir to the throne for 62 years so far is extraordinary. Even if he succeeds it could be a very brief Kingship indeed. Time will tell.
As for the thread subject, I suspect Netflix will be throwing one hell of a party in their offices. The spike in subscribers is going to be HUGE.
Do grow up how sad must it be to sit there thinking oh yes this will be a good post >:(
[has flashback to Diana national mourning]
Ugh.
Er?
The people i shred a tear for is family and friends, why should I shred a tear for someone who have no idea who I am and who I don't know anyway?
Queen Consort.
i was too busy at that time to see or hear much about that thank goodness. The difference with that, was she died in accident before her time, which was sad, but in my opinion no sadder than some one who died in a accident a couple of days ago on one of our county roads.
Never like Diana anyway,
There can't be many men of 65 who still have both their mother and father alive, so his chances of still being around at the same sort of age as they are now must be a lot better than average.
Princess or Queen Consort.
How do you shred tears? Impossible I'd have thought .......you can't shred a liquid.
Ordinarily yes, and both legally and constitutionally she will be. However, when they married, the Palace announced she would be known as HRH The Princess Consort.
That was decided at the time because she wasn't popular. Prince Charles hinted later that she would be Queen Consort. They do as they please, change rules to suit themselves , so I think she will probably be Queen Consort. Pity they hadn't been so lenient with Edward the eighth.
The OP (who I'm not by the way) should think back to when the Queen Mum died to get an idea of how the country reacted.
Indifference?
I am ok, I don't watch TV anyway, so i will see nothing.
When Prince Philip passes away - Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex becomes HRH The Dke of Edinburgh.
When the Queen dies, the Court of St.James will go into something like 3 months of official mourning.
I remember when King George died - allthough expected, it was still a shock and millions of people wore black armbands - it was a very sad time for all of us.
Aye right, a Nazi sympathiser on the throne was all we needed.
The Guardian did her a lovely tribute though:
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2002/apr/08/guardianleaders