Originally Posted by starry_rune:
“She talked about the Olympics. Then she exposed herself as religious. No mention of the deaths that occurred in 2016. No mention of the homeless on the streets. No mention of people having to work Boxing day. No mention of what "Christ" would think of the billion pound restoration work of the palace while millions go hungry.
Did anyone watch it? What did you think?”
Yep, we watched it. Always do. The Queen has 10 minutes to send a message to the entire Commonwealth, not just Britain, so a message about the homeless on the streets of London or Manchester isn't going to have any relevance. Neither will the rest of the Commonwealth give a monkeys about how much the restoration of Buck House costs. As long as it's there, and the Queen lives in it, they're happy.
What the Commonwealth, mostly, wants is a nice, pleasant message with something homely that leaves them feeling warm and fuzzy inside, and glad that they're a part of something larger than themselves.... a commonwealth of nations.
And that has to fit into a ten minute broadcast.
There is a formula to this thing, which she's been doing since 1952 and she's pretty much got it weighed off.
If you don't like it or it's content, that's fine. Don't watch it. I'm sure the Queen won't be offended.