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Old 27-12-2016, 18:34
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The way 2016 is going I wouldn't be surprised if her majesty kicks it before the years out. She's also been quite sick lately too. Obviously I don't want it to happen but it's going to be a massive shock. What will happen? Will there be a few days of mourning and a few days off work? Will we be off work for the funeral? How quickly will Charles become king? Will it cost the country a lot of money if the markets close? We don't really have a precedent of a long reigning monarch dying in this day and age
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:36
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TV would be crap and DS would be filled with threads on it.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:37
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TV would be crap and DS would be filled with threads on it.
Yeah but how many days will we get off work!
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:37
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:41
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Yeah but how many days will we get off work!
It's kind of disrespectful that how many days off is your highest priority.

There will be no TV and shops etc might close out of respect (except the huge chains I imagine)

You will get a day off for the funeral
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:42
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Her heart will stop, breathing will cease and all bodily functions will terminate.

After that, it comes down to whether she's cremated or buried.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:42
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It's kind of disrespectful that how many days off is your highest priority.

There will be no TV and shops etc might close out of respect (except the huge chains I imagine)

You will get a day off for the funeral
What rot!
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:42
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We'll never hear the end of it!
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:43
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The way 2016 is going I wouldn't be surprised if her majesty kicks it before the years out. She's also been quite sick lately too. Obviously I don't want it to happen but it's going to be a massive shock. What will happen? Will there be a few days of mourning and a few days off work? Will we be off work for the funeral? How quickly will Charles become king? Will it cost the country a lot of money if the markets close? We don't really have a precedent of a long reigning monarch dying in this day and age

This should give you some idea of what will happen when her madge kicks the bucket
http://uk.businessinsider.com/what-h...ii-dies-2015-3
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:44
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We'll never hear the end of it!
yes, we won't know she has died, they will keep it secret and just use old film of her opening hospitals on the news
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:44
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The way 2016 is going I wouldn't be surprised if her majesty kicks it before the years out. She's also been quite sick lately too. Obviously I don't want it to happen but it's going to be a massive shock. What will happen? Will there be a few days of mourning and a few days off work? Will we be off work for the funeral? How quickly will Charles become king? Will it cost the country a lot of money if the markets close? We don't really have a precedent of a long reigning monarch dying in this day and age
Charles will become king immediately, but won't be crowned for about a year. If the Queen dies during the night, it will be announced on the BBC at 8.00am, and I belive all comedy shows will be pulled for a certain number of days. I think the stock exchange will close for the day as well.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:45
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There was no "real" tv for a good few days after diana died. A lot of radio stations just played lift music
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:45
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It's kind of disrespectful that how many days off is your highest priority.
A day off work when she carks it is the only thing of value she'll ever give the nation.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:50
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The way things are going she had better keep her head down until Sunday!
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:51
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Charles will become king immediately, but won't be crowned for about a year. If the Queen dies during the night, it will be announced on the BBC at 8.00am, and I belive all comedy shows will be pulled for a certain number of days. I think the stock exchange will close for the day as well.
They would be hard pushed to find any to pull!
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:52
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This should give you some idea of what will happen when her madge kicks the bucket
http://uk.businessinsider.com/what-h...ii-dies-2015-3
Panic buying no doubt.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:52
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They would be hard pushed to find any to pull!
Hmmm, I guess they wouldn't screen the first Naked Gun film for a while (Plot to assassinate the Queen). Good job I have it on DVD.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:53
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A day off work when she carks it is the only thing of value she'll ever give the nation.
Err the crown estate and the majority of its profits?
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:55
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Err the crown estate and the majority of its profits?
I never got a cheque in the post?
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:56
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A day off work when she carks it is the only thing of value she'll ever give the nation.
Dont get excited. Following on from this thread we won't actually get an extra day, it'll be a day less of out annual leave and a day added to bank holidays.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:56
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It'll dominate the news for a while, but I don't see it being as disruptive as the above article suggests.

Truth be told, a lot of people just see the monarchy as ceremonial now and the Queen is a good age so whenever her death happens, it won't be 'unexpected'.

Most people will just continue as normal because life goes on and most aren't that arsed about the monarchy.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:57
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TV should be OK guess Sky and Netflix won't be effected
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:58
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There was no "real" tv for a good few days after diana died. A lot of radio stations just played lift music
There was but not on the main channels. My kids had to resort to cartoons on Channel 4 in the bedroom while I watched the non-stop news coverage.

In answer to the OP Sky News and DS will go into melt down. There will simultaneously be 84 threads started in the crazy rush to be first to post the news. A lot of people will post to say they don't care. Others will be demanding a day off work. Others will demand the end of the monarchy. There will be a State funeral with most business and schools closing. There will be mega security and I'm sure everything is already planned in minute detail.

I think she's got a few years in her left (hopefully anyway) and unfortunately Prince Philip will pop his clogs first.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:58
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It's kind of disrespectful that how many days off is your highest priority.

There will be no TV and shops etc might close out of respect (except the huge chains I imagine)

You will get a day off for the funeral
Nah, there will still be Netflix. It's just be broadcast TV that will be disrupted.
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Old 27-12-2016, 19:00
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Dont get excited. Following on from this thread we won't actually get an extra day, it'll be a day less of out annual leave and a day added to bank holidays.
Most employees got an extra bank holiday for William and Kate's wedding, so I would imagine the same will apply for the Queen's funeral. However, it'll obviously be more disruptive to employers due to the lack of notice we'll get.

TV should be OK guess Sky and Netflix won't be effected
Netflix WILL be affected... They'll push The Crown even more energetically.
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