OMG! When the Queen dies - the kerfuffle will go on for TWELVE days!

Are you surprised, OP? She's been Queen forever, most of the planet doesn't remember a time when she wasn't. She's like a living Mt. Rushmore, always there.

My question is, will any future Princess have the ovaries to be Elizabeth III? Two very iconic queens.

They keep talking about it being called "Operation London Bridge" whilst showing Tower Bridge. LOL.

THIS is London Bridge >

and this is Tower Bridge

All that pagentry and history

The Brits throw a great funeral

I don't want to even think about it. I know it's inevitable, but it will break my heart when it happens. Long Live the Queen!

I think she should be mummified.

What a crass article to write while someone is still alive.

"What happens when Barbra Streisand gets THE BIG C?"

I think she should be cloned!

[R8] Along with the corgis. After all, Babs got her dog cloned, why not the queen?

[quote][[R8]] Along with the corgis. After all, Babs got her dog cloned, why not the queen?

Yes, the could sell them to tourists in front of the palace.

[quote]All that pagentry and history. The Brits throw a great funeral.

I agree. I'm looking forward to it. They'll be twelve days to remember.

(& I look terrific in black)

Twelve days is ridiculous, it should be no more than a week.

[QUOTE] I don't want to even think about it. I know it's inevitable, but it will break my heart when it happens. Long Live the Queen!

Mary!

Mary!

MARY!!!

Yeah even I told them, "Enough, I wanna watch my cartoons"

Why had Vanity Fair of all people put out an information video like this? And why now?

I think we all know who R5 is.

She will never die

After 12 days people will already be sick of Charles and demanding a Republic.

Tweleg days of the Duchess of Sucksex prancing around in her famewhorey manner.

R18, I don’t necessarily think a Republic would be a bad thing, but the continuity of the monarchy is the very thing which makes a republic unlikely. Charles will be proclaimed almost immediately, and those calling for a republic will be criticised at that time for their poor taste in calling for it just after the death of Her dearly departed Majesty.

Charles will inherit a stable throne from his mother, and will find it difficult to fuck things up overly much. He is also a fairly old man (and looks it) and probably still has a few years to wait before his mother dies. His age is an advantage, given that Britain’s view of the elderly is best expressed by Alan Bennett’s remark: “If you can eat a boiled egg in England at ninety, they think you deserve a Nobel Prize.”

Charles is too old to cause too much bother.

what a farce! fucking waste of money while the NHS is overwhelmed and people are parked in gurneys outside the hallways.

[quote]Charles is too old to cause too much bother.

[bold]I'M NOT![/bold]

[quote]Twelve days is ridiculous, it should be no more than a week.

I'm sure the British think the same about our essentially seventeen month presidential election season.

LOL R23 for the win

R23, yes! How the hell can the presidential election go on for months and months, and yet still end up vomiting Trump into thr White House?

[quote][R23], yes! How the hell can the presidential election go on for months and months, and yet still end up vomiting Trump into thr White House?

Anything to do with the alternatives? The weak competition?

& who does America have to replace him at this point?

R26, anybody would be better, surely? He’s certifiable, criminal, narcissistic and mean as a snake.

America is a big country with a large population. If there are no sane adults willing to do the job, just give it to a six-year-old. At least that way the illiterate Trumpian tantrums can be explained away as coming from the appropriate age group.

I don't think the top notch people want to be in politics, quite frankly.

WE'RE WAITING.

SO ARE WE.

I hope The Frumpy Sisters wear magnificent frocks to the festivities.

OP royals are usually interred within St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. That’s where the Queen’s parents and sister are.

I hope it’s today or tomorrow to knock Aretha off the news.

NO WAY the old hag is buried where the dimwit married ME!

Can’t wait to redo the royal quarters!

[quote]I hope it’s today or tomorrow to knock Aretha off the news.

Ignore him, R5.

We get a day off for the funeral too. I hope she dies soon as I’m running out of annual leave.

What about Phil? Will there be at least a day off when the funeral takes place?

[quote]I hope The Frumpy Sisters wear magnificent frocks to the festivities.

We're scouring the thrift shops as we speak!

Yuge better buy a size larger... she’s gaining weight by the hour.

Yeah -- what about Phil?

I suspect he'll get a funeral like the Queen Mother -- maybe only five days.

It would be tragic if she went before Phil.

Yeah, but just think—twelve horrible outfits from the Duchess of Sussex! In a row! Not counting all the breaches of protocol she'll gift us!

DL will go insane when the Queen dies.

Even now it gets Royal crazy every six months.

r41 his title is Prince but to us he’ll forever be the original King of gold diggers. We adore him.He deserves weeks and weeks of mourning.

I hope she outlives Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince George

Hey, sometimes freak accidents happen.

Philip is going to get simple, spartan military funeral. This is his wish.

The twelve days have everything to do with foreign royalty and dignitaries arranging their schedules and security for the funeral, as well as the thousands of charity personnel and other attendees to sort things out. It has nothing to do with the little people.

It’s a bit overkill. She’s almost 100 years old. Everybody’s been waiting for her to die for 2 decades now. Just bury her and be done with it.

Thanks a lot, R50! You made r5 cry! Are you happy now?

That picture of Charlotte made me think of how much it sucks to be part of the Royal family if you aren't the direct heir. Princess Margaret, after being fawned on all of her childhood and young adulthood, saw herself move further and further into obsolescence as Elizabeth's children grew up. The same thing happened to Anne (who didn't give a shit), Andrew (who very much did), and Edward (jury's out on that one) once William and Harry hit adolescence. It's going to happen to Harry within 10-15 years, as George and Charlotte and Louis become adults. Little Charlotte, the center of attention at all of these events, will someday see herself replaced by George's children in the public's affections. What a total fucking mindfuck that must be.

[quote] Little Charlotte, the center of attention at all of these events, will someday see herself replaced by George's children in the public's affections.

Don't be so sure, GURL.

A doll and a half!

^^^I think she’s already got a Plan B - if the multiple “accidents” required don’t come off then she’ll marry Prince Christian of Denmark and become queen of the Danes in due course (maybe sooner with the right planning).

One thing's for sure - she WON'T BE IGNORED.

What's the fixation on Charlotte all about?

George's the heir. Charlotte is just the spare, as is Louis.

[quote]George's the heir. Charlotte is just the spare

Gurl, NO!

Charlotte, like Harry and Margaret before her, got all the charisma. Weird how that works (though it apparently skipped a generation with Liz's kids).

[quote]Charlotte, like Harry and Margaret before her, got all the charisma.

It does look like that.

It George about two years to crack a smile.

I don't know why but I like George much better than Charlotte.

Speaking of charisma ... well, Hazza might have been a charismatic guy but his choice of bride and the rushed wedding have proven he's just another royal dimwit.

And particularly when wifey's around, his formerly existent charisma is nowhere to be seen these days.

George is a ‘mo and won’t be producing any heirs.

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[quote]George is a ‘mo and won’t be producing any heirs.

& you queens are pretty sharp.

R57, Have you met Prince George? He’s not ready for his close-up, shall we say.

The camera loves me!

What nonsense. The world will mourn, great ceremony will bury HM. The Queen Is Dead, Long Live The King! HM Charles will be consecrated a year later in great ceremony, the one historic and standard for the throne of England. Charles will reign possibly 15-20 years. He is in great health, 20 more years isn't out of the question.. In that time Wills will learn more and more about the throne and will well rise to the occasion when his time comes. Wills could will be 55-60 when he ascends, could reign 30 years. He will have made George Prince of Wales, George king at 55-60.

I can just see the DL headline when she croaks: Her Maj is DEAD to me!

What was on her iCorgi?

[quote]What nonsense. The world will mourn, great ceremony will bury HM. The Queen Is Dead, Long Live The King! HM Charles will be consecrated a year later in great ceremony, the one historic and standard for the throne of England. Charles will reign possibly 15-20 years. He is in great health, 20 more years isn't out of the question.. In that time Wills will learn more and more about the throne and will well rise to the occasion when his time comes. Wills could will be 55-60 when he ascends, could reign 30 years. He will have made George Prince of Wales, George king at 55-60.

This is NOT how it will be.

You know NOTHING.

When the current Queen was three years old no one expected HER to be Queen.

I totally see Charlotte being Queen. She really has an "it" factor. George can't decide if he is an asshole or a total 'mo. Probably a blend. He's an asshole 'mo and will likely have inherited the lazy gene on top of it. Calling it now. Charlotte will be crowned!

r50 You mean, bury the Queen alive? (Just so I'm clear)

A reminder (that shouldn't be necessary): if there are still DLers who remember her father as the monarch, there can't be many remaining. For the vast majority of us, she's the only British monarch any of us have ever known. She's been a steady presence throughout her reign. I don't have a huge regard for any monarchies, but it's impossible for me not to respect how deftly she's handled the job, considering the enormous changes that have taken place in her very long reign. For us Americans, imagine having the same head of state from 1953 to the present.

I was texting with one of my friends (straight guy, married with a kid), and somehow, she came up in the conversation. He said he was surprised I knew so much about her, and when I told him she was probably one of my most admired human beings, he was in shock and disbelief. So I shared different anecdotes, about her being a mechanic during WWII, and learned how to work on cars and trucks, about how she and Margaret and their cousins went out into the streets, incognito, at the end of the war, to participate in the spontanaeous celebrations that were taking place all of London, including a conga line through the lobby of the Ritz, about how she developed a friendship with Mandela, who was the only person who ever referred to her as 'Elizabeth' instead of one of her other informal names. He finally responded, "She sounds sort of bad-ass." Exactly.

R5 (Mary!)

[quote]He finally responded, "She sounds sort of bad-ass."

How old is he, twelve?

Charlotte is clearly "The Protector". She looks out for George (per the Queen) and looking at pictures of Louis's Christening, Charlotte is watching out for him too.

She will take no prisoners. Not for herself, but to protect her brothers and her family.

George is shy and like his father, does not like the photographers. Charlotte takes over the photogs attention and draws the focus away from her brother.

She's no pushover and most likely pretty tough.

It would be interesting to know what qualities she got from her mother's side of the family as each family can recognize bits and pieces from other family members.

[quote]She's no pushover and most likely pretty tough.

You got that right, bitches.

Charlotte's grandmothers are both incredibly tough and determined women, in their own different ways. She got a double-helping of badass woman genes.

As for George, well, I've always thought he looks entirely too much like Edward VIII.

Royal Family special on ABC tonight.

[quote]She's no pushover and most likely pretty tough.

She's got a strong gaze and could outstare anyone.

and trust me, she doesn't suffer fools.

It's the Mary of Teck stare. Queen Elizabeth got it, too.

Royal Resting Bitch Face.

"I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."

Hello. I'm Elizabeth R, and I spoke those words with great meaning and resolved in 1947 on my 21st birthday in South Africa. It is true that I shall be leaving you all rather sooner than later - going to that big palace in the sky. Some of you are complaining about the designated length of official mourning at my passing. Twelve DAYS is nothing. IT SHOULD BE TWELVE WEEKS! WHO THE HELL DO YOU TAKE ME FOR? GLORIA FUCKING SWANSON?!!

- Elizabeth R, Queen of The United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, and YES!! Some other shit that you'll never know about!

Puff, puff, pass Mutha Fuckas!

R74 I asked my mother about whether she remembered George VI (she was born in 1941) and she said not really - for most in those days, there was no TV and limited radio, so the only real exposure they had to the royal family were puff pieces in the press and the Christmas message, so there was no real familiarity with them as there is now.

That famously changed with the accession of QE2 and the spike in TV sales the coronation caused, but even very old people don't have much memory of royal figures before then.

He was late in making my acquaintance, and to make matters worse he uttered the most asinine faux pas after shaking my hand. In the photograph you'll notice him looking to the sky. He's looking at a plane gliding by. He then said to me "You've got a real nice place here, Queenie, but you and Phil coulda done better by not having it built so close to an airport!"

America, you have my sympathies.

R72, so very out of touch or never in ...

R86 = Prince George

What kind of dress will Prince George wear?

A better fitting one than Meghan.

It took well over a year between accession and coronation for QEII. Like, maybe even a year and a half. I would hope it doesn’t have to take that long nowadays. I’m sure they’re even got it planned with a codename, much like the funerals they have planned and rehearse at night. Mounting scaffolding and inviting guests is probably the time consuming part, and getting permits for building seating and media stations in the Abbey. Couture dresses, that’s a delay. But still, hope it doesn’t take such a long time.

Not so much couture dresses r90, the royals always have an appropriate mourning dress at the ready.

[quote]Couture dresses, that’s a delay.

I've got my dress and jewels all laid out at Clarence House in the dressing room!

[quote]What kind of dress will Prince George wear?

The fucking best, peasant-bitch. An entire ermine farm will die.

They all get buried at Windsor. I guess she will be interred temporarily in the royal vault beneath St George’s Chapel. I say this because the prominent places for burial in the chapel (along the nave) are now filled. A place could be made but that’s the point. As the longest reigning monarch is he history of the crown her final resting place will reflect that. Queen Victoria has her own mausoleum. So they’ll have to figure out something appropriate to EIIR’s place in history.

Queen Victoria’s mausoleum

Well, they better decide because Phil is 97 and doesn't look good. They'll be buried side by side.

Don't discount Princess Charlotte. The only 'Heir Presumptive' to become Monarch (and not abdicate) in the past couple of centuries was Prince Albert Edward who became Edward VII.

Even Henry VIII was only a 2nd son, his older brother Arthur was destined to be King and he was a 'spare'.

I'm more interested in where in London will go an appropriate statue of HM, Somewhat like her father there on the Mall, then joined by his wife, The Queen Mother. It makes a nice memorial. As a great queen, Elizabeth II certainly should have something stunning near the palace, accessible to the public.

Interesting, R98 .... just for thoughts, anybody, where in London would be appropriate? Not a fountain in the park. I don't see them moving Victoria from in front of the palace. Not the 4th plinth in Trafalgar Square, I like that it is used rotating art. Not some obscure area. Maybe something magnificent forward of the Round Pond? A memorial arch? Ideas?

No R90, there is no such thing as "funerals they have planned and rehearse at night."

A huge memorial statue/display at Windsor Castle would be appropriate as she was Queen during the great fire there. Depict all decked out in her jewels and Imperial State Crown while holding a fire hose!