OMG!! The Queen's going into quarantine!

NOT BETTY WINDSOR!

WHEN WILL THE TEARS END?????

It would be GHASTLY if she died of it.

She's probably been exposed and is going into quarantine for that reason. This announcement is just to obscure the truth.

He's probably at Sandringham... he basically lives there.

Sandringham. is just like quarantine!

Po Bay-triss. At this rate she'd be lucky for a special day at Pizza Express in Woking.

Show’s JUST where her heart is!

(Did she pack all her jewels?)

Damn, that girl in r6 is fug - - she needs to keep her mouth shut, cuz the rabid rabbit teeth are menacing!

Prudent planning. Buck Palace is teeming with staff. Long live the Queen!

Imagine being stuck in a house with Prince Philip. Even a mansion would be too small.

The Queen is a tough old broad. I expect she'll be fine.

The story is a bit alarmist. She usually leaves BP Thursdays after lunch and goes to Windsor for the weekend. She also stays at length around Easter.

HMQEII is in her 90s. She should have minimized contact with people weeks ago, and everyone with sense will wish her a pleasant self-quarantine.

This is actually a bit harder on Charles, whose job it is to pick up the slack. But he's seventy years old and not in the best of health, but doesn't want to admit it. He's sensibly cancelled public engagements, but he'll probably try to look fearless and in charge when he should be protecting himself, and put himself at more risk than he ought.

They still fuck, R10. Hard.

Good. That old cunt of a welfare queen has been stinking up the joint for far too long. Stupid kraut.

À bétôt, vilain païsan!

Don’t forget the booze!

Betty's a hip old girl, she'd right on trend with the social-distancing.

Why is Windsor Castle considered ‘safer’ than Buckingham Palace?

Thanks for that mental picture, R14

The Queen goes to Windsor every Thursday afternoon and comes back to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday - Always has.

The only exceptions are Easter, Ascot week, her 10 week summer holiday at Balmoral and her 7 week Christmas holiday at Sandringham, when she doesn't go to the Palace at all.

R19... I'd guess because BP is head office... more people in and out. Also, it's a bit of a building site right now as it's basically falling down. I suppose if A comes for a meeting with B, who later passes C, D and E in the corridors... spread and a 94 year old Queen. There's still loads of people at Windsor, but less than BP.

City air vs Country air

HRH always wears gloves when she shakes hands too.

I just hope she was careful wiping off the handles of her shopping cart the last time she went to stock up at Costco.

I hope it wipes out Prince Andrew

Probably won't he's a bit of a 'shut-in' since the Royals sacked him.

He looks like this now.

Meghan infected her...! It was Meghan!

This is a good idea. I hope the Queen stays safe.

Don’t give a shit about the rest of her family.

R29, you don't care about moi?

She's 93. She's not got that much longer to go.

[quote]She's 93. She's not got that much longer to go.

But to live 93 years and reign 68 years to then get knocked out by some foreign virus is too awful to imagine.

She has smoker’s lines around her mouth.

Risk factor...

[quote]It would be GHASTLY if she died of it.

Not necessarily. It depends on how one looks at it.

[quote] Imagine being stuck in a house with Prince Philip.

They don't live together. Even at Christmas, Phil stayed at some farm house on the Sandringham estate, while the Queen stayed at the tacky, architectural mess, Sandringham

And Harry and Meghan got so much grief over not bringing their young baby to England last week

I think they got grief about bringing themselves over to England last week but no matter, they've gone off now to the obscurity they crave.

[quote]And Harry and Meghan got so much grief over not bringing their young baby to England last week

It was ridiculous.

She did the right thing.

[quote]I think they got grief about bringing themselves over to England last week but no matter

I think they were generally well received. All those flattering photos of her...apart from the ones in church, with Kate all sour faced.

[quote] She has smoker’s lines around her mouth.

She doesn't have smoker's lines because it is well known that the Queen doesn't smoke. After watching most of her family's health problems associated with smoking, especially her father, she never took up the habit. It was always remarked upon because it was unusual for a person of her age and social group.

Americans always make everything about smoking.

everything bad, that is.

It makes sense to move them to the country. At Windsor or Sandringham not only can she and Phillip be isolated but so can their staff, to stop the chance of infection. Buckingham Palace is in the middle of the city and it is therefore much harder to isolate.

[R32]: "But to live 93 years and reign 68 years to then get knocked out by some foreign virus is too awful to imagine."

Yes. It's much better to die from a home-grown, domestic virus!

I can’t wait till that aged, grifting cunt kicks it. Just let her STAY in her Balmoral bunker, or wherever she’s headed.

Jesus Christ.

Oh please the QEII's been around so long she has immunity to rabies by now.

BRF PR - except she's is providing a good example to her people. (She's fine, she won't get it.)

Shit just got real!

r48

On behalf of the 5,839 people, who have already died, I can assure you it was real long before this

I don’t like this queen so much any more. There I said it. Her acceptance in various ways of Johnson and trump, and the way she is dealing with Andrews mess, and Harry and Meghan. She should step aside for Charles and Camilla.

What did she do the last time a plague swept through Europe?

The Queen spends only about 68 days out of each year at Buckingham Palace?

I don’t like her either.

She’s weak.

r51

In the 60s for the Hong Kong flu and the 50s for the Asian flu, just like in WWII, she stayed and fought it, like the trooper she is.

[quote]R47 except she's is providing a good example to her people.

Yes. It’s time for everyone to head off for their spare castle.

It looks like British PM Boris Johnson will be ordering all people 70 years and older into isolation for four months. There won't be many working royals around for a while.

The Telegraph says this morning she will now not be staying at Windsor and will return to BP as usual.

Wouldn’t it be delicious if Betty Windsor were a secret smoker? I am, and NOBODY knows except my husband and one neighbor.

What’s her smoking got to do with it?

r40's article states that the Queen Mother smoked, which I don't believe is true. God knows she drank like a fish, but I've never heard that she smoked.

The book about Andre Tallon claimed she was a smoker, but I know many said that (among other things) was not true.

She smokes! Look at the lines around her mouth.

I cannot believe she is almost 94, does all she does, and smokes. Given the family history with smoking - Queen Mary, lung cancer; George VI, lung cancer; Duke of Windsor, throat cancer; Edward VII and George V both suffered from smoking if it didn't kill them, which is probably did. Anyway, smoking and the Windsors don't equal dying in bed of old age, so it seems highly unlikely to me the Queen or the Queen Mother do/did.

R60 Yes, The Queen Mother was known to smoke. But, according to reports she was not a heavy smoker, around four a day.

How DARE she look old!

We don't mind some "social distancing" as far as Prince Andrew is concerned

[quote]She's 93. She's not got that much longer to go.

Perhaps but she'll live to dance on your grave. Not that she'd ever want to touch you, even with six feet of ground between you two.

If she lives as long as her Mother she will beat King Louis XIV of France's 72 year reign by a couple of years.

She'll break Louis XIV's record if she makes it to the fall of 2024.

[quote] I cannot believe she is almost 94, does all she does, and smokes.

Well, that's good, because she doesn't. Read the thread.

She doesn’t smoke tobacco. But it’s well known that Lilibet has been a pothead for decades. She likes nothing better than bringing out the royal bong and having a few hits when the going gets rough.

That isn't what I meant, R70.

[quote]Her acceptance in various ways of Johnson and trump, and the way she is dealing with Andrews mess, and Harry and Meghan. She should step aside for Charles and Camilla.

jeezuz the intelligence level is through the floor boards in this place; The Queen does not rule, she reigns!

Shouldn't she be sending a message to the nation?

[quote]Shouldn't she be sending a message to the nation?

She is. The UK doesn't bang people over the head with placards and verbosity.

The queen at r73 will reign on anyone's parade.

Gurl is old and high risk

I'm glad we've been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face.

Oh fuck, that was some other attack.

R50, as for Boris Johnson, he was legally elected so the Queen had no choice but to ask him to form a government, as per the British constitution. As for Trump, if the government wants her to receive him, she is required to receive him. If you think she has choices in these matters, you are mistaken. It's the way the British constitution works. riti

[quote]The Queen does not rule, she reigns!

Right now she's reigning on my parade.

She seems to be living a nice easy comfy life to me. Never had to lift a finger in all her days, courtesy of the UK taxpayers.

Her Maj should use some of her palaces and castles as temporary hospitals for coronavirus patients and take some of the strain off the NHS.

Can lizard people like Liza even get human diseases?

R81, while it is true she has had a comfortable life funded by the taxpayers, she has also played the constitutional role she was assigned (i.e., did not ask for) for over sixty years. A few days after the London bombing some years ago, I saw the Queen and Prince Philip riding up the Mall (the street leading to Buckingham Palace) ever so slowly in a parade honoring an anniversary of the end of World War II, standing so that their bodies were completely exposed should anyone want to take a shot. The nation was fearful from a terrorist attack, but they showed did their job with courage. As an American, I have never seen our Heads of State ever take such risk.

My aunt has the same lines and she has never smoked a day in her life. Simmer down!

Yes, it’s called the ‘ravages of time.’

It would great if this virus took out Camilla!

Oh, honey, if I were you I’d head straight to Balmoral and not look back.

Is Margaret’s place on Mustique still available?

I bet she secretly wishes she still had Britannia and could just cruise around the whole thing.

Tony Blair and Labour killed the Queen!

Vicious little turncoat....

That asshole Tony Blair should've let the Queen keep Brittania, she loved that ship. After her death, it could've been decommisioned. There was no pressing need for it to be taken away from her.

Out of idle curiosity, I googled "Queen Mother smoking" to see whether the old bad ever smoked in public. All that came up were pictures of Princess Margaret with a cig in her hand, making her fabulous couture smell like death and ashes.

Princess Margaret died of a stroke, and yes, smoking is known it greatly increase a person's risk for having strokes.

Margaret was also a raging alcoholic, which also causes strokes. The combination of cigs and booze really did her in.

Glad I consume neither. Never did and never will. I better off because of it.

[quote]It would great if this virus took out Camilla!

Not bloody likely. Alcohol kills it.

Camilla's insides are so pickled, germs don't stand a chance.

How do you think the Queen Mother lived to be 101? She was constantly pickled too. The gin preserved her.

[quote]Margaret was also a raging alcoholic

So was mummy.

OP, the queen isn't going into quarantine. That was just one more thing the daily mail made up

The Queen is not a HRH she is HRM, Her Royal Majesty. A Poster upstream misused those initials. The Queen does accept money from the British govt/people, but she generates and actually gives back more money than she and her family cost.

She is HM. There is no R.

Verbal Address

Use ‘Your Majesty’ for the first time and subsequently ‘Ma’am’. This should always rhyme with ‘lamb’. Pronunciation to rhyme with ‘palm’ has not been correct for some generations.

In conversation, refer to ‘Her Majesty’ or ‘The Queen’, as appropriate. ‘Your Majesty’ should be substituted for ‘you’. References to other members of the Royal Family are made to ‘His (or Her) Royal Highness’ or the appropriate title, such as the Duke of Edinburgh or the Princess Royal.

On Being Presented to The Queen

Introductions to the Royal Family are known as presentations. When presenting another person to The Queen it is only necessary to state the name of the person to be presented: ‘Your Majesty, may I present Mr John Smith?’.

No, I'm in rehab.

r84 our heads of state did once, then their heads exploded like a watermelon dropped on the floor.

Stars... they’re just like us!

I hope when she does Prince Charles rewilds Buckingham Palace grounds by introducing wolves.

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Americans do not have to follow those rules, r100. Since we are not her subjects we do not have to address her as "Your Majesty."

Yes, we know, R106. Everyone is quite familiar with the great comfort Americans demonstrate when it comes to showing their ignorance.

What would you call her then, were you to meet her, R106?

You Americans really are *special*, aren’t you?

Fuck the monarchy!

"Yes, we know, [R106]. Everyone is quite familiar with the great comfort Americans demonstrate when it comes to showing their ignorance. "

Showed your limey butts the door, TWICE

Then saved your limey butts, TWICE

Go back to Fox.

I'm an American and R106 made me laugh. I also live in the UK, so I kinda get it.

Amazing riposte, R110, which perfectly proved R106’s point.

Learn some history, you fucking Neanderthal.

^^^ Make that R107’s point!

Well of course she is, she is ultra high risk. What is she, like practically 100? A stiff breeze could take her out, let alone a killer pathogen from under class.

She needs to stay holed up in her castle until this is over.

There was an episode of The Crown that dealt with Jackie Kennedy not calling her Your Majesty, for the very reason that she was not one of her subjects.

But then someone reported to the Queen something snarky Jackie had said about her, and Jackie was mortified. She came back to London just to apologize to her, and then she called her "your Majesty," which, of course, Liz found amusing but endearing.

You must have missed the episode. She observed protocol both times. The plotpoint was she gossiped about the Queen and it got back.

I read that headline too quickly and thought it said the Queen was going into the latrine. lol Hell, it's Great Britain, same thing.

She is one tough broad. God save the Queen

Fuck off, R53.

[quote]R108 What would you call her then, were you to meet her?

I’d say, “Hiya, toots! Nice rocks! Weren’t they swindled off starving émigrés?”

Meghan sour grapes.

[quote]She observed protocol both times.

No. She said "Your Majesty" when introduced to her, but didn't close with "Your Royal Highness." There's a brief moment right after that with Harry Hadden-Paton and the other social secretary commenting on the fact she didn't say "Your RH" - and the other one says "Didn't you send her the protocol list?"

JFK, on the other hand, at leasts attempts but gets it wrong, saying "Your Royal Majesty."

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She and Phillip are very old, they are doing the right thing. I would do the same thing if I was in her position and age.

I wish DL’s pain in the ass royalist queen would die off already. Anyone else sick of this troll? The queen who inundates these threads with incessant “facts” about “her majesty”? How she’s a “tough old broad” and what time she goes to lunch and how wise and awesome she is and working-in something about “her majesty” in any and every thread they can? Enough already.

Or you could just ignore at, as other people ignore things they don't like. Such as yourself.

You could just ignore them, r127.

I like DL's Royal Queen. He's given us a wealth of information about the Royal Family.

R6 has the most deserved W&W of the day, if not the year so far. Thank you.

R127, Fuckwit, why even open this thread, then? You probably squealed and let out an involuntary stream of piss just posting that.

That shit with the "Queen" and the Kennedys is stupid as fuck. Elizabeth doesn't understand just how lucky she was to even be in the presence of an American First Lady, let alone Jackie Kennedy of all people.

Elizabeth seems to be delusional beyond comprehension.

Who trolls in this atmosphere?

So sorry for your anguish, R127.

[quote]Elizabeth doesn't understand just how lucky she was to even be in the presence of an American First Lady

It's a revolving door of American First Ladies over the years.; and regardless of what she may think privately of any one of them for better or worse, Her Majesty treats them all respectfully and graciously; she is obliged by her Parliament to do so.

The BRF have been around enough to when they are being respected or disrepected. They have long since given up on tiny violations of protocol to people who probably don't know the details. The most recent famous case was when Michelle Obama put her arm around HM's back and instead of having Michelle beheaded, HM responded in kind.

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R138 That was cringe.

I'll bet Her Majesty secretly loved the candid warmth Michele showed for her. I really do think so.

i agree, r146. They both withdrew their arms when they realized their protocol faux pas, but I think both were sincere.

It's well established they are mutually fond. Chemistry, apparently.

“That was cringe”, R139?

That was illiterate.

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In all seriousness, the Brits would be devastated if something happened to her; Boris seems to be trying to outdo Dump in the incompetence department so QEII getting the virus would push them over the edge. She needs to stay well & create video taped messages to tell everyone to keep calm & carry on - not expose herself to unnecessary risk.

I was just thinking...if the Queen dies of the corona virus, the crowds would not be allowed to view her casket or attend her funeral at this time. That would be an unfortunate and shitty send off after her lifetime of public service.

[quote]R124 JFK, on the other hand, at leasts attempts but gets it wrong, saying "Your Royal Majesty."

“your royal fuckface” has a nice ring.

R139 Citizen Betty Windsor was lucky to be that close to Michelle. It was probably one of the highlights of her last fifty years.

Seriously, has the queen addressed the nation about the pandemic?

She really should, she should tell them to shelter in place and keep their spirits up and be decent about it all, and that this too shall pass. She's the one public figure who could say things like that without being ridiculous.

Sorry but she is an avoidant coward-- look at how she dealt with Diana's death, the Sparkle debacle, etc. She will not address the pandemic any time soon.

R149 That's easy to say to a nation of mostly poor people, when your entire existence has been partially funded by taxpayers and you live in the very literal sense of the lap of luxury, while the rest of the country have their entire lives upended by a virus, with very little protection from the government.

They should turn Sandringham into a sanatorium for coronavirus patients. Didn't many grand houses get turned into hospitals/rehabs/residences for military in WWII?

The Queen Mother's childhood home was used as a place for wounded soldiers to convalesce in WWI. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons nursed them even though she was only a teenager at the time. It would be a nice gesture for the royal family to open up some of their palaces and castles to patients and ease the burden on the NHS.

[quote]They should turn Sandringham into a sanatorium for coronavirus patients. Didn't many grand houses get turned into hospitals/rehabs/residences for military in WWII?

Yes and also in WWI. Highclere Castle, the palatial estate pictured in Downton Abby did this. Also the Russian royals with some of their estates during the revolution and the young Duchesses served as nurses.

We have a lot of buildings more suitable for conversion into temporary hospitals, using crumbling old mansions miles from anywhere doesn't make sense when we have hundreds of unused concert venues.

[quote]Seriously, has the queen addressed the nation about the pandemic?

She should - or Prince Charles and Camilla or Andrew, even.

[quote]Seriously, has the queen addressed the nation about the pandemic?

She most certainly will when she is instructed to do so by her government.

One More Time: The Queen does not rule, she reigns.

Per Merrian Webster Dictionary:

Reign:

: to hold office as chief of state although possessing little governing power

// in England the sovereign reigns but does not rule

R156 Prince William has and launched an appeal.

R155, old mansions and castles should be converted to temporary hospitals before concert venues. the old houses have bedrooms and plumbing and are easier to fit for human habitation, while all you can do with a concert hall is pull out the seats and put in cots more than six feet of each other for miserable emergency treatment.

Of course there's a chance that concert halls full of cots will actually be needed, but they should start with places designed for human habitation.

I think that it's up to Boris Johnson to authorize and request that the Queen make a statement, which apparently he has not.

mansions and castles should be converted to temporary hospitals before concert venues. the old houses have bedrooms and plumbing and are easier to fit for human habitation,

I know a place that's recently been remodeled & is currently vacant - FROGGY COTTAGE!

I call dips on the copper tub!

Mansions and Castles would be impossible to staff and clean (probably wouldn't have an adequate power supply either).

Nice idea but not workable with modern hospital equipment and hygiene standards.

Can I come, Mother?

From a PR perspective, now's the time for the royals to do something. Make some kind of sacrifice, do some work (beyond speeches/visits), whatever. The Queen Mum and HM still get praise for what they did during WWII.

R164 That would be smart on the BRF, especially if they want to continue to exist in the UK. They should be proving why their still necessary to exist as a monarchy.

But they probably won't though.

R117, you apparently don't know none of that ever happened. It was totally made-up CROWN bullshit.

Jackie Kennedy is a bigger icon then the "Queen" could ever hope to be. It's like Marilyn Monroe, she's been dead for nearly 60 years, and people still cannot keep her name out of their mouth.

Whenever we get a new First Lady, the Jackie Kennedy comparisons always start up. That doesn't happen with the so called "Queen."

Jackie is a global icon who will be well remembered long after the "Queen" is gone. The Kennedy brand is much bigger anyway.

Yes, dear R167.

The BRF has of late shown itself as outdated, closed, selfish, useless, parasitic, heartless, moribund, and ugly. The sussexes are smart to have bailed. It took an american to introduce new ideas in the British monarchy.

You’re not very bright, are you, R167?

r169 dear, the BRF are not reality show stars. The Queen has done an exemplary job in her role. Charles, William and Kate do their roles very well, also. Meghan Markle is a shameless grifter and had no interest in the BRF as an institution, in Britain or its' people. They're all glad she's fucked off halfway around the world.

[quote] The Queen has done an exemplary job in her role.

R171 I do not think so. Not a comment on Brexit. Entertains Trump. Goes along with Johnson on proroguing parliament. All quiet on the Andrew front. All without a comment on behalf of the people as a nation and under the guise of the monarchy’s supposed role. What role. The UK will break up because of the old biddy though she’ll probably croak right before and poor Charles will he left dealing with the fuckedupness. Yeap they are but a reality show of dodgy hollow pageantry now that you bring it up.

[quote]Not a comment on Brexit. Entertains Trump. Goes along with Johnson on proroguing parliament.

You are a fucking idiot who knows nothing about the role of the monarchy. The Queen is a figurehead and cannot refuse to meet people or voice her opinions on anything. The British Monarch reigns, but does not rule.

[quote] You are a fucking idiot who knows nothing about the role of the monarchy.

Yawn. We’ve been hearing this ad nauseum. You’ve just been weaned on this nonsense that serves the people naught. We ain’t buying it no more.

r174 the monarchy has a very specific role in the government. The Queen couldn't give her opinion on Brexit or anything else. She is required to meet with heads of state that you personally do not like.

Uh huh.

No matter the citizenship, protocol is usually followed by initially addressing the Queen as "Your Majesty". The Queen is not an American citizen, yet she addresses presidents of the United States as "Mr. President". In public, even the Queen of Denmark and the Queen of the UK address each other as "Your Majesty". Privately, they are Lillibet and Daisy to each other.

American Presidents and First Ladies customarily greet Queens (and Kings) as "Your Majesty", but don't follow with the usual "Ma'am" or "Sir" as would citizens of countries with monarchies. The Reagans, the Bushes, and the Obamas greeted Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip as "Your Majesty" and "Your Royal Highness", and would address them as "Queen Elizabeth" and "Prince Philip" for the rest of their visit.

Only one head of state ever addressed the Queen as "Elizabeth" and that was Nelson Mandela, but she was "Your Majesty" at each first greeting by him and he always referred to her as "Her Majesty" when speaking to others.

I hear screwing the Queen is like fucking a purse.

Royals and their court have always fled London to another palace or country estate during times of plague, diseases, etc...

Back in the day it would have been smallpox, the sweating sickness, cholera, typhoid, plague, and so on.

if they didn't own an estate to stay outright, local noble was informed to prepare his home for a royal visit (along with court) who would stay at His (or Her) Majesty's pleasure.

Buckingham Palace is basically an office building, full of worker drones. Getting away to the country must be a great relief, even Sandringham.

The Queen has her "dorgi" for comfort during this difficult time.

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"There are reports that Prince William will be step in to her role during the corona virus crisis. "

Very sensible. Charles is over seventy and not in the best of health, he should be sequestered just like HM and Phillip.

Plus, havin

Bugger!

Plus, having William step up and take a public role is the best thing for the institution of the monarchy. Because there's no way in hell Charles will ever be a popular king, the Palace's best bet to keep going is to make William look good.

Harry's made that a lot easier.

Bugger!

Plus, having William step up and take a public role is the best thing for the institution of the monarchy. Because there's no way in hell Charles will ever be a popular king, the Palace's best bet to keep going is to make William look good.

Harry's made that a lot easier.

We're leaving Prince Andrew to fend for himself

The Queen issues a statement.

You can be assured that my family and I stand ready to play our part.

(except for the miserable little ginger prick & his trollop wife!)

.......And that German (or whatever she is) cunt who thinks she's better than everyone else.

How will they handle this on a future episode of The Crown?

That's not true, R188! Per their Instagram, Meghan and Harry are taking a leadership role in this health crisis. The resources and information that they provide will help us all to protect our physical and mental well-being. I, for one, feel comforted knowing that these two humanitarians are working tirelessly on our behalf!

I agree, R191. Just knowing that Meghan and Harry are there with us and for us meant so much to my recovery.

And when I say "there" for us I mean, of course, their secret lair on a private portion of Vancouver Island's ultra-gated community.

It makes me feel like the princess is right here in my sick room.

If I weren't restrained I could give her a clear sense of how much I love her.

[R171] The Queen has done an exemplary job in her role. Charles, William and Kate do their roles very well, also.

Which consist(s) of occasionally walking around in public, with swarms of bodyguards.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA R192

Now that she's gone, Buckingham Palace would make an excellent makeshift hospital right in the middle of London.

Isn’t she one of the richest women in the world?

How much is she donating to help her country?

I guess people will never get it through their heads that she is a FIGUREHEAD. She doesn't make policy, she doesn't offer opinions, she doesn't get behind people, she doesn't contribute cash. She is NOT ALLOWED to do that. She "reigns," she does not rule. Jesus Fucking Christ--dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb, you people.

[quote]R197 I guess people will never get it through their heads that she is a FIGUREHEAD. She doesn't make policy, she doesn't offer opinions, she doesn't get behind people, she doesn't contribute cash.

So, why does she get to suck up millions in public funds?

Because that's the way the government works with the monarchy over there, R198. Take it up with them, but that's how it works. She is paid to be a FIGUREHEAD.

The Queen made a statement to her people today! She said we must all come together and fight this dreadful virus.

She's at Windsor now for the duration, along with Prince Phillip, who came back from Sandringham.

I adore her Majesty and all that the Monarchy stands for.

^^ pathetic

God save our gracious Queen!

I agree, R201!! Long live the Queen!

Ah...bless you gurls.

My Mom and my Grandmas and great aunts are all dead now, and I miss them very much. As is routine for many of us, I eventually became the caregiver, a role I was happy to fill. HM is my surrogate grandma now, and I feel very protective of her and grateful for her example. The rest of the BRF, not so much.