Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96

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[uk 75]

I have spent quite a lot of time thinking how the Queen affected my life, she was six years into the job when I arrived on the planet so that is a fair bit. Privileged to have taken part in the silver jubilee parade in Sennelager. Amazing how vivid memories can be in such circumstances,

More exciting than being with the RAF in 1977

 

[Foo Fighter]

Should they ever release coverage of the rehearsals, there would be a lot of Rudolph's around.

It was to say the least comical and the only time it went right was on the day itself. There was that tho'.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Just gallows humour.

On a more sombre note:

Liz Truss knew before she stood up in the Commons that Queen Elizabeth was gravely ill

The Prime Minister had been told the sombre news as she entered the House of Commons to unveil energy rescue package

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‘Fab four’ reunite in sorrow for surprise Windsor walkabout

Brothers and their wives greet members of the public as the Prince of Wales pays tribute to his beloved ‘Grannie’

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Prince William’s remarkable gesture to Harry would make the late Queen proud

By reaching out to set rift aside, the heir to the throne shows he is living by his grandmother’s example

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Princess Anne will accompany Queen’s coffin on final journey home

The Queen’s only daughter is believed to have been with her mother when she died and will fly into London by air on Tuesday

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'Fab Four'? Fab Four'? The person who wrote that should be sacked.

 

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King Charles proclaimed Canada's new head of state

King Charles III has been officially proclaimed Canada’s monarch in a ceremony in Ottawa

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[jeffb]

Something from Former Australian PM Paul Keating:

 

[Hood]

Should they ever release coverage of the rehearsals, there would be a lot of Rudolph's around.

It was to say the least comical and the only time it went right was on the day itself. There was that tho'.

My dad was in the Signals and was among the poor sods who had to set up and tidy up after, but he did get a Sennelager Jubilee commemorative jug for his efforts...

With hindsight it does seem odd that the Queen had a full military pageant in an independent non-Commonwealth European republic to celebrate her rule.

 

[gwiz]

Tributes from unexpected places:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1568201696752373760

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[Grey Havoc]

Queen Elizabeth II latest: Watch live as coffin passes Dundee on final leg to Edinburgh

The late Queen's cortege has passed Dundee on the final leg of its journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh.

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Morten Morland Sunday Times cartoon: September 11, 2022

Buy prints or signed copies of Times cartoons from our Print Gallery at timescartoons.co.uk

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Something from Former Australian PM Paul Keating:

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Fine and fitting words. If I may by way of encouragement offer the thought that all who knew the Queen can still emulate her. That heads of State and others in high positions can emulate her. That the common people can emulate her. Hers is the finest example of what human beings can be. I pray that her example can continue on into the future.

 

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A daughter’s last duty: Forlorn Princess Anne accompanies Queen Elizabeth’s coffin to Edinburgh

The Princess Royal is travelling in a car behind the late Queen’s hearse for the six-hour drive from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse

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A Queen like no other begins her ‘last great journey’

Mournful crowds fight back the tears as they pay their final respects to a much-loved monarch forever woven into the tapestry of our history

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Prince Andrew to care for Queen's beloved corgis

The Queen's second son and his ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York will now look after her iconic dogs.

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Branding vanishes on hearse transporting the late Queen’s body from Balmoral to Edinburgh

William Perves displayed its logo on the hearse in front of the coffin when it left Balmoral, but when it reached Dundee the logo had gone

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Paddington Bear and marmalade sandwiches - Britain's touching tributes to its witty Queen

Mourners are remembering a sketch from the Platinum Jubilee celebrations that delighted them

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Watch: Security guard's opera tribute to Queen Elizabeth brings London train station to tears

Onlookers were left in tears at the 'lovely' spontaneous performance on the station's organ

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[uk 75]

The Queen was usually sombre and serious in her public role so this photo and story moved me and this is how I would like to remember the Queen. RIP M'am.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02pNC9b8fLu9gkUHBboSeTrkJKEQW5KPZJbuNMd82NHbpkqmACL8ZVTq1HcMvNS49Hl&id=1608147076087656

 

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As it happened: King Charles and Royal family hold vigil for the late Queen at St Giles's Cathedral

King Charles III on Monday led his siblings as they kept a vigil to their late mother at St Giles's Cathedral in Edinburgh.

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[Grey Havoc]

From a few days ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/xa6n8i

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From the comments thread, a happier occasion in the past:

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Also via the comments:

https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/02/the-history-of-gun-salutes/

 

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Singing in Gaelic? This service for the late Queen is an astonishing moment in history

This afternoon’s Service of Thanksgiving will be a dignified, intelligent tribute to Her late Majesty – with one extraordinary gesture

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Strict rules on Queen tributes imposed - and Paddington Bear is banned

The Royal Parks, who manage London's royal spaces, have issued a definitive guide on what mourners can and can't do in the capital

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[Grey Havoc]

Obituary: Queen Elizabeth II

The long reign of Queen Elizabeth II was marked by her strong sense of duty.

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Queen Elizabeth II obituary

When the Queen became this country’s longest-serving monarch, the humility with which she acknowledged the passing of that historic moment reflected the same se

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: the definitive obituary

From the moment of her accession to the throne, comparisons were made with her Tudor namesake; particularly in the assumption that the country’s fortunes were, as in 1558, at a low ebb and that its one hope lay in the character of the new Queen. But few could have dared to believe that Richard...

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Andrew Marr ‘surprised’ to be replaced in BBC’s Queen obituary

Andrew Marr has expressed surprise after the BBC made an eleventh-hour decision to remove his voiceover from its obituary of the Queen

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Nationwide minute’s silence to be held for Queen Elizabeth II

Public urged to share in the ‘moment of reflection’ at 8pm on Sunday, 19 September, the evening before her funeral

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The coffin fit for a Queen - and why it is lined with lead

The casket was manufactured by the same specialist firm that produced the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin

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Strict rules on Queen tributes imposed - and Paddington Bear is banned

The Royal Parks, who manage London's royal spaces, have issued a definitive guide on what mourners can and can't do in the capital

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Well, they got my message and banned that bear.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Trains will run through the night as mourners travel to London

Plans for extra rail services finalised as thousands expected to flock to the capital for Queen Elizabeth's funeral

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Queen Elizabeth II: A day-by-day guide from now to the funeral

The Queen's coffin will lie in state in Westminster Hall as King Charles III embarks on a trip around the UK.

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The Queen’s children form royal guard of honour around her coffin

King Charles and his siblings stand in solemn, silent vigil in Edinburgh as public file past to pay their last respects

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/12/safety-fears-scotch-plans-use-royal-train-transport-queen-elizabeth/

 

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Queue to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II begins to form ... 53 hours before doors open

More than double the 200,000 mourners who paid their respects to The Queen Mother are expected

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Power failure hits Tube as thousands expected to descend on London to pay tribute to Queen

No Picadilly line between Hyde Park Corner and Cockfosters. Several stations also closed on Victoria line

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The Queen’s children unite in grief with the corner of the kingdom where the monarch was happiest

Scotland shows its fierce pride in Elizabeth II by coming out in force to watch her three sons and daughter in deepest mourning

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Mourners queue all night to see Queen's coffin in Edinburgh

The line from the doors of St Giles' Cathedral is estimated to stretch for at least a mile.

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Taking last public photos of the Queen was 'an honour and privilege'

Jane Barlow, from Belper, Derbyshire, photographed the Queen two days before she died.

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'Sobbing' soldiers throw flowers and flags to prepare horses to pull Queen Elizabeth's coffin

Huge crowds are expected when Army horses pull coffin to Westminster Hall

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Plane set to carry Queen Elizabeth’s coffin evacuated thousands from Kabul last summer

The RAF will move the late Queen's coffin on Tuesday evening from Edinburgh to RAF Northolt in London

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Queen Elizabeth II's funeral procession map: The route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey

The late Queen's coffin will travel from Scotland to London ahead of the ceremony next week

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[Grey Havoc]

Simon Armitage’s elegant poem for the Queen’s death is full of hidden references

The poet laureate speaks to The Telegraph about 'Floral Tribute', his elegy for the late Queen, inspired by one of her favourite flowers

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Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrives for monarch’s final night at Buckingham Palace

The Queen has returned to Buckingham Palace and her family, who turned out to witness the arrival of her coffin at the royal residence affectionately known as the "office".

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Princess Anne pays tribute to her mother, Queen Elizabeth: ‘It has been an honour’

The Princess Royal says she was 'fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest mother’s life' in touching eulogy

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[Grey Havoc]

Sophie, Countess of Wessex to gain new title if Edward becomes Duke of Edinburgh

The move would elevate the Countess's status as her role becomes more significant in the slimmed-down monarchy

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[Zoo Tycoon]

What a time to be PM.
Systemic problems everywhere.
Cost of living crisis.
Energy crisis.
Housing crisis.
Brexit troubles.
Party splits over Europe, China, COVID19, Green subsidises, etc....
Rooting out China's pernicious influence.
Bias in the media risking the democratic processes.
Industrial disputes set to become rife and enflame internal divisions.
SNP trying to break up the UK.
Consequences of COVID19.
War in Ukraine.

And as if that wasn't enough, the Queen goes and dies just as she starts the job......

Sometimes nothing happens in decades, then other times dacade’s happens in weeks.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Royal Family greet Queen Elizabeth II's coffin at Buckingham Palace

The King was joined Royals including Princes William and Harry and their wives to witness the arrival.

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