The Queen is Dead. Long live the King.

[rareboy]

So Elizabeth has died.

And Charles is now King.

Her life spanned so much history it is almost astonishing.

Sic transit gloria mundi.

 

[rareboy]

 

[rareboy]

For a bit of perspective, the Queen has reigned for nearly 30% of the time the US has been in existence.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

no comment. i'll let the world grieve first.

 

[Latimer]

A most admirable woman.What is your opinion of Charles? Camilla? Charles and Camilla?

 

[mikemizanin729]

RIP. Our Country has gone through so much change this week.

 

[eddielee]

My condolences to the British people. She was a once in a lifetime Monarch, and we will never see anyone like her again.

 

[HoodedRat]

This news has made me feel very sad.

 

[rareboy]

One of Pete Souza's favourite photos.

 

[Essex Boy]

It's not just the Queen that has died. A whole world has passed away with her. Just think: when she came to the throne Winston Churchill was Prime Minister, and she had a private "tutorial" every week with him and with every PM since. I wonder if they thought at the back of their minds, "She has seen them all come and go, and she'll see me come and go too". This is the great bonus of having a monarch as head of state rather than some here-today-gone-tomorrow career politician on the make.

It was thought at one time that Prince Charles might choose George as his regnal name (the previous two kings were called David and Bertie in real life), but apparently he has decided to stick with Charles. When I was a little boy, in the early 1960s, we were sometimes called the "New Elizabethans" although it never really caught on. I suppose kids born in the next few years will be the "New Carolines". I can't see that catching on either. It was also thought that the title of Duke of Edinburgh would pass to Prince Edward when Prince Charles became king. Maybe not: https://www.goodto.com/royal-news/the-royal-that-prince-charles-could-give-prince-philips-title-to-revealed-and-its-not-edward-608979. It's all very arcane.

 

[rareboy]

 

[rareboy]

Best one so far.

"Can't believe they are going to make a MAN queen. This woke nonsense has gone too far."

 

[rareboy]

When she wore a friendship brooch given to her by Obama to meet the Trumps.

 

[Essex Boy]

P.S. It's worth bearing in mind that as the first child of the Duke of York (the equivalent of Princess Beatrice today) Princess Elizabeth wasn't born to be queen. Until her uncle Edward VIII married an American gold digger and abandoned his post she expected to live quietly in the country as the Duchess of Edinburgh and breed racehorses. There's a divinity that shapes our ends ...

 

[rareboy]

We will never see her like again

 

[m1thousand]

A female construction worker told me as I waited for my order at McDonalds. It should have happened at Burger King ;-)

Rest in peace ma'am

 

[LeicsDom]

Until her uncle Edward VIII married an American gold digger and abandoned his post ...

Funny how history tends to repeat itself. Sort of

 

[NotHardUp1]

A great soul has passed.

My sincere respects and condolence to all the subjects of the British Empire in their time of loss.

May her accomplishments be celebrated with praise from the world.

God speed her on her way to the bosom of Abraham.

 

[m1thousand]

I forgot Charles is now King.

He waited so long!!!!!

 

[NotHardUp1]

I saw a meme that (erroneously) described him as not having worked for 73 years.

He has prepared all his life. He deserves his reign.