queen elizabeth II

The sole protester outside Llandaff cathedral so far - watched by two police officers. pic.twitter.com/bCvrcNlfqu

— steven morris (@stevenmorris20) September 16, 2022

xp the point isn't that there are plenty more bootlickers out there, but that the queue itself is being used as a bullshit argument

just heard Conte joined the crowd outside Buckingham Palace, the sad bastard. Not a good idea to bow to people when you are wearing a syrup our kid!

"Fun, tiring but also exciting!"

8-year-old scout Freddy stayed up all night with his family and we caught up with him just before he reached Westminster Hall to pay his respects to the Queen.#KayBurley wx pic.twitter.com/wDrvs7U0pN

— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) September 16, 2022

when they're interviewing the people who are queuing to see the coffin, or going to see the proclamations of the new king in their town centre and stuff, particularly when they've brought their kids along with them, they say stuff like "I wanted to bring my kids to see this because it's something they'll remember for the rest of their lives", and I agree that before republicans get to down-hearted they should consider that for a lot of people this is less about any kind of fanatic devotion to the monarchy and more about wanting to be part of an historic moment, the fact that it's been so long since we had a change of monarch makes it seem more like an historic moment, like if Halley's comet was going past you might feel inclined to watch it even if you don't particularly care about comets, but because you knew this would be your only chance to see it. Or how you might want to watch as the odometer on your car turns over to a number with lots of zeros.

though of course the next change of monarch is probably going to come around a lot sooner unless Charles lives to be about 150

could be next week if C3 has to use a fountain pen before then

though of course the next change of monarch is probably going to come around a lot sooner unless Charles lives to be about 150

His mother lived to 96, his father lived to 99, his granny lived to 101. I think he's going to be around for a while yet.

> I wanted to bring my kids to see this because it's something they'll remember for the rest of their lives

i was taken into town to see the queen give out maundy money at the abbey in 1971 when i was (does sums) 3 and a half and... i can't remember if i remember it or whether i "remember" it because i've seen photos of it.

xp yes, but even if he lives another 25 years or so his passing is probably not going to have the same once-in-a-lifetime feeling as the Queen's, where there's hardly anyone alive who can clearly remember a time when she *wasn't* the monarch.

I guess even if people queuing to see the coffin are motivated less by a devotion to the crown and more by desire to part of an historic moment, that's still crypto-reactionary because the desire to be part of an historic moment requires the existence and continuation of institutions like the monarchy, requires there not to be a year zero where everything is swept away - the wish to say 'I was there when x happened' is inherently conservative because it requires continuity, that people in the future will still care about x, that it will continue to be relevant?

i wd poll how many in the queue also haven't told their kids that santa doesn't exist, what ppl say they believe is situational and transactional!

yes i am more exercised abt the santa fib than the monarchy, no i dont have kids WHAT OF IT

I'm pretty sure there could be a ticketing system where you book a slot, turn up, shuffle through and go, but there wouldn't be the visual symbol that looks so impressive on the drone footage.

Maybe the app would crash, people wld block-book, i dunno.

ppl are saying this event has regressed us back beyond the reformation but i say we have even forgotten the miraculous multiplication of holy relics ffs

it served a practical purpose ppl!

Heartfelt words from a local FB group:

A Royal Farewell

Tears rained down and clouds turned black as coal,
As the heavens opened, to receive your noble soul.

A familiar stranger, loved by all throughout the years,
Your image fills so many homes, displayed on souvenirs.

You were always there, a celebrity before the term was coined,
Our nation has lost a mother, and in grief we all are joined.

We remember your devotion, and smile despite the pain,
And relive the grief for others we have lost, and weep again.

As the world marks your final journey, the church bells ring,
We turn our faces to the sun, and cry ‘God save the King’.

pic.twitter.com/r7KPohmIxj

— wurrance (@hepcatsector) September 16, 2022

regressing back to prehistorical human savagery.. lol

The Queue

Satire I assume.

Sorry, "satire".

you're a c*nt with a sh*t bear is how i greet my fellow subjects now

do c*unts with a sh*t bear sh*t in the m*ll?

that bear is bare sh*t, my man

camera crew just spotted david beckham entering westminster hall in the regular mortals queue, now it's all they can focus on

and then a pause for the changing of the guard, exactly as he gets to the front of the queue. coincidence? or conspiracy?

Royalty you can believe in!

No because a queue is what being Britishers is all about

Wouldn’t it be easier and quicker if they just pushed the coffin along the route of The Queue?

— Davie Wills 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@DavieLegend) September 15, 2022

queueing no, claiming any act of twee deference thinly veiling a boiling ocean of violence is uniquely British yes

Are British people unique in taking pride in our ability to queue?

There’s a good Russian queuing novel: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wEhRAQAAMAAJ

(Xp)

Beckham was in the queue since 2AM ? For someone who could have gotten the VIP treatment, that IS kinda nice though

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/david-beckham-spotted-waiting-line-28008971

Sky will air the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on every single one of their channels.

Sky Showcase
Sky Witness
Sky Atlantic
Sky Max
Sky Comedy
Sky Crime
Sky History
Sky Nature
Sky Arts
Sky Sports
Sky Football
Sky Golf
Sky Sports Racing
Sky NFL
Sky F1
Sky Sports News
And so on… pic.twitter.com/OtdpjqrMQ9

— Charlie Proctor (@MonarchyUK) September 16, 2022

Yeah ITV said that it's a funeral on all their channels a few days ago.

Literally the '200 channels nothing on" saying will come true on Monday.

saw beckham go through (not entirely realising it was him but wondering why the camera was so focused). do you think he queued all 8 or whatever hours?

some other vips came in about 2 minutes after him and took the outside route.

the tv listing magazine i bought this morning has nothing special on monday on any channel. probably went to print two weeks ago.

"Are British people unique in taking pride in our ability to queue?"

I've never heard any sort of queue discourse in the other two countries I've spent a significant amount of time in.

“Every time that we stood there when we wore those Three Lion shirts and I had my armband and we sang God Save Our Queen, that was something that meant so much to us.

So much so that Liverpool players had to be forced to sing it. Fuck off back to the States, Beckham.

even more of fawningly bland dimwit than Kieth

Who cares about David Beckham and whether he queued or not, Jesus Christ. His tantrums at not being given a knighthood in the leaked emails are pretty funny though.

xp
seriously considering phoning sky and asking for some reduction in this month's bill. I don't pay stupid amount per year for sports channels to be force fed a fucking funeral that I can watch on every other channel on the PVR if I so chose. luckily I am working and will miss this farrago of nonsense. if it I was home I'd be raging.

also when this happened on Thursday Sky had a breaking news banner along the bottom of the screen on Sky golf saying to turn over to news channel for an important breaking story leading my mum to worry that the Ukrainian nuclear plant had gone into meltdown. luckily it was only this.

Oh I’m sorry ob, that’s horrible. They probably wouldn’t bother donning black tie for that, I’m guessing.

I've never heard any sort of queue discourse in the other two countries I've spent a significant amount of time in.

Americans tend to want to buy their way to the front of the line (queue).

I spent years in Peru, where "queueing" consists mostly of everyone trying to cram to the front.

And ex-military would have been in the fast-track queueu

Peruvian queuing is the way it should be imo.

Lol

There's literally no reason a queue should ever be 24 hours long in this day and age. We have the technology to do timed slots or tickets or whatever with minimal fuss. The queue is so fucking long *by design*.
Ridiculous country.

— Sudden Beth (@bethdanger) September 16, 2022

They totally blew a chance to sell an NFT that unlocked early positions in the queue

lmao this is how you do it

I’ve come up with an interim solution to the queuing issue to see the Queen’s coffin in Westminster, let me know what you think, it’s not perfect but I don’t see anyone else coming up with anything pic.twitter.com/RIstM7kIT8

— Richard Parry (@_RichardParry_) September 16, 2022

the queen's children are all taking a turn at the moment

they didn't stay long. 10 minutes tops.

really does need the chigley music during the changeovers.

I think this is going to finish off the blue ticks. https://t.co/g3xJ5tDTIg

— Mr Demos of Pnyx (@gem_ste) September 16, 2022

god help us if nationalists get sectarian