queen elizabeth II

endless queue waiting to get past hilary step, 67, whose giant hamper blocks the final approach

the procession on Monday will effectively be them passing the coffin along a queue - walked to marble arch then driven to Windsor. goes by about a mile south of here, the park by the road is already full of portaloos.

Said to me before last night’s DJ set: “You should play that Sex Pistols record, God Save The Queen. We learned about it in Year 9 History”. I feel like a Victorian grandfather.

Just over 3 years until it's the 50th anniversary of the recording of that

"Yeah, they wouldn't play it to us in class, because it was banned. It had loads of swearing in it, like (lowers voice to a conspiratorial whisper) "God Save The Motherfucking Queen"."

correct

Aaron is astonished, astonished I tell ye.

Ibrox this afternoon as Dundee United fans sing through a moments silence for the Queen. 😲 pic.twitter.com/LryOqqqpHc

— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) September 17, 2022

he's melted like fuck throughout this

Never forget:

What are the sizes of the Queen Elizabeth II?

― Kahlia Pimental, Monday, January 12, 2004 9:54 PM (eighteen years ago)

Apparently she's small enough to fit in a box.

Seems not observing the minute's silence has been happening at games all over Scotland this week. They're not even risking at the St Mirren v Celtic game tomorrow, they're having a minute's applause instead. Well, see how that goes.

5 live were apologising for "some of the bad language and swearing" during the minute's silence before the Spurs k.o. But I didn't hear anything. Or perhaps like Bastardi - I was in such a state of amazement that I didn't believe it had happened.

Apparently there was indeed some disrespc' going on at the Spurs game.

I thought Londoners were all in The Queue?

queuing 11.5 hours to see the queen body pic.twitter.com/IbvzyaxjIE

— Depop Drama (@depopdrama) September 17, 2022

Lol omg

Big day for Channel 5 pic.twitter.com/b41gNvi7H3

— Dave Brain 🧠 (@Ornsack) September 16, 2022

depop drama guy: "yes i will be posting tomorrow"
chairman alph: "i will never log off"

🤔🤔🤔

have some curtsy

https://c.tenor.com/AStLCoePvHUAAAAC/liz-truss-bozo.gif

Read that as "have some cutesy" tbh.

🎵 Lizzie is in a box 🎵

depop drama guy: "yes i will be posting tomorrow"
chairman alph: "i will never log off"

🤔🤔🤔

― mark s, Saturday, 17 September 2022 bookmarkflaglink

That's right

i keep hearing "have some curtesy and respect" to the tune of "Sympathy for the Devil"

pic.twitter.com/QkVoTHq0CE

— dean (@DeanRed123) September 17, 2022

lol

Lol @ Dundee Utd's statement.

Club Statement

— Dundee United FC (@dundeeunitedfc) September 17, 2022

Bad news folks! i waited in line for 16 hours to see the queen. But by the time i got there she was fuckin DEAD!!!!!!

— wint (@dril) September 17, 2022

still got it

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s reign will be remembered as a steadying, guiding influence during a period of huge change.

Our national character - of openness, pride and spirit - convinces me that Britain’s best days can still lie ahead of us.https://t.co/ywiQM366ut

— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) September 17, 2022

he's still fucking queen-posting

furiously queen-posting on his laptop as he sinks to the bottom of the sea, bubbles trailing from his mouth

Is that a raven on the PM's head?

And why does everyone look constipated?

we all grieve differently

Fucking pride. I'm reaching calzino heights of hatred for this arsehole.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, this ruined me pic.twitter.com/u9SBGEQiLl

— Al (@asteroidsalad) September 17, 2022

"We met in the queue and we've become really good friends" pic.twitter.com/Rh5gO3iwSZ

— Kiyun Anon (@antifatwa) September 17, 2022

Celtic fans at St Mirren today@CelticFC pic.twitter.com/Hsr4SDXaR1

— Fitba Culture 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@fitbaculture) September 18, 2022

so childish, also amazing

Excellent but they're 1-0 down at half time ffs.

I'd be interested in how the St Mirren fans acted, not only because it's my hometown team but because virtually everybody in Paisley supports either Rangers or Celtic, so you're left with a peculiarly non-partisan non-sectarian fanbase for a West of Scotland team (a bit like Partick Thistle).

2-0 wtf??!?!

I'm blasting out the Merzbox at full volume tomorrow when it's the time.

lol 81% possession for Celtic, something has to give here

The stats for that game are weird

This is the weekend to take an interest in Scottish football

I’ll never forget his face when he first clocks the picture of the queen in the changies on his first day. https://t.co/iWSNdx10XV pic.twitter.com/5CgHJfihPR

— TerryHartley (@TPHartley90) November 12, 2021

how many cheating bfs have said they were in the queue this weekend

— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) September 18, 2022

A re-elected Labor government will redevelop and expand Maroondah Hospital from the ground up.

It will be renamed in honour of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

— Dan Andrews (@DanielAndrewsMP) September 18, 2022

Carry on!

Hell is Luton airport.

Always a terrible place to have to pass through and completely unfit for purpose, I had the misfortune to be stuck there during the minute of silence for the Queen. An hour before the silence they started making announcements every ten minutes that this was upcoming, and strongly expressed how seriously Luton airport took this and that it “must be complied with”. Five minutes before the silence a woman announcer spoke over the P.A. and gave a totally over the top hagiography ending in a long rambling prayer for “our dearly departed Queen”,. A massed “Amen” from my fellow passengers bellowed through the terminal. It surely went way beyond what was required but she was just warming up…

Then we had the silence. I’d say 90% of people who had been sitting down got to their feet. I was sitting with headphones on and was scowled at by several people. Had I dared say anything I had a strong feeling I’d have faced severe repercussions. A few visiting tourists looked very bewildered and unsettled.

Then the announcer came back on with more prayers and a round of God Save The King. There was a near hysterical, zealous tone to her voice by this point. I found the whole experience deeply unsettling and could not wait to get the eff out of there. My flight was then delayed by 3 hours. The reason given was air traffic issue related to the Queen’s passing. I have zero idea what those issues might have been all but seems like an easy excuse for EasyJet’s failings. A horrible day.

Biden giving a sign of the cross...guess it's all one path to God.

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are paying their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. He made the sign of the cross and put his hand to his heart as he stood near the casket.

More here: https://t.co/ai01fcFdEQ pic.twitter.com/TFIvPTANPh

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 18, 2022

"Truly international funeral diplomacy is relatively recent. It relies on air travel to fly in leaders from around the world within a few days, and refrigeration to preserve the deceased until they arrive"

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/18/prime-minister-trusss-first-big-diplomatic-meeting-cancelled-joe-biden