Passing of Queen Elizabeth
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Fantastic innings fair play
RIP Your Majesty
The Queen Is Dead, Long Live The Queen
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She was fantastic imo. Utterly professional at all times despite the going ons of her wayward kids.
My grandmother was a huge royal fan, I don’t think younger kiwis (born after WWII) understand the « Britain is home » feeling of our forebears.
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King Charles III confirmed
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@MiketheSnow said in Passing of Queen Elizabeth:
King Charles III confirmed
The bar is set relatively low by his two predecessors, Charles I and II....
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I had a feeling this wasn’t far off when I saw the clip of her with Liz Truss. I commented to the missus that she had suddenly turned into a frail old lady.
Had the pleasure of meeting her only 5 years ago at her place and she was still very witty and up to speed. She doesn’t allow selfies but at least we got someone nearby to take photos of us.
Put in a decent innings and despite all the bullshit that goes along with royalty she was very much a back room diplomat and did a huge amount of good. Not convinced that Charles will be able to do that role anywhere near as well. Once he goes I think things may go in a very different direction and resemble the Euro monarchies more.
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@Crucial said in Passing of Queen Elizabeth:
I had a feeling this wasn’t far off when I saw the clip of her with Liz Truss. I commented to the missus that she had suddenly turned into a frail old lady.
Had the pleasure of meeting her only 5 years ago at her place and she was still very witty and up to speed. She doesn’t allow selfies but at least we got someone nearby to take photos of us.
Put in a decent innings and despite all the bullshit that goes along with royalty she was very much a back room diplomat and did a huge amount of good. Not convinced that Charles will be able to do that role anywhere near as well. Once he goes I think things may go in a very different direction and resemble the Euro monarchies more.
We have a King of NZ now.The national anthem at twickenham in autumn. God save the King!
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@Billy-Tell said in Passing of Queen Elizabeth:
She was fantastic imo. Utterly professional at all times despite the going ons of her wayward kids.
I think that she and her husband had the same family problems that many, if not most, families have experienced gave her a stronger connection to people. And without being too sentimental, the way she dealt with them probably helped people in similar situations
Three words: Class to burn.
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@Crucial he'll be a bit of a greenie given his passion for environmental issues and the like.
RIP Your Majesty. Amazing history and a genuine contributor to her country and people. The early years of her reign and her WW2 mahi are so distant, but she was kick ass. Definitely the last of the family holding onto that top tier of class and poise.
All shots at Royalty aside I feel for her family. It's hard grieving at any point, let alone on an international stage.
Counting down till Meghan Markle makes some trite comment about her being Liz's favourite or something
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@Victor-Meldrew I loved this:
