[Merged] UK Queen dead? Dying?/Liz Mountbatten's death - Page 2

Rolfe · 8th September 2022, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by Darat

BBC TV news have all jumped into black suits and black ties.

I can't see what the Radio 3 announcers are wearing. (Although I can confirm that when one of them said he was dressed up as Mozart on Red Nose Day in about 1988 he was indeed, because I was at choir practice in Broadcasting House and he came into the rehearsal room to shake us all down for money.)

The programmes are proceeding as usual (still on Richard Strauss) even if they are frantically donning black ties.

Myriad · 8th September 2022, 06:12 AM

"My plan is working! Charles, Harry, and William are all on planes on their way here, temporarily out of contact. Now we move house and not tell them the new address!"

JoeMorgue · 8th September 2022, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by Lothian

Seems the whole extended family is heading up there apart from Harry's dad.

CNN is reporting Catherine is staying behind in Windsor with the children, who are starting school today.

Francesca R · 8th September 2022, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by 3point14

I guess this allows lots of oportunity to push out less popular news from our new lunatic overlady in the coming days.

Diana pegging out was a great Kodak moment for Blair. Truss could learn a trick or two .

Hevneren · 8th September 2022, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by Myriad

I'm confident God will save her. Otherwise what was all that singing for?

I thought it was "shave". Suppose he can do that, too

Darat · 8th September 2022, 06:17 AM

I do like how the popular narratives are often shown to be a load of crap. All this about Harry being a pariah now, Queen upset with him, William won’t talk to him yet he is (I’ve just been informed by the media) the only non-heir grandkid travelling to Balmoral. Do you know any family that doesn’t use a funeral or marriage to get the knife in if there is upset in a family? Seems he may not be as unpopular as the media like to make up stories about him.

Darat · 8th September 2022, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by Francesca R

Diana pegging out was a great Kodak moment for Blair. Truss could learn a trick or two .

I think could is doing a lot of work in that sentence.

Myriad · 8th September 2022, 06:19 AM

BBC America, rising to the occasion, is currently showing episodes of that classic British television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Francesca R · 8th September 2022, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

CNN is reporting Catherine is staying behind in Windsor with the children, who are starting school today.

"Never mind about Great-Grandmama croaking, you're starting a new reading book. Get in there now!"

Darat · 8th September 2022, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

CNN is reporting Catherine is staying behind in Windsor with the children, who are starting school today.

God she must be relieved to have an excuse!

Hevneren · 8th September 2022, 06:22 AM

What's with the guy with glasses?

Darat · 8th September 2022, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by Myriad

"My plan is working! Charles, Harry, and William are all on planes on their way here, temporarily out of contact. Now we move house and not tell them the new address!"

Move house - we’re moving the country as soon as we know Truss is on her way.

angrysoba · 8th September 2022, 06:23 AM

Not looking forward to this given that two completely different sets of insufferable people are going to behave extremely insufferably.

Darat · 8th September 2022, 06:23 AM

Hope she had kept up her Sunlife payments, funerals are bloody expensive these days.

angrysoba · 8th September 2022, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by Hevneren

What's with the guy with glasses?

That's not a guy! That's the queen, silly!

Myriad · 8th September 2022, 06:26 AM

And while the Starship Enterprise explores the galaxy on BBC America, CNN is showing a camera feed showing police carrying dozens of those metal crowd-directing barriers (the kind that look a bit like bicycle racks) out of a gate near Balmoral. It's not looking likely that it's a close-call or false-alarm.

Francesca R · 8th September 2022, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by Rolfe

The programmes are proceeding as usual (still on Richard Strauss) even if they are frantically donning black ties.

Radio 3 is a 24-7-365 funeral/mourning station anyway IMO.

What will happen is KissFM, Capital, Radio1DANCE et al all suddenly start adopting the same schedule.

Francesca R · 8th September 2022, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by Darat

Hope she had kept up her Sunlife payments, funerals are bloody expensive these days.

Rumour is she had money on with Ladbrokes about making seventieth Jubilee and a flutter at paddy power on appointing fifteen prime ministers. She's probably collected enough from that, I think the bets were placed in the 60's.

Rolfe · 8th September 2022, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by Francesca R

Radio 3 is a 24-7-365 funeral/mourning station anyway IMO.

What will happen is KissFM, Capital, Radio1DANCE et al all suddenly start adopting the same schedule.

Der Rosenkavalier is positively decadent.

Vixen · 8th September 2022, 06:34 AM

I think she must at least be in a coma not expected to revive.

Re Philip: he died in the morning but it was not announced until noon..

Quote:

his death was announced by the royal family at noon BST on 9 April 2021, with the release of a statement saying he had "died peacefully" that morning at Windsor Castle.

wiki

Rolfe · 8th September 2022, 06:36 AM

Oh God I hadn't realised she's actually in Scotland at the moment. That's all we need.

Vixen · 8th September 2022, 06:37 AM

From the tabloids:

Quote:

The Queen's children and grandchildren including William and Harry are at her bedside today - or racing to get to Balmoral - after doctors revealed they are 'concerned' for her health.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were scheduled to attend the WellChild Awards in London this evening but the couple have changed their plans at the 11th hour and are heading to Aberdeenshire, their spokesman confirmed, as millions of Britons and her subjects around the world prayed for her.

Lothian · 8th September 2022, 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by Rolfe

Oh God I hadn't realised she's actually in Scotland at the moment. That's all we need.

Killed by underinvestment in NHS Scotland

Vixen · 8th September 2022, 06:38 AM

I suspect she has departed.

Darat · 8th September 2022, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by Vixen

I think she must at least be in a coma not expected to revive.

Re Philip: he died in the morning but it was not announced until noon..

wiki

Yes but don’t forget that would have had to wait until Philip’s private secretary had spoken to the Queen’s private secretary and when he then could find 5 minutes in the Queen’s schedule to let her know.

Darat · 8th September 2022, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by Rolfe

Oh God I hadn't realised she's actually in Scotland at the moment. That's all we need.

I think we need to instate the pass the parcel protocol. You had her last - you get to keep her!

Vixen · 8th September 2022, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by Darat

Yes but don’t forget that would have had to wait until Philip’s private secretary had spoken to the Queen’s private secretary and when he then could find 5 minutes in the Queen’s schedule to let her know.

I think the attitude will be that the public don't get to know immediately she dies.

They will announce it on the hour in a sombre news report.

Darat · 8th September 2022, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by Vixen

I suspect she has departed.

I’m sure the press by now have all the exits from Balmoral covered so I very much doubt that.

Francesca R · 8th September 2022, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by Lothian

Killed by underinvestment in NHS Scotland

They won't give back the corpse without securing indyref2

commandlinegamer · 8th September 2022, 06:42 AM

There ought to be a live camera feed from the gate at Buckingham Palace.

Darat · 8th September 2022, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by Vixen

I think the attitude will be that the public don't get to know immediately she dies.

They will announce it on the hour in a sombre news report.

Neither of the palaces are known for making news reports. Are you thinking Charles is going to use this to kick start a new news channel? If so smart man - keep the exclusive rights to the funeral to his new news channel, make it a PPV event.

malbui · 8th September 2022, 06:43 AM

Here we go for a good month of flower fascism.

shemp · 8th September 2022, 06:44 AM

Originally Posted by Rolfe

Oh God, no, not King Jug-Ears.

King Jug-Head.

Dave Rogers · 8th September 2022, 06:44 AM

Originally Posted by Darat

All this about Harry being a pariah now, Queen upset with him, William won’t talk to him yet he is (I’ve just been informed by the media) the only non-heir grandkid travelling to Balmoral. Do you know any family that doesn’t use a funeral or marriage to get the knife in if there is upset in a family?

It's a lot easier to get the knife in if they're actually there to have it inserted, in my experience. Keep your friends close but your black sheep closer?

Dave

Darat · 8th September 2022, 06:44 AM

Originally Posted by Francesca R

They won't give back the corpse without securing indyref2

That might not be as compelling as some may think….

Vixen · 8th September 2022, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by Darat

Neither of the palaces are known for making news reports. Are you thinking Charles is going to use this to kick start a new news channel? If so smart man - keep the exclusive rights to the funeral to his new news channel, make it a PPV event.

No, silly, it'll be Nicholas Witchell at the BBC.

Vixen · 8th September 2022, 06:47 AM

The Sun and the Daily Mail are reporting that Meghan is searching the Queen's belongings, looking for the will.

Darat · 8th September 2022, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by Vixen

The Sun and the Daily Mail are reporting that Meghan is searching the Queen's belongings, looking for the will.

Well she could wait until probate because after all wills become public documents at that point…. Well except their’s of course.

Lothian · 8th September 2022, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by Darat

That might not be as compelling as some may think….

I think as a gesture of goodwill and in line with royal protocol the head could be sent first and the rest could follow when the vote is allowed.

Francesca R · 8th September 2022, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by Vixen

The Sun and the Daily Mail are reporting that Meghan is searching the Queen's belongings, looking for the will.

Didn't the FBI find that in the Mar-a-Lago raid?

8th September 2022, 06:12 AM	#41
Rolfe Adult human female Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NT 150 511 Posts: 50,593	Originally Posted by Darat BBC TV news have all jumped into black suits and black ties. I can't see what the Radio 3 announcers are wearing. (Although I can confirm that when one of them said he was dressed up as Mozart on Red Nose Day in about 1988 he was indeed, because I was at choir practice in Broadcasting House and he came into the rehearsal room to shake us all down for money.) The programmes are proceeding as usual (still on Richard Strauss) even if they are frantically donning black ties.
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8th September 2022, 06:12 AM	#42
Myriad The Clarity Is Devastating Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Betwixt Posts: 20,167	"My plan is working! Charles, Harry, and William are all on planes on their way here, temporarily out of contact. Now we move house and not tell them the new address!"
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8th September 2022, 06:12 AM	#43
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 44,144	Originally Posted by Lothian Seems the whole extended family is heading up there apart from Harry's dad. CNN is reporting Catherine is staying behind in Windsor with the children, who are starting school today.
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8th September 2022, 06:16 AM	#45
Hevneren Critical Thinker Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 373	Originally Posted by Myriad I'm confident God will save her. Otherwise what was all that singing for? I thought it was "shave". Suppose he can do that, too
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8th September 2022, 06:17 AM	#46
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 109,646	I do like how the popular narratives are often shown to be a load of crap. All this about Harry being a pariah now, Queen upset with him, William won’t talk to him yet he is (I’ve just been informed by the media) the only non-heir grandkid travelling to Balmoral. Do you know any family that doesn’t use a funeral or marriage to get the knife in if there is upset in a family? Seems he may not be as unpopular as the media like to make up stories about him.
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8th September 2022, 06:12 AM	#44
Francesca R Girl Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London EC1 Posts: 19,028	Originally Posted by 3point14 I guess this allows lots of oportunity to push out less popular news from our new lunatic overlady in the coming days. Diana pegging out was a great Kodak moment for Blair. Truss could learn a trick or two .

8th September 2022, 06:19 AM	#47
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 109,646	Originally Posted by Francesca R Diana pegging out was a great Kodak moment for Blair. Truss could learn a trick or two . I think could is doing a lot of work in that sentence.
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8th September 2022, 06:19 AM	#49
Francesca R Girl Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London EC1 Posts: 19,028	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue CNN is reporting Catherine is staying behind in Windsor with the children, who are starting school today. "Never mind about Great-Grandmama croaking, you're starting a new reading book. Get in there now!"

8th September 2022, 06:20 AM	#50
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 109,646	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue CNN is reporting Catherine is staying behind in Windsor with the children, who are starting school today. God she must be relieved to have an excuse!
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8th September 2022, 06:22 AM	#52
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 109,646	Originally Posted by Myriad "My plan is working! Charles, Harry, and William are all on planes on their way here, temporarily out of contact. Now we move house and not tell them the new address!" Move house - we’re moving the country as soon as we know Truss is on her way.
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8th September 2022, 06:23 AM	#53
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8th September 2022, 06:24 AM	#55
angrysoba Philosophile Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 34,402	Originally Posted by Hevneren What's with the guy with glasses? That's not a guy! That's the queen, silly!
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8th September 2022, 06:26 AM	#56
Myriad The Clarity Is Devastating Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Betwixt Posts: 20,167	And while the Starship Enterprise explores the galaxy on BBC America, CNN is showing a camera feed showing police carrying dozens of those metal crowd-directing barriers (the kind that look a bit like bicycle racks) out of a gate near Balmoral. It's not looking likely that it's a close-call or false-alarm.
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8th September 2022, 06:27 AM	#57
Francesca R Girl Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London EC1 Posts: 19,028	Originally Posted by Rolfe The programmes are proceeding as usual (still on Richard Strauss) even if they are frantically donning black ties. Radio 3 is a 24-7-365 funeral/mourning station anyway IMO. What will happen is KissFM, Capital, Radio1DANCE et al all suddenly start adopting the same schedule.

8th September 2022, 06:30 AM	#58
Francesca R Girl Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London EC1 Posts: 19,028	Originally Posted by Darat Hope she had kept up her Sunlife payments, funerals are bloody expensive these days. Rumour is she had money on with Ladbrokes about making seventieth Jubilee and a flutter at paddy power on appointing fifteen prime ministers. She's probably collected enough from that, I think the bets were placed in the 60's.

8th September 2022, 06:34 AM	#59
Rolfe Adult human female Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NT 150 511 Posts: 50,593	Originally Posted by Francesca R Radio 3 is a 24-7-365 funeral/mourning station anyway IMO. What will happen is KissFM, Capital, Radio1DANCE et al all suddenly start adopting the same schedule. Der Rosenkavalier is positively decadent.
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8th September 2022, 06:34 AM	#60
Vixen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 32,715	I think she must at least be in a coma not expected to revive. Re Philip: he died in the morning but it was not announced until noon.. Quote: his death was announced by the royal family at noon BST on 9 April 2021, with the release of a statement saying he had "died peacefully" that morning at Windsor Castle. wiki
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8th September 2022, 06:36 AM	#61
Rolfe Adult human female Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NT 150 511 Posts: 50,593	Oh God I hadn't realised she's actually in Scotland at the moment. That's all we need.
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8th September 2022, 06:37 AM	#62
Vixen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 32,715	From the tabloids: Quote: The Queen's children and grandchildren including William and Harry are at her bedside today - or racing to get to Balmoral - after doctors revealed they are 'concerned' for her health. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were scheduled to attend the WellChild Awards in London this evening but the couple have changed their plans at the 11th hour and are heading to Aberdeenshire, their spokesman confirmed, as millions of Britons and her subjects around the world prayed for her.
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8th September 2022, 06:37 AM	#63
Lothian should be banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Earth, specifically the crusty bit on the outside Posts: 18,603	Originally Posted by Rolfe Oh God I hadn't realised she's actually in Scotland at the moment. That's all we need. Killed by underinvestment in NHS Scotland

8th September 2022, 06:38 AM	#64
Vixen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 32,715	I suspect she has departed.
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8th September 2022, 06:38 AM	#65
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 109,646	Originally Posted by Vixen I think she must at least be in a coma not expected to revive. Re Philip: he died in the morning but it was not announced until noon.. wiki Yes but don’t forget that would have had to wait until Philip’s private secretary had spoken to the Queen’s private secretary and when he then could find 5 minutes in the Queen’s schedule to let her know.
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8th September 2022, 06:39 AM	#66
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 109,646	Originally Posted by Rolfe Oh God I hadn't realised she's actually in Scotland at the moment. That's all we need. I think we need to instate the pass the parcel protocol. You had her last - you get to keep her!
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8th September 2022, 06:40 AM	#67
Vixen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 32,715	Originally Posted by Darat Yes but don’t forget that would have had to wait until Philip’s private secretary had spoken to the Queen’s private secretary and when he then could find 5 minutes in the Queen’s schedule to let her know. I think the attitude will be that the public don't get to know immediately she dies. They will announce it on the hour in a sombre news report.
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8th September 2022, 06:40 AM	#68
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 109,646	Originally Posted by Vixen I suspect she has departed. I’m sure the press by now have all the exits from Balmoral covered so I very much doubt that.
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8th September 2022, 06:40 AM	#69
Francesca R Girl Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London EC1 Posts: 19,028	Originally Posted by Lothian Killed by underinvestment in NHS Scotland They won't give back the corpse without securing indyref2

8th September 2022, 06:42 AM	#70
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8th September 2022, 06:43 AM	#72
malbui Beauf Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,492	Here we go for a good month of flower fascism.
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8th September 2022, 06:44 AM	#73
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8th September 2022, 06:44 AM	#74
Dave Rogers Bandaged ice that stampedes inexpensively through a scribbled morning waving necessary ankles Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cair Paravel, according to XKCD Posts: 33,858	Originally Posted by Darat All this about Harry being a pariah now, Queen upset with him, William won’t talk to him yet he is (I’ve just been informed by the media) the only non-heir grandkid travelling to Balmoral. Do you know any family that doesn’t use a funeral or marriage to get the knife in if there is upset in a family? It's a lot easier to get the knife in if they're actually there to have it inserted, in my experience. Keep your friends close but your black sheep closer? Dave
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8th September 2022, 06:44 AM	#75
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 109,646	Originally Posted by Francesca R They won't give back the corpse without securing indyref2 That might not be as compelling as some may think….
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8th September 2022, 06:45 AM	#76
Vixen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 32,715	Originally Posted by Darat Neither of the palaces are known for making news reports. Are you thinking Charles is going to use this to kick start a new news channel? If so smart man - keep the exclusive rights to the funeral to his new news channel, make it a PPV event. No, silly, it'll be Nicholas Witchell at the BBC.
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8th September 2022, 06:47 AM	#77
Vixen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 32,715	The Sun and the Daily Mail are reporting that Meghan is searching the Queen's belongings, looking for the will.
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8th September 2022, 06:52 AM	#78
Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 109,646	Originally Posted by Vixen The Sun and the Daily Mail are reporting that Meghan is searching the Queen's belongings, looking for the will. Well she could wait until probate because after all wills become public documents at that point…. Well except their’s of course.
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8th September 2022, 06:52 AM	#79
Lothian should be banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Earth, specifically the crusty bit on the outside Posts: 18,603	Originally Posted by Darat That might not be as compelling as some may think…. I think as a gesture of goodwill and in line with royal protocol the head could be sent first and the rest could follow when the vote is allowed.