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I never have been a big monarchy fan, but reading sad news today that the Queen seems to be in a bad way, all of her close family, even the likes of Prince Andrew, Harry and Meghan are on their way to see her at her residents in Balmoral, things must be looking seriously bad.
Long live the Queen, she’s been an absolute warrior her whole life.
Don’t want to speculate, but fearing the worst.
The best things in life are free.
But you can give them to the birds and bees.It is not looking good.
All her children and grandchildren are making their way to Balmoral – including Prince Harry so it must be serious.
Indeed, all the BBC news presenters have changed to black clothing as well, I don’t think she’s making it to the weekend :(
God save the Queen
Can’t remember his name but the Welsh BBC News presenter is pretty much letting us know to expect the worse just from the tone of his voice, he’s telling us without telling us.
I feared the worst as well when I saw the headlines. She has clearly not been in good health for a long time, given she missed most of the Jubilee celebrations and was absent from Ascot and Epsom.
I’m pretty much with you Ben, not a massive monarchist but very concerning all the same.
This is a lot of fuss for a heath scare, blanket news and family rushing from all over. Some of them talking like it’s already happened and then correcting themselves.
The BBC rehearse this and the Palace will certainly want to control the narrative. Does seem like we’re being let down gently but you never know, she’s a fighter.
I didn’t think she was the same after her husband’s passing. Part of me feels as though she’s broken-hearted.
God bless the Queen.
Will the monarchy survive the Queen, or are we looking at the finish of it?
The best things in life are free.
But you can give them to the birds and bees.Yes, it all sounds very ominous, think you are spot on with your comment Ghost of Rob V.
God bless her indeed.Like Ben and Richard, I don’t claim to be a royalist, but I do
have a great deal of respect for the Queen, who has stoically
carried out her role while a great many of her family have
failed to live up to her standards. I don’t expect some
remarkable recovery, I just hope that she is comfortable.
God bless Ma’am
Just be announced that the Queen has died, long live the King. She died peacefully in her sleep.
The best things in life are free.
But you can give them to the birds and bees.Very sad, what an unbelievably strong woman she was, her father would have been so proud.
I’m no softy, but I have a tear in my eye.
What a wonderful woman, figurehead and example to others she was.
May she rest in peace.
Britain owes the Queen a huge debt. No matter what people think of monarchy, she performed her role in an exemplary manner and was a huge asset to this country. May she rest in peace.
I am sorry to say I was not surprised when I heard the official announcement at 6.30pm. I hope I am not speaking out of turn but I am fairly sure the media knew a few hours ago. The Royal Family understandably and quite properly just wanted all her children to be at Balmoral for a few moments of quiet reflection before the official announcement was made.
Operation Unicorn should now take place, if The King authorises it.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/operation-unicorn-plans-if-queen-dies-scotland
The best things in life are free.
But you can give them to the birds and bees.Not a monarchist (in fact now would be a good time to call it a day with constitutional monarchy) and a particularly strong believer the death of a famous person is no sadder than that of anyone else.
But it’s no less sad either and even the staunchest republican would surely concede this was a lady who performed the role she never asked to be born into with a rare dignity for a lifetime.
While various politicians and members of her own family have made Britain an international laughing stock at times, she never did.
And she liked racing and actually had a genuine understanding of it.
We will never see her like again.
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