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The Queen is 'totally committed' to hosting Christmas at Sandringham after she has rested following a week in hospital on the advice of royal doctors. 'This year, more than ever, it is incredibly important to Her Majesty to be surrounded by her loved ones.‘ Articles from the Daily Mail seem to want to nudge people towards what they know but can’t say. This quote is framed as a need due to her having to cancel engagements this year but she also had to cancel them last year and has probably been able to do more this year as well. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10149629/Queen-totally-committed-hosting-Christmas-Sandringham.html

My guess is she doesn't feel up to being on her feet for as long as she is used to and they hope in a couple of weeks to see an improvement before deciding whether to further scale back her duties. This is not unexpected for someone at her age who has also had the added toll of recently becoming a widow. Despite scaling back her public appearances, at 97 her Mum attended Dianas funeral walking with a cane and made it to 101. We should probably expect as time goes on to see the Queen seated more often in public and when meeting dignitaries etc with Charles taking the lead on more of the larger Ceremonial duties.

If she makes it to the 27th May 2024 she will be longest reigning monarch in history. That seems a bit further away now than it did a few weeks ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-reigning_monarchs I also imagine there’ll be a bit of hesitation before Rishi signs the larger cheques for the Platinum jubilee celebrations next year.

Queen was forced to give up her beloved horse riding two months ago after suffering from ‘discomfort’ in Scotland https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10138477/Queen-forced-beloved-horse-riding-suffering-discomfort.html

Rumours on social media in the past few days that he was in a bad way and now Rangers have confirmed that he has had an operation and that the family ‘have requested privacy at this time’. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56388907

Walter Smith: Former Rangers, Everton and Scotland manager dies at age 73 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56381264

You can imagine Windsor would have a full time medical team so probably a series of scans/x-rays. ‘Preliminary investigations’ could mean alot of things but with a history of cancer in her family I can imagine they are being extra vigilant. I wonder what the odds are of Charles doing the Christmas speech this year?

He worked with Alan Arkin (87) recently who decided not to return for the third season of the Kominsky Method despite being one of the main co-stars with Michael Douglas. https://decider.com/2021/05/28/the-kominsky-method-why-did-alan-arkin-leave/

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/oct/18/michael-caine-on-brexit-boris-johnson-and-big-breaks-ive-done-150-movies-i-think-thats-enough?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other In this interview with the Guardian Michael talks about getting older but also mentions one of his friends who is newsworthy is due to pass away any day now. And I have another very close friend who is very, very ill. If he survives until next weekend I’ll be surprised. And I won’t mention his name, but you’ll read about him in the papers.”

Julia Bradbury diagnosed with Breast Cancer. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10004887/Countryfiles-Julia-Bradbury-51-reveals-devastating-breast-cancer-diagnosis.html

Given how grave the prognosis was it’s maybe a surprise she wasn't chosen but had she been on the deathlist this year she would've taken Helen Rollasons place as the youngest correct prediction by about three and a half years.

Caroline Flack was also a panellist

Jackie Mason dead at 93 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/arts/jackie-mason-dead.html

Their ambition is to be the figureheads of a social/political movement in America and the world. Companies, institutions and politicians who want to be seen to be progressive will throw some money their way and keep the show on the road but as they travel across the world with one begging bowl for their charities and another for their lavish lifestyle maybe people will eventually start to turn on them but no one should be in any doubt that Meghan has both eyes firmly on the White House. Their plan to avoid carrying on the damage to their own children by bringing them up in the public eye and separated from family on both sides of the Atlantic might not offer that much of a different outcome. Also, if they stay in California does anyone else think its inevitable that in years to come Archie will end up on one of those Bachelor shows in America where he’ll be promoted as a ‘handsome prince’ for toothy over eager American women to compete over?

Semi Lovato

84 today but apparently his friends are fearing for his health due to him ballooning to around 350 pounds in recent years. https://www.gossipcop.com/friends-fearing-for-hefty-hermit-jack-nicholsons-life/184690/

The BBC and ITV would no doubt already have their 100th Birthday specials ready for broadcast in June as well.

Doubt they'll give Harry and Meghan something else to whine about and ban them from the funeral. Due to current restrictions and social distancing though they might find themselves sitting outside.

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SNP's Christina McKelvie takes medical leave from ministerial role https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56201322

Gordon McQueen: Former Scotland, Manchester United & Leeds defender diagnosed with dementia https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56168698

The announcement seems a bit out of the blue. Maybe one of them has been given bad news and they're just getting their affairs in order. It seems to be what the video is alluding to with only one of them walking off into the sunset.

Dame Sheila Hancock, 87, says she's 'sick' of being called 'extremely vulnerable' as she admits the Covid pandemic has aged her 'hugely' in the past six months https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9278769/Dame-Sheila-Hancock-says-shes-sick-called-extremely-vulnerable.html

Philip. Also, this year is the earliest to four correct predictions in deathlist history.

Jeanette "The Black Widow" Lee -- one of the most famous billiards players EVER -- has been diagnosed with cancer ... and her friends say she now has less than a year to live. https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/17/billiards-star-jeanette-the-black-widow-lee-diagnosed-with-terminal-cancer/