Voice of Reason

BBC won't be able to sit on it at all, they will break the news as soon as they know, the Palace might stall for perhaps half an hour or so before telling the BBC. maybe to message the Commonweath realms first but not for much longer than that.

If they ever changed the National Anthem, any words would displease somebody or other, perhaps we would follow the example of the Spanish and have an anthem that is just music without words, my suggestion would be Nimrod by Sir Edward Elgar.

We haven't had to have a political figure as our head of state, that's something positive in my opinion.

I would guess that if she dies this month, it will be in May or June next year, if she clings on 'til say March 2023 it might be later that same year, George IV died in February 1952 and the Queen wasn't crowned until 2nd of June 1953, for an older King, 14 months seems a bit too long to wait, so they might speed it up.

Liz Trus's real legal name is Mrs. Mary O'Leary.

Also, Elizabeth I was from the Welsh Tudor family, but it didn't stop the current Queen becoming Elizabeth II.

Beaten a short head, oh dear, that's it then.

If she dies tonight, Charles will immediately become King. There won't be time for any public debate.

There will be one day off for her State Funeral and another for Charles III's Coronation sometime later.

HM has a runner in the 4.35 at Epsom, perhaps a win there will perk her up.

It will seem strange having a King.

I've never met The Queen but I'm pretty certain that she would regard attending the Remembrance Day ceremony as being the most important and sacred Royal duty of them all. The fact that she's not going to be there today is pretty serious.

It's going to be on ITV4.

I don't know about her health, but she will never abdicate, she remembers the problems her Father had after his brother walked out on us, although it's not the same thing I recon she's made a solemn vow never to abdicate, she would rather retire and make Charles a Prince Regent instead.

The Platinum Jubilee is going to be a rather muted affair next year. The extra day off is Friday 3rd of June, they are moving the late Spring Bank Holiday to Thursday the 2nd.