Brad252 803 Posted February 10, 2022 52 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Didn't realise Crem worked for The Express.... When Yes Prime Minister did its well known sketch about who reads what Newspaper, the Daily Express was not one of them, but a common joke I saw among fans was that Daily Express readers want to resurrect Diana so that she can run the country. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LovelyVincent 25 Posted February 11, 2022 So far The Queen has announced Camila should be Queen which was one of the main questions about Charles future reign. We've also had a ton of articles about the future of the monarchy and the inevitable end of the Queens reign quite a lot recently... Do you reckon the press know something and are slowly getting the "public ready" whilst the Queen has shored up the Queen Camila thing since it seemed obvious Charles would have gone ahead and made Camila Queen anyway and now he can say "My darling mother wanted it...." Is something in the air and the death knell starts to ring....or like the post 17 years ago predicting her demise was due soon am i just over analysing things... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,095 Posted February 11, 2022 No. In the UK the wife of the King is always styled as Queen. Any departure from that would have been breaking with tradition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LovelyVincent 25 Posted February 11, 2022 10 minutes ago, Toast said: No. In the UK the wife of the King is always styled as Queen. Any departure from that would have been breaking with tradition. It was always hinted in the press at the time of her marriage that she wouldnt neccessary be Queen. She would be the first partner of a monarch who had been divorced afterall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,095 Posted February 11, 2022 11 hours ago, LovelyVincent said: It was always hinted in the press at the time of her marriage that she wouldnt neccessary be Queen. She would be the first partner of a monarch who had been divorced afterall. There was never any substance to that. It was just pandering to Diana fans. And the fact that she and Charles have both been divorced is irrelevant. It's nothing new anyway: historically they just called divorce by a different word. One example is Eleanor of Aquitaine, who had been married to Louis VII of France before marrying Henry II. Her first marriage was "annulled" despite producing two legitimate children. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted February 11, 2022 21 hours ago, LovelyVincent said: So far The Queen has announced Camila should be Queen which was one of the main questions about Charles future reign. We've also had a ton of articles about the future of the monarchy and the inevitable end of the Queens reign quite a lot recently... Do you reckon the press know something and are slowly getting the "public ready" whilst the Queen has shored up the Queen Camila thing since it seemed obvious Charles would have gone ahead and made Camila Queen anyway and now he can say "My darling mother wanted it...." Is something in the air and the death knell starts to ring....or like the post 17 years ago predicting her demise was due soon am i just over analysing things... It’s a case of preparing for change in the next 5 years after 70 years of a constant. We are being prepared for her death, but not imminently. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deathisallaround 21 Posted February 12, 2022 On 11/02/2022 at 00:23, LovelyVincent said: So far The Queen has announced Camila should be Queen which was one of the main questions about Charles future reign. We've also had a ton of articles about the future of the monarchy and the inevitable end of the Queens reign quite a lot recently... Do you reckon the press know something and are slowly getting the "public ready" whilst the Queen has shored up the Queen Camila thing since it seemed obvious Charles would have gone ahead and made Camila Queen anyway and now he can say "My darling mother wanted it...." Is something in the air and the death knell starts to ring....or like the post 17 years ago predicting her demise was due soon am i just over analysing things... I agree. Not only do there seem to be more royal news stories, they seem to be taking precedent over any Corona, Boris or even Prince Andrew stories. Is it a preparation for the Queen's (rapid or slow) decline, or a media blast to distract talks of a certain someone's impending court date which could distract from the jubilee? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted February 12, 2022 I think some people need to realise that not everything is a conspiracy. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hudson 4 Posted February 12, 2022 so were back to the palace not be totally straight with on the quuens health. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted February 12, 2022 22 minutes ago, Joe Hudson said: so were back to the palace not be totally straight with on the quuens health. It’s a private matter. It only becomes a matter of state if she’s dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,564 Posted February 12, 2022 Everyone needs to calm their tits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
openviews 314 Posted February 16, 2022 'As you can see, I can't move': The Queen, 95, admits her frailty for the first time - but still manages a smile as latest royal dramas engulfing both Charles and Andrew threaten to overshadow her Jubilee year https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10519389/The-Queen-95-gets-work-Windsor-Castle.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,373 Posted February 17, 2022 16 hours ago, openviews said: 'As you can see, I can't move': The Queen, 95, admits her frailty for the first time - but still manages a smile as latest royal dramas engulfing both Charles and Andrew threaten to overshadow her Jubilee year https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10519389/The-Queen-95-gets-work-Windsor-Castle.html Next step, admitting her terminal pancreatic cancer. 1 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,872 Posted February 20, 2022 Tests positive for Covid Crem will be pulling himself off 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fergie86 372 Posted February 20, 2022 Queen test positive for COVID and has mild cold like symptoms according to Buckingham Palace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,576 Posted February 20, 2022 Might be awkward for Boris declaring victory over Covid tomorrow while the Queen is Ill. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad252 803 Posted February 20, 2022 Well that debunks the theory that they'd keep quiet the Queen testing positive for covid unless it got serious maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philheybrookbay1 247 Posted February 20, 2022 With all her engagements some of which were Face to Face post lockdowns I’d say she’s dodged a bullet to avoid it until now. Mild symptoms even in a 96 year old won’t be nice but she’ll have the best care going. So she’ll recover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,498 Posted February 20, 2022 Just now, Brad252 said: Well that debunks the theory that they'd keep quiet the Queen testing positive for covid unless it got serious maybe. Yes and no. The perfect way for the Palace to handle it is to only announce that she’s tested positive days after she actually took the test. That way they know her case will remain mild so disclosing her status isn’t a big deal. If she was really ill with it, they’d withhold information, right up until the point she needed hospitalisation. Then they’d be forced to make a statement. We didn’t know about any of Philip’s illnesses until he actually needed hospitalised. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katyusha 120 Posted February 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Philheybrookbay1 said: With all her engagements some of which were Face to Face post lockdowns I’d say she’s dodged a bullet to avoid it until now. Mild symptoms even in a 96 year old won’t be nice but she’ll have the best care going. So she’ll recover. She probably won't die of this, but it's certainly not impossible that it will get worse and she'll deteriorate. Not to mention potential damage of "recovering" with lasting effects - what doesn't kill you certainly doesn't make you stronger when you're knocking on 100. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,373 Posted February 20, 2022 10 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: Might be awkward for Boris declaring victory over Covid tomorrow while the Queen is Ill. So it’s absolutely fine that people have Covid in their hundreds of thousands, but if it’s the Queen it’s serious right? Fuck that. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoffinCodger 13 Posted February 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Yes and no. The perfect way for the Palace to handle it is to only announce that she’s tested positive days after she actually took the test. That way they know her case will remain mild so disclosing her status isn’t a big deal. If she was really ill with it, they’d withhold information, right up until the point she needed hospitalisation. Then they’d be forced to make a statement. We didn’t know about any of Philip’s illnesses until he actually needed hospitalised. And the only way for us to know which is the current situ is when she dies of terminal pancreatic cancer complicated by Covid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad252 803 Posted February 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, TQR said: So it’s absolutely fine that people have Covid in their hundreds of thousands, but if it’s the Queen it’s serious right? Fuck that. Yes if that logic applied we'd have all been locked down to stop spreading the shits when the Queen had that many years ago (but at least the toilet roll hoarding would have been explained). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomarse 84 Posted February 20, 2022 Prince Andrew checking the funds have cleared into his account nervously 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katyusha 120 Posted February 20, 2022 9 minutes ago, TQR said: So it’s absolutely fine that people have Covid in their hundreds of thousands, but if it’s the Queen it’s serious right? Fuck that. In the eyes of the tabloid media and tory party base it would be an absolutely terrible look for Boris. As silly as it is, the sentimentalised figurehead having her suffering "ignored" is the kind of thing that sticks in the average voter's mind more than literally the entire country being locked down or ill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites