queen elizabeth II

tbf last time there was a coronation most of the commonwealth had to send a representative at gunpoint or the army burnt down half their villages

how does everyone in this LOOK privately educated https://t.co/zwJccfSm1q

— it's a fuckin emu 🔴 (@adamjamesdavis_) September 8, 2022

Oh my god how is Trump so good at this?!

Nigel Farage inexplicably just had Donald Trump phone in to his GB News show to pay tribute to the late Queen, saying they “had great chemistry” and “spent a lot more time together than people thought.” pic.twitter.com/Jignt4hJWF

— Women for Wes (@Women4Wes) September 8, 2022

An inspiration to all generations, young and old.

Queen Elizabeth 1926 – 2022 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/pWkfBjzHWD

— Peppa Pig Official (@peppapig) September 8, 2022

Iron Maiden are saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II - a British institution and global inspiration for more than 70 years.

God Bless you Ma’am. pic.twitter.com/caC91hhUO6

— Iron Maiden (@IronMaiden) September 9, 2022

Would like to know what the rest of the NWoBHM think about it

Thunderstick is in heavy mourning

https://bravewords.com/medias-static/images/news/2019/5CEC1996-thunderstick-former-samson-iron-maiden-drummer-reveals-new-live-band-lineup-new-shows-confirmed-image.jpg

guess my theory:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fb91GM2XwAYMo54?format=jpg

I hadn't seen the last screen from Eccleston which he is partially wrong about.

i just know christopher eccleston is having the time of his life rn pic.twitter.com/V8TJcGGkvR

— daisy (@mercurysdyke) September 8, 2022

wrt to their lack of 'real' powers. They definitely have some.

There was a story this morning about a chip shop in Scotland being decimated after the owner had posted a 'celebratory' pic. Twitter was furiously angry against her, and basically got a crowd to go round and smash the shop windows etc.

Seems to have disappeared otherwise I'd have posted it here

Eccleston is screenshotting this article

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/harry-and-meghan-the-union-of-two-great-houses-the-windsors-and-the-celebrities-is-complete-1.4504502

Ah cool.

Paying my respects to Celtic here.

All British Football Clubs turning their logos black and white to honour the passing of Queen Elizabeth.

Celtic Football Club: pic.twitter.com/mwgKc1LfGa

— JAKE BUCKLEY 🇦🇺 (@TheMasterBucks) September 9, 2022

hot damn eccles!

Two 4-0 gubbings in a row and the Queen dying, how much more punishment can the poor old Rangers fans take?

Hold on why is the Last Night of the Proms cancelled? Could have been an orgy of flag fucking the likes of which have never been seen and never will be again.

It's really weird but it has to do with people enjoying some music.

Like football, it must be binned. Work is good though. No days off.

Please be patriotic in a way that doesn't completely fuck the economy, thanks. pic.twitter.com/BtfYxEon0K

— lol (@MediocreDave) September 9, 2022

Strikes off. Carnival off. What a disgrace.

Regretfully, we have made the decision to cancel Hackney Carnival on Sunday to observe this period of national mourning

We’ll be looking at whether it's feasible to hold Carnival later this year, or if we can showcase the artists’ work in another way pic.twitter.com/XeoTgCYAqu

— Hackney Council (@hackneycouncil) September 9, 2022

All for a woman who protected a pedophile.

this is what real cancel culture looks like

the cancellations are absolutely insane and of course will affect those with the least, the most

so a fitting tribute to monarchy then

people should throw street parties all weekend

Lol so true.

Kropotkin on living in England: "better a French prison than this grave". https://t.co/J9ggtGAHCc

— Zoe Baker (@anarchopac) September 8, 2022

Are all these cancellations basically because of the police being redeployed? Surely none of these institutions believe that the public actually would prefer to sit and grieve?

No worries though, the opera's still on.

https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/305405514_10158290123241511_8825410895387024407_n.jpg?stp=cp1_dst-jpg&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=KtI4Pki2-3gAX-Dx-Ia&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=00_AT8RBDas5ZgyZzdIoW3jrscO-t6wlAn0ww3OZ-xXwV0qzw&oe=6320D77C

also i think many orgs are genuinely afraid of getting tabloid-monstered for not doing the "right thing" so they immediately move to what seems the safest performative option

i think there's a firehose of ppl not believing in much of this in private but second-guessingly adapting their public behaviour so as not to be caught out

also

i think many orgs are genuinely afraid of getting tabloid-monstered for not doing the "right thing" so they immediately move to what seems the safest performative option

Doesn't even need to be as serious as that, orgs/brands do this for every event regardless. They were doing it for Nick Pope last week

I'll just leave this here. pic.twitter.com/fEgH7h4qdD

— James Wyman (@jaswyman) September 9, 2022

DEEP GLOOM IN LONDON

Places of Amusement All Closed

I like the bit about the dog as well

Wrt unions they are already being monstered by the tabloids but there is a question of declining public support. Though I think it will be harder to maintain as the dispute with the RMT drags on into winter anyway.

Cancelling Hackney Carnival with 24h notice seems a bit shit.

Apparently the rugby and the opera are still going ahead, probably the lacrosse and the grouse hunting too.

Oh yeah no excuse for Hackney carnival. Saw that a few vendors are set to lose money.

if you look at the carnival in terms of optics - and i agree with mark that a lot of these cancellations will be for fear of being monstered - then what it says is that there is a group of people whose feelings must be tiptoed around and other groups of people whose feelings, livelihoods etc simply don't matter

This is for the side chicks out there, keep pushing you can become the queen one day too https://t.co/5Eehoyysnn

— Dan Marino (@Ludo4PF) September 8, 2022

Looks like the queen has taken down Trevor Sinclair how many more lives?

lol my friend whose job it is to compose her employer's official linked-in statements is currently cursing and raving abt this: required to write something genuinely only a step away from "RIP HRH, who for so many years brought such wisdom and grace to the dildo market"

it was such an innocuous and completely fair and uncontroversial comment to make, well if this was a normal country.

there is no way she would have approved of all the UK horseracing getting cancelled for days. But at least the Ballinrobe and Leopardstown tracks in RoI are doing business as usual :p People have had enough entertainment/sport deprivation during the lockdowns, it's just not the time to be cancelling stuff ffs.

xp
coals to newcastle

Camilla giving off strong I'm-collaborating-with-the-Visitors-they-only-want-to-save-their-planet vibes there.

I wonder if some of the cancellations are to do with the fact that Queenie's coffin is due to process by train down to London, thus buggering up people's chances of getting to whatever events they might've been trying to get to?

Liz Truss killed her you dick

People pouring their own liquified brains out of open windows. Whole streets and towns coated with a sheen of brain. pic.twitter.com/XmIlyyjttE

— Elvis Buñuelo (@Mr_Considerate) September 9, 2022

more evidence for my "they rasputined her" theory

"they somehow know when it's time": yes you chase them round the palace poisoning them and shooting them full of holes

You missed the part about dumping them in the Thames in a sack.

unlike rasputin they buried her alive, it's a king arthur thing

C.S. Lewis Square will be open from 3.30pm today for reflection and the laying of floral tributes on the passing of HM.

Flowers can be laid below the statue of Aslan in the square. pic.twitter.com/zCcxfjm3Gl

— Cllr Anthony Flynn (@AntoFlynnser) September 9, 2022

7 Decades, 15 Prime Ministers. 1 Queen.

Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II

Thank you 💕💕#queenelizabeth pic.twitter.com/EOhlMDbWbi

— Morleys UK (@MorleysChicken) September 9, 2022

well it is a book about the vanquishing of a despotic queen who ruled over a land of eternal winter xpost

Sounds about right.

Then again, no more weather.

We are saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts are with her family and all those affected by this news.

As a mark of respect during this time of national mourning we will only be posting daily forecasts and warnings.

— Met Office (@metoffice) September 9, 2022