[Denver]

Just thinking about the Queens Xmas day speech it just won't feel right having Charles do it this year I just don't think people realise how big an effect she had on our everyday life because its was tiny things

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[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Redway

I do understand what you’re saying, Mock, but at the end of the day this isn’t-exactly an everyday occurrence and it’s only 2/3 days of official national mourning. It’s not going to kill.

I’ve seen mention of either 10 or 12 days ..


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[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Denver

Just thinking about the Queens Xmas day speech it just won't feel right having Charles do it this year I just don't think people realise how big an effect she had on our everyday life because its was tiny things

But that’s because that’s all we have ever known…that’s why it’s going to be a massive change.
Charles has massive boots to fill. He has Camilla as Queen Consort and many will find all this hard to accept knowing how much this country loved Diana.
Personally I have warmed to her and as for Charles he was destined to produce heirs and Camilla was never an option and she was always his one true love.
I think we need to give him a chance…because ultimately Prince William will one day be King and I think he has the ability to be a great one.
Service wise no one will match Elizabeth 11….but we have to move on.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Trust for what? All her job was in that case was pretending to agree with whoever was in government at a particular time

Niamh she had to follow protocol with who ever was prime minister & the government, if she refused then it would have been straight to abdication.

I'll admit i was always curious what her GENUINE THOUGHTS were on alot of matters... and i did wonder what it would have been like if she turned around and plain refused , but we know that wouldn't have gone down well .

There's probably plenty of stuff she would have disagreed on . But we'll never know now .

[bots]

Charles has to forge his own path, he could never compete with the queen. Thats a simple fact

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Denver

Just thinking about the Queens Xmas day speech it just won't feel right having Charles do it this year I just don't think people realise how big an effect she had on our everyday life because its was tiny things

It's really going to take time for people to accept & move on from The Queen ... she was such a huge part in everyone's lives, she was always there & people have grown up not knowing anything else but The Queen - being Head of state.

It's the little things like you say ie the stamps , post boxes & the currency, and the Queen's speech will now be the kings speech , very strange and no it won't be the same when Charles does .

When all that changes ..i think i'll hold onto a pound note with her face on for keepsake . Still can't imagine Charles' mug being on money.

It's an end of a ERA , and a massive historical moment & milestone. The love & respect people had for The Queen reminds me of Princess Diana.

[UserSince2005]

I miss my queen

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Zizu

I’ve seen mention of either 10 or 12 days ..


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And do you really, honestly think television-transmission is going to be disrupted for that-long? Do you think they’d actually do that to die-hard EastEnders and reds/Man.-U. supporters?

[Redway]

Even, I’ve still got a week’s worth of Eastenders to catch up on so whether last night’s episode came through in-the-end (I haven’t checked) or it’s been postponed till Tuesday I don’t really care.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Charles has to forge his own path, he could never compete with the queen. Thats a simple fact

Oh, no, he couldn’t.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Redway

I don’t do much of terrestrial-television anymore, anyway, to-be honest. Not with iPlayer, ITV-Player, YouTube and Netflix (etc.) literally at my fingertips. I watch T.V. when I happen to be in the living-room but there are so-many viewing-options these days that I don’t think anyone’s going to feel stuck for what-to watch tomorrow/this weekend, unless they were absolutely-gagging for live-time footie.

Tbh I mainly watch on cable or streaming nowadays myself.

But I'm coming at it from the perspective of someone that might not be so lucky to have other outlets to go to when they want to take a break from mourning the Queen.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I don't know if it is necessarily a good thing and that's what I was wondering when I posted it. I do think the Queen represented a connection from today's generation right back to the 1950s though. If there's a thread from that time way back then till today she is that thread.

People now who are over 60 years old have only ever known her as head of state and all the time she's been gracious, steadfast, dutiful, good humoured etc etc in her role. Compare that to our last few PMs who have all been forced to quit in disarray after only a few years. She's a million times more popular than any of our recent leaders so I'm not sorry that she was our head of state and not them.

God could you imagine David Cameron as our Head Of State.

[UserSince2005]

It should have been me not her

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

look how divisive places like the USA have become when they don't have that unique someone that can sit outside the political maelstrom

Only having two Governments doesn't help either.

[UserSince2005]

Youtube video

[jet]

The Queens gentle presence was always there, binding our nation together with her steadfast and dedicated service - 70 years of this:

What does the Queen do?
The Queen is a constitutional monarch - while she is the UK head of state, her powers are symbolic and ceremonial, and she remains politically neutral.
She receives daily dispatches from the government in a red leather box, such as briefings ahead of important meetings or documents that need her signature.
Liz Truss will be the 15th prime minister under her reign.
The prime minister usually meets the Queen on a Wednesday at Buckingham Palace to keep her informed on government matters.
These meetings are completely private and there is no official record of what is said.

The Queen has regular audiences with members of the Privy Council.
Hosts visiting heads of state.
Meets foreign ambassadors and high commissioners based in the UK.
She also normally leads the annual Remembrance event at the Cenotaph in London.

The Queen is Royal Patron or president of more than 600 charities, military associations, professional bodies and public service organisations.

The Queen also performs a number of Parliamentary functions:
Appointing a government - the leader of the party that wins a general election is usually called to Buckingham Palace, where they are formally invited to form a government. The Queen also formally dissolves a government before a general election.

State opening and the Queen's Speech - the Queen begins the Parliamentary year with the State Opening ceremony, during which she sets out the government's policy plans, in a speech delivered from the throne in the House of Lords. Prince Charles delivered the 2022 Queen's Speech on her behalf.
Royal Assent - when a piece of legislation is passed through Parliament, it must be formally approved by the Queen in order to become law. The last time Royal Assent was refused was in 1708

She is also the head of state for 14 other Commonwealth countries.

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by Denver

Just thinking about the Queens Xmas day speech it just won't feel right having Charles do it this year I just don't think people realise how big an effect she had on our everyday life because its was tiny things

I had the same thought. I watched her speech every Christmas Day while eating my Christmas dinner.

[arista]

Daily Star
did a Front cover
with no joke


Make's a change.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by arista

Daily Star
did a Front cover
with no joke


Make's a change.

Well that would be extremely inappropriate wouldn't it?

Even I'm gonna say that and I like dark humour.