The Royals

blazing_saddles

kingstongraham said:

So far cancelled is the Mercury music prize, celebrity masterchef and the rail strikes. It's what she would have wanted.

Pretty much all of tomorrow's sport is gone and I'd guess most of the weekend's too.
Of course football isn't affected.

You will all mourn, one way or another.

blazing_saddles

Pross said:

King Charles III sounds odd. It takes me until a June each year to get used to the new year so god knows how long this will take. We’ll probably get King William V just as I get used to it.

On the bright side, spaniels are going to become very fashionable.

kingstongraham

blazing_saddles said:

kingstongraham said:

So far cancelled is the Mercury music prize, celebrity masterchef and the rail strikes. It's what she would have wanted.

Pretty much all of tomorrow's sport is gone and I'd guess most of the weekend's too.
Of course football isn't affected.

You will all mourn, one way or another.

I was glad they didn't shut down iplayer as a mark of respect.

DeVlaeminck

I actually think it'd be a vote winner - keeping the monarch b

surrey_commuter said:

Pross said:

I'm by no means anti-royalist but I find the people who are starting to gather outside Buckingham Palace a bit batshit. Even if she was there it would be odd behaviour but when she is 500 miles away it is totally bizarre.

assuming it is worse than for Diana buckle yourself in, as that will not even touch the side of the madness to come

It won't even come close - of course the BBC will maintain the charade.

blazing_saddles

I am sure they are missing something here.

https://twitter.com/EmpireStateBldg/status/1567966413188628480

ddraver

Pross said:

King Charles III sounds odd. It takes me until a June each year to get used to the new year so god knows how long this will take. We’ll probably get King William V just as I get used to it.

Have there really been 3 other King Ws since the conqueror..?

Pross

blazing_saddles said:

kingstongraham said:

So far cancelled is the Mercury music prize, celebrity masterchef and the rail strikes. It's what she would have wanted.

Pretty much all of tomorrow's sport is gone and I'd guess most of the weekend's too.
Of course football isn't affected.

You will all mourn, one way or another.

Be interesting to see if Tenby Ironman goes ahead. Most of those taking part entered for 2020 originally. It’s a lot of training to have cancelled again let alone cost to the organisers and loss of income to the town. ToB stage tomorrow cancelled and decision to be made on remaining two stages.

I’m supposed to be moving my daughter into her Uni accommodation in London next weekend which appears likely to be when the funeral will take place.

kingstongraham

ddraver said:

Pross said:

King Charles III sounds odd. It takes me until a June each year to get used to the new year so god knows how long this will take. We’ll probably get King William V just as I get used to it.

Have there really been 3 other King Ws since the conqueror..?

Conqueror's son (rufus), then him of Orange (aka "and mary"), and then the old guy who took over because the Prince off blackadder didn't have kids.

pblakeney

ddraver said:

Pross said:

King Charles III sounds odd. It takes me until a June each year to get used to the new year so god knows how long this will take. We’ll probably get King William V just as I get used to it.

Have there really been 3 other King Ws since the conqueror..?

Yes, but only for a grand total of 31 years.

Pross

ddraver said:

Pross said:

King Charles III sounds odd. It takes me until a June each year to get used to the new year so god knows how long this will take. We’ll probably get King William V just as I get used to it.

Have there really been 3 other King Ws since the conqueror..?

I had to look it up. William III didn’t sound right.

Pross

Dickheads in the background on camera outside Buckingham Palace just getting their selfies for their ‘soshuls’

Stevo_666

kingstongraham said:

So far cancelled is the Mercury music prize, celebrity masterchef and the rail strikes. It's what she would have wanted.

Every cloud...

pblakeney

Sad thing is that I doubt she would want everything to come to a halt.
I'm probably wrong, but that's my impression.

JimD666

Strike's cancelled as a mark of respect. Pull the other one. Strike's cancelled as we've lost the news cycle and nobody is paying attention to us.

rjsterry

ddraver said:

Pross said:

King Charles III sounds odd. It takes me until a June each year to get used to the new year so god knows how long this will take. We’ll probably get King William V just as I get used to it.

Have there really been 3 other King Ws since the conqueror..?

Yes. One was his son. Then the double act of William and Mary and another Will before Victoria.


William, William, Henry, Stephen, Henry, Richard, John, oi! Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich 2 and 3 more Henry's Join our song...

And we can now refer to ourselves as Carolingians, which is nice.

focuszing723

Huw Edwards has put in a bloody good innings.

blazing_saddles

Pross said:

blazing_saddles said:

kingstongraham said:

So far cancelled is the Mercury music prize, celebrity masterchef and the rail strikes. It's what she would have wanted.

Pretty much all of tomorrow's sport is gone and I'd guess most of the weekend's too.
Of course football isn't affected.

You will all mourn, one way or another.

Be interesting to see if Tenby Ironman goes ahead. Most of those taking part entered for 2020 originally. It’s a lot of training to have cancelled again let alone cost to the organisers and loss of income to the town. ToB stage tomorrow cancelled and decision to be made on remaining two stages.

I’m supposed to be moving my daughter into her Uni accommodation in London next weekend which appears likely to be when the funeral will take place.

Within two weeks is the official line atm.
I'm off to Mallorca next Friday, so hoping they can hold it back until I have left the building.

briantrumpet

focuszing723 said:

Huw Edwards has put in a bloody good innings.

His 'serious face' (including eyebrows) have had a lot of practice for this moment.

briantrumpet

I suppose I'd probably not get away with posting funny cat videos on Facebook today... jeepers, I've got (mainly) sensible friends, but the timeline is absolutely saturated this morning with vicarious grief. Ugh.

surrey_commuter

briantrumpet said:

I suppose I'd probably not get away with posting funny cat videos on Facebook today... jeepers, I've got (mainly) sensible friends, but the timeline is absolutely saturated this morning with vicarious grief. Ugh.

I realise I lose respect for people who post that cr4p.

My SiL is the sort of tvvat who camps out on the Mall, as my opinion is “I wouldn’t string them up” it is a subject we avoid

briantrumpet

surrey_commuter said:

briantrumpet said:

I suppose I'd probably not get away with posting funny cat videos on Facebook today... jeepers, I've got (mainly) sensible friends, but the timeline is absolutely saturated this morning with vicarious grief. Ugh.

I realise I lose respect for people who post that cr4p.

My SiL is the sort of tvvat who camps out on the Mall, as my opinion is “I wouldn’t string them up” it is a subject we avoid

I'm just scrolling past very quickly, as I just can't stand it, and excuse them as it seems to be a modern social media 'thing', and nearly all of my FB friends are people who are friends in real life and whose friendship I value.

Thankfully, I've not got any who bang on about how great Brexit is, as I might find that a bit more difficult to ignore.

I might stick to my French FB persona rather more for the next few days, as long as they don't keep sending condolences for someone I've never met.

pangolin

briantrumpet said:

surrey_commuter said:

briantrumpet said:

I suppose I'd probably not get away with posting funny cat videos on Facebook today... jeepers, I've got (mainly) sensible friends, but the timeline is absolutely saturated this morning with vicarious grief. Ugh.

I realise I lose respect for people who post that cr4p.

My SiL is the sort of tvvat who camps out on the Mall, as my opinion is “I wouldn’t string them up” it is a subject we avoid

I'm just scrolling past very quickly, as I just can't stand it, and excuse them as it seems to be a modern social media 'thing', and nearly all of my FB friends are people who are friends in real life and whose friendship I value.

Thankfully, I've not got any who bang on about how great Brexit is, as I might find that a bit more difficult to ignore.

I might stick to my French FB persona rather more for the next few days, as long as they don't keep sending condolences for someone I've never met.

Sorry to hear this Brian.

orraloon

Our thoughts and prayers are with Brian. Not, not that one, this one.

And I spy the random flagger is back again. Ho hum. In this tine of communal sorrow etc etc

briantrumpet

pangolin said:

briantrumpet said:

surrey_commuter said:

briantrumpet said:

I suppose I'd probably not get away with posting funny cat videos on Facebook today... jeepers, I've got (mainly) sensible friends, but the timeline is absolutely saturated this morning with vicarious grief. Ugh.

I realise I lose respect for people who post that cr4p.

My SiL is the sort of tvvat who camps out on the Mall, as my opinion is “I wouldn’t string them up” it is a subject we avoid

I'm just scrolling past very quickly, as I just can't stand it, and excuse them as it seems to be a modern social media 'thing', and nearly all of my FB friends are people who are friends in real life and whose friendship I value.

Thankfully, I've not got any who bang on about how great Brexit is, as I might find that a bit more difficult to ignore.

I might stick to my French FB persona rather more for the next few days, as long as they don't keep sending condolences for someone I've never met.

Sorry to hear this Brian.

Thanks, that means a lot to me.

pangolin

briantrumpet said:

pangolin said:

briantrumpet said:

surrey_commuter said:

briantrumpet said:

I suppose I'd probably not get away with posting funny cat videos on Facebook today... jeepers, I've got (mainly) sensible friends, but the timeline is absolutely saturated this morning with vicarious grief. Ugh.

I realise I lose respect for people who post that cr4p.

My SiL is the sort of tvvat who camps out on the Mall, as my opinion is “I wouldn’t string them up” it is a subject we avoid

I'm just scrolling past very quickly, as I just can't stand it, and excuse them as it seems to be a modern social media 'thing', and nearly all of my FB friends are people who are friends in real life and whose friendship I value.

Thankfully, I've not got any who bang on about how great Brexit is, as I might find that a bit more difficult to ignore.

I might stick to my French FB persona rather more for the next few days, as long as they don't keep sending condolences for someone I've never met.

Sorry to hear this Brian.

Thanks, that means a lot to me.

🙏

rick_chasey

You’re all on Facebook.

This makes much more sense now.

capt_slog

They've cancelled the rest of the Tour of Britain.

I wonder if football will follow suit?

shirley_basso

Thoughts and prayers for those affected by the outpouring of grief

kingstongraham

There's some truly touching tributes being paid.

https://twitter.com/KebabAwards/status/1567931101716574210?t=uBoE8XvzDF4KvuARYKQsqA&s=19

shirley_basso

Check out @Grievewatch on Twitter.