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Featured on Sep 8, 2022 by Null: Queen Elizabeth has died.
www.bbc.co.uk

The Queen back at Windsor after hospital stay

She is "in good spirits" after a one-night stay for preliminary medical checks, Buckingham Palace says.
www.bbc.co.uk

The Queen spent Wednesday night in hospital for preliminary medical checks and is now back at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace has said.
The 95-year-old monarch returned from hospital at lunchtime on Thursday and is "in good spirits", the palace added.
The Queen was said to be "disappointed" after cancelling a visit to Northern Ireland on Wednesday.
She was given medical advice to rest for a few days, after a busy schedule of public engagements.
In a statement on Thursday night, Buckingham Palace said: "Following medical advice to rest for a few days, the Queen attended hospital on Wednesday afternoon for some preliminary investigations, returning to Windsor Castle at lunchtime today, and remains in good spirits."
The Queen was seen by specialists at the private King Edward VII's Hospital in central London, about 19 miles (32km) from Windsor. Her admittance is understood not to be related to coronavirus.
The overnight stay was said to be for practical reasons and the Queen was back at her desk undertaking light duties on Thursday afternoon.
The King Edward VII's is a private hospital in London's Marylebone used by senior royals, including the Queen's husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh, who received treatment there earlier this year.
It has been a busy period of official engagements for the Queen.
She was pictured hosting a Global Investment Summit at Windsor Castle on Tuesday evening alongside Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
An official record of the Queen's diary showed at least 15 other formal events during October.
On Wednesday, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said the monarch had "reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days".
He said the Queen was "disappointed that she will no longer be able to visit Northern Ireland" - which would have involved an overnight stay.
She is expected to lead a royal delegation to the Glasgow COP26 climate change summit in two weeks' time.
Earlier this week, the Queen declined a magazine's award of Oldie of the Year, saying "you are only as old as you feel".
She "politely but firmly" turned down the award, but sent the Oldie magazine a message with her "warmest best wishes".
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Just a preliminary thread for now, but it's worth keeping an eye on, pretty sure this was how it started with Philip...
 
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Well, there goes the UK. She was the only thing holding it somewhat together. Now they'll just tear each other apart. I honestly thought I'd see a civil war in the US before the UK went to shit. Not anymore.
 
Hepativore said:
As I am an American, who is next in line? I thought that Charles got passed over years ago by the Queen, and Andrew got booted out of the royal family.

Also, even if somebody in the line of succession gets passed over, can they still be a regent to the throne?
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Charles was next in line and is now presently King. He was never officially passed over as IIRC that would take an act of Parliament to achieve.

The persistent rumour though is that he might choose to abdicate sooner or later in favour of his son William as a nod to the monarchy needing to modernize.
 
So I don't like monarchies and I wish our own would fuck off. As for this particular one, I'm completely indifferent. That said, I'm not completely heartless and so my sympathies to those who care enough to mourn her.
 
When Victoria died, the whole world saw the end of an era and figured it was their time to start making moves.

This... may have a similar effect.
 
Scale Smerch said:
Charles was next in line and is now presently King. He was never officially passed over as IIRC that would take an act of Parliament to achieve.

The persistent rumour though is that he might choose to abdicate sooner or later in favour of his son William as a nod to the monarchy needing to modernize.
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They're all usurpers anyway.
Tandem Triumphans!
 
The ddos bandwidth is being used for artificial sympathies for the queen, downtime will resume tomorrow
 
Hepativore said:
As I am an American, who is next in line?
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It's quite simple, the next monarch will be chosen from a series of noble contestants entering the ancient rite foppling on the hallowed foppling fields in the idyllic countryside of Wurly Fupkins, Wutheringhamshire.

The winner will emerge after three tense, tea-filled days bearing a golden monocle, at which point all Bongs will be forced to huzzah the new ruler or be ritually paddled and called a silly-billy.
 
Christ, can you people wait a couple of days at least?
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Willie Thrills said:
When Victoria died, the whole world saw the end of an era and figured it was their time to start making moves.

This... may have a similar effect.
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no it wont.
when victoria died the british empire was the prime superpower and ruled the world.
when elizabeth died, the UK was already irrelevant, a rotting corpse of a nation.
 
The queen passing away was one of those "expected yet unexpected" moments.

A lot sure changed during her lifetime.
 
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