Queen Elizabeth II

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Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who ... doesn't care? I have zero connection to England or the Queen, for my entire life she's been an old lady, and this just doesn't move me.

It'll be like when an actor or singer die whose name I've heard but have never watched or listened to their work. I just think "well, that's too bad for their family" and move on.

No, I find it bizarre that anyone does. Like what the heck does the royal family even do?

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Anonymous wrote:“King Charles” sounds weird.

How so?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who ... doesn't care? I have zero connection to England or the Queen, for my entire life she's been an old lady, and this just doesn't move me.

It'll be like when an actor or singer die whose name I've heard but have never watched or listened to their work. I just think "well, that's too bad for their family" and move on.

Okay. You are young. We get it.

I’m 50 and I don’t care either.

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Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who ... doesn't care? I have zero connection to England or the Queen, for my entire life she's been an old lady, and this just doesn't move me.

It'll be like when an actor or singer die whose name I've heard but have never watched or listened to their work. I just think "well, that's too bad for their family" and move on.

Okay. You are young. We get it.

I’m 50 and I don’t care either.

Then WHY are you here? If you can't recognize that she was an amazing woman than please go away.

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Anonymous wrote:“King Charles” sounds weird.

How so?

Just after a lifetime of hearing “QEII”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Random comment - Prince William drives? I'm surprised they let the future King drive, let alone drive a car full of royals.

A Range Rover being driven by Prince William and carrying Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Edward's wife Sophie has arrived at Balmoral Castle.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-62834633

He flies helicopters, I’m sure he can manage a car. The Queen drove until very recently. She was a mechanic during WWII.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are Americans so fascinated with British royalty? Remember, we fought to be free of it? And I find it extra gross as someone of Indian origin when India suffered so much under colonialism.

And, she was 96!!! It’s not a tragedy.

Have you not heard “the special relationship” mentioned every time our leaders get tougher?
UK is in our top 5 allies.
We share so much culture.
Where have you been?

Yes, and the leaders of our county should send their condolences. What I don’t get is individual Americans being obsessed with royalty and devastated that the queen has died (including posting on FB how sad they are and changing their profile pics!).

Yup. This obsession/reaction is so weird to me.

Our Founding Fathers wouldn't be pleased!

I disagree. If they really hated them than they wouldn't have sent an ambassador John Adams over there!

[Anonymous]

Does William now take over the Duchy of Cornwall from Charles?

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Anonymous wrote:TBH, I am a little surprised she didn't make it to 100. She seems like the ideal candidate to make it that long - mother lived past 100, access to best doctors and treatments, etc.

I think she didn't want to read a certain book by a certain someone.

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Anonymous wrote:Random comment - Prince William drives? I'm surprised they let the future King drive, let alone drive a car full of royals.

A Range Rover being driven by Prince William and carrying Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Edward's wife Sophie has arrived at Balmoral Castle.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-62834633

He flies helicopters, I’m sure he can manage a car. The Queen drove until very recently. She was a mechanic during WWII.

According to Duncan Larcombe, a biographer of Prince Harry who previously served as royal correspondent for The Sun, William, Harry, and Duchess Kate see driving as a way to add a little normalcy to their exceedingly unusual lives.

"If I had access 24 hours a day to chauffeurs—which they do, their royal protection officers drive them around in bullet-proof vehicles—I’d think that was heaven," he tells T&C.

"But for them, they’re funny. They try and be as normal as they can. For them, it’s quite nice to be able to drive themselves and to be independent."

But that said, those pictures of the fab four heading over to Charles's birthday party don't show the whole story. The royals aren't exactly out on the open road by themselves.

"They’ll still have their protection officers in tow." Larcombe says. "They would have had at least two vehicles driving with them and a protection officer in the vehicle with them, all armed."

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a25171044/royal-family-driving-rules-prince-william-prince-harry/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Random comment - Prince William drives? I'm surprised they let the future King drive, let alone drive a car full of royals.

A Range Rover being driven by Prince William and carrying Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Edward's wife Sophie has arrived at Balmoral Castle.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-62834633

He flies helicopters, I’m sure he can manage a car. The Queen drove until very recently. She was a mechanic during WWII.

I think they all drive. Phillip only stopped driving when he got in an accident well into his 90s. Kate drives, too.

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Do most people believe she simply did not wake up this morning? Would they have announced that earlier if it were the case?

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The Queen talking about one of the best nights of her life - walking around the streets of London, unrecognized, on VE Day when WW2 ended

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This news reminds me that the late Princess Di and her children have American blood running through their veins. Prince William is a descendant of an American, and he is one step closer to being the King. So, that's cool.

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Anonymous wrote:Does William now take over the Duchy of Cornwall from Charles?

Yes. They’ve already changed his title on their social media accounts. He now the Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge. There’s a huge amount of ££ that comes with the Duchy of Cornwall (and was the source of funds, via Charles, for Harry when he was a “working Royal,” so he probably shouldn’t count on getting that back anytime soon).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Cornwall