Royalty

Witchell asked Charles, then-Prince of Wales, how he and his sons were feeling about his forthcoming marriage to Camilla Parker-Bowles. After a response from his son Prince William, the Prince of Wales said under his breath, and referring to Witchell, "These bloody people. I can't bear that man. I mean, he's so awful, he really is."

Lol

I’m curious… in the internal comm’s that went out in your workplace about the queen’s passing, was there any space given to:

• acknowledging the trauma this could stir up for marginalised folk?
• offering spaces and permission to express a range of responses?
• explicit naming of the complex and harmful history of the monarchy?
• any acknowledgment of the right to opt out or feel neutral?

Or did the message contain an assumption that everyone would be experiencing grief /mourning /respect etc?

I realise you might not want to answer this question in public, so feel free to DM me or to take this as an opportunity to reflect even if you don’t answer in comments

So whats been the longest que in the world ever .

Bound to be something to do with Khumb Mela or Mecca

Oblivion

Eastbourne post office on pension day

Where is this from?

i bet the north koreans have done some amazing queueing in their time, on their way to fake some tears for a glorious ex-leader

I might go and join the queue just to get a wrist band.

I wonder if they're branded?

Edit. Oooh, they are. Suhweeeeeeet

linkedin public post, old mate..

mrs-ru has decided to get up at 3am to go join the queue tomorrow morning. More out of historical moment witnessing than any grief. I won't be joining her.

I imagine this is the reason a majority of the people are there.

And Facebook bragging rights

More out of historical moment witnessing

There is probably a queue for that.

I've just watched some of the queue footage for the first time, I already found it batshit crazy that anyone would do it but when you see what the culmination of all that queing leads to it's an even greater spectacular waste of time than I thought possible.

It's also quite funny comparing it to the footage of George VI's, that grainy black and white footage of smartly dressed somber plebs filing past gives it historically significant look that is ruined with full colour piniging HD images of people in leggins and crocs.

https://twitter.com/coldwarsteve/status/1570328123253886979

Harry looks the most normal of the clan, Field Marshal Charlie and Admiral Annie look stupid.

Decent pub crawl...

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starts at bermondsey beer mile !

glad these heathens dont touch Q1, it is sacred

A combined queue and pub crawl. Truly the height of Britishness.

The fall of the usher in the house:

https://mobile.twitter.com/9NewsSyd/status/1570223140248367107

Neatly done!

It makes the whole livestream worthwhile!

1952:

https://twitter.com/StuartHumphryes/status/1570378157684834306?t=hLNNkcNp8EYoYlI-SxeDtw&s=19

I'm always fascinated by old footage of London.

George V 1936

George VI 1952