It is a joke to give her deference like most of us do. What has she ever done in the decades that she has been the queen of England? I have never once see her doing anything in a humanitarian manner that warrants the respect that she gets. I would say that Bea Arthur or Bettie White has done much more than this lady has ever done for mankind.
Before she was queen she drove ambulances during the Blitz
danube steak wrote:
It is a joke to give her deference like most of us do. What has she ever done in the decades that she has been the queen of England? I have never once see her doing anything in a humanitarian manner that warrants the respect that she gets. I would say that Bea Arthur or Bettie White has done much more than this lady has ever done for mankind.
Betty White deserves respect. Spell her name correctly! Repent!
She set the standards for racism . The queen is no too please with her new dark skinned daughter in law .
The English queen isn't allowed to do anything. She's not even allowed to be touched, even pre-covid. No re-election campaigns to worry about either.
At least the Dutch royals are allowed to do stuff. The king used to be an undercover pilot for KLM.
Personally I think she’s great . She sees a cause greater than herself and has continued to serve it into her 90s.
So true. She's boring . She doesn't even have an instagram account.
But even if she did, I would still probably unfollow her pretty quickly.
Absolutely baffling how this is one thing in UK no debate on - absolute deference to the ‘hard work’ of the royal family expected at all times. As a Brit now about 25 years in US - do not understand it
English people prefer to have a queen than a king. A queen is more piable and willing to serve as a pompous ritual figurehead, rather than try to wield real power.
The current queen concocted vicious rumors about her eldest son because he wanted to be a powerful king. She's determined to outlive him so he can't, or at least make him wait until he's too old to do much.
Freedom-loving countries like Ireland and Scotland have had many powerful kings and even queens. They need to break away.
Toon army, you follow the Magpies?
Bad Wigins wrote:
English people prefer to have a queen than a king. A queen is more piable and willing to serve as a pompous ritual figurehead, rather than try to wield real power.
The current queen concocted vicious rumors about her eldest son because he wanted to be a powerful king. She's determined to outlive him so he can't, or at least make him wait until he's too old to do much.
Freedom-loving countries like Ireland and Scotland have had many powerful kings and even queens. They need to break away.
Shut up you clueless buffoon.
royal wave wrote:
Toon army, you follow the Magpies?
I’d say they are my EPL team… but wasn’t protesting mike Ashley or anything.
Going to be interesting here with so many games getting postponed think league going to look odd and even with games in bands gaps could look daunting.
save the queen sir wrote:
Personally I think she’s great . She sees a cause greater than herself and has continued to serve it into her 90s.
She would fit in perfectly in Hollywood. These people make a sh1t ton of money while still serving other humans!
When Queen Victoria passed through the toon on the Royal Train from London to Edinburgh, she would have the blinds drawn because she didn't want to see how the other half lived.
I'm gland QE2 isn't such a dreadful snob.
I have always enjoyed my many visits. I think it's a place go be proud of.
people's queen wrote:
save the queen sir wrote:
Personally I think she’s great . She sees a cause greater than herself and has continued to serve it into her 90s.
She would fit in perfectly in Hollywood. These people make a sh1t ton of money while still serving other humans!
What a weird thing to say. Hollyweird is the last place on earth she would live.
royal wave wrote:
Bad Wigins wrote:
English people prefer to have a queen than a king. A queen is more piable and willing to serve as a pompous ritual figurehead, rather than try to wield real power.
The current queen concocted vicious rumors about her eldest son because he wanted to be a powerful king. She's determined to outlive him so he can't, or at least make him wait until he's too old to do much.
Freedom-loving countries like Ireland and Scotland have had many powerful kings and even queens. They need to break away.
Shut up you clueless buffoon.
^ enjoys being ruled by a puppet monarch.
Euros have always loved totalitarian government, but they prefer it rich with tradition and pageantry, i.e. an all-powerful oligarchy of beloved and respected aristocrats.
She let's us Americans do our thing not like her great great granddad crazy King George 3rd did.
It's for the Brits to decide. The Queen has always tried to live a noble life so can't criticize her personally. I can criticize Americans who idolize royalty and give a flipping bleep about Megan Markle and Princess Di for that matter. When QE2 passes my suggestion to the Brits is to liquidate their assets and titles, give the remnants a comfy retirement and join the modern world.
royal wave wrote:
When Queen Victoria passed through the toon on the Royal Train from London to Edinburgh, she would have the blinds drawn because she didn't want to see how the other half lived.
To be fair everyone still does that now.Such a run down depressing area.