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Quite a long read but a fascinating description of what will happen in the UK when HRH passes. Right down to the tiniest detail.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-london-bridge
It will be interesting to see how the traditions of the deaths/funerals of monarchs that are very old fashioned (even for the last time it happened in 1952) will sit alongside the social media run hyperkinetic way of the world now or in the next few years.
'London Bridge is down'?
First anyone will know about is a RIP thread here.
Fixed that for you...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingstepper
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Originally Posted by Kingstepper
"Within ten minutes of the pronouncement "London Bridge is down" Hilly10 will start an RIP thread on TZ-UK, signalling the start of public mourning".
A fascinating read - thanks for posting it. I'm 'agnostic' about Royalty, but my first TV memory was the solemnity of Churchill's funeral.
I fear for the Royalty once/if Charles III inherits the throne................
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Originally Posted by Backward point
Lost my iPad so no more first notifications, I will leave it to someone else to report the Royal death
He won't be king for long (or even at all), if they are sensible about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by afcneal
So, I presume we are to take it that HM Queen is not well and this is (part of) a process of mass preparation...Quote:
Originally Posted by MelbournSimon
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............... and I have just realised that the rather unusual criticism of Prince William is part of a process too. I wondered where the criticism suddenly came from; he's been so popular so far. It wasn't just a single media outlet suddenly criticising him with such a consistent voice. Why now, why so sudden, why so consistent, and why so controlled (surprising un-excessive for the UK media)? I think someone with influence is warning him. And I reckon he's gonna be the next king.
Yes, yes, sounds like a conspiracy theory. Maybe I'm reading more into it than is there. Make up your own mind.
Within 10mS of this event, Nicolarse Witchell will be on looped repeat droning on and on and on on BBC news as usual for anything royal.
my sister in law is part of the 'team' that will be swung in to action for the technical aspect of both the queen and prince philip's death/funeral, doing lighting.
In which case we are relying on you for the first RIP threadQuote:
Originally Posted by soundood
I've just bought series 1 of the Rockford Files to get me through the media nightmare.
Hopefully it won't be on a Friday night like Diana so the football schedule is cancelled.
It wont be all bad - Ive heard that Tony Blair is going to play his Squire Stratocaster on the roof of Buckingham palace.Quote:
Originally Posted by SimonH
All this talk is almost treasonous. Let's all wish for a very long life for Her Majesty.
She's had one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirk280
Yes. Hopefully much longer too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingstepper
Doing the lighting? I love a good bonfire. What? .................WHAT?Quote:
Originally Posted by soundood
Go straight the the Tower, do not pass go.Quote:
Originally Posted by UKMike
Hear, hearQuote:
Originally Posted by Kirk280
When they say "10 days of national mourning" , how many days national holiday will we need for that to happen?
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Hope it's a VERY windy day........Quote:
Originally Posted by Velorum
Oh I've nothing against her quite the contrary and wish her many more years. Just dreading the resultant media frenzy when the inevitable does happen...wonder if I should get series 2 in as well just in case?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirk280
Lots of forelock tugging and obsequious reporting for a week .The vast majority of people will say thats a shame and get on with their life ,they wont be wearing black armbands and weeping though iam sure there will be some competitive mourning and fake outrage from the tabloids
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I worked at an editing place where the TV obits for the top brass of the royal family would get periodically refreshed to keep them current. Quite creepy.