The passing of the Queen will be one the most disruptive events in Britain since WWII

Business Insider ^ | June 2018 | Rob Price

[Just mythoughts]

Why all this for a person who did absolutely nothing besidesbeing born.

A promise given way back when... But you probably would not believe IF I told you 'why'.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Well, bye.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Frankly, I don’t give a damn.

[Leaning Right]

> The King and Queen can call elections. It is actually a real job. <

True. But - in reality - the Queen will only do something that Parliament would approve of. So while she has all these powers, she is quite constrained in their actual use.

For example, the Queen can dismiss a Prime Minister. But should she dismiss one who has great support in Parliament, there’d be hell to pay. In fact it could mean the end of the monarchy.

So as I see it, the Queen is pretty much a rubber-stamping figurehead. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Because she is also a check against a someone like Hitler rising to power in the UK.

[Blue Jays]

My sentiments are similar to what you all posted. She seems to be a very likable person, for sure.
She maintains dignity and class in a role where she must always be “firing on all cylinders” with zero downtime.

[PAR35]

actually my country fought a war to end the false narrativee of Blood Line Monarchy Rule

They must have lost, then. Look at the Kennedys, Bushes, Rockefellers, Romneys, etc.

Know your place, prole.

[IronJack]

We in America have no idea how important the Queen is to the Commonwealth. I have great respect for Queen Elizabeth for stepping into a role she was never supposed to have to begin with, and doing it well for 60+ years.

[mewzilla]

Oh, if only Britains royals had done nothing over the generations.

That family has been and is a menace.

[tennmountainman]

God save their country from the Muslim invasion.

[wardaddy]

Rule Britannia

The earth was the better for it

They have nothing to apologize for

Sorry tater people

Lol

[Hot Tabasco]

She was a very young woman who was thrust into a an all-consuming job she may not have wanted.

That's how I view Harry and William, Harry especially. I'm sure all he wanted in life was to serve in the military with his comrades, do some pub hopping and chase women like every normal kid wanted.........

Unfortunately he was born to royalty so his every action is controlled by the family......

[BunnySlippers]

How can they close the Stockmarket for 12 days?

By law, in the USA, the market cannot be closed for more than 3 days ... just like banks. In the US, you cannot be denied access to your money for more than 72 hours.

[uncbob]

The British Empire once covered a quarter of the Earth's landmass, a

And if they had listened to Ben Franklin and given the colonies equal status with Wales Scotland and England they would have had the current USA as part of their Commonwealth

One of the biggest mistakes in history
He warned them the American people would not put up with their treatment of them as subjects

[elcid1970]

Elizabeth didn’t want the job. Her uncle King Edward VIII should have reigned but abdicated in order to marry “the woman I love”. This meant the succession fell to her father who became King George VI. He only lasted sixteen years before dying in 1952, and this put Elizabeth on the throne at age 26.

Queen Elizabeth never forgave Edward now Duke of Windsor for causing her father’s early death.

[fella]

IIRC she helped to man an anti-aircraft battery during the Blitz.

[Caipirabob]

I don’t know much about her but the British folks I know are good and decent people. I will remain in silent respect for the loss they will feel.

[piytar]

Um, the Queen along with President Reagan and Pope John Paul II basically helped take out the USSR. Lots of books have been written about that minor accomplishment.

[piytar]

Agreed. Good comment.

[mac_truck]

Why would you post this drivel on America’s Independence Day?

[piytar]

Most people have no clue how much power the Queen has quietly wielded over 60+ years, almost always to the benefit of civilization. Now I don’t want to live under a monarch, even a constrained one, but to ignore the impact the Queen has had on the world as some (not you) do is just plain ignorant.