Posted on 07/04/2018 9:23:19 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Since ascending to the throne in 1952, the monarch has seen 13 prime ministers serve Britain and lived through another 13 US presidents. She's now 92. At some point — not for many years yet, we hope — Queen Elizabeth II's reign will come to an end.
But what happens then?
For at least 12 days — between her passing, the funeral and beyond — Britain will grind to a halt. The stock markets and banks are likely to close.
But to focus on the financial disruption doesn't begin to describe the sheer magnitude of the queen's death. It will be an event unlike anything Britain has seen since the end of World War II.
Most British people have never known life without the queen. It will be a strange, uncertain time.
The British Empire once covered a quarter of the Earth's landmass, and for a brief, surreal period it is likely to feel as if the empire still exists, as all its former subjects will turn toward Britain for the news.
It will probably be the best-attended funeral of all time. World leaders from across the globe will flock to attend.
There will be hundreds of changes up and down the country in the weeks and months after the queen's death.
New currency will be printed and minted immediately. British currency bears images of the monarch, and the portraits of Charles will already have been made in preparation.
The British national anthem will change."God Save The Queen" will get some new lyrics — or some old ones, rather. It will become "God Save The King."
Likewise, a great deal of military insignia will require updating.
And plenty more will need to change.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
A promise given way back when... But you probably would not believe IF I told you 'why'.
Well, bye.
Frankly, I don’t give a damn.
> 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.
They must have lost, then. Look at the Kennedys, Bushes, Rockefellers, Romneys, etc.
Know your place, prole.
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.
Oh, if only Britains royals had done nothing over the generations.
That family has been and is a menace.
God save their country from the Muslim invasion.
Rule Britannia
The earth was the better for it
They have nothing to apologize for
Sorry tater people
Lol
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......
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.
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.
IIRC she helped to man an anti-aircraft battery during the Blitz.
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.
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.
Agreed. Good comment.
Why would you post this drivel on America’s Independence Day?
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.
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