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The passing of the Queen will be one the most disruptive events in Britain since WWII
Business Insider ^ | June 2018 | Rob Price

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.

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 1776; brexit; figurehead; godsavethequeen; monarchy; monarchysucks; parasites; queen; queenelizabeth; royalfamily; royals; thecrown; theresamay; uk; unitedkingdom
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Monarchy is retarded. The Brits need to worry about Islam like Churchill warned. The Monarchy will be in exile by 2050 if not sooner.


41 posted on 07/04/2018 11:11:42 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Wouldn’t\couldn’t she avoid the 12 day disruption by passing the crown NOW?


42 posted on 07/04/2018 11:18:54 AM PDT by FrogMom (Time marches on...)
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To: All

I found a letter in an old box of junk I bought from some guy in Wisconsin. Rolled inside a paper towel tube was a letter dated 1887 from Grover Cleveland to Queen Victoria congratulating her on her Cherry Jubilee. An auction house confirmed its authenticity and said it could bring upwards of $7000 from the right buyer. Any takers?


43 posted on 07/04/2018 11:24:51 AM PDT by Scarpetta (The election of Donald Trump is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

This could almost be as disastrous as Y2K.


44 posted on 07/04/2018 11:26:02 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism3)
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To: piytar

> Most people have no clue how much power the Queen has quietly wielded over 60+ years, almost always to the benefit of civilization. <

Interesting. Any examples?


45 posted on 07/04/2018 11:28:00 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Husker24

QE2 brings stability and focus for the crumbled Empire and a world that’s changed what seems impossibly in her lifetime. She remains above it all in spite of a really weird family and a nation hell-bent on self destruction. What has she ever done that has harmed her nation?


46 posted on 07/04/2018 11:58:04 AM PDT by grania (President Trump, stop believing the Masters of War!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Disruptive? The passing of the whole inbred monarchy should be a new independence day for the British. Maybe they could then start taking back their country and restoring it to power and prestige it has lost over the last 50-plus years of the Queen’s “rule”. Good riddance to all of them.


47 posted on 07/04/2018 12:05:14 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

“... the portraits of Charles will already have been made in preparation.”

Charles in charge. God help them.


48 posted on 07/04/2018 12:05:21 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

the most disruptive event is muslim immigration and the bending of births law to all things muslim.


49 posted on 07/04/2018 12:06:23 PM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Build Kate's Wall)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

She’s probably got another decade and will long have given up her role by then.


50 posted on 07/04/2018 12:07:17 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: grania
The queen brings stability and focus? No, she has lulled them into be frogs in a pot of warming water. They have surrendered their country, stood by while it was merged with the European Union, then invaded by hordes of people that do not remotely share their values and culture.

Maybe it isn't just the monarchy as we've had to save them in two world wars, likely be faced with choice of helping or watching them fall again in the future. Maybe it's the people?

51 posted on 07/04/2018 12:08:27 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: elcid1970

If Wallis Simpson had not been so sexually skilled and kinky, Elizabeth’s reign may not have happened.


52 posted on 07/04/2018 12:10:12 PM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: Reno89519
Your take has a lot of validity. I wonder if the Brits have in fact already choked on their own Empire. Even without the current invasion, they'd be overwhelmed in time by legal escapees from their former and present possessions.

I've been studying a lot of European History since the fall of Rome. It's not what we learned in HS and College. Britain has a history of ruthlessness and horrible meddling intertwined with the incredible greatness in all fields of endeavor in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Their meddling and expansion caused chaos in Africa and the Mideast that exists today.

Perhaps your take on QE2 is correct. It's an open question whether she's enabled the destruction of England or kept it steady during a period of irreversible decline. History will decide.

53 posted on 07/04/2018 12:34:18 PM PDT by grania (President Trump, stop believing the Masters of War!)
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To: Husker24

And to think people give a crap about her on July 4.

Up yours Great Britain.


54 posted on 07/04/2018 12:38:19 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: wardaddy

The British rule was harsh. Anyone who thinks they were not brutal lords is sadly mistaken.


55 posted on 07/04/2018 12:41:41 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: bigdaddy45

Tough How so?


56 posted on 07/04/2018 12:42:27 PM PDT by jmacusa ("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: Scarpetta

What a great find! I’d be very interesting in learning why it was never sent out.

Wondering, did some historical event occur that took his attention, then he forgot about it?


57 posted on 07/04/2018 12:55:32 PM PDT by Heart of Georgia
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

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.”


I think the country will be able to handle it. King Charles will only have been waiting 75 years or so of life, training for this moment. If you’re going to have royalty, people you believe are closer to Gd than you are, trust them! Remember! Royals are above humans and just under angels. So they’ve got this, Brits.


58 posted on 07/04/2018 12:58:30 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Charles will immediately call for the mass immigration of all muslims and surrender England to them.


59 posted on 07/04/2018 1:00:28 PM PDT by CodeToad
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To: Larry Lucido

“Thank you, Your Honor. Protecting the Queen’s safety is a task that is gladly accepted by Police Squad. No matter how silly the idea of having a queen might be to us, as Americans we must be gracious and considerate hosts.”


That’s one of my favorite lines in that movie. And there are so many of them. (That’s the movie with “Nice beaver!” “Thanks! I just had it stuffed.”)

I also love the gift Los Angeles presented to the Queen on her arrival. A Revolutionary War Musket on a plaque. Good day to think about it!


60 posted on 07/04/2018 1:01:40 PM PDT by Yaelle
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