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Featured on Sep 8, 2022 by Null: Queen Elizabeth has died.
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The Queen back at Windsor after hospital stay

She is "in good spirits" after a one-night stay for preliminary medical checks, Buckingham Palace says.
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The Queen spent Wednesday night in hospital for preliminary medical checks and is now back at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace has said.
The 95-year-old monarch returned from hospital at lunchtime on Thursday and is "in good spirits", the palace added.
The Queen was said to be "disappointed" after cancelling a visit to Northern Ireland on Wednesday.
She was given medical advice to rest for a few days, after a busy schedule of public engagements.
In a statement on Thursday night, Buckingham Palace said: "Following medical advice to rest for a few days, the Queen attended hospital on Wednesday afternoon for some preliminary investigations, returning to Windsor Castle at lunchtime today, and remains in good spirits."
The Queen was seen by specialists at the private King Edward VII's Hospital in central London, about 19 miles (32km) from Windsor. Her admittance is understood not to be related to coronavirus.
The overnight stay was said to be for practical reasons and the Queen was back at her desk undertaking light duties on Thursday afternoon.
The King Edward VII's is a private hospital in London's Marylebone used by senior royals, including the Queen's husband, the late Duke of Edinburgh, who received treatment there earlier this year.
It has been a busy period of official engagements for the Queen.
She was pictured hosting a Global Investment Summit at Windsor Castle on Tuesday evening alongside Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
An official record of the Queen's diary showed at least 15 other formal events during October.
On Wednesday, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said the monarch had "reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days".
He said the Queen was "disappointed that she will no longer be able to visit Northern Ireland" - which would have involved an overnight stay.
She is expected to lead a royal delegation to the Glasgow COP26 climate change summit in two weeks' time.
Earlier this week, the Queen declined a magazine's award of Oldie of the Year, saying "you are only as old as you feel".
She "politely but firmly" turned down the award, but sent the Oldie magazine a message with her "warmest best wishes".
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Just a preliminary thread for now, but it's worth keeping an eye on, pretty sure this was how it started with Philip...
 
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If I possessed a cynical mind (and I do), I'd think that Barbados electing their new Head Of State now is a sign of something more than we know
 
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Well its almost tiem to restore the rightful line on the throne.
 
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thyme's up said:
I thought leapfrogging over Charles was the actual plan. It should be, anyway.
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Will never happen. The very moment Liz pops her clogs, Charles becomes King instantaneously. The monarchy is not a popularity contest, and anyone insinuating to King Charles that he should step aside for his younger, slightly better looking son will be accused of treason.

I think a lot of people are going to be in for a rude awakening when Queenie dies. Too many think the monarchy works simply as a Dictatorship of Liz. They don't realise that all the slavish adoration, uncritical media coverage, and strict rules of respect must be afforded to King Charles when he takes the throne also. I expect there'll be many imbeciles who were all in favour of ridiculous monarchical pomp and circumstance when the Queen is around, but suddenly become republican-leaning when it's Charles. There'll be a lot of hand-wringing from Diana worshippers also, especially if Charlie decides to make Camilla officially the Queen Consort.
 
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I hope she doesn't die because the Britannia's and Sovereign's will be ugly AF with Charles on the obverse. Ill probably have to go back to stacking Krugerrands and while i enjoy stealing the wealth of africa i dont like looking at paul kruger's neck beard.
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Isn't there supposed to be a bunch of programmed mourning that happens once Liz leaves this world? Like you can only watch documentaries about her and you can't laugh or be happy during certain time frame after she passes
 
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Isn't there supposed to be a bunch of programmed mourning that happens once Liz leaves this world? Like you can only watch documentaries about her and you can't laugh or be happy during certain time frame after she passes
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Only on the telly.

Watch Netflix and get wankered if you want.
 
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Bakarina said:
Isn't there supposed to be a bunch of programmed mourning that happens once Liz leaves this world? Like you can only watch documentaries about her and you can't laugh or be happy during certain time frame after she passes
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Yes, it's called "Operation London Bridge", it's an elaborate plan they put in place for Elizabeth's eventual death. It's part of the whole pomp and circumstance of the dying of a monarch, they've also had similar plans for special individuals like Winston Churchill when he died; his was called "Operation Hope Not". For Prince Philip it was "Operation Forth Bridge".
 
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