Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by xd » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:33 PM UTC

Queen Elizabeth II has died
bbc.com

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#2

Post by yreg » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:35 PM UTC

When she was born there were less than 2 billion people on Earth. Now there are almost 8 billion of us.

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Post by weavie » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:39 PM UTC

yreg wrote: post #2

When she was born there were less than 2 billion people on Earth. Now there are almost 8 billion of us.

She started with Winston Churchill and ended with Liz Truss.

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#4

Post by jl6 » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:39 PM UTC

RIP. An incredible life.

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Post by 22SAS » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:41 PM UTC

RIP, your majesty! The end of an era, from volunteering in WW-II, to seeing the empire break, and the world getting crazier now.

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Post by mzs » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:41 PM UTC

Britain’s plan for when Queen Elizabeth II dies: POLITICO has obtained documents laying out Operation LONDON BRIDGE in granular detail

https://www.politico.eu/article/queen-elizabeth-death-plan-b...

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Post by controversial97 » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:41 PM UTC

If I remember correctly, the plan is that UK TV channels cancel all entertainment programs for the next ten days, so I look forward to more people going outside for the end of summer.

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Post by balentio » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:41 PM UTC

No post body was provided.

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Post by PaulHoule » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:42 PM UTC

jl6 wrote: post #4

RIP. An incredible life.

She learned to be a mechanic in WWII so she could do something tangible to support the war effort.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:42 PM UTC

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