The Luvilee Jubilee: underwhelmed by opposition to Her Majesty's Big Day
There was little surprise at Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, but that's probably the point. Dutifully present were the Queen, the rain, the warm beer and the National Health Service glasses and...
View ArticleUK tabloid publishes 1933 film of Edward VIII teaching Nazi salute to Queen
[caption id="attachment_406689" align="alignnone" width="940"] The Sun keeps it classy.[/caption] Buckingham Palace is defending film footage published by a British tabloid today that shows a young...
View ArticleLoch Ness Monster was almost named after Queen Elizabeth
Famed British conservationist Sir Peter Scott, who gave the Loch Ness Monster the scientific name of Nessiteras rhombopteryx as part of an effort to protect it as an endangered species in case it's...
View ArticleAnimation: Queen Elizabeth's life in banknote portraits
More about "the evolution of Queen Elizabeth II, as shown by banknotes" in this Washington Post article from 2015. (via r/interestingasfuck) Queen Elizabeth's life in banknotes....
View ArticleBoy can't handle meeting the Queen, drops to all fours and scurries away instead
Meeting Queen Elizabeth II was a little too real for 9-year-old Nathan Grant. As she approached him and his parents during her visit to The Thomas Coram Foundation for Children last Wednesday, he...
View ArticleThe internet is having a field day with the Queen's "green screen" dress
In a live broadcast Sunday, Queen Elizabeth II spoke about the coronavirus situation. It was a serious and reassuring speech. But, she wore a green dress, a green-screen-green dress. The internet,...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth turns down a magazine's "Oldie of the Year" award with cheeky...
When British magazine The Oldie wanted to bestow 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II – Britain's oldest, "longest-reigning monarch" – with the annual title of "Oldie of the Year," she said thanks but nope....
View ArticleQueen of England "has entered a new phase," will re-emerge next year, MSN...
Queen Elizabeth recently missed the General Synod, the Church of England's national assembly, for the first time in her reign. This is understandable; the 95-year-old has been dealing with some health...
View ArticleSelf-proclaimed Sith Lord arrested for trying to assassinate Queen of England
The Daily Mail reports that a 19-year-old named Darth Jones, also known as Jaswant Singh Chail, posted a SnapChat video on Christmas Day in which he said he would assassinate Queen Elizabeth with a...
View ArticleThat weird photo of Queen Elizabeth going around is fake
A widely spread photo of Queen Elizabeth with her head in an abnormally low position is fake. You can see Steve Parsons' actual photo of the Queen shaking hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin...
View ArticleQueen projected onto Stonehenge in celebration of her longevity
Embedded below is a photograph of a useless relic, and Stonehenge. Our spellbinding homage to Her Majesty The #Queen! 👑We've projected eight portraits of Queen Elizabeth II onto Stonehenge in...
View ArticleHow will England respond to Queen Elizabeth's passing?
To quote one of the most influential mentors I've ever had in life, Son Goku once said, "all things must pass, Vegeta, even the dragon balls." Now, I want to clarify that I do not wish ill on Queen...
View ArticleThe time that the Queen turned down a birthday concert from Paul McCartney to...
In this excerpt from Secrets from Another Place, a Twin Peaks DVD collection, series Composer Angelo Badalamenti recounts a story he allegedly heard from Paul McCartney. Queen Elizabeth II's staff...
View ArticleCocaine and ketamine dealers in the UK are giving discounts in honor of the...
According to a piece on Vice, drug dealers in the UK are feeling the loss of her Majesty and are passing the condolences (and the savings) on to their customers. Drug dealers are marking Queen...
View ArticleSupermarket turns down checkout beep sound, and other strange marks of...
UK supermarket Morrisons has turned down the volume of the beeping sound that's heard when ringing up purchases at the checkout as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II. This follows them turning...
View ArticleNetflix's The Crown ratings soar after death of Queen Elizabeth II
Following Elizabeth II's death, Netflix's The Crown has seen a massive uptick in viewership. Viewership of Netflix's hit series The Crown skyrocketed around the world over the weekend following the...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II's final journey
The UK's daylong funeral services in the UK for Elizabeth II are being broadcast live by the BBC online (open to worldwide viewers). David Dimbleby: These are the final moments for the public to see...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth's cause of death listed as "old age"
She faded away without illness or mishap, leaving only the dark space where rumors grow. The document states that the 96-year-old monarch died at 3.10pm on 8 September at Balmoral Castle, Ballater....
View ArticleIn odd tribute, World Boxing Council makes a Queen Elizabeth II title belt
View this post on Instagram A post shared by World Boxing Council (@wbcboxing) There's a long history of British boxing. England is the home of several of the greatest fighters in the history of the...
View ArticleLive video of The Stone Roses performing "Elizabeth, my dear"
"Tear me apartAnd boil my bonesI'll not rest'Til she's lost her throneMy aim is trueMy message is clearIt's curtains for youElizabeth, my dear" These are the simple, straightforward, and now...
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