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Since the death of the Duke, the Queen had been becoming visibly frail. On Thursday, I saw screenshots from social media of her children rushing to Balmoral; I commented that this did not look good. Later, Huw Edwards wore a black tie on BBC; I knew this was it. The Queen is dead. People in China seemed genuinely surprised that the Queen’s health had been in decline, but after all, she is a woman 96 years of age. We are all bracing for this day; hopefully, it will come later rather than now, but in the end, it did come. Soon, the Chinese Social media exploded with the news that the Queen had died. This Queen, a foreign head of state, clearly meant something to the Chinese. Personally, I’ve never had strong feelings about the monarchy except for the fact that she was the only Queen I knew. Her ubiquitous presence is everywhere. She is on the stamps I licked, the money I use, and the passport I travel with. It was her who signed my commission, ElizabethR, that conferred me with the status of commissioned officer in Her Majesty Armed Forces, a little bit of Elizabeth Windsor that I will always treasure. This is an opportunity to take a moment to reflect on the passing of a person who has played a key role in every Briton, from 80 to a 20-year-old. Her omnipresence has to be a product of the longevity of her reign. Very few of us alive today can recall anyone else sitting on the British Throne. That fact alone makes the notion of a King Charles III so strange and unfamiliar and singing God Save the King, something we all need to get used to. To have seen another British Monarch, one has to be in their eighties. My late mum, who died in 2004, had lived through the reigns of four monarchs in her 72 years. I’ve managed to rack up almost as many years without witnessing a single coronation. The Queen is a keystone, an enduring symbol of steadfastness in the ever-changing world. So when they bury her next week, I will be sad, not so much for the passing of a Monarch, but for the passing of a generation.

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Do go and see this excellent documentry

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So I have a question for my followers: are there any conspiracy theories you’re 100% convinced are real

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The Imperial German High Seas Fleet - Hochseeflotte

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The Imperial German High Seas Fleet - Hochseeflotte

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Just a toy for corrupt Admirals, brought for vanity and kickbacks

Which aircraft carrier is the most useless in the world?

Thailand’s HTMS Chakri Naruebet, effectively a glorified royal yatch, her airwing long gone due to neglect and lack of funding. 

She’s also the smallest carrier currently “in service”.

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Stop brexit.

We should take the votes away from 60 year olds and give them to 16 year olds

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Madam Curie’s unit?

A patient is examined in a mobile radiology lab, belonging to the French Army, ca. 1914.

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That the fore-runner of the Northumberland Fusiliers!

British Grenadier 5th Foot.

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This Village Without Roads Is Straight Out Of A Fairytale Book

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