Zara Tindall, The Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor view the flowers left by the public outside Balmoral Castle, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in Aberdeen, Scotland -September 10th 2022.
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I'm not going to do this as a reblog because I don't want to shit up somebody else's notes with pedantry, but the really funny thing about that joke about how the British and the United States can't play chess because the British are missing their Queen and the US is missing two towers is that in chess handicapping, queen odds (i.e., beginning play with no queen) and two rooks (i.e., beginning play with no rooks) are roughly equivalent – that'd actually be a fairly evenly matched game!
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I also can't honestly understand rooting for the royals to die not a in "don't wish death on people ever" kind of way but just in the sense that it means nothing, the monarchy is by design self sustaining, like king Charles dies, William takes over, enforced mourning, big expensive funeral, big expensive coronation like woop de doo this is such a non event, if anything its actively detrimental to the average person when a royal dies.
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I was a detective, investigating the murder of Applejack, and it was revealed to be Queen Elizabeth as the culprit.
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How have I not seen any posts yet about the first anniversary of today's international holiday??
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The Princess Royal, Sir Timothy Laurence, Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall, The Duke of York, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor view the flowers left by the public outside Balmoral Castle, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in Aberdeen, Scotland -September 10th 2022.
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I've been thinking about the tragedy of Elizabeth Woodville living to see the end of her family name.
I don't mean her family with her husband, which lived on through her daughter and grandson. I mean her own.
Her sisters died, one by one, many of them after 1485. When Elizabeth died, only Katherine was left, and she would die before the turn of the century as well.
All her brothers died, too. Lewis died in childhood. John was executed. Anthony was murdered. Lionel died suddenly in the peak of Richard's reign, unable to see his niece become queen. Edward perished at war. Richard died in grieving peace. For all the violence and judgement the family endured, it was "an accident of biology" that ended their line: none of the brothers left heirs, and the Woodville name was extinguished. We know the family was aware of this. We know they mourned it, too:
“Buy a bell to be a tenor at Grafton to the bells now there, for a remembrance of the last of my blood.”
Elizabeth lived through the deposition and death of her young sons, and lived to see the end of her own family name. It must have been such a haunting loss, on both sides.
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I think instead of formally separating from the Commonwealth, Canada should just refuse to acknowledge that Queen Elizabeth II ever died.
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Today marks the first anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II -September 8th 2023.
One year ago (on September 8th 2022), The late Queen died around 3pm at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
There would be too many things to say about this amazing woman but we can all agree that we miss her so much. I would be lying if I would say nothing has changed since her death last year but I feel like there's something different because she is truly missed.
On a more positive note, I remember the incredible Queen she was for The United Kingdom and all the Commonwealth countries around. Everyone loved her and respected her because her dedication and commitment to her duty was remarkable. She almost never made a mistake and served people with pride.
And what a character she was ! Everyone knew she was the Boss and even if her sense of humour was funny, she was also honest and had a very strong character.
It is also impossible to forget her iconic and colourful outfits which always made me a smile because when she wore them, she was like a sunshine and everyone was seeing her no matter whether they were.
Obviously, I wouldn't finish this text without remembering her as a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandchildren. Her love for Prince Philip and their strong marriage will always be an example : they were married for 73 years and I think that's because they respected each other a lot and support each other in good but also bad times. She was also a wonderful mum, grandma and great-grandma and I am sure they all have a thought for her today.
May she forever rest in peace.
To her children, her grandchildren and grandchildren and everyone who met her through her life.
Thank you for everything, Your (late) Majesty.
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