BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
Every single BBC Radio Channel has been taken over 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 5. I'm not happy. They should keep at least one channel (4 Extra?) where those who wish to can listen to something else.
Spotify? This was a better point in 1997 than now.
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
Every single BBC Radio Channel has been taken over 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 5. I'm not happy. They should keep at least one channel (4 Extra?) where those who wish to can listen to something else.
There’s a whole load of stuff on sounds to listen to if you have it.
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
10 days of coverage makes sense without 24 hour rolling updates. 10 days mourning with regular updates/specials is the thing to do rather than inundation - there will be more than enough online for those who wish to immerse themselves in coverage.
Well at least it isn't just a funeral, there's also the accession.
There's a number of events to space out the week or so, it's just going to frustrate anyone not just dipping in and out.
We've got new stamps, coins, banknotes and passports (yes, again) to look forward to. Suspect the coronation won't be until next year though.
Oh of course, those references to Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State.
There's a lot more expensive rebranding to be done beyond that. Think for a start of every Royal Mail van in the country, and all those police forces.
King Charles will be ok. Many realms will go, but I think it will go nowhere for now.
The emotion ( and yes, over emotion) of the next weeks will see that.
I think a lot of people will now be surprised how quiet he becomes on issues he may have spoken about before, and how much her follows her blueprint as a tribute to her. And everyone knows William and Kate are coming.
Or you may be surprised.
The line between what he does quietly and what he does publicly may change, but in which direction is not clear.
He's as barking as f***, as many who live in or near his big collection of real-life dolls' houses in Poundbury can confirm.
He has also been correct on some issues well before they became popular, e.g. the environment.
And whilst Poundbury can be criticised, he was right in saying that there are big problems with the built environment as well. We can build better than we do.
Poundbury is naff. It is, however much better than the estates of “executive homes” , or “award winning” inner city architecture.
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
10 days of coverage makes sense without 24 hour rolling updates. 10 days mourning with regular updates/specials is the thing to do rather than inundation - there will be more than enough online for those who wish to immerse themselves in coverage.
Well at least it isn't just a funeral, there's also the accession.
There's a number of events to space out the week or so, it's just going to frustrate anyone not just dipping in and out.
We've got new stamps, coins, banknotes and passports (yes, again) to look forward to. Suspect the coronation won't be until next year though.
Oh of course, those references to Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State.
There's a lot more expensive rebranding to be done beyond that. Think for a start of every Royal Mail van in the country, and all those police forces.
I think I've got one of the last "Her Britannic Majesty" passports that'll be issued for many decades, issued just yesterday.
I don’t think William automatically becomes Prince of Wales, does he?
I assume the title is currently in abeyance.
It has to be recreated.
All Charles' other titles now fall. Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Carrick and Earl of Merioneth all now cease to exist and can be awarded to others by a new creation.
Apparently William and Kate are now the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge
I wonder if he now will give the Dukedom of Edinburgh to Edward?
And find a way to keep Andrew away from the coronation?
Could give York to Edward, I am hoping Andrew will be Mr Windsor by this time tomorrow.
King Charles will be ok. Many realms will go, but I think it will go nowhere for now.
The emotion ( and yes, over emotion) of the next weeks will see that.
I think a lot of people will now be surprised how quiet he becomes on issues he may have spoken about before, and how much her follows her blueprint as a tribute to her. And everyone knows William and Kate are coming.
Or you may be surprised.
The line between what he does quietly and what he does publicly may change, but in which direction is not clear.
He's as barking as f***, as many who live in or near his big collection of real-life dolls' houses in Poundbury can confirm.
He has also been correct on some issues well before they became popular, e.g. the environment.
And whilst Poundbury can be criticised, he was right in saying that there are big problems with the built environment as well. We can build better than we do.
Poundbury is naff. It is, however much better than the estates of “executive homes” , or “award winning” inner city architecture.
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
Every single BBC Radio Channel has been taken over 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 5. I'm not happy. They should keep at least one channel (4 Extra?) where those who wish to can listen to something else.
Spotify? This was a better point in 1997 than now.
Amazon prime for me. Grand tour. I loved the queen and I’m sad at her passing but really.
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
10 days of coverage makes sense without 24 hour rolling updates. 10 days mourning with regular updates/specials is the thing to do rather than inundation - there will be more than enough online for those who wish to immerse themselves in coverage.
Well at least it isn't just a funeral, there's also the accession.
There's a number of events to space out the week or so, it's just going to frustrate anyone not just dipping in and out.
We've got new stamps, coins, banknotes and passports (yes, again) to look forward to. Suspect the coronation won't be until next year though.
Oh of course, those references to Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State.
There's a lot more expensive rebranding to be done beyond that. Think for a start of every Royal Mail van in the country, and all those police forces.
Do we all get sent a sticker for our passport so we can be really clear with Johnny Foreigner that HIS Majesty’s Secretary of State still “requests and requires” them to assist us?
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
Every single BBC Radio Channel has been taken over 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 5. I'm not happy. They should keep at least one channel (4 Extra?) where those who wish to can listen to something else.
Spotify? This was a better point in 1997 than now.
Yes, I know, and I use Spotify and Sounds. But as an old-fashioned chap I like to lie in bed listening to an old-fashioned (though DAB) radio as I doze off. I don't think HMQ should be on every single BBC station.
King Charles will be ok. Many realms will go, but I think it will go nowhere for now.
The emotion ( and yes, over emotion) of the next weeks will see that.
I think a lot of people will now be surprised how quiet he becomes on issues he may have spoken about before, and how much her follows her blueprint as a tribute to her. And everyone knows William and Kate are coming.
Or you may be surprised.
The line between what he does quietly and what he does publicly may change, but in which direction is not clear.
He's as barking as f***, as many who live in or near his big collection of real-life dolls' houses in Poundbury can confirm.
He has also been correct on some issues well before they became popular, e.g. the environment.
And whilst Poundbury can be criticised, he was right in saying that there are big problems with the built environment as well. We can build better than we do.
Poundbury is naff. It is, however much better than the estates of “executive homes” , or “award winning” inner city architecture.
People spend a fortune to live there.
I live in a 20-year old house in a town that did not exist 25 years ago. I see other new developments in the surrounding area. I fear many of the people who throw criticisms at places like ours often live in expensive houses in cities, or twee thatched cottages in an AONB.
We should not be building new houses; we should be building new liveable spaces. New communities. I think that's one of Charles's main points.
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
Every single BBC Radio Channel has been taken over 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 5. I'm not happy. They should keep at least one channel (4 Extra?) where those who wish to can listen to something else.
Spotify? This was a better point in 1997 than now.
Yes, I know, and I use Spotify. But as an old-fashioned chap I like to lie in bed listening to an old-fashioned (though DAB) radio as I doze off. I don't think HMQ should be on every single BBC station.
I think people can survive a day or two of that (I presume they'll be back by then)
Likely to be the start of many abandoned sporting fixtures in the UK over the weekend.
Tonight's horse race meetings at Southwell and Chelmsford were stopped when the announcement was made and tomorrow's horse race meetings have already been cancelled.
It is of course the St Leger on Saturday, which I would hope will go ahead.
Oh god, it just occurred to me. The Privy Council having been cancelled the other day, the King is going to have to swear in the whole bloody Cabinet soon or there could be legal issues. That’s going to be a poignant moment for him.
I thought it was well-judged and elegant but a couple of mis-steps:
1) He said 'we will' when 'let us' would have been better (e.g. 'we will honour the late Queen's memory' rather took us all for granted)
2) I really don't think he was wise to sit down to say it. Apart from anything else, he didn't know what to do with his hands. A lectern of some sort would have served him better.
Narendra Modi @narendramodi Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered as a stalwart of our times. She provided inspiring leadership to her nation and people. She personified dignity and decency in public life. Pained by her demise. My thoughts are with her family and people of UK in this sad hour. 6:43 PM · Sep 8, 2022
King Charles will be ok. Many realms will go, but I think it will go nowhere for now.
The emotion ( and yes, over emotion) of the next weeks will see that.
I think a lot of people will now be surprised how quiet he becomes on issues he may have spoken about before, and how much her follows her blueprint as a tribute to her. And everyone knows William and Kate are coming.
Or you may be surprised.
The line between what he does quietly and what he does publicly may change, but in which direction is not clear.
He's as barking as f***, as many who live in or near his big collection of real-life dolls' houses in Poundbury can confirm.
He has also been correct on some issues well before they became popular, e.g. the environment.
And whilst Poundbury can be criticised, he was right in saying that there are big problems with the built environment as well. We can build better than we do.
Poundbury is naff. It is, however much better than the estates of “executive homes” , or “award winning” inner city architecture.
People spend a fortune to live there.
Millions in a briefcase?
You’d need 500k+ to buy a 4 bed house there. Not sure if they take cash….
Just to have something that isn't the passing of Her Majesty...
As a kid, perhaps my favourite film was Tarus Bulba. There is a scene where the Cossacks are meeting up to go to war with the invaders. A few horsemen, then a few more, then a lot more - then a multitude, all riding at a flat out gallop.
Reading the messages on Twitter, it does seem like something similar has been going on today as the Ukrainians regain territory.
Anyway, here it is. Hope you enjoy it as much as the 6-year old me did.
I hope HM died having heard good news about the Ukrainians knocking several shades of shit out of the Russians on the Kharkiv front. As a veteran of WW2 the Russian invasion of Ukraine must have distressed her greatly.
Yes, and if you go to the news page, that's where the news is. There is a link on the home page to https://www.bbc.co.uk/news
Yes, I'm not sure what your point is? I deliberately said the home page had the other news taken off, which it has. Of course it was still accessible via a link - I'd have thought the Hearts of Midlothian bit gave away the intended tone.
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
Every single BBC Radio Channel has been taken over 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 5. I'm not happy. They should keep at least one channel (4 Extra?) where those who wish to can listen to something else.
Spotify? This was a better point in 1997 than now.
Amazon prime for me. Grand tour. I loved the queen and I’m sad at her passing but really.
Film 4 has a banner at the bottom of the screen* urging me to turn to channel 4 as there has been an important announcement.
*except during ad breaks, the news can wait until after the ads are finished, apparently
Tonight's horse race meetings at Southwell and Chelmsford were stopped when the announcement was made and tomorrow's horse race meetings have already been cancelled.
It is of course the St Leger on Saturday, which I would hope will go ahead.
Historical precedent suggests not - for the passing of George VI and before him George V and Edward VII, all race meetings were cancelled between the announcement of the death and the funeral.
Whether that line can and should be taken now will be up to the BHA.
We talk about 15 PMs but amazing that she was Queen through the offices of 14 Presidents as well.
They were saying something on the radio along the lines of thinking that she might hold the record for most US Presidents met. That no other individual in history had ever met as many.
Likely to be the start of many abandoned sporting fixtures in the UK over the weekend.
Tonight's horse race meetings at Southwell and Chelmsford were stopped when the announcement was made and tomorrow's horse race meetings have already been cancelled.
It is of course the St Leger on Saturday, which I would hope will go ahead.
The St Leger was first run in 1776, an otherwise unremarkable year.
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
Every single BBC Radio Channel has been taken over 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 5. I'm not happy. They should keep at least one channel (4 Extra?) where those who wish to can listen to something else.
Spotify? This was a better point in 1997 than now.
Amazon prime for me. Grand tour. I loved the queen and I’m sad at her passing but really.
I was glad I was out of the country when Diana was driven round Paris trying to find a hospital. Especially as the Americans were in bits and I thought they were funny. Will be out of the country all of next week and that's a Good Thing.
Yes she was marvellous. Yes she was a brilliant servant to her country and deserves a big send off. But we don't stop life for x period because she has finally been allowed to rest.
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
Every single BBC Radio Channel has been taken over 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 5. I'm not happy. They should keep at least one channel (4 Extra?) where those who wish to can listen to something else.
Spotify? This was a better point in 1997 than now.
Amazon prime for me. Grand tour. I loved the queen and I’m sad at her passing but really.
I was glad I was out of the country when Diana was driven round Paris trying to find a hospital. Especially as the Americans were in bits and I thought they were funny. Will be out of the country all of next week and that's a Good Thing.
Yes she was marvellous. Yes she was a brilliant servant to her country and deserves a big send off. But we don't stop life for x period because she has finally been allowed to rest.
We had the foretaste of this for Prince Philip. Seems the broadcasters, bbc in particular, have learnt nothing. Why have the same programmes on bbc1 and 2? If you want to wallow, or pay tribute or whatever have it on one. Keep other stuff on 2 FFS.
The Sebastopol bell, captured from Russian forces during the 19th-century Crimean War, will also sound at Windsor Castle once a minute for every year of her life.
We talk about 15 PMs but amazing that she was Queen through the offices of 14 Presidents as well.
They were saying something on the radio along the lines of thinking that she might hold the record for most US Presidents met. That no other individual in history had ever met as many.
How many American Presidents did the Queen actually meet, though?
Glasgow Warriros jusy cancelled their match against Ulster tommorow.
GCW still going ahead with their Liverpool show. Someone ia goong to go for the cheapest of cheap heat.
Supposed to be attending the Frome Cheese Show on Saturday. Not sure if it’s going ahead. nothing announced. Would expect all footy to be off at the weekend.
Tonight's horse race meetings at Southwell and Chelmsford were stopped when the announcement was made and tomorrow's horse race meetings have already been cancelled.
It is of course the St Leger on Saturday, which I would hope will go ahead.
Historical precedent suggests not - for the passing of George VI and before him George V and Edward VII, all race meetings were cancelled between the announcement of the death and the funeral.
Whether that line can and should be taken now will be up to the BHA.
Following today’s announcement regarding the terribly sad passing of Her Majesty The Queen, racing at Doncaster scheduled for Friday 9 September has been cancelled.
All customers with a booking will be contacted directly by email with the options available to them.
Details regarding upcoming fixtures including Saturday’s Cazoo St Leger Day are being reviewed and customers will be updated in due course.
King Charles will be ok. Many realms will go, but I think it will go nowhere for now.
The emotion ( and yes, over emotion) of the next weeks will see that.
I think a lot of people will now be surprised how quiet he becomes on issues he may have spoken about before, and how much her follows her blueprint as a tribute to her. And everyone knows William and Kate are coming.
Or you may be surprised.
The line between what he does quietly and what he does publicly may change, but in which direction is not clear.
He's as barking as f***, as many who live in or near his big collection of real-life dolls' houses in Poundbury can confirm.
He has also been correct on some issues well before they became popular, e.g. the environment.
And whilst Poundbury can be criticised, he was right in saying that there are big problems with the built environment as well. We can build better than we do.
Poundbury is naff. It is, however much better than the estates of “executive homes” , or “award winning” inner city architecture.
People spend a fortune to live there.
I live in a 20-year old house in a town that did not exist 25 years ago. I see other new developments in the surrounding area. I fear many of the people who throw criticisms at places like ours often live in expensive houses in cities, or twee thatched cottages in an AONB.
We should not be building new houses; we should be building new liveable spaces. New communities. I think that's one of Charles's main points.
Yes - but we should also allow more growth in existing locations. Let villages grow into towns, the way they’ve done since humans built houses….
We talk about 15 PMs but amazing that she was Queen through the offices of 14 Presidents as well.
They were saying something on the radio along the lines of thinking that she might hold the record for most US Presidents met. That no other individual in history had ever met as many.
How many American Presidents did the Queen actually meet, though?
We talk about 15 PMs but amazing that she was Queen through the offices of 14 Presidents as well.
They were saying something on the radio along the lines of thinking that she might hold the record for most US Presidents met. That no other individual in history had ever met as many.
How many American Presidents did the Queen actually meet, though?
I'm not sure if she met Truman, although he did make one visit to London in 1945. She met all the others who were in office during her reign except Lyndon Johnson, and also met ex-President Hoover.
King Charles will be ok. Many realms will go, but I think it will go nowhere for now.
The emotion ( and yes, over emotion) of the next weeks will see that.
I think a lot of people will now be surprised how quiet he becomes on issues he may have spoken about before, and how much her follows her blueprint as a tribute to her. And everyone knows William and Kate are coming.
Or you may be surprised.
The line between what he does quietly and what he does publicly may change, but in which direction is not clear.
He's as barking as f***, as many who live in or near his big collection of real-life dolls' houses in Poundbury can confirm.
He has also been correct on some issues well before they became popular, e.g. the environment.
And whilst Poundbury can be criticised, he was right in saying that there are big problems with the built environment as well. We can build better than we do.
Poundbury is naff. It is, however much better than the estates of “executive homes” , or “award winning” inner city architecture.
People spend a fortune to live there.
Hopefully King Charles III can issue a royal edict banning modern glass and steel “architecture”.
An anecdote about Her Majesty, directly from a friend who comes to stay with us in south Devon. It sound extraordinary, but it is true.
Our friend has a severely handicapped son. She tried to have him live with her, but he was far better cared for in a specialist home than she could ever manage.
She worked hard to pay for his care, but there was a time when the work dried up. It looked like she was going to have to take her son away from the place he was so well cared for, and where he had built a life.
Somehow, one of the Ladies in Waiting heard of this. She mentioned it to Her Majesty.
Her Majesty made a call. To confirm that they never need worry; his costs would always be paid for.
We talk about 15 PMs but amazing that she was Queen through the offices of 14 Presidents as well.
They were saying something on the radio along the lines of thinking that she might hold the record for most US Presidents met. That no other individual in history had ever met as many.
How many American Presidents did the Queen actually meet, though?
All except Johnson. So 13 of the 14
I suspect she'd rather have met Lyndon Johnson than his namesake over here.
Just to have something that isn't the passing of Her Majesty...
As a kid, perhaps my favourite film was Tarus Bulba. There is a scene where the Cossacks are meeting up to go to war with the invaders. A few horsemen, then a few more, then a lot more - then a multitude, all riding at a flat out gallop.
Reading the messages on Twitter, it does seem like something similar has been going on today as the Ukrainians regain territory.
Anyway, here it is. Hope you enjoy it as much as the 6-year old me did.
I hope HM died having heard good news about the Ukrainians knocking several shades of shit out of the Russians on the Kharkiv front. As a veteran of WW2 the Russian invasion of Ukraine must have distressed her greatly.
I would hope HRH wouldn't have given a shit at this point to be perfectly honest.
King Charles will be ok. Many realms will go, but I think it will go nowhere for now.
The emotion ( and yes, over emotion) of the next weeks will see that.
I think a lot of people will now be surprised how quiet he becomes on issues he may have spoken about before, and how much her follows her blueprint as a tribute to her. And everyone knows William and Kate are coming.
Or you may be surprised.
The line between what he does quietly and what he does publicly may change, but in which direction is not clear.
He's as barking as f***, as many who live in or near his big collection of real-life dolls' houses in Poundbury can confirm.
He has also been correct on some issues well before they became popular, e.g. the environment.
And whilst Poundbury can be criticised, he was right in saying that there are big problems with the built environment as well. We can build better than we do.
Poundbury is naff. It is, however much better than the estates of “executive homes” , or “award winning” inner city architecture.
People spend a fortune to live there.
Millions in a briefcase?
You’d need 500k+ to buy a 4 bed house there. Not sure if they take cash….
We talk about 15 PMs but amazing that she was Queen through the offices of 14 Presidents as well.
They were saying something on the radio along the lines of thinking that she might hold the record for most US Presidents met. That no other individual in history had ever met as many.
How many American Presidents did the Queen actually meet, though?
I'm not sure if she met Truman, although he did make one visit to London in 1945. She met all the others who were in office during her reign.
"I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."
RIP - Elizabeth the Great.
I think I'm right in saying only one other monarch of any of the Home Nations has been called that - Alfred of Wessex (871-899).
But I wonder if it will stick.
Johnson has used it, apparently.
Didn’t he rule Mercia as well? I think it was Athelstan who claimed to be the first king of Angleland
We talk about 15 PMs but amazing that she was Queen through the offices of 14 Presidents as well.
They were saying something on the radio along the lines of thinking that she might hold the record for most US Presidents met. That no other individual in history had ever met as many.
How many American Presidents did the Queen actually meet, though?
I'm not sure if she met Truman, although he did make one visit to London in 1945. She met all the others who were in office during her reign.
She never met Johnson apparently.
No, so I've just seen so I edited the comment. The other one was Hoover, not Johnson.
We talk about 15 PMs but amazing that she was Queen through the offices of 14 Presidents as well.
They were saying something on the radio along the lines of thinking that she might hold the record for most US Presidents met. That no other individual in history had ever met as many.
How many American Presidents did the Queen actually meet, though?
Google says she met with all of them during her reign, except for LBJ. So, thirteen.
King Charles will be ok. Many realms will go, but I think it will go nowhere for now.
The emotion ( and yes, over emotion) of the next weeks will see that.
I think a lot of people will now be surprised how quiet he becomes on issues he may have spoken about before, and how much her follows her blueprint as a tribute to her. And everyone knows William and Kate are coming.
Or you may be surprised.
The line between what he does quietly and what he does publicly may change, but in which direction is not clear.
He's as barking as f***, as many who live in or near his big collection of real-life dolls' houses in Poundbury can confirm.
He has also been correct on some issues well before they became popular, e.g. the environment.
And whilst Poundbury can be criticised, he was right in saying that there are big problems with the built environment as well. We can build better than we do.
Poundbury is naff. It is, however much better than the estates of “executive homes” , or “award winning” inner city architecture.
People spend a fortune to live there.
Millions in a briefcase?
You’d need 500k+ to buy a 4 bed house there. Not sure if they take cash….
I will have to send you a pic of what someone did with a similar box, in Shepards Bush. A small amount of work and they turned it into something interesting. Not my taste, but it looks.. designed, i suppose.
Glasgow Warriros jusy cancelled their match against Ulster tommorow.
GCW still going ahead with their Liverpool show. Someone ia goong to go for the cheapest of cheap heat.
Supposed to be attending the Frome Cheese Show on Saturday. Not sure if it’s going ahead. nothing announced. Would expect all footy to be off at the weekend.
There'll likely be a blanket cancellation of all manner of events between now and the funeral.
Ten days from now takes us up to Sunday 18th, though I'm not sure whether or not the C of E would want to hold the funeral on a Sunday. Regardless, I think that most sporting events will probably be cancelled for this weekend and the next.
I've got a small local race I'm meant to be competing in on the 18th and I think even that might get scrubbed in due course.
King Charles will be ok. Many realms will go, but I think it will go nowhere for now.
The emotion ( and yes, over emotion) of the next weeks will see that.
I think a lot of people will now be surprised how quiet he becomes on issues he may have spoken about before, and how much her follows her blueprint as a tribute to her. And everyone knows William and Kate are coming.
Or you may be surprised.
The line between what he does quietly and what he does publicly may change, but in which direction is not clear.
He's as barking as f***, as many who live in or near his big collection of real-life dolls' houses in Poundbury can confirm.
He has also been correct on some issues well before they became popular, e.g. the environment.
And whilst Poundbury can be criticised, he was right in saying that there are big problems with the built environment as well. We can build better than we do.
Poundbury is naff. It is, however much better than the estates of “executive homes” , or “award winning” inner city architecture.
People spend a fortune to live there.
Hopefully King Charles III can issue a royal edict banning modern glass and steel “architecture”.
TBF, if he does that he deserves to be remembered as our greatest king.
I recall a great fantasy novel where a famous banking family initially made their fortune when an ancestor got wind of the death of a ruler while said ruler was abroad, beat the news back home and bought up all supplies of black mourning cloth to sell at massive profit.
Tonight's horse race meetings at Southwell and Chelmsford were stopped when the announcement was made and tomorrow's horse race meetings have already been cancelled.
It is of course the St Leger on Saturday, which I would hope will go ahead.
Historical precedent suggests not - for the passing of George VI and before him George V and Edward VII, all race meetings were cancelled between the announcement of the death and the funeral.
Whether that line can and should be taken now will be up to the BHA.
I suspect you are right that they will stick with precedent. There's going to be a large number of events cancelled and pressure thus placed on any others.
Postponement seems unlikely so 2022 will join 1939 as a missing year.
I know it isn't really relevant in the grand scheme of things but that will be quite a blow to local hospitality if so. Bet on a fall in GDP...
Likely to be the start of many abandoned sporting fixtures in the UK over the weekend.
Ridiculous
The weather forecast for tomorrow is bad enough that there might not have been any play anyway. This way they might decide to play on Tuesday to make up for it, though the forecast is wet then too.
First Test match of the reign of KCIII could be a rain-affected draw. Ominous.
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
Every single BBC Radio Channel has been taken over 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 5. I'm not happy. They should keep at least one channel (4 Extra?) where those who wish to can listen to something else.
Spotify? This was a better point in 1997 than now.
Amazon prime for me. Grand tour. I loved the queen and I’m sad at her passing but really.
I was glad I was out of the country when Diana was driven round Paris trying to find a hospital. Especially as the Americans were in bits and I thought they were funny. Will be out of the country all of next week and that's a Good Thing.
Yes she was marvellous. Yes she was a brilliant servant to her country and deserves a big send off. But we don't stop life for x period because she has finally been allowed to rest.
We had the foretaste of this for Prince Philip. Seems the broadcasters, bbc in particular, have learnt nothing. Why have the same programmes on bbc1 and 2? If you want to wallow, or pay tribute or whatever have it on one. Keep other stuff on 2 FFS.
What do they want? The whole country to stop so we have have mandatory wailing and tearing of clothes?
We talk about 15 PMs but amazing that she was Queen through the offices of 14 Presidents as well.
They were saying something on the radio along the lines of thinking that she might hold the record for most US Presidents met. That no other individual in history had ever met as many.
How many American Presidents did the Queen actually meet, though?
I'm not sure if she met Truman, although he did make one visit to London in 1945. She met all the others who were in office during her reign except Lyndon Johnson, and also met ex-President Hoover.
Truman threw a hotdog party during his visit and there's a photo somewhere of the king and queen tucking into theirs with knives and forks. It would have been entirely in keeping with royal protocol at the time to leave the kids at home.
Glasgow Warriros jusy cancelled their match against Ulster tommorow.
GCW still going ahead with their Liverpool show. Someone ia goong to go for the cheapest of cheap heat.
Supposed to be attending the Frome Cheese Show on Saturday. Not sure if it’s going ahead. nothing announced. Would expect all footy to be off at the weekend.
There'll likely be a blanket cancellation of all manner of events between now and the funeral.
Ten days from now takes us up to Sunday 18th, though I'm not sure whether or not the C of E would want to hold the funeral on a Sunday. Regardless, I think that most sporting events will probably be cancelled for this weekend and the next.
I've got a small local race I'm meant to be competing in on the 18th and I think even that might get scrubbed in due course.
Yup life totally disrupted because an old lady died, not even unexpectedly.
We talk about 15 PMs but amazing that she was Queen through the offices of 14 Presidents as well.
They were saying something on the radio along the lines of thinking that she might hold the record for most US Presidents met. That no other individual in history had ever met as many.
How many American Presidents did the Queen actually meet, though?
I'm not sure if she met Truman, although he did make one visit to London in 1945. She met all the others who were in office during her reign except Lyndon Johnson, and also met ex-President Hoover.
Truman threw a hotdog party during his visit and there's a photo somewhere of the king and queen tucking into theirs with knives and forks. It would have been entirely in keeping with royal protocol at the time to leave the kids at home.
"I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."
RIP - Elizabeth the Great.
I think I'm right in saying only one other monarch of any of the Home Nations has been called that - Alfred of Wessex (871-899).
But I wonder if it will stick.
Johnson has used it, apparently.
Didn’t he rule Mercia as well? I think it was Athelstan who claimed to be the first king of Angleland
King Charles will be ok. Many realms will go, but I think it will go nowhere for now.
The emotion ( and yes, over emotion) of the next weeks will see that.
I think a lot of people will now be surprised how quiet he becomes on issues he may have spoken about before, and how much her follows her blueprint as a tribute to her. And everyone knows William and Kate are coming.
Or you may be surprised.
The line between what he does quietly and what he does publicly may change, but in which direction is not clear.
He's as barking as f***, as many who live in or near his big collection of real-life dolls' houses in Poundbury can confirm.
He has also been correct on some issues well before they became popular, e.g. the environment.
And whilst Poundbury can be criticised, he was right in saying that there are big problems with the built environment as well. We can build better than we do.
Poundbury is naff. It is, however much better than the estates of “executive homes” , or “award winning” inner city architecture.
People spend a fortune to live there.
Millions in a briefcase?
You’d need 500k+ to buy a 4 bed house there. Not sure if they take cash….
I will have to send you a pic of what someone did with a similar box, in Shepards Bush. A small amount of work and they turned it into something interesting. Not my taste, but it looks.. designed, i suppose.
Cambourne is an interesting development. It was built by three or four big builders, and they interspersed plots. This meant that there is a great variety in the buildings, including on our street, which makes it feel somewhat more interesting. A good friend's wife is an architect, and whilst he thought it all looked fake, she thought it was a great way of building.
Sadly, the newer developments in the area are much less varied, and IMO much more bland. Especially (shudders) Eddington...
"I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."
RIP - Elizabeth the Great.
I think I'm right in saying only one other monarch of any of the Home Nations has been called that - Alfred of Wessex (871-899).
But I wonder if it will stick.
Johnson has used it, apparently.
Didn’t he rule Mercia as well? I think it was Athelstan who claimed to be the first king of Angleland
Correct. The traditional foundation date of England is 927, when Athelstan captured Northumbria. Alfred is commonly referred to as having become King of the Anglo-Saxons, or King of all the English not living under the rule of the Danes. The Lord of the Mercians, who ruled roughly the south-western half of the Mercian territories, did so as Alfred's vassal.
BBC news already at the padding "What can we say?" stage.
9 more days of this.
Every single BBC Radio Channel has been taken over 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 5. I'm not happy. They should keep at least one channel (4 Extra?) where those who wish to can listen to something else.
Spotify? This was a better point in 1997 than now.
Amazon prime for me. Grand tour. I loved the queen and I’m sad at her passing but really.
I was glad I was out of the country when Diana was driven round Paris trying to find a hospital. Especially as the Americans were in bits and I thought they were funny. Will be out of the country all of next week and that's a Good Thing.
Yes she was marvellous. Yes she was a brilliant servant to her country and deserves a big send off. But we don't stop life for x period because she has finally been allowed to rest.
We had the foretaste of this for Prince Philip. Seems the broadcasters, bbc in particular, have learnt nothing. Why have the same programmes on bbc1 and 2? If you want to wallow, or pay tribute or whatever have it on one. Keep other stuff on 2 FFS.
What do they want? The whole country to stop so we have have mandatory wailing and tearing of clothes?
Just leave it. There is no way back from your earlier shit about Liz Truss killing her, hur hur hur. Just take off into your native Scottish countryside if you don't wanna watch telly.
We talk about 15 PMs but amazing that she was Queen through the offices of 14 Presidents as well.
They were saying something on the radio along the lines of thinking that she might hold the record for most US Presidents met. That no other individual in history had ever met as many.
All from Truman to Biden EXCEPT for Lyndon Johnson.
Why not? Was QEIII put off when LBJ held that beagle up by its ears? (One of the worst photo-ops in history!)
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There's a lot more expensive rebranding to be done beyond that. Think for a start of every Royal Mail van in the country, and all those police forces.
People spend a fortune to live there.
https://twitter.com/kremlinrussia_e
We should not be building new houses; we should be building new liveable spaces. New communities. I think that's one of Charles's main points.
May she rest in peace.
(I do feel a teensy bit emotional, I will confess. We will miss her. But glad that the end was quick and hopefully without pain.)
I thought it was well-judged and elegant but a couple of mis-steps:
1) He said 'we will' when 'let us' would have been better (e.g. 'we will honour the late Queen's memory' rather took us all for granted)
2) I really don't think he was wise to sit down to say it. Apart from anything else, he didn't know what to do with his hands. A lectern of some sort would have served him better.
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1567931746070704131
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered as a stalwart of our times. She provided inspiring leadership to her nation and people. She personified dignity and decency in public life. Pained by her demise. My thoughts are with her family and people of UK in this sad hour.
6:43 PM · Sep 8, 2022
*except during ad breaks, the news can wait until after the ads are finished, apparently
Whether that line can and should be taken now will be up to the BHA.
The energy cap policy looks very much like a work in progress. On any other day it would be being picked apart. So many problems…
She’s got, what? A week? to fix it, out of the glare of media scrutiny.
I suspect this isn’t the first of her beta policies which won’t survive contact with reality. She won’t be so lucky next time.
Yes she was marvellous. Yes she was a brilliant servant to her country and deserves a big send off. But we don't stop life for x period because she has finally been allowed to rest.
The Sebastopol bell, captured from Russian forces during the 19th-century Crimean War, will also sound at Windsor Castle once a minute for every year of her life.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/queen-elizabeth-dead-are-plans-mourning-funeral-rcna46889
All customers with a booking will be contacted directly by email with the options available to them.
Details regarding upcoming fixtures including Saturday’s Cazoo St Leger Day are being reviewed and customers will be updated in due course.
https://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/news/racing/update-on-racing-friday-9-september
https://twitter.com/afp/status/1567956993335504896
Our friend has a severely handicapped son. She tried to have him live with her, but he was far better cared for in a specialist home than she could ever manage.
She worked hard to pay for his care, but there was a time when the work dried up. It looked like she was going to have to take her son away from the place he was so well cared for, and where he had built a life.
Somehow, one of the Ladies in Waiting heard of this. She mentioned it to Her Majesty.
Her Majesty made a call. To confirm that they never need worry; his costs would always be paid for.
And so they have been. For decades.
She will be missed.
i) Prince Edward become the Duke of Edinburgh?
and
ii) We start seeing coins and notes with King Charles III on them?
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Poundbury suddenly seems attractive.
Liz Truss has spoken to the King.
She will chair an operational ministerial meeting at 9pm.
https://twitter.com/joepike/status/1567961349883297795
I will have to send you a pic of what someone did with a similar box, in Shepards Bush. A small amount of work and they turned it into something interesting. Not my taste, but it looks.. designed, i suppose.
Ten days from now takes us up to Sunday 18th, though I'm not sure whether or not the C of E would want to hold the funeral on a Sunday. Regardless, I think that most sporting events will probably be cancelled for this weekend and the next.
I've got a small local race I'm meant to be competing in on the 18th and I think even that might get scrubbed in due course.
Beware flower inflation.
Postponement seems unlikely so 2022 will join 1939 as a missing year.
I know it isn't really relevant in the grand scheme of things but that will be quite a blow to local hospitality if so. Bet on a fall in GDP...
This is how good she looked on a horse
First Test match of the reign of KCIII could be a rain-affected draw. Ominous.
https://twitter.com/trevor8sinclair/status/1567945591413526528?s=21&t=HkYLo8iuy0bhY4Qm2Fp4hg
Sadly, the newer developments in the area are much less varied, and IMO much more bland. Especially (shudders) Eddington...
Why not? Was QEIII put off when LBJ held that beagle up by its ears? (One of the worst photo-ops in history!)