ICTChris Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I was listening to the Rest Is History podcast special about the Queen's reign and it's interesting to hear some historical stories about the Queen. She fell out with Thatcher over her refusal to impose sanctions on apartheid South Africa, the Queen seemingly took the side of Commonwealth leaders over Thatcher's government. It is odd to hear the arguments you hear about sanctions on Iran or Russia used by Thatcher against sanctions on the South Africans. Another point they talked about was the death of Diana, which reminded me of this thread as people have said that it was her death that sparked grief mongering etc. It's been mythologised since but the Queens private stance about the death of her former daughter-in-law was extremely against the mood of the time - it sparked blanket condemnation in the press and, if I recall correctly, saw the popularity of the Queen and the monarchy drop to the lowest levels in modern history. Looking back on it, the Queen's stance looks a lot better in hindsight than almost all of the elected officials and a lot of the general public. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) Some front pages at the time Does anyone still have their Diana Love Loop? ETA - For the whippersnappers who don't remember these days, the papers meant a lot more in the 1990s than they do now, when basically no-one gives a rats ass. For a while afterwards anyone who criticised what happened was attacked with glee by the press. Edited September 11, 2022 by ICTChris 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 9 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Mrs. Kirsten Farage. Does that float your boat ? That pavement needs fixed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 7 hours ago, Central Belt Caley said: I’ll call it a draw, apparently I hold extremist views for wanting the monarchy abolished Despite the fact that America went to war to gain independence from the crown, good luck fella. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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parsforlife Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Wee boy is just doing the goggles celebration Edited September 11, 2022 by parsforlife 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hedgecutter Posted September 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2022 Other half: "are you coming along with us (to see the coffin procession), it's not very often something this big happens near us" Me: "nah, bit of a trek for something I'm not overly fussed about" Other half: "it's 10 mins away!" Me: "exactly." 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 40 minutes ago, williemillersmoustache said: Hope the answer was: "they tied balloons to her, that's why people are bringing replacements" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Hope the answer was: "they tied balloons to her, that's why people are bringing replacements" I rather hope someone took the time to explain to the girl that's not how any of this works. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Full North Korea achieved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 2 hours ago, williemillersmoustache said: Mum: Well....have you seen the movie 'Up'...Well see the balloons on the house....' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) On the Royal Mile there: "Three cheers for His Majesty the King... Hip-hip... [crowd] hooray!!! Hip-hip... [crowd] hooray!!! Hip-hip... [crowd] hooray!!! ... [loud single voice] booooooo!!!" Edited September 11, 2022 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 3 hours ago, williemillersmoustache said: The sky? It's over 30 years since Belinda Carlisle announced her breakthrough discovery and people still think this? Unbelievable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: France is the most visited country on earth. They didn't knock down Versailles when they got rid of its residents. There would be no need for us to do the equivalent either. It's a ridiculous argument that says we need this parasitical nonsense for financial reasons. It’s an argument you’ll hear frequently because it’s the only real argument they have that doesn’t sound as ridiculous 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 27 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: On the Royal Mile there: "Three cheers for His Majesty the King... Hip-hip... [crowd] hooray!!! Hip-hip... [crowd] hooray!!! Hip-hip... [crowd] hooray!!! ... [loud single voice] booooooo!!!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DiegoDiego Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 It’s an argument you’ll hear frequently because it’s the only real argument they have that doesn’t sound as ridiculous And of course adding perhaps a miniscule fraction of a percentage onto GDP outweighs the continuance of a fundamentally unfair system.What advantage do we genuinely have over Germany/France/Lithuania by being a monarchy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 On my way back into Forfar after a bike ride I passed quite a few folk heading out towards the McDonalds on the A90 presumably to watch the cortege pass. Quite the mix of folk, however my favourite were a family of 5 all wearing black joggers, black t-shirts apart from the dad who was proudly wearing his Sevco top. Magnificent. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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