Queen Elizabeth II has died

[Lilith7]

Now that is a very good point king.

The best meme I have seen so far was along the lines of 'This pc thing has to stop. Did you know they are making a MAN into the QUEEN now?'

I laughed, and then realised ' darling, men have been doing that for years...'

But seriously? I have lost a gran, a mother, an aunt, a best friend - and yes it is traumatic and heartbreaking, but thank the gods of these things the media didn't get involved in my losses. The maudlin overload continues. It reminds me of the way my lovely cousin was forced to revisit her chopper pilot husband's horrific very public death, even their mourning became a public theatre piece. There is a lot to be said for being as common as dirt and well out of the spotlight...

Agreed; it must be hideously painful, to have to endure such grief to begin with but to have to do so in public is so awful that really it shouldn't be required of anyone.
I suppose the only good thing is that the new king will at least be used to that aspect of it, poor sod.