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Queens speech

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Imfinallyhappy1 · 04/04/2020 23:05

Am I the only one who actually couldn’t give a shiny shit what she has to say at this time.

People are dying , everyone is affected so the last thing we need is a rich old woman sitting in her ivory castle asking us to stay calm.

It’s really wound me up, it’s constantly being mentioned on the news!

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LaurieMarlow · 05/04/2020 14:27

I am.

However, born in NI, lived in mainland UK for many years and have lots of family and friends there.

audreysview · 05/04/2020 14:29

If you can not say anything nice, stay silent
Never understand that ridiculous old saying. So we should all remain silent unless we have nice things to say? So if we see an injustice or we want to complain about the government or the antics of the royals we must only say nice things? Andrew included?

Hugt · 05/04/2020 14:30

They moved before the lock down if i remember rightly. Certainly before the schools closed etc.

I would assume running Buckingham palace would require much more staff (and staff from london who would have to commute) than the smaller residences that have some live in staff.

From a logistical view dont they normally seperate out the royal family in times like this? Shes an old woman, her son is also in the sheilding category presumably due to age.

audreysview · 05/04/2020 14:38

Whats the harm? She cant win, she either stays silent and is criticised or speaks and is patronising?

How about donating some of her millions rotting away in the bank. How anyone can be comforted by what she has to say if she doesn’t do this is baffling. So no, unless she does this, she can’t win. Speeches from a privileged old lady holed up in a castle with servants means nothing. Lives need saving, if she can’t do better than read from a script written by someone else she needn’t bother.

SemperIdem · 05/04/2020 14:40

As has often been the case historically, the Queen has been a bit slow to make a speech as Head of State. Nothing to do with her age and everything to do with her as a person. Perhaps she’s shy.

I can’t say I am overly interested in what she has to say however it is correct that she makes a public address.

Alsohuman · 05/04/2020 14:43

no doubt will be just as deeply insincere and meaningless as the last address to the nation that she was forced into

The last address to the nation was when the Queen Mother died, it was heartfelt and grief stricken.

greenlynx · 05/04/2020 14:48

I completely agree: what’s the point of her speech? She is with us in this difficult times? Is she? As many posters pointed out already she has no worries about her or her children/grandchildren jobs, mortgages, health issues. None of them in a situation where they can’t get hand gel, medicines, nappies, food delivery from a supermarket. She is not stuck in abusive relationship or without support for mental health issues so can’t advise on this. Can her speech help somehow to parents of autistic children or maybe to nurses without PPE or workers at care home? Not really.
It’s very kind of her to advise us stay at home. I’m sure many of us would be happy to stay in home like hers with big outdoor space (or even a fraction of that).
Ah! I know why she’s doing this speech she wants to claim that she’s working from home.
I won’t be watching. And I consider Charles’s speech inappropriate. He was tested while not at hospital ahead of front line NHS staff. He lives all his life without much worries with lots of money and lots of people looking after him so I think his experience is useless for average pensioner.

MarshaBradyo · 05/04/2020 14:49

I found Charles’ opening quite jarring. I’d have preferred a frontline NHS person.

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Imfinallyhappy1 · 05/04/2020 14:54

Well I have had a change of mind and will watch the speech. I'd like to see if she is going to be giving money to worthy causes such as the nhs. Or using her power to get better ppe for key workers. Maybe she will help by giving access to her huge properties Instead of makeshift hospitals in conference centres!

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yorkshirebloke1 · 05/04/2020 14:58

If you can not say anything nice, stay silent

Never understand that ridiculous old saying. So we should all remain silent unless we have nice things to say? confused So if we see an injustice or we want to complain about the government or the antics of the royals we must only say nice things? Andrew included?

I thought this thread was about the Queen's speech?

audreysview · 05/04/2020 15:12

I thought this thread was about the Queen's speech

Well how long can we talk about a speech we haven’t heard yet. It’s about the queen more than the actual nature of the speech or hadn’t you noticed.

SerendipityJane · 05/04/2020 15:47

Seems a fair assessment to me.

Pedallleur · 05/04/2020 15:52

Some people might find her words reassuring but for many of us she and the institution she represents is meaningless. it's just a monarchy with all that entails. It suits the Govt to keep it going. Nice history which is adapted as they go along but her family is never going to be taken to ICU. It will be treatment at home or the King Edward VI in London surrounded by the very best Doctors. in the end it's a Nonogenarian whose lived a lovely life telling us to stay calm.

CathyorClaire · 05/04/2020 16:19

If you can not say anything nice, stay silent,

That you, Brenda?

SerendipityJane · 05/04/2020 16:32

Some people might find her words reassuring but for many of us she and the institution she represents is meaningless.

If it were just meaningless, it would arouse less passion. But it's not meaningless. It's expensive for a start, and it's crystallised human inequality for a finish. The UK could never honestly adopt the belief that "all humans are created equal" since by it's own existence, they aren't. Queenie was created not only more equal than us, but her kids were created more equal than ours.

MarshaBradyo · 05/04/2020 16:36

Serendipity yes agree

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 05/04/2020 16:52

She'll be a heck of a lot politer than 99% of posters on Mumsnet. The difference also is that people are more inclined to listen to her.

Thank goodness that the worst that most of us can do is bellyache on a chatboard and inflict our lovely selves on those we're in lockdown with.

I'm not a royalist but the comments about her use or otherwise are ridiculously rude - and pointless.

Alsohuman · 05/04/2020 17:29

Ain’t that the truth.

yorkshirebloke1 · 05/04/2020 17:32

I thought this thread was about the Queen's speech

Audreysview

Well how long can we talk about a speech we haven’t heard yet. confused It’s about the queen more than the actual nature of the speech or hadn’t you noticed.

You seem to be managing to talk quite a lot!!!!

LaurieMarlow · 05/04/2020 17:32

Well of course she will.

She’s been granted privilege beyond most people’s wildest dreams. Only a total idiot would fail to be polite in those circumstances.

audreysview · 05/04/2020 17:32

Why wouldn’t she be polite? she’s in a damn sight better position than most of us. And we’ve got a perfect right to belly ache about her if we want. In case it’s escaped your notice but we’re going through a terribly hard time, huge worries about a multitude of things. We have a bloody right to have a moan about the ineptitude and lack of action by the royals.....without being called rude to do so.

Wehttam · 05/04/2020 17:36

I’m actually looking forward to it, she’s a god damn national treasure and global icon.

The timing is interesting though, 8pm means she can be broadcast live to the USA for daytime there and not that late in Europe.

Hopefully she dangles a padlock and key and says buckle up mofos we’ve got a tighter lockdown coming.

One can wish....

MarshaBradyo · 05/04/2020 17:37

Anyone at the top would be unfailingly polite to their subjects. Well, in front of them anyway. Not sure it’s that much to talk about.

Exoffice · 05/04/2020 17:38

She'll be a heck of a lot politer than 99% of posters on Mumsnet.

I hope so. she owes us - we fund her lavish lifestyle. she does nothing for us.

audreysview · 05/04/2020 17:45

Yorkshirebloke The threads got 17 pages, what do you think everyone’s talking about, besides me?

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