Queens speech

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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!

*my 40s

Lynda,

People, find other outlets for your outrage.

^^

Here's an outlet.

I saw that Queenie had spoken,

I then read the list of NHS workers who have died - not much more to say really..

That gave me rage.

The Firm couldn't GIVE A SHIT about people. They couldn't give a flying fuck. Because we're all just plebs to them.

Mother of 3, NHS worker, dead. A young nurse just worked a 12 hour shift, went home, died of Covid19. ENT specialist, in their 70s, dead. The list goes on.. That 13 year old lad in London who's mother is widowed and has 6 other kids? What's the Queen going to do for her?

This is my rage.

It's all well and good her spouting bullshit, Kate and William showing up with a few daffodils, cutting a ribbon or two. What about children without their mothers who are dying taking care of other people? Husbands now without their wives? Mothers without their sons?

She has had a lot of grief in her life - as had many of us - just get off her back.

^^

You obviously don't know what grief is.

If you don't like it don't watch it , simple .

If you don't like it don't watch it , simple .
Er, how can anyone know if they like it or not without watching it?

I just watched it and I found it very heartening. If you think about it, whatever she said somebody would have been offended.

I am FAR from a royalist.

I found it comforting too - this is a woman who had lived through so much. I'm not a particular fan of the monarchy, but I'm not a republican either - I do like the Queen. I think she's an incredible woman.

And let's face it, her son has had it - must be a worry, surely? She's not been unaffected by this. CV has no respect for anyone's position in society.

Yes, billionaire charlie got it.

I realise Charlie would never have been denied a ventilator - but that's not all it takes to recover from CV. Many are dying even with the best health care. Charles was lucky, and is probably very healthy for a 70+ yr old. The royals are not unaffected - a royal died in another EU country.

I'd rather have Liz and Phil with their Tupperware any day. Well put

I'd rather have Liz and Phil with their Tupperware any day.

My fav comment of the entire thread.

This woman has the run of 7 palaces, stuffed to the gills with priceless art and antiques, stables full of thoroughbreds, her own train and the run of a seven billion pound jewellery collection.

And you’re talking Tupperware. You couldn’t make this shit up.

Er sorry but I liked the Queens speech and thought it was not very speech-like...more like a few words of comfort and reassurance through a bloody awful time in our history. And if anyone’s been there, seen that, got the T shirt - its her. Thanks Queeny.

A very predictable speech. Just empty words off a script.. The woman is as far from reality as possible. There was no emotion or any resemblance of care, just as I thought. But the frightened people have fallen for it was again, doesn’t take much, as well they know.

I'm certainly no fan of a monarchy but I thought her speech was just right. There are literally no other world leaders who could say 'I've been here before, remember when you were evacuees and I told you we'd get through hard times? Well here we are again and we'll get through it again'. I even liked Charles' speech the other day. William and Kate though have been crap thoughout with their stupid staged photos and puff leaks to the press about home schooling and ringing hospitals. They are the future and they are spoilt and lazy.

There was no emotion or any resemblance of care

What did you want her to do? Wail and tear her hair? She’s well known for being calm and measured. She was brought up to not show emotion in public. You’re one of those who’d have criticised me for not crying at my parents’ funerals.

CatandhisKit
Sorry but I don’t fall for all that “good for tourism” rubbish. There’s not a scrap of evidence to say tourists come to the U.K. because of the Windsors. They’d come anyway regardless of them. In fact more than likely we’d get more if they were gone....all those empty homes thrown open. Paris is a perfect example. But even if they did help to promote tourism it is not a good enough reason to have such an archaic undemocratic system in place.

The royal family cost a fortune, they cost us far more than anything they bring in. Sooner it’s all abolished the better. They’re a financial drain on the country, not to mention an embarrassment.

Alsohuman Why would I want her to do that? There’s a happy medium you know. The only time she’s ever shown emotion in public. was when Brittania got decommissioned. Please don’t try and imply the queen gives a toss about us peasants, she cares not a jot. If she did she’d be offering some of her homes up to ease the burden on the NHS, or donating a big chunk of money. Don’t worry she’ll keep on hoarding her wealth. Let us all eat cake eh.

Even if the tourism argument was true - it doesn't mean we should carry on pumping millions into this royal spongers.

Plenty of things generate money but are morally and ethically questionable and we therefore refused to engage in them. Why should be use a different moral compass when it comes to the royals. It's always the 'oh but they generate £££' argument which we would reject in so many others circumstances.

I'm no Royalist, never watch the Queens Christmas speech, but I did enjoy her speech, she said all the right things. I mean what else could she do? She had to address the nation.

However I feel that once the Queen dies there's no real future for the Royals.

The younger Royals are an embarrassment, spoilt, lazy and good for nothing.

Why did she keep harping in back to the war years. I thought that was irrelevant, not to mention odd. She’s not been “here before” anyway. Typical royal family tactic, trying to make out we’re all in this together.

I didn’t need her to show emotion really just deliver it well which she did.

It seems to have hit a nerve strongly for me as they replayed the last few lines this morning on R4 and I got teary again. I think because I have family o/s. Or maybe it would anyway.

I know I was sceptical before but the image of her at 14 did make me reconsider. She is talking to the same children now, but also everyone.

I also agreed with the royal correspondent that to wake up to news that PM is in hospital was tempered slightly by this message.

This woman has the run of 7 palaces, stuffed to the gills with priceless art and antiques, stables full of thoroughbreds, her own train and the run of a seven billion pound jewellery collection. Apart from the horses I think she couldn't care less about all of that. Who in their right mind would care. None of it brings happiness, peace of mind or good health.