HM Queen Elizabeth II has passed away

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2 minutes ago, PartySick said:

The what?

Do the British still have colonies or something?

I know she's the queen of australia too and idk what else

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6 minutes ago, LibraOctober98 said:

In the medical world, when they say that they are making the patient ‘comfortable,’ it usually means that they’ve administered some sort of drugs to make sure that that person isn’t feeling any pain as they depart. It’s kind of synonymous with palliative care. 

 

4 minutes ago, Bat said:

The Sussexes are also on their way to the queen.

Oh… it’s looking so bad for her 

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1 minute ago, Lady JarJar said:

I know she's the queen of australia too and idk what else

did I see someone say Canada as well??

okay according to wiki 

"When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth—then 25 years old—became queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (known today as Sri Lanka), as well as Head of the Commonwealth. "

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1 minute ago, RihBeyGa said:

did I see someone say Canada as well??

"In today’s Commonwealth world, the Queen of England serves as head of state in 15 nations, including the UK. In addition to these nations, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Solomon Islands, St Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are also located in them."

 

yep, canada too. This is insane

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2 minutes ago, Lady JarJar said:

I know she's the queen of australia too and idk what else

That's so weird to think about? We were always taught the monarchy is limited to just Britain (well, England really). Had no idea she was still a figure head for so many places.

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Just now, Lady JarJar said:

Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Solomon Islands, St Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Holy sh*t

Not her ruling over so much of the world

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Just now, PartySick said:

That's so weird to think about? We were always taught the monarchy is limited to just Britain (well, England really). Had no idea she was still a figure head for so many places.

Literally I'm surprised that she isn't queen over Luxembourg too since they're one of the few countries with a monarchy. She apparently ruled over 32 countries

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35 minutes ago, Cruelty said:

 

Tweets like this are so tasteless honestly.. Yes she is old, yes she is rich, but that doesn’t change the fact that she is human and that she is not doing well. Give a woman some respect. 

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14 minutes ago, Andrew Shaw said:

I literally gifted my 86 year old Nan a commemorative platinum jubilee tin of teabags this morning as she loves The Queen and when I saw it, I just had to buy it for her. She’s been very down lately and I really hope this news doesn’t upset her too much 😢

Aw no I hope you can go to comfort her

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Here the more they report about it the more pessimistic it sounds so idk if they exaggerate it or if the infos they collect really keep getting worst. 

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7 minutes ago, Neroneau said:

HM is also Queen of Australia. An independent sovereign country, not a colony

"Colony" 'cause idk what else to call it

I mean, I know the monarchy doesn't really have much power anyway but this is still like a total shock to my American ass

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3 minutes ago, PartySick said:

That's so weird to think about? We were always taught the monarchy is limited to just Britain (well, England really). Had no idea she was still a figure head for so many places.

You should watch The Crown, amazing show also teaches u some stuff 

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2 minutes ago, Lady JarJar said:

Literally I'm surprised that she isn't queen over Luxembourg too since they're one of the few countries with a monarchy. She apparently ruled over 32 countries

Please

Why have all the UKers been keeping this information from me

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Many of the former territories of the British Empire are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Fourteen of these (known, with the United Kingdom, as the 15 Commonwealth realms) retain the British monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) as head of state. The British monarch is also Head of the Commonwealth, but this is a purely symbolic and personal title; members of the Commonwealth (including the Commonwealth realms) are fully sovereign states.

The 15 Realms:

Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom

 

Current territories:

The fourteen British Overseas Territories are:

 Anguilla

 Bermuda

 British Antarctic Territory

 British Indian Ocean Territory

 British Virgin Islands

 Cayman Islands

 Falkland Islands

 Gibraltar

 Montserrat

 Pitcairn Islands

 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

 Saint Helena

 Ascension Island

 Tristan da Cunha

 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

 Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

 Turks and Caicos Islands

The three Crown dependencies are:

 Guernsey

 Isle of Man

 Jersey

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Just now, AnnaNicoleSmith said:

You should watch The Crown, amazing show also teaches u some stuff 

I don't watch many series tbh but I'll keep it in mind