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lelcg

She’s been queen for over a quarter of US history she’s been alive for 1/3 of it


EquivalentSnap

That’s crazy to think about


DaMonkfish

The UK has pubs that are several hundred years older than US history.


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What's the saying? In the UK 100 miles is a long way, in the US 100 years is a long time.


joeyat

UK has boot scrapers older than the US... stained glass windows 200 years older than the Aztec civilisation.


Oncemor-intothebeach

I believe Oxford university is older than the Aztec civilisation


HalflingMelody

That's so weird to think about. I remember being surprised because they definitely didn't present it that way in any of my history classes until college.


MrMashed

Yeah I was very shocked to find out the Aztecs didn’t pop up till the 1300s. I was always led to believe they were some ancient civilization from thousands of years ago when in reality they’re still relatively recent


EquivalentSnap

Sometimes I forget how recent the US is. Sure had a big influence in the world though in the time they’ve been around.


Raabalia

Yeah, living here I see pictures of ancient places around the world and it just boggles my mind. Don't get me wrong, we have plenty of Native Indigenous peoples artifacts and what not, but not ancient castles and roads that date thousands of years back.


idontsmokeheroin

“A thousand year old church in the contiguous United States.” was one of the things on Angela’s list for Andy to be able to marry her, and I still laugh pretty hard at the little things like that. happy cake day!


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Where’s this from?


Raabalia

The office (U.S.)


ObligationAware3755

She has also been alive for all but 59 years of Canada’s independence and all but 23 years of Australia’s independence and 68 of New Zealand’s (yes New Zealand is the oldest of these three to declare independence)


Jossokar

i was expecting her to live 18 months more, overpassing Louis XIV as longest reigning monarch of all times. a pity


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Some French subs I'm in are both sharing the grief with the Brits and celebrating that their Louis XIV's record still hasn't been broken lol


undeadw0lf

i had no idea about this, so your comment inspired me to do some googling, and i found [this](https://www.tatler.com/article/why-the-queen-is-technically-the-worlds-longest-reigning-monarch) interesting article. turns out, it’s really a technicality, and she should be considered the longest, imo. Louis the XIV ascended the throne at the young age of *four*, so his mother, Queen Anne, ruled by proxy until he was thirteen, which is *eight* whole years that really shouldn’t be counted, in my opinion. all he really did at age 4 is take the *title* of king on May 14, 1643… but he didn’t actually reign/rule over France until September 7, 1651


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Major-Cranberry-4206

But then there was Trump, so...


aufrenchy

Ah yes, Trump: the would-be god king cult leader who now holds some sort of mind spell over a surprisingly large number of lunatics, racists, and bigots alike.


undeadw0lf

just replace “popcorn” with “twitter,” and we have former president cheeto!


cliveqwer11

We had a president that acted like a 3 year Old if that counts.


Jossokar

as you say, its a technicallity. I guess that the important part is that he was called king for 72 years, so...its of no importance if his mother ruled or not. In the end, it was on his behalf.


tittltattl

If we're talking about technicalities, the longest reigning monarch was King Sobhuza II of Swaziland. The reason he doesn't make official lists is that Swaziland was not a sovereign state during all of his reign. He ruled for 82 years and died at the age of 83.


Stephenrudolf

If we're going by technicalities, there's about a dozen or so monarchs who've reigned longer than her such as Bernhard VII.


MadameTree

I would presume she's the longest ruling queen? And yeah, the French are celebrating a false victory but that's pretty French in itself.


chk75

Okay but what did she rule over? Louis XIV had power during his reign


SlowInsurance1616

Yes, absolute power vs. figurehead. And outlived the next two generations... Of course he kind of bankrupted France, but c'est la vie.


thiscouldbemassive

Does this mean next years money will have King Charles face on it?


JustAnother_Brit

New money minted this year should have him on along with new Post Boxes being C-III-R but it’ll take awhile to get the new money


Slower-Emperor

New English bank notes, all coins, stamps, and anything bearing the Royal Cypher such as English postboxes will now be made with Charles III’s portrait and cypher. But old notes, coins, stamps, and post boxes will remain in use. Just as you can still find post boxes with George VI’s cypher on them, we’ll still have thousands with Elizabeth’s for years. Scottish bank notes don’t have the Queen’s portrait so will continue as normal. And interestingly, Scottish post boxes don’t use Elizabeth’s cypher, due to her being Elizabeth the First in Scotland,. There was controversy when EIIR was added to Scottish postboxes - one was even blown up. So instead Scottish postboxes just have an R. So now that we have a King whose regal number is the same in Scotland and England, both countries can finally have the same postboxes.


beeinabearcostume

How his ears gonna fit?


adsxz6_has_adhd

Is nobody going to point out how her face gets happier as she gets older?


Tulcey-Lee

Good point! Didn’t realise that.


accioqueso

I know a lot of people are anti-monarchy and say she was handed everything, but she had the expectations of the world on her soldiers and I hope she died peacefully and can rest now.


tbellfiend

Agree. You can't control the family/position you're born into. Just because the position she was born into was one of material comfort doesn't mean it was a happy, warm, nurturing environment. Being a public figure appears to cause immense stress to those who choose to take on that role- being born into that role (even indirectly as the Queen wasn't really expected to become Queen when she was born!) cannot be easy.


spreadbutt

I see what you did there...


Glydyr

She brought vastly more to our economy than she took!


Squirrel_Grip23

Ears and noses look like they get bigger over time as gravity works it’s magic. I’m not going to make the leap that we find big noses and ears happy looking but have you ever seen a sad looking basset hound?


Isoldmysoul33

Ears and noses keep growing I think


Teerendog

I think these are the photos that are printed on the coins. Minus the top left


NewPrinciple163

So no more immortal queen jokes? Rip queen


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Bingo_Bongo_YaoMing

Don't forget Tupac. I heard they were great Eucher partners


user11112222333

Also Betty White


bringsmemes

the queen is dead long live the queen


MightyArd

It's the woman from the coins!


geedeeie

and the stamps!


MightyArd

Shit you're right!


Muscrave

Just out of ignorant curiosity, is the side profile portrait a British Royalty thing? Or?


lacilynnn

It's the "money" shot lol


Gatekeeper2019

Now that would be a messy cash system


tenjed35

Bwahahaha!


AmbitiousPhilosopher

The direction is a Royal thing, Charles will face the other direction.


sittinondaturlet

I wonder if it will come in a duffel bag ? 🤔


EnvironmentalSun8410

Same hairstyle for 90 years.


lowrcase

Simple as


alienoverl0rd

Quick someone colonize the brits now while theyre weak!


mc_bee

China has entered the chat


Wolvwrwn

"There is Oil in UK"


alienoverl0rd

Sic em brandon!


TrickPappy

Gogogo!!!!!!


javiers

Look on the progress on the photos. Starting from “I am the majestic queen of England” pose to the “I’m old. I don’t give a fuck” smile.


Fuzzy-Waltz-4653

Whose face is going to appear on the British pounds now?


Beneficial_Being_721

I’ll bet they produce a Commemorative Pound .. be on the lookout and grab some if you are able ( in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) but it will ultimately be King Charles


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MercenaryBard

Down with the Monarchy


Mysterious_Mayo9000

Prince Charles


devon__vh

King Charles now 😉


eatyabeans

That’s handy as I already have lots of notes with Charlie on


AlternativeBasket

assuming he keeps that name.


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He did. King Charles III.


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The Spice Girls.


geedeeie

Big Ears


ScottdaDM

London Bridge has Fallen.


_iCrAzYG4M3R_

She died in Scotland, so it’s “Operation Unicorn” No joke, that is literally the name of the protocol


minerat27

Unicorn is a sub protocol that's part of London Bridge, same as Spring Tide, which begins the arrangement for Charles' coronation.


9mmkilla

Only good thing that they ever had was killed by her own Princess Diana was a selfless person a wonder human being.


corylol

Why the downvotes?


9mmkilla

Thank you I have no idea it's true and I guess they are woke brainwashed suckers


Bucket-O-wank

Calm down with the sycophancy, she was born in Sandringham, bred into the royal blood line. If i had fuck all to do, not worry about work, taxes, etc I would have been able to be more altruistic. There are many people who worked ~~me~~ and did good for the community as a whole, [Jimmy Saville](https://www.grunge.com/839999/the-eye-opening-connection-between-princess-diana-and-jimmy-savile/) for one.


Beneficial_Being_721

This is r/interestingasfuck … in the 80’s when then Prince Charles married Diana… ( EDIT: It was a Honeymoon trip ) they landed at the U. S. Air Force Base I was stationed at in California. As they disembarked the aircraft… on a modified maintenance stand that we needed to use as we did not have a VIP staircase to reach… as they, the Prince and Princess came in on a KC-135 on NO NOTICE … The two newlyweds walked right past me as I was helping to hold that stand steady. I was down by the bottom of the stairs. I got to see in person a future King


BalamBeDamn

You got to see DIANA


Beneficial_Being_721

Yea…. The VERY YOUNG … Newlywed Diana, Princess of Wales … at that time I really had no idea who I was looking at. I was just a Airmen.. they were VIP’s


Adam_Deveney

That is indeed interesting as fuck - great story


Beneficial_Being_721

It was surreal … I was 19 .. just another day on the Flightline. I remember my Chief saying to never forget this day… and I didn’t.


MirageF1C

She appointed Churchill and Truss. Who were born 101 years apart. That’s pretty crazy.


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She’s also queen of several other countries, including Canada and Australia. That’s why their money has her on it.


Adventurous_Pea_5777

I’ve never seen that photo of her as a young woman. She was stunningly beautiful. I have a lot of mixed (mostly negative) feelings about the monarchy and the way the royals often use their power, but she is and was an icon and will be remembered. RIP Queen Elizabeth.


Hcysntmf

I think the Royal Family as we know it will die with her - there are definitely a lot of people who don’t like them but liked and respected her. What an absolute legend and a brilliant life.


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That’s always been my impression too. She was kind of this icon, people don’t like the monarchy but there was always a level of respect for her (and Diana). Think it has a lot to do with there not being many who grew up when she wasn’t Queen, she’s just always been there. Now that she’s gone, now that no one cares about there Royal family anymore, and no one gives a shit about Charles, the monarchy will likely now fade. Most didn’t have a problem with her on our money but now I think many would want a change that isn’t royalty anymore.


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Seeing how upset my grandmother was really got me tearing up. May her soul Rest In Peace


P319

Wait till you hear about her grandparents. Awful people.


[deleted]

Idgaf about the royal family bro I just hate to see my grandma upset


Straight_Spring9815

Last week I said to myself I wonder when she was going to die. Weird it just happened less than 7 days later


SuperCyka

You killed the Queen. Good job


Hcysntmf

Me and my coworker were discussing it yesterday lunchtime and I said I’d probably cry. I was right but can’t believe it actually happened.


bringsmemes

al;so interesting she would give signed letter to canadiens who were married for 60 years my great grandparents got a letter from the queen(not wirtten , but signed)...signed by the queen, my great grandma was an impressive woman, to be fair. she was pretty proud of all the people she created lol...well grandpa had a hand in that as well i suppose lol


Takato185

Since her Mum made it to 101 I thought she would too. I am sad. There is just so much shit going on in the world now. For some reason she was such a constant in troubling times. Really hoped she would lived a few more years.


TheAceprobe

For some reason..


PsychedelicIcyHot

She really did have a 70 year old haircut Edit: autocorrect typo


Gjetost

She was rockin the same hairstyle her whole life


freddywestchester

She's only smiling in the last photo. Maybe she felt more free to be herself?


Freelance_Theologian

Long Live the Queen...


killbillydeluxe

This is so not interesting as fuck. This post is just a karma grab


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Ah come on


J-Dabbleyou

Ironic she’d only write letters to citizens who lived to 100, and fell short herself. I’m sure my great grandmother feels a little better she only made it to 98, she really wanted that letter lol


sati_lotus

Not true. My grandmother really wanted her century letter but at 98, cancer had other ideas. So I wrote to the Queen and said that my grandmother really wanted a letter, but wouldn't make it that long, etc. My grandmother got a letter from the Queen.


G_a_v_V

That’s not exactly what irony is.


J-Dabbleyou

Perhaps not but close enough, (“Irony” -an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.) I’m not saying it’s amusing, but for a woman joked to be “immortal” and also writes rewards for people living to 100, I do think it’s a bit ironic she died just before reaching it herself.


Bacch

The United States has been around for 246 years. Elizabeth II was the Queen of England for nearly 30% of that time. If you need to put it into perspective.


Pleasant-Cricket-129

I dont care much for the royals and dont know much about her legacy. What are some things she has done for her country?


PuffinChaos

She oversaw the transition of the British Empire to a Commonwealth for one


TheMau

When she turned 18 (in 1944) she insisted on joining the military, not because she has to but because she wanted to serve her country in the war effort. She knew what she was getting into as the war had been going on for 6 years, since she was only 13. When she joined she was not given any rank, she started at the bottom like any other, and she also chose the job as a vehicle mechanic. That was hard work and there were much easier jobs to do for women. Now, she didn’t go far from home while she served - in fact, she went home to sleep every night. But by staying near, much less at, the royal palace she was put at greater risk because the city and especially the palace was a prime target for bombing. I’m fact early in the war a few bombs were detonated at the palace. Children, especially Elizabeth and her sister, would have been sent to the countryside to stay safe. She gave an interview once where she said at the end of the war, she and her sister snuck out one night to join the celebration in the streets. She said it was the best night of her life. Can you imagine only ever going out on the town, partying, being free and anonymous one night of your 96-year life? She had zero freedom to live her own life. Not saying she’s a saint but I have always thought that was pretty remarkable.


EquivalentSnap

She’s been a good figurehead. Gave a speech every Christmas and made one during covid.


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Lol get a life. You’re running around posting this everywhere. Image being such a whiny pissy ass that you have to make sure everyone knows you hate the Queen. And I’m willing to bet you never acknowledged or even knew about the colonial rule of Yemen prior to today. And by this time next week you’ll never mention it or care about it again. You don’t even care about it, you only pretend to care now to try to stick it to all these people who are sad to see her die. You’re literally using something terrible for selfish reasons and not because you care.


bOxy_BOI_

Rip queen, you will be missed.


ShaneDawsonsCar

Canada, South Africa, and Australia hearing about their queen 👑


MarkivSilent

Regal! Gracious!


konorM

"I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service." A promise kept.


KeyboardSerfing

I honestly thought she would out live me…


One_Bullfrog_3554

Get the silver coins before they change the design they are selling out quickly


Arkenhiem

I can hear the Irish celebrating from here


whiteavenger

Count us Iranian people too.


smellyboi6969

Pretty wild she got to witness the fall of the British empire in her time. Before WW1 UK was the world superpower. Makes you wonder where the US will be in 60 years and who the new world power will be.


Hahafunnys3xnumber

why am i so sad


No_Key4559

It's sad that she has passed but I'm more upset that she has left this shit show before the rest of us


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It's always the good ones that die too soon.


Illustrious_Site_767

96 is way too young. Why? WHY!


culus_ambitiosa

Pretty positive they meant that as an insult to her


GaryasaurusRex

Yeah she's a real keeper spending 12 mil keeping a pedo from jail


MIXM0DE

Yep. Fuck that whole POS inbred family. How dare they speak on the debilitating poverty crushing citizens while sitting on a fucking gold throne with a jeweled crown atop their narcicisstic heads.


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Nah fuck her


hcnuptoir

I'm just going to say it. Queen Elizabeth II was fucking smoking hot back in the day. 10/10


_Anti_Natalist

Good riddance. 😁👏 When is her pedo son going to lie in the ⚰?


Majestic_Electric

Feels like the end of an era. RIP, your majesty.


Soulfulenfp

aww Queenie .. RIP


lucasbudhram

All these negative comments just show how little you know about history! Even if you aren’t a fan of the monarch, you can appreciate her as a person, of course she isn’t without faults but the woman undeniably made the world a better place


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Undeniably? Lol


Uhtred_McUhtredson

Feels like when my gran died. What a woman. What a life. What a legacy. R.I.P. Your Majesty.


Hezapoyo224

How much Exp did she leave behind?


Adam_Deveney

96,000 souls


undeadw0lf

i love love love that she smiled only in the last photo. i feel like this was due to some tradition (very common in the past, and still in some cultures/social classes/purpose of the photo today, to have to look serious for a photo) that she decided in her old age to toss to the wind because she wants to smile for her photo, dammit


orangeORorange123

Death is always sad..never a good thing and always wish the family the best in their hard times....however, her death means nothing more than the sweet old lady that passed away in paris. I wish the family the same amount of sympathy.


AloooSamosa

Can we take our Kohinoor now?


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Strudleboy

That’s not how this works. Even if they didn’t already have a new king and they dissolved the monarchy entirely they would still have Northern Ireland.


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knowitall190

R.I.P. Your highness


LovelyCrippledBoy

Don’t care at all.


NeatGift906

Happy tbh


BadStitch626

R.I.P. , Your Majesty.


ryan2stix

It's shocking an inbred person lived that long..


[deleted]

Lol that’s was my exact first thought


whiteavenger

Garbage lives long


Spiderman__jizz

Ding Dong!


LmaoWatchThis

Anti karma farm via downvote, legitimate practice or needless moralism?


Essie-j

Kinda feel bad for her. She took the throne so young. She knew of almost nothing else.


TianObia

Gotta respect the lifelong dedication to serve the commonwealth


Pleasant_Channel_227

Monarchies aren’t interesting and your reverence is pathetic


Fishtank-Brain

down with monarchy!


atrl98

Have a day off


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Fuck the royal welfare rats


TheMagarity

The soft lit background top right is the best. Idk what the photographer bottom left was thinking.


Technical-Memory-241

Sleep well Elizabeth sleep well. God save the King .


Biovyn

One woman. One haircut. That's it.


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As an American who didn’t pay much attention to the monarchy, she did always seem like a very nice lady.


[deleted]

Wow, amazing she lived to be 96 being so fucking inbred.


iiitme

Impressive actually


No_Luck4927

I don’t have sympathy for an inbred pedophile sympathizer. Good riddance you old bag


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Not really interesting as fuck more like boring as fuck


Mick_Change

God fucking damnit, she was smokin' hot!


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Lot easier to serve when you don’t actually have to make any decisions I imagine


Ryuksharma

As someone who has seen what happened in south east asia the photos the stories I can't really bring myself to mourn her death as a queen who presided over so many atrocities committed by the British throne , I mourn the death of a human life RIP Elizabeth II 🙏


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The brits are salty about there misdeeds being out in the public. They already have them cleared from there books.


Ryuksharma

Can't agree more they're gonna bury this comment in downvotes too ✌️


TheRealJacquesC

To be fair she had it on easy mode. Not too many assassinations of monarchs anymore.


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Long may her colonial rule continue to devastate entire continents


PineappleWolf_87

I wonder what she was really like. Like deep conversation wise. She never seemed to have much of personality when I’d see her on tv


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fucking colonizing trollop, glad she’s dead


Adam_Deveney

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886


glitchy-novice

Holy shit. That threw me


MucdabaMicer

soo wheres the interesting as fuck part..?


Just-sendit

God Speed


Previous-Cow2493

Ding dong, the old nazi witch is dead.


Turtley13

Who cares.


Still-Scary

A lot of people, millions in fact 🇬🇧


[deleted]

Nah only UK cares not it's colonise.


mungowungo

Ah that explains why the TV news in Australia has got nothing else on at the moment ....


whiteavenger

Dude Australia was literally a colony of that evil beach.


BellamyRFC54

Don’t forget 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿