# RIP Queen Elizabeth II **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [September 8, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459 "2022-09-08T17:33:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John.S.Mill](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/john.s.mill/32/9771_2.png) [@John.S.Mill](https://community.goactuary.com/u/John.S.Mill)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/21 "2022-09-08T18:08:21Z")
> [@YankeeTripper](#): > > LOL waiting like 50+ years to become King only to eliminate the position would be hilarious from the outside. Probably no so much if you’re Chuck. makes a great series finale for The Crown ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/22 "2022-09-08T18:09:53Z")
Am flying to London on September 17 so will be part of the mob that lines the streets for ER’s funeral procession a few days later. My oldest daughter arrived in London the day of Princess Diana’s funeral 25 years ago so our family will have accidentally caught two royal funerals in London. ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/23 "2022-09-08T18:09:58Z")
> [@YankeeTripper](#): > > LOL waiting like 50+ years to become King only to eliminate the position would be hilarious from the outside. Well he’s been the heir apparent for the full 70+ reign of his mother. There’s been a sentiment of Republicanism at times and he’s not super popular, and I believe his marriage and simultaneous status as head of the Church of England is problematic. ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/24 "2022-09-08T18:10:33Z")
I read that he might change it to George (one of his middle names), which is the name of his maternal grandfather George VI of England and a great-grandfather on his father’s side - George I of Greece. ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/25 "2022-09-08T18:11:45Z")
Truss speaking. Elizabeth’s 15th Prime Minister. (Winston Churchill was the first.) Truss referred to Charles as King Charles III, so I guess that’s it for his regnal name: Charles. (As I suspected.) ---
**Author:** ![Gonzo](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/gonzo/32/834_2.png) [@Gonzo](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Gonzo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/26 "2022-09-08T18:15:03Z")
> [@YankeeTripper](#): > > LOL waiting like 50+ years to become King only to eliminate the position would be hilarious from the outside. Probably no so much if you’re Chuck. what does the king do anyway? Even if they eliminate the position, he’ll still be “king” for all intents and purposes in fact, you can say he’s “king” now (with the quotes) ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/27 "2022-09-08T18:15:49Z")
Yep, it does sound like Charles is the official name. They probably checked with him before her speech. ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/28 "2022-09-08T18:17:13Z")
I was accidentally there for the Diamond Jubilee. Going over Memorial Day weekend seemed so smart at the time… a holiday for me so one less vacation day, while not a holiday in England. Oops, the whole country got an extra 2 days off for the Jubilee. 🤦‍♀️ ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/29 "2022-09-08T18:17:57Z")
> [@John.S.Mill](#): > > Charles is gonna have a short ass reign. From Wikipedia: ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/1/d16162ce1f1d92d940bfc5e7efb2c9a7eca3cbed.png) That doesn’t include the English, rather than British, monarchs, which also includes a few short ass reigns. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/30 "2022-09-08T18:21:05Z")
P.S. > [@John.S.Mill](#): > > Charles is gonna have a short ass reign. ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/2/228f5c88f40a60c83cab5d8e69c8d5324d0f63ec.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Ranger](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ranger/32/185_2.png) [@Ranger](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Ranger)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/31 "2022-09-08T18:23:05Z")
![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/1/31ea6fcaef38981d0561b5ba793e90630e0a56cd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/rastiln/32/77682_2.png) [@Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Rastiln)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/32 "2022-09-08T18:25:37Z")
She seemed nice. Have seen some articles claiming Britain is about to fall apart, that seems extreme given that she had few official duties. Was more a very fancy diplomat with a few formal and a few theoretical powers. However, still sad for her family and Britain. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/33 "2022-09-08T18:26:06Z")
> [@YankeeTripper](#): > > TMZ breaks all the best stories. OK, **now** it’s the top story on my Google News ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/34 "2022-09-08T18:28:10Z")
[ Harold II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Godwinson) 5 January 1066 14 October 1066 282 282 days [Edmund II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Ironside) 23 April 1016 30 November 1016 221 221 days _[Matilda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Matilda)_ (disputed) 7 April 1141 1 November 1141 208 208 days [Edward V](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_V_of_England) 9 April 1483 26 June 1483 78 78 days [Edgar II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_the_%C3%86theling) 15 October 1066 17 December 1066 63 63 days [Sweyn Forkbeard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweyn_Forkbeard) 25 December 1013 3 February 1014 40 40 days [Ælfweard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lfweard_of_Wessex) 17 July 924 2 August 924 16 16 days _[Jane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Jane_Grey)_ (disputed) 10 July 1553 19 July 1553 9 9 days Here’s some of those short-ass ones. The shortest since William the Conqueror (if we exclude Jane), is the 12 year old Edward V (one of the princes in the tower), who was purportedly murdered by his uncle, Richard III. ---
**Author:** ![PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/patientzombie/32/391_2.png) [@PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/PatientZombie)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/35 "2022-09-08T18:30:02Z")
> [@YankeeTripper](#): > > Wow. Thought she was going to make 100 for sure. tell it to Betty White ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/36 "2022-09-08T18:31:06Z")
> [@Rastiln](#): > > Have seen some articles claiming Britain is about to fall apart, that seems extreme given that she had few official duties. I did hear a few comments before the announcement observing that sentiment towards the monarchy in Scotland is quite a bit lower than “south of the border”, although the Scots did have a high opinion of the Queen despite that. There’s also been speculation over the years that several Commonwealth countries might choose to become republics after the Queen’s passing. I don’t think that would be a significant change, at least as day-to-day life goes, if that happened. ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/37 "2022-09-08T18:33:04Z")
Huzzah to old Betty, who had the best hats and did service in WWII on her home front. And boo to the rest of you messing up a perfectly good RIP thread. But back to Betty and her hats. ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/e/2ebb48b67988f7d33debbc9de1cacf3a908d787f.jpeg) ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/d/cded64b5f56993464daaa2444c4e626735315a97.jpeg) ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/3/33b923b3c3e80e3380f732994ef1c8e61c4dc620.jpeg) ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/b/fbd771929bb23b74ef48bd7e922dc7f6e0858aba.jpeg) ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/5/e5467f2af002c2f71508bfd7b274c6c1d3948f75.jpeg) ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/b/9b19782dc517d0579a07ffd6435fb8f2868cc83b.jpeg) ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/6/a684e1effa4d53427e6afa2da38cef9dda5b4206.jpeg) ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/d/adefdb82ef332952e59d6b33157998a462583543.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/38 "2022-09-08T18:33:06Z")
> [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](#): > > There’s also been speculation over the years that several Commonwealth countries might choose to become republics after the Queen’s passing. I don’t think that would be a significant change, at least as day-to-day life goes, if that happened. Yeah, that seems likely. ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/39 "2022-09-08T18:34:39Z")
They are talking (on CNN) about the fact that they’ll need new currency. I hadn’t thought about that. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/rip-queen-elizabeth-ii/6459/40 "2022-09-08T18:34:42Z")
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