Queen Elizabeth passes away

[Makabreska]

They led battles quite alot until the 17th century atleast

Well, that is ancient history, where commanders and leaders were often leading in the field. Was talking about 20th century wars.

[Ivanstone]

No she wasn't. She may visited some of them. Where she was met with boos. She may posed as a mechanic for a photos or two but even so, if she really was a mechanic she didn't fought in the war.
Nice form of royal propaganda.

Joining the military is not that unusual for a member of the royal family. She was a member only briefly since the war ended shortly after she finished her training. She was a minor for most of the war so her contributions would’ve been minimal besides morale purposes.

[Fuiking]

Well, that is ancient history, where commanders and leaders were often leading in the field. Was talking about 20th century wars.

Good point! dont know about 20th century wars.

[MCMLXXXII]

Conspiracy theories aren't allowed here.

That's not a conspiracy theory, go and report me quick. She never fought in WW2. That's a fact. She may have been a mechanic but she never fought, that's typical British royal propaganda. Every royal known has SERVED but in the last 2 centuries they were perfectly shielded from actual fighting. It's an insult to actual veterans claiming she fought.

[downnola]

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[Flarelaine]

Were royals EVER put on the front lines AKA biggest danger?

The reigining monarch of England last participated in combat in 1743, in the Battle of Dettingen. The English won the battle but lost the war. Other royals were given military commands and participated in battles throughout in the 18th century but I doubt they ever did after the increasing professionalisation forced by Napoleon's wars.

[TheramoreIsTheBomb]

That's not a conspiracy theories, go and report me quick. She never fought in WW2. That's a fact. She may have been a mechanic but she never fought, that's typical British royal propaganda. Every royal known has SERVED but in the last 2 centuries they were perfectly shielded from actual fighting. It's an insult to actual veterans claiming she fought.

you claimed she was posing for pictures and it was fake

[Ivanstone]

That's not a conspiracy theories, go and report me quick. She never fought in WW2. That's a fact. She may have been a mechanic but she never fought, that's typical British royal propaganda. Every royal known has SERVED but in the last 2 centuries they were perfectly shielded from actual fighting. It's an insult to actual veterans claiming she fought.

Believe it or don’t but here it is.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mili...ritish_royalty

Some fought in wars. Some didn’t.

[molliewoof]

Guys, I'm not a royalist but can we have this as a sympathetic thread please, a person died like an hour ago, no need to argue here.

[TheramoreIsTheBomb]

ding dong the witch is dead...

Did you not read the second post of this thread?

[MCMLXXXII]

you claimed she was posing for pictures and it was fake

Ofcourse she was posing for the pictures. Just compare the amount of pictures of Liz the Mechanic compared to other female mechanics. That's what they call propaganda.
And you're the one claiming she actually fought in WW2 while she was repairing cabs in front of press.

[Orby]

Did you not read the second post of this thread?

I'll change it then

At least she died rich. And lived a very very very long life.

[RevolverLynx]

Elizabethian era has come to an end.

[MCMLXXXII]

Believe it or don’t but here it is.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mili...ritish_royalty

Some fought in wars. Some didn’t.

Yeah, I've been in Afghanistan. While I really appreciate the work Harry has done for veterans, if they would use half the amount of personnel protecting him there, they would have found Bin Laden faster.

[Santti]

King Charles and Liz Truss. That will be a cocktail for disaster. A 73 year old rookie king.

I'd imagine Charles has been training for the role for quite a while now. Not that there is much to train for, anyway.

[Elegiac]

Guys, I'm not a royalist but can we have this as a sympathetic thread please, a person died like an hour ago, no need to argue here.

You're right, we should take a moment and sympathize with the people in the UK struggling with poverty that might otherwise have been helped with the massive amounts of money that is going to be spent on Liz' funeral and her son's coronation. :ameno:

[jonnysensible]

I'd imagine Charles has been training for the role for quite a while now. Not that there is much to train for, anyway.

cutting ribbons, going to parties, doing lil speeches and wearing the crown, paying settlements to protect pedophiles, carving out exemptions in legislation for your rotten family by lobbying politicians, taking dodgy money from dictatorships and selling arms.

Its a tough job but im sure he will do it well!

[Darththeo]

I'd imagine Charles has been training for the role for quite a while now. Not that there is much to train for, anyway.

He actually been taking over some of the queen's role in the past few years anyway. So, yeah, he been pretty well trained.

And given his father was nearly 100 and his mother was 96 when they passed, he is likely going to be King for a couple of decades.

I would be more worried if he died suddenly.

[Xanjori]

You're right, we should take a moment and sympathize with the people in the UK struggling with poverty that might otherwise have been helped with the massive amounts of money that is going to be spent on Liz' funeral and her son's coronation. :ameno:

Just ignoring the fact they make the country more money than they take out? Good way to get your point across!

[Edge-]

You're right, we should take a moment and sympathize with the people in the UK struggling with poverty that might otherwise have been helped with the massive amounts of money that is going to be spent on Liz' funeral and her son's coronation. :ameno:

I mean...don't most of the estimates on how much revenue the royals bring in via tourism etc. fairly consistently show that the money spent by taxpayers supporting them provides fairly solid returns (2-3x) in the investment?