ARmy Rumour SErvice

**Sixty** · 02-06-2012, 11:28

Originally Posted by Negligent-Discharge

You disappoint me Sixty. I expect you read The Tatler, Horse & Hounds

Almost unbelievably, neither of those august publications were required reading on the housing scheme where I grew up.

It's almost the epitome of neglect I tell you!

**StickyEnd** · 02-06-2012, 11:52

Originally Posted by redshift

God bless her! I am a "Yank" to you all and still I wish her the best! She is quite a charming lady!

In her honor, I shall be drinking a few gin and tonics (which I usually don't) and am having a BBQ here in London for a few Brit friends of mine on Monday.

Cheers to all the brits! Good allies (even though f-ing difficult to understand all the accents!

).

I can't think of a better Head-of-state, and there is no way I would replace her with a self-serving politician.

God* save the Queen!

*Who I don't actually believe in BTW.

**swampmonster** · 02-06-2012, 12:01

[QUOTE=StickyEnd;4434723]

I can't think of a better Head-of-state, and there is no way I would replace her with a self-serving politician.

Very Very true.........

God bless HM the Queen..... And hope you horrible lot have a nice weekend !

**fairy_nuff** · 02-06-2012, 19:42

yes we will, bit more Royalist and less Parliamentarian claptrap please oh and pass the bubbly please ta

**redshift** · 02-06-2012, 19:46

Originally Posted by fairy_nuff

yes we will, bit more Royalist and less Parliamentarian claptrap please oh and pass the bubbly please ta

More Royal = Better, less damage! Atleast in case of England

**Stooriefit** · 02-06-2012, 21:30

Originally Posted by skintboymike

Three cheers to Her Maj, thanks for the last 60 years. However, once you've got the festivities out of the way it would be a great time to retire gracefully before every fucker and his dog starts bleating on about a Platinum Jubilee Medal.

Fair point but you're forgetting that if she does abdicate and Charles III takes the throne, we're sorted for a Coronation medal. So if you're into more bling, it's really a win-win and imagine the discussions we can have about the qualifying criteria. Happy days.

**Grumblegrunt** · 02-06-2012, 21:40

ah now what if charles then abdicates the english throne but keeps the scottish and welsh ones for a bit so he still gets to lord around while favorite son gets the flag of st george and we get a permanent presence up noorth to wind president salmond up. a few more years and more celebrations and medals when he pops off and willy gets the rest of the estate.

**Pull-up-a-sandbag** · 02-06-2012, 21:54

Have a lovely weekend? you can ram it, I'm on night shift Sat and Sun so you shove the whole jubilee thing up your jacksy!

**exbleep** · 02-06-2012, 21:54

Originally Posted by Stooriefit

Fair point but you're forgetting that if she does abdicate and Charles III takes the throne, we're sorted for a Coronation medal. So if you're into more bling, it's really a win-win and imagine the discussions we can have about the qualifying criteria. Happy days.

Except for two things. One, the Queen Elizabeth coronation medal was not issued to all and sundry. Only a certain amount were given, a bit like the Silver Jubilee Medal. And it's very unlikely he will become Charles III. More likely George VII will be the title he takes.

**Stooriefit** · 02-06-2012, 22:03

Originally Posted by exbleep

Except for two things. One, the Queen Elizabeth coronation medal was not issued to all and sundry. Only a certain amount were given, a bit like the Silver Jubilee Medal. And it's very unlikely he will become Charles III. More likely George VII will be the title he takes.

Possibly, but a modern precedent has been set by the general issue of the QGJM and the QDJM to all and sundry. What's the reasoning behing George VII? I know that George VI was Albert and Edward VIII was David, but Charles is a previous King's name, so what's the issue?