The Queen has died. Long Live the King

[greenlake]

....if I was Her Maj....

[DodgyAgent]

I must admit to saying to Mr C last night that if I was Her Maj, I'd close the curtains and stay under the duvet (or blanket) this year..

What happens then if Phil drops one?

[BrilloPad]

You reckon Charlie's going to take a pot shot at her this year?

He would make a great head of the CoE. Defender of the faiths. Completely meaningless. Just what Henry 8th intended.

[WTFH]

I must admit to saying to Mr C last night that if I was Her Maj, I'd close the curtains and stay under the duvet (or blanket) this year..

You reckon Charlie's going to take a pot shot at her this year?

[BrilloPad]

I must admit to saying to Mr C last night that if I was Her Maj, I'd hand out 1 day bans for anyone that did not bow in my presence..

FTFY

[cojak]

I must admit to saying to Mr C last night that if I was Her Maj, I'd close the curtains and stay under the duvet (or blanket) this year..

[xoggoth]

Biggest tragic death this year. The PG Tips monkey.

Choppers, last of original PG Tips chimps, dies at Twycross Zoo | Metro News

[d000hg]

24 hour news probably has a lot to do with it as well. The broadcasters need to fill the airtime up with something, so they will report the deaths of people who in the past would have been totally beneath the radar.

The deaths of people like Bowie and Prince are newsworthy, and British icons like Wood, Corbett and Rickman would always be reported unless there was a massive story.

We're just reaching the point where the first generation of very well known people are getting to the age they start dying early-ish.

[Flibble]

24 hour news probably has a lot to do with it as well. The broadcasters need to fill the airtime up with something, so they will report the deaths of people who in the past would have been totally beneath the radar. Add in that we seem to have a lot of "burying bad news" (is there still a war in Syria? What about that Ukraine crisis that was going on last year?)

[BrilloPad]

Why are so many celebrities dying in 2016? 

So, what's the reason for all the deaths?

The theory that there are just more celebrities – per 1,000 head of population – combined with the fact that many had a terribly unhealthy lifestyle is the most compelling reason why so many have died in recent months. This will be of no comfort to their millions of fans.

[NotAllThere]

The queen? And do you mean his music will live on in the Lion King?

That's a bit of a bummer.

I thought it was going to be "The Prince has died. Long live the Queen".

[Mordac]

Someone is bumping off all the famous people.

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Almost funny - just needs added humour...

[vetran]

That's a bit of a bummer.

<juvenile humour>how fitting! </juvenile humour>

[WTFH]

The queen? And do you mean his music will live on in the Lion King?

That's a bit of a bummer.

[MarillionFan]

Someone is bumping off all the famous people.

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