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The Queen To Abdicate?

Addick Addict
Addick Addict Posts: 39,934
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Rumours circulating that the Queen is to announce her abdication during the Christmas speech.

Probably a load of tosh but, if you managed to get 100/1 on the Queen's speech being the best watched programme at Christmas, you will probably have the best Christmas ever if she does!
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,883
    The club are hiring her to man the ticket office on a Thursday afternoon.
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Will we get a day off for the coronation .
  • centurion
    centurion Posts: 437
    Unlikely because if she sticks around another twelve months she breaks Victoria's record as the longest serving Queen apart from Elton John. I was told this on a trip to the Royal Albert Hall two weeks ago with students - the Queen bit, not the Elton John bit.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,915
    so we'll have this news and then defeat to Cardiff the following day!

    Happy sodding Christmas.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,012
    "I can't be bothered any more, you're getting Charles. Merry Christmas!"
  • cashncarry
    cashncarry Posts: 980
    Macronate said:

    so we'll have this news and then defeat to Cardiff the following day!

    Happy sodding Christmas.

    Dont say that I'm going to the Cardiff game have yet to see us win this season
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,934
    A Royal source told the Telegraph: "If the Queen was going to make a major announcement, she wouldn't do it in a pre-recorded speech that is shown in the South Pacific Commonwealth realms several hours before it is shown here.

    "It would mean the end of her reign would officially be announced in Tuvalu, rather than in London. So no, it's not true."
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    Addick Addict said:

    A Royal source told the Telegraph: "If the Queen was going to make a major announcement, she wouldn't do it in a pre-recorded speech that is shown in the South Pacific Commonwealth realms several hours before it is shown here.

    "It would mean the end of her reign would officially be announced in Tuvalu, rather than in London. So no, it's not true."

    In other words, Naff Orf......


  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,883
    killerandflash said:

    image

    Curbs 16-1 to be King etc

    First proper LOL at an Appleton pic in ages, nice one.

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,934
    Ah but what if she resigned prior to Christmas and the speech was her formally saying "bye and thanks for having me".
    It would still be the top TV show.

    Bookies taking no chances. 12/1 best price and as low as 7/1.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    I was talking to someone recently that it's time she moved on - it would make no difference to her and Charlie can then have a go. It would be great though if he thought sod it and just let Wills get on with it.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,278
    Powell would have been good as ruler.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    We'll have to change the national anthem.

    How will a simpleton like me manage to learn and remember the new word(s)?
  • Dippenhall
    Dippenhall Posts: 3,923
    Won't believe it until I get her tweet.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,915
    iaitch said:

    Powell would have been good as ruler.

    to some of us, he still is.....

  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    AFKABartram said:

    iaitch said:

    Powell would have been good as ruler.

    to some of us, he still is.....

    Poyet certainly thinks so
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,568
    She has always maintained she never would step down, as she made the vow for life. Just ano silly internet rumour in my book...
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,345
    Cant be true and wont believe it till its on the OS
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,028
    paulie8290 said:

    Cant be true and wont believe it till its on the OS I've created a CharltonLife thread

    Sorry Paulie couldnt resist ;)

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  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Be a sad day when it happens, god save the Queen
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,415
    edited December 2014
    The days of monarchs abdicating are over - after Teddy 8 left the nation in "crisis", they have all made a pact to crack on until they get called upstairs. It's part of the terms and conditions of the job.
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,760
    Til it's on the O/S...
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,674
    This is never going to happen, you've got more chance of us beating Millwall and landing on Venus.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,641
    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    This is never going to happen, you've got more chance of us beating Millwall and landing on Venus.

    Don't be ridiculous, although Venus is a possibility.
  • WayneK
    WayneK Posts: 639
    PL54 said:

    I was talking to someone recently that it's time she moved on - it would make no difference to her and Charlie can then have a go. It would be great though if he thought sod it and just let Wills get on with it.

    About time we had another King Billy.

  • redcarter
    redcarter Posts: 1,013
    Valiantphil said:

    The days of monarchs abdicating are over - after Teddy 8 left the nation in "crisis", they have all made a pact to crack on until they get called upstairs. It's part of the terms and conditions of the job.

    Actually I think this will be the last of the till the end of life monarchs. Most of the European monarchs still remaining abdicate once they get to a certain age and I think it's probably best for ours to do likewise.
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,862
    Mendonca In Asdas said:

    This is never going to happen, you've got more chance of us beating Millwall and landing on Venus.

    Is Bikey going there to fetch the ball from Saturday?
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,411
    I know there are some old farts on here but I should imagine all of us on CL are Elizabethans. Will be strange not to have her and Phil the Greek around. I am not a fully paid up Monarchist by any stretch but she is part and parcel of the fabric of our nation.
  • razil
    razil Posts: 15,041
    I wouldn't expect her not carry on only if her health meant she couldn't perform her duties - I'm not a monarchist, but the alternatives President Thatcher, Blaire, Johnson, are too horrible to contemplate :D

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