RIP Queen Elizabeth II
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Swan, foie gras, chips
King Charles has banned foie gras from the royal kitchens and menus, due to the animal cruelty aspects.
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One of these people served two tours in Afghanistan, including combat operations. One of these people isn't allowed to wear his uniform whilst all the others wear uniforms through honorary appointments.
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Current waiting time is around 24 hours.
Reminds me of a Gene Pitney song...
Reminds me of a Gene Pitney song...
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My husband and I were talking about this last night ... Harry, what the hell man?
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This is the elder gentleman that I was referring to
Who is he?
Who is he?
karadekoolaid
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Probably something very British, or French. I read somewhere that The Queen loved venison, salmon, grouse, pheasant, and chocolate. Two things which were banned from royal kitchens were oysters and garlic.
karadekoolaid
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I imagine that´s payback. I can´t think of a more rational answer.
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I just watched a cocktail making You Tube video the other night about the history of the Zaza Cocktail and that the Queen Mum as well Her Majesty enjoyed one each at lunch everyday.
It’s back to being shut down to new joiners again. The live queue tracker is requesting people “do not travel to join the queue,” and it’s at 24 hours long again.
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I suspect they will shut the queue completely at midnight tonight.
There have been pieces on social media asking how many are true royalists who are driven to be there, and how many are just caught up in the occasion and afraid they will miss out on something if they don't join in. If you think it through, it is a ridiculous idea to stand in line for a whole day just to be in the same room as a corpse.
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Dead right!
Agreed. Plus there are people dropping through exhaustion, dehydration or hypothermia. The temperature overnight dropped significantly. As a member of St John's ambulance remarked - some people aren't prepared for what is essentially an endurance test. To stand or walk slowly in near freezing temperature at night for many hours on end is not something anyone who is not 100% fit and used to such conditions should be contemplating.
karadekoolaid
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Correct. The temperature in London in the early morning was around 8ºC. That, for me, is Artic weather. 
I’m thinking of standing just across the road from the queue, just to see if I can start a queue of people watching the queue.
Seriously, I would not want to be the person who has to go out to the line at some point and say, “Right - that’s the end. You all to my left can continue on, and you lot to my right, go on home now, so sorry, thank you, maybe next time!”