World Says Farewell to Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II has passed away Welcome to our unofficial Chris Farnell blog. Buckingham Palace said the Queen, who was 96 years old, passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands. Her son Charles became Britain’s new monarch, King Charles III. The country is now in 10 days of mourning with many big supermarkets closed allowing shelf-stackers from across the land to pay their respects. During her reign the Queen has seen the erosion of British culture, the shrinking of the Ozone layer, polar ice caps and rain forest and a huge increase in global overpopulation, poverty and starvation. However, in the UK she has always been loved and has been seen as an important global icon. She epitomises Britishness, and has held the monarchy together for over 70 years. Some say she has been detached from the people, but many felt she provided an aspiration for people all over the UK, and sitting at the top of the class system, gave us all something to aim fo...