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Thomas Wystrach Sep 19, 2022

Tod, wo ist dein Sieg? Perfekter Pomp unter allen Umständen: Das Begräbnis der #Queen zeigt die ganze Stärke des Rituals. Nur mit ihm gelingt der Triumph über das Sterben, meint @rietzi: https://bit.ly/3xDvjr3 #queensfuneral #queenelizabethii

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Brian Small Jun 20, 2023

.> Where are we headed? Even those of us who stand squarely with the Ukrainian people against the Russian invasion of their country cannot help but marvel at the difference in tone and tenor of the Western Media’s coverage of the war in Ukraine and the breathless admiration with which it covered the US and NATO’s invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, which killed hundreds of thousands of people. This January, Tony Blair, the most passionate purveyor of the fake news about Iraq’s non-existent weapons of mass destruction, which was used to justify the invasion, and President George Bush Jr.’s most enthusiastic ally in the invasion, was ordered Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the senior most British order of chivalry.
.> Watching the funeral of the Queen the other day I nearly choked on whatever it was I was drinking as I heard one of the Bishops or Archbishops say that, unlike those who merely cling to wealth and power, Queen Elizabeth II would be loved and remembered for her “life of service” to the public. Her son, the new King of England, will inherit her wealth and station. His royal lifestyle will not be supported by his own private wealth, which reportedly amounts to about a billion dollars. It will be paid for with public money, by the British people, millions of whom, the Guardian reports, have begun to skip a meal every day just to “keep the lights on.”...
.> A recent analysis in the Financial Times concludes that income inequality in the US and the UK is so great that they could be classed as “poor societies with some very rich people”. They’re like us ‘Third Worlders’ now, Banana Republics whose wealthy have seceded into outer space and whose poor are falling into the sea.
.> A 2022 Oxfam study says India’s 98 richest people own the equivalent of the combined wealth of the poorest 552 million people. For this impertinence, Oxfam offices in India have been raided by the Income Tax department and perhaps will soon be shut down, like Amnesty International and every other organisation that is critical of the Modi regime. #Oxfam #FinancialTimes #USA #UK #ThirdWorlders #BananaRepublics #OuterSpace #TonyBlair #QueenElizabeth #FuneralOfTheQueen #QueensFuneral
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Andrew Guilford May 18, 2023

They still haven’t told us how much the King’s Coronation cost, but we do now know how much his mum’s funeral cost

£161.7 million

#KingsCoronation #QueensFuneral #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy

https://nation.cymru/news/funeral-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-cost-uk-government-161-7-million/

Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II cost UK Government £161.7 million

The funeral and lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 cost the UK Government an estimated £161.7 million, figures show. The largest cost was reported by the Home Office at £73.7 million, followed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport at £57.4 million. The cost to the Scottish Government is estimated at £18.8 […]

Nation.Cymru

eons Luna (Eonity)Sep 21, 2022

She’s the Duchess of Sussex. She’s allowed to be as sussy and sexy as she wants.

*bricked*

RT @[email protected]

The Duchess of Sussex getting flak for not wearing long sleeves.
Surely, as an American citizen, she's got the right to bare arms?

#queensfuneral

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DobbersW/status/1571871757338054656

The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek🇺🇦 on Twitter

“The Duchess of Sussex getting flak for not wearing long sleeves. Surely, as an American citizen, she's got the right to bare arms? #queensfuneral”

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Katarina Barley Sep 21, 2022

I ❤️ British humour
RT @David_Strathdee: Now that we have a king, these sorts of events will all take much longer, since he can only move along the floor one square at a time. #queensfuneral

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/katarinabarley/status/1572209711960694785

Katarina Barley (@katarinabarley)

I ❤️ British humour

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RedNirgal Sep 20, 2022

Δύο τυχαία gifs...

#queensfuneral

EC AV Service Sep 20, 2022

🇪🇺 flags half-mast 🕊️ #queensfuneral #QueenElizabethII

📸 Pictures available here⤵️
https://europa.eu/!93Rnw3
RT @EU_Commission: The EU flags are lowered at half-mast today on the occasion of the State Funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Our thoughts are with all those who mourn and remember her.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EC_AVService/status/1572184281732247556

EC Audiovisual Service

On 9 September 2022, the European flags in front of the Berlaymont building, headquarter of the European Commission, were at half-mast, following the national mourning declared in the United Kingdom after the passing away of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, and once again on Monday 19 September 2022 for the State Funeral.

ec.europa.eu

Morifen333 Sep 20, 2022

RT @[email protected]

Now that we have a king, these sorts of events will all take much longer, since he can only move along the floor one square at a time. #queensfuneral

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/David_Strathdee/status/1571804677834153986

David Smith on Twitter

“Now that we have a king, these sorts of events will all take much longer, since he can only move along the floor one square at a time. #queensfuneral”

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