Have you seen funeral attendees list?

[angrychair]

Not sure I've ever heard of that many world leaders in one place. It makes the G20 sound like a small gathering.

To be honest it reminds me a little of the plot line for London Has Fallen (which is not winning any Oscars but did have Morgan Freeman in it at least)

Link to tweet

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[LakeArenal]

1. Despite the royal haters out there, most of the world shows respect for Elizabeth II.

She served her country as well as any world figurehead.

[Jade Fox]

5. And she wasn't even a dog....

Dogs are better than humans. Period.

[LakeArenal]

6. She thought so too. Ask a Corgi.

[Jade Fox]

8. Sorry to be the one to tell you, but Corgis can't actually talk...nt

[11 Bravo]

10. I can't speak for Corgis, but my sweet rescue lab certainly talks to me.

[Jade Fox]

14. Sure

[11 Bravo]

17. Yup, I'm positive.

You just need to be able to speak Lab.

[BlackSkimmer]

19. All my dogs talk. To me, and to the cats.

They have a special language for the chickens. Very deferential because even the big dogs are terrified of the chickens.

[LakeArenal]

11. You are wrong there. Dogs do definitely talk.

You just don’t understand them sadly.

[Jade Fox]

13. Have you told your doctor about this?

[LakeArenal]

15. Me thinks you have a large bug up your orifice.

[hamsterjill]

18. Thank you for my afternoon laugh!

Loved this!!!! LOL

[LakeArenal]

21. 😉

[BlackSkimmer]

20. This.

They communicate better than most humans.

[BlackSkimmer]

2. The Queen was greatly loved and respected by the world in general.

I read a quote from Macron, who said "She may have been YOUR Queen, but to the rest of us she was THE Queen."

A wonderful woman who lived an incredible life.

[Eugene]

3. This one is trimmed down. Countries usually send delegations, not just leaders.

St. Ronnie's state funeral service had 4,000 people in attendance.

Shinzo Abe's state funeral has 6,000 dignitaries expected to attend, and the Japanese people are hopping mad about the price tag.

[crazylikafox]

4. Maybe they should invite Putin just to keep him from nuking the place

[Srkdqltr]

7. Frankly, having that many world leaders and a lot of uber rich in one place would be a nightmare

For security.

[arlyellowdog]

9. A person can respect Queen Elizabeth

And not respect the monarchy as anything but a tourist attraction. I don’t respect Hollywood, but I respected Paul Newman.

[LakeArenal]

12. Exactly.

[Joinfortmill]

16. Me too.

[angrychair]

22. I used to think it was a gimmick too

But the queen and now the king is a lot more than just for tourists.

First, they are incredibly wealthy. Like billionaires and the largest single landowner in the UK.

The queen, now the king, receive a daily red box that contains everything being done in parliament, including state secrets.
If it was just show, if they had no real power, there would be no need to expose her to extremely sensitive state secrets.

The military take an oath to follow the orders of the queen, not the prime minister or Parliament.

While yes, the crown's powers are very limited, to say it's all for show is not accurate either

[Lucinda]

23. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Yep!

[Meowmee]

24. You are right

They don’t have any power like they used to but they do play a role as head of state and in government and also in the commonwealth. They can override decisions, but it would only be in some type of emergency and it has to follow rules of parliament.

In the mid 17c they stopped being a monarchy briefly and became a republic commonwealth and then they brought back the monarchy as a constitutional monarchy.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom