Google what happens if HRH the Queen dies

[ufkacbln]

She made it through 2016!

A lot didn't

 

[ufkacbln]

I love the part of the Cambridge article:

The BBC will react to the Queen's passing by suspending all programming and screening live coverage of the event on BBC One.

Firstly are the BBC really planning to record her demise as a "Live" broadcast?

Secondly can you actually describe a death as "live" coverage?

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

Queen and country.

Yes,very patriotic.
So serving their own mother then ?
Not exactly sure what they are doing to serve the country though.
Other than being tokens of an outdated system which we all pay for.
Vive La Republique !!!!

 

[biggs682]

She made it through 2016!

A lot didn't

Very true indeed

 

[ufkacbln]

I love the part of the Cambridge article:



Firstly are the BBC really planning to record her demise as a "Live" broadcast?

Secondly can you actually describe a death as "live" coverage?

@User259
In the context of my Post, your username made me smile

 

[mjr]

They work Saturdays at the Co-Op on Kings Lynn.

If only we still had one

 

[srw]

I listened to the year-end Last Word podcast yesterday and it reminded me of this thread. Matthew Bannister (main presenter of the programme) and Nick Serpell (BBC obits editor) talking about 2016 and the practicalities of producing obits. Serpell confirmed that he had obituaries (for TV, Radio and online) ready to go on many, but not all of last year's deaths. Newspapers will do the same thing - it's quite common to see an obituary published with the additional line "This obituary was written before [writer's name]'s death in 20XX".

 

[Tim Hall]

I listened to the year-end Last Word podcast yesterday and it reminded me of this thread. Matthew Bannister (main presenter of the programme) and Nick Serpell (BBC obits editor) talking about 2016 and the practicalities of producing obits. Serpell confirmed that he had obituaries (for TV, Radio and online) ready to go on many, but not all of last year's deaths. Newspapers will do the same thing - it's quite common to see an obituary published with the additional line "This obituary was written before [writer's name]'s death in 20XX".

The next step is the Lionel Blue approach - record your own obituary.

 

[winjim]

Didn't everybody write their own obituary in 2nd year English class anyway?

 

[smutchin]

the first two Charles were deeply unpopular

Charles III would at least keep a trend going.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

My mums just back from San Jose.
This is the view from the National Enquirer

 

[biggs682]

My mums just back from San Jose.
This is the view from the National Enquirer View attachment 156618

doesnt make it true

 

[SWSteve]

The US seems to gave a higher level of coverage of HRH and family than we gave here, regardless of whether or not the National Enquirer is writing truthfully

 

[smutchin]

It's the National Enquirer.

It's incredible the number of "World exclusives" they manage to cram into every edition. Outrageous that such incredible investigative journalism is always overlooked by the Pulitzer committee.

 

[subaqua]

So the person on the news today was an actress then