Madge to jack in the day job...

[Easytigers]

Me to, we can hope

Me too!

 

[Peteaud]

Extra bank holiday then

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Is she just gonna sit around and do fug all then, how will we tell the difference?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Perhaps the story has just been put out to boost the viewing figures for tomorrow's broadcast.

 

[Venod]

Perhaps the story has just been put out to boost the viewing figures for tomorrow's broadcast.

Its failed in this house.

 

[ianrauk]

Kin' Charles

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I'll be watching her Christmas message anyway, it's one of the highlights of the day as far as I'm concerned. She's one of my all time heroes, a marvellous woman who has devoted her entire life to us.

 

[Arrowfoot]

One would have thought she would have got the message by now especially when her kin in other European Royal houses were throwing in the towel and lettingthe younger ones have a go.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Perhaps the story has just been put out to boost the viewing figures for tomorrow's broadcast.

Yep, it's been put out there by @rich p to boost the viewing figures

 

[Archie_tect]

Now if she mixed things up a bit, she could encourage Charles to issue a statement renouncing the throne, then abdicate and have William's investiture on Boxing Day.... the East End love a street party.

 

[Archie_tect]

I've got a Swiss Army knife she could borrow.

Don't they need it any more?

 

[Turbo Rider]

Hope they do the Eastenders drum roll after the announcement. Not a fan, but it would be weird without the old dear. Hope she has a nice send off

 

[mcshroom]

Must be something up. I mean, why would she choose to do a press conference to the whole country on TV? On Christmas day as well!

 

[Crackle]

She's abdicating eh. Heir, heir.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

I'm sure I read ages ago that Prince Charles doesn't want to be King Charles III and would style himself King George VII.

Come September 10th (my birthday btw) Queenie breaks Victoria's record for longest reigning British monarch. I always suspected it's a record she didn't really want to surpass, so I wouldn't be surprised if she did pass the regal sceptre onto Chuckie before then. I doubt very much she'd announce the plan in her Christmas address though.