Probably the last official business by the late Queen Elizabeth - meeting the new Prime Minister

[question everything]

Only two days ago



In 2013 there was a play called "The Audience" with Helen Mirren showing how the Queen met so many prime ministers.

It started in London and came to New York. One London production was aired live on local theaters here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Audience_(2013_play)

[Irish_Dem]

1. She got off her deathbed to do her job.

[calimary]

2. At least the new Prime Minister got the chance to meet the Queen.

Wow - only two days before Elizabeth passed.

No one would have guessed...

[jimfields33]

3. I guess I'm astonished

Because to me Queen Elizabeth looks great in that picture. I know her hands are a little bad. But from that picture to death in 48 hours is very shocking. I’m grateful that the new prime minister was able to meet her.

[question everything]

4. I suspect that she had enough. Missing her spouse and dealing with all the bad news around her

[jimfields33]

6. Totally true. I'm being selfish.

She deserves her Rest In Peace. Well done Queen Elizabeth!

[shanti]

5. Was just discussing this pic

with my son yesterday. I told him that her hands looked purple and legs swollen. RIP Lilibet.

[calimary]

7. Serving her country til the very end.

Nobody would have guessed that two days after this photo was taken, she'd be gone.

What a dear lady. Never did anything but make her country proud. A whole life lived in service, with class, generosity, honor, dignity, and love.

[CatWoman]

11. that's what I admire so much about her

she served in the war, she served after the war, and served up to the very end.

You have to admire that.

[question everything]

14. And she refused to abdicate so that Charles would be a king for more than

a few weeks.

She knew that tradition requires change of monarchs upon death.

[bigtree]

8. Thatcherism kills.

...

[Jilly_in_VA]

9. Probably what killed her

Thanks, Liz.

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. On the other hand, being relieved of Boris Johnson as a PM could have been a tonic

I think I'm glad it wasn't him who got to do the statement as PM. Not that I'm a fan of Truss, but she isn't a habitual liar like Johnson, who was defined by it.

[EnergizedLib]

10. The end of one era

The start of another.

Definitely a week for Liz Truss, for sure.

[BlackSkimmer]

12. Wonderful woman.

It makes me sad.

[scipan]

15. I wonder how it all was for her.

She was not an extrovert, at least in her 20's, and that doesn't usually change.

She just kept doing her duty, fulfilling others ' expectations. I know she had a sense of humor. She had her corgis, and her husband who almost seemed like an alter ego in the documentaries I watched, but also a problem for her.

I wonder if she had a good life. Sounds silly, but... being queen could be so lonely and such a prison. So much was asked of her, and she was always a rock. I hope she felt fulfilled.