The economic crunch hits the Queen of England - SHE WILL WEAR PREVIOUSLY WORN OUTFITS

[burythehatchet]

You heard that right. The Queen is showing her solidarity with those who are suffering under the weight of the crisis. Breaking from tradition, she will wear clothes that have already been worn once.

Things are tough all over.

[eShirl]

1. NO!!!!!!

:cry:

[Bunny]

2. This is kind of surprising. I had always thought that the Old Gal was pretty tight with a buck.

Or pound, as it were. I would have thought she already recycled her wardrobe.

[supernova]

3. Thought she did too

recycle outfits.

[rox63]

6. That's just because all her outfits kinda look alike

[foo_bar]

7. I guess she has a hundred identical strings of pearl, like the Batcave

[Cleita]

4. Why is this news and where did you get it?

I've remembered reading that the old gal gets her outfits remodeled and updated all the time instead of buying new clothes. She's always been frugal.

[burythehatchet]

8. just saw a little clip on MSNBC

[emad]

5. Coutts, the royal bank, is down to its last pennies after being

absorbed into Royal Bank of Scotland ....which has lost 400 million pounds to the Madoff ponzi scheme!

[burythehatchet]

9. WOW. Had not heard that.

[dipsydoodle]

16. Banks hit worldwide by US fraud

Some of the world's biggest banks have revealed that they are victims of a fraud which has lost $50bn (£33bn).

Bernard Madoff has been charged with fraud in what is being described as one of the biggest-ever such cases.

Among the banks which have been hit are Britain's HSBC and RBS, Spain's Santander and France's BNP Paribas.

One of the City's best-known fund managers has criticised US financial regulators for failing to detect the alleged fraud. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7783236.stm

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

10. isn't Charlie on the RBS

board?

[emad]

13. No. But he's the nation's top scrounger so it might be just a matter

of days if not weeks.

[DemoTex]

11. Hand-me-downs from herself? The horror! The horror!

What about the Prince Consort?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

15. yeah, I wonder if he gets a new sailor suit

everyday.... jeeze, what a collection they must have

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. They say he wears 30 year old trousers

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jfV2HOoXVm1zh_dPWLleBzTGubQw

[Maven]

12. Are you telling me she usually wears a new outfit every day?

As in, 365 different sets of clothes every year?!

[burythehatchet]

18. Hey I'm sure there are some days when she just wakes and bakes and stays in bed

watching rugby all day.

[hlthe2b]

14. Good Lord... who would know the difference...?

It's not like her handbags, chapeaus and matching house dresses ever really change.... She could certainly just dye them from time to time.

Ah, but Queenie, do as you will.

[nancyr]

17. Shocking!

The sky has fallen.

[foxfeet]

20. I hear she's sent Anne Boleyn's dress to the cleaners

to get the bloodstains out.