Posted March 21, 201213 yr Queen and Duke in parliamentary lift surprise http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17450366 The Queen had a longer than expected trip in a lift following her speech in Parliament, the BBC has learned. She and the Duke of Edinburgh had just attended a reception on the first floor of the Palace of Westminister before they entered the lift to get to the ground floor, where a car was waiting. However, rather than descending, it went up and only reached the intended destination after three false starts. Both the House of Lords and Buckingham Palace refused to comment. (comment on what??? NOTHING HAPPENED) The Queen's address to both Houses of Parliament was made to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee. She later went to a reception of peers and MPs. After leaving she, the Duke and Black Rod - a parliamentary official - boarded the Sovereign's Lift. According to sources in the Lords, instead of going down, it went up one floor. The doors opened, revealing the royal party to a somewhat surprised peer who was waiting for it to arrive. The doors then closed - and it went up again - this time to the third floor, where the parliamentary archives are located. Finally the lift descended, but only as far as the floor where the Queen had originally boarded it. After three false starts, she was taken down to the ground floor, where she and the Duke were able to get out. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is just.........SHITE.... Absolute dribbling, trivial, pathetic SHITE.... Are we really paying qualified, professional correspondants money to write this absolute tat...??? I honestly had to look up the calendar to see if it wasn't April 1st tbh, or if the link wasn't actually for Newsthump, Daily Mash or The Onion.... Because, it definitely reads like someone taking the piss..... But, no, it's the BBC, and they just seem to dribble any old Royal-related rubbish as a matter of course. It's just getting embarrassing now...
March 21, 201213 yr "The Queen's favourite Corgi, Wilson, has broken his toenail. However, he is expected to make a full recovery."
March 21, 201213 yr BREAKING NEWS: Queen has a Scone with Jam and Cream as an 11 o'clock snack with her mid morning Earl Grey Tea.
March 22, 201213 yr Author More Royal News... Princess Kate flounces around in a nice frock, smiles a bit and then opens something or other.... Oh, you mean that IS what she really does.....
March 26, 201213 yr This lift incident makes a great light-hearted story Scott. You need to lighten up a bit. Not all of us want to constantly read about the Government's latest antics or those evil bankers that you're so obsessed with!! :rolleyes: Remember the "And Finally" stories at the end of News At Ten?" This could be one. In fact do they still do those?
March 26, 201213 yr BREAKING NEWS: Prince Phillip drops a loud fart, during the Queen's parliamentary speech.
March 26, 201213 yr This lift incident makes a great light-hearted story Scott. You need to lighten up a bit. Not all of us want to constantly read about the Government's latest antics or those evil bankers that you're so obsessed with!! :rolleyes: Remember the "And Finally" stories at the end of News At Ten?" This could be one. In fact do they still do those? I'm beginning to think that SOPA idea wasn't half bad if it meant shutting you up.
March 26, 201213 yr I'm beginning to think that SOPA idea wasn't half bad if it meant shutting you up. What the hell's SOPA? :wacko:
March 26, 201213 yr What the hell's SOPA? :wacko: Have you had your head under a rock for the last three months?
March 26, 201213 yr Have you had your head under a rock for the last three months? No but I genuinely don't know what it is hence me asking! Must be something derogatory.
March 26, 201213 yr No but I genuinely don't know what it is hence me asking! Must be something derogatory. Look it up? Or is too much to ask if Mail Online never mentioned it?
March 26, 201213 yr Author I'm beginning to think that SOPA idea wasn't half bad if it meant shutting you up. :lol: :lol: If there was a way at targeting it at Crazy Chris and other Internet Trolls only, I'd be all for it..... :lol:
March 26, 201213 yr If only it didn't encroach on the civil liberties of every person in the world, threaten to break the internet and just straight up ignore the sovereignty of other nations.
March 26, 201213 yr Author If only it didn't encroach on the civil liberties of every person in the world, threaten to break the internet and just straight up ignore the sovereignty of other nations. Yeah, slight drawback there..... :lol:
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