News: Queen Elizabeth II to abdicate?

Apocalipstick

A bookmaker suspended betting on the Queen stepping down after a large wager was placed in Windsor.
The development follows reports that the 87-year-old monarch is handing over key responsibilities to Prince Charles.
Bookmaker Coral had slashed the odds of Her Majesty stepping down before the end of the year from 3-1 to 1-2, before suspending the market yesterday.

A spokesman said: ‘The significant gamble suggests that the Queen could hand over the reins sooner rather than later.
‘With her 88th birthday approaching, the Queen has started to relinquish a number of duties to Prince Charles, leading to major speculation about the monarch’s future.’

She said bets about members of the royal family which were placed in the Windsor area were usually ‘spot on’, suggesting there may be some insider knowledge circulating.
The bookmaker’s odds were 1-20 that Prince Charles would be next on the throne while Prince William was being backed at 8-1.
The Queen is due to visit the Normandy beaches later this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, along with Prince Charles, in what some claim will be her final overseas engagement.

A French government official was reported as saying: ‘We have been told this will probably be the Queen’s last official foreign visit.’
But royal aides have been quick to dismiss the claims and have stressed that the monarch is far from retiring and will continue to focus instead on ‘behind the scenes’ duties.
The movement of Charles to a more central role will allow the Queen to concentrate on her role as head of state – including hosting foreign ambassadors and state visits.
The Queen has already handed a number of responsibilities to younger members of the royal family in the last few months, including Charles and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman declined to comment.

Get ready for Charlie on your money fellow Britons!

Reaper

She would never! Also it's too hard for her to abdicate..Because all countries like Canada, Australia and so on would have to accept.

Jack!

Noo. I love the Queen.

Samuel

I doubt it'll happen.

Buddy!

Taste of Honey

She betta don't. Lemme grab my slipper and fly to the U.K. to put some sense up in ha head.

Sasha.

She seems like the type of woman who wouldn't even give the throne up after she's dead.

Kamil24

I like her. Once she's not the queen anymore, I hope Canada stops following that monarchy, I don't want one of her sons on my coins.

Golden

Following Queen Beatrix ha footsteps.

Apocalipstick

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Originally posted by Samuel

I doubt it'll happen.

HBIC is 88 though, if she lives as long as her mother [101] she couldn't possibly maintain that schedule.

Apocalipstick

I need her to wait until next September, she gon' snatch Victoria's record!

Skywalker

Please don't. She is the true Queen of longevity.

lousaysthings

U betta not Liz!

Temporal

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Originally posted by QueenCarrie

She seems like the type of woman who wouldn't even give the throne up after she's dead.

Edit: That was ironic

Goosey

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Originally posted by Kamil24

I like her. Once she's not the queen anymore, I hope Canada stops following that monarchy, I don't want one of her sons on my coins.

Come to think of it, she's like the only one who actually has a "stately air". Can you imagine King Harry?

Prince Phillip is damned funny though

After being told that Madonna was singing the Die Another Day theme in 2002: “Are we going to need ear plugs?”

On Ethiopian art, 1965: “It looks like the kind of thing my daughter would bring back from school art lessons.”

To President of Nigeria, who was in national dress, 2003: “You look like you’re ready for bed!”

His description of Beijing, during a visit there in 1986: “Ghastly.”

To a British trekker in Papua New Guinea, 1998: “You managed not to get eaten then?"

Peering at a fuse box in a Scottish factory, he said: “It looks as though it was put in by an Indian.”

To then Paraguay dictator General Stroessner: “It’s a pleasure to be in a country that isn’t ruled by its people.”

vamp

I dont want Prince Phillip lol. He's old. Prince Harry>>>>>>>>

JonathanLGardner

No, she would NEVA

Planet Mars

She should, its time William takes throne, we all know the royals live forever if she lives as long as hrr mom she has a good 11-14 years left to live and rule

danitykanelover

it would be great if no one cared about this family........

Apocalipstick

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Originally posted by vamp

I dont want Prince Phillip lol. He's old. Prince Harry>>>>>>>>

Prince Phillip is her husband

He's not in the line of succession, Prince Charles will inherit from QEII and we'll have King Charles III and Queen Camilla (

) and after Charles, King William V and Queen Catherine (Kate), and then it will be the new royal baby WAY in the future.

For Prince Harry to get it, these people would need to be offed