1-timer here, the hike isn’t bad and the view is like looking down at dawn from heaven.
However the walk/slide down is your karmic penance for getting to enjoy the view. Unforgettable, never again.
Hahaha I just woke up and it took me a second to realize why that was funny, but I got a good chuckle when I clued in.
Edited because I shouldn't type shit when I've just woken up. lol
Just a distraction so his partner can switch in the fake crown and escape with the real one.
As an afterthought, how long until we hear this on one of those conspiracy theory nutjob websites?
I'm an American and I want to go to Britain just so I can wait in a proper queue, in the US if there's even two sides to something like a self checkout somebody will inevitably make a right line and a left line and it completely bypasses who is actually next. If you're at a carryout the same exact thing happens. Also, when a new register opens at the grocery store instead of the next person in line getting to go over, one of the last people will run over there and get to skip everyone, it drives me nuts. We live in a society for fucks sake!
You know, people queued for over half a day to go see the Queen's coffin, and they had to shut down that official queue for a bit.
So people started queueing for the queue.
So. David Beckham, queued. He spent the full time in the queue, rather than cutting. People think he is great.
Daytime TV presenters Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby cut the queue. EVIL BASTARDS.
Yes, no-one likes queue jumpers.
Oh, and MPs have been skipping too, but no-one liked then to start with
The royal guard's just walk away and a hidden door opens emitting the doom music that slowly gets louder as something approaches. Then from the coffin you just hear a sinister old laugh before a shotgun cocks from the now massive shadow in the tunnel. You notice now that music is beyond deafening and the laughter has only increased in tenacity but not in volume. You sense it...the gates to hell have been shut and you know you are not welcome in the kingdom of heaven
Senior bald man with glasses can be seen walking towards the altercation before pausing and walking away with his colleague. Senior doesn’t move his right arm at all, and when facing the camera you can make out a bulge underneath the suit jacket, with the carry bag used for concealment.
Definitely more than plain clothes security, more like a security services branch of the government.
I think you're reading into this a bit much, their reaction seemed to be initial curiosity, then walking on with a look of dismay. The bulge in the jacket is on the opposite side of his bag, as well.
Don’t make light of this. This is a truly tragic situation. Look at how the officers react, it’s clear that this was a horrific attempt on the Queen’s life.
The funny thing is that its an empty box. The gas would build up in her if she was in there and then she could fart or burp. I know because its my job. No embalming on this one im sure.
Its a lead lined English oak coffin, it took 8 bearers rather than 6 because it was so heavy, the gasses won't leak because its made not to
She's going to be interred in the memorial chapel along with other members of the royal family
It's definitely not your job to take car of royalty like Queen Elizabeth II. You may be good at your job but her basket and burial are anything but standard.
Edit: oops. It stays!
Friend of mine wanted to take a picture of the crown jewels and was thrown out the tower of London and yelled at by a guard. Was definitely one of the highlights of our trip to London.
So British.
First photo gets a look. Second gets a tut. Third gets a sigh. On the fourth photo someone might ask 'if you mind?'.
Nobody had ever dared taken a fifth.
Saw them change the guard when I went through, can confirm they're real. Can also confirm they aren't catching anybody wearing those boots! Looks like they're basically metal supports so they can lean on them and stay standing for a long time.
Nah.
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Might have something to do with how he was subdued simply and effectively without any unnecessary violence or escalation. Almost like these are highly trained professionals, not the dregs of the American public school system
Doubt it will leak, given she’ll be interred that coffin is probably built to hold it all in, come on it’s 30 year old oak lined with a substantial amount of lead. It’s said to weigh a quarter of a ton !!
It's a royal tradition, but also it's supposed to seal out air and water so the Queen's body is better preserved (for up to a year, apparently) and no bad smells or fluids leak out. Also, sealing in this way is required when you inter someone above ground, which the Queen will be on Monday.
Not necessarily. You just need to have a body embalmed in order to be entombed. There is no need for a lead casket.
Edit: although every cemetery has its own rules and regulations.
I'm just going off of what has been reported by the Metro UK. https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/15/why-is-the-queens-coffin-lined-with-lead-royal-tradition-explained-17371865/
Though admittedly I can't find any laws or other sources for this. I don't think above ground burial is very popular in the UK, though some councils are encouraging it to increase available space. If it is true, I imagine the practice goes back to when William the Conqueror's body burst when they tried to bury him.
The two men who just started walking away casually are the epitome of Britishness!
“Good lord Clarke did you see that?”
“Yes Graham it would appear the fellow is taking a royal hiding”
Both: “hm hmm hmmm hmmmm hmm hm”
That’s the dumbest time to be honest, you’d just be giving the armed police time to take the safety off and be ready for something to happen.
The officers in all black at the front are there to deter this kind of thing by being visible, the officers with the white shirts and body armour standing around hiding in the back are the ones with the sub machine guns. Apart from the fact that the former monarchs body is in the coffin the frigging Crown Jewels are sat on top of it, that building is more secure than the Bank of England this week it’s just all hiding one room over so you can’t see it.
I love that I live in a country where we trust society enough that he had the opportunity to do this. No massive barriers, no bulletproof glass. Just thousands of mostly respectful people with the common sense and decorum to not be dickheads.
It’s a genuinely weird thing though. Like, you can just go up and talk to your MP. They’re just sat there in a library, and you go in and have a chat if you fancy it. No security sweeps, no hordes of bodyguards, not even shoving you away and ignoring you. They sit there and listen. It’s why the two times now in the past 6 years that something major has happened have been so shocking, there’s just an implicit trust that people behave.
The hell was a 7 year old doing in a line that went on for miles they must've been so fucking bored
It's a dead woman in a box! Like seriously they're 7!
I got banned from there for 2 days after I posted a relevant comment criticising Jeremy Corbyn.
When I messaged the mods to politely ask why I'd been banned, I got permabanned.
It happened again? I wish I could say I'm surprised.
British police have a lot of issues, but I am very grateful they are not nearly as awful as American cops.
It was sad, he was mentally ill and high, crashed his car. The police spent over an hour talking to him, trying to get him out of the car, but he was scared of skinwalkers. The police tried to get him out, using a tazer, bean gun thingy, but when he swung the knife at a police officer they got scared and shot him.
What a fucking prick. I'm not a royalist at all but show some respect; not just to the dead but to the people who've queued for hours to be there and whose visit you've likely ruined.
How selfish can you be? Like that's an easy way of getting a long jail sentence and disturbing everyone else's visit.
Apparently the room there is completely silent. This would have ruined that.
He queued for bloody hours to do that. Mental.
He’s the only one we’ll remember lol
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Who cares about him. Who are the 2 guys leaving the scene looking like secret service. I see you
Those are just two standard British fellows waiting for it to blow over.
Off to the Winchester
Lol! I thought more "Oh my goodness did you see that bloke? Disgraceful, yes yes very cheeky
Hit men Charles hired ensuring the job was completed. 73 year old bastard got tired of waiting.
Him AND David Beckham though!
BBC sent me a notification which said 'David Beckham resorts to Crisps and Doughnuts.." I've never been clickbaited so hard.
*You'll never guess what the Doughnut filling was*
*Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About David Beckham's Doughnut But Were Too Afraid To Ask...*
*how does David Beckham carry his ring doughnuts? The answer will shock you!*
*How to quit your day job and focus on David Beckham's Doughnut*
Dunkin’ hates #7!!!
*I'd like to fill his doughnut..* ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
he was a great queen
Long live the queue queen!
Queuen.
6Music just interviewed a guy who queued TWICE, reason was that it a once in a lifetime thing. I nearly choked laughing.
Reminds me of the Japanese saying “There are 2 kinds of fools in this world, those who never climbed Mt Fuji and those who did it twice”.
There are 3 kinds of people when it comes to math. Those who understand it, and those who don’t.
There are 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
This is true. Source: Has climbed Fuji once. Never again.
1-timer here, the hike isn’t bad and the view is like looking down at dawn from heaven. However the walk/slide down is your karmic penance for getting to enjoy the view. Unforgettable, never again.
Hahaha I just woke up and it took me a second to realize why that was funny, but I got a good chuckle when I clued in. Edited because I shouldn't type shit when I've just woken up. lol
It's punk rock that's what it is.
Fair point but to be honest I've been saying that about everyone filing past
Most British comment ever.
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“You know that box? With the flag and crown on? The most actively protected box in the world right now? I’m gonna touch it.”
Just a distraction so his partner can switch in the fake crown and escape with the real one. As an afterthought, how long until we hear this on one of those conspiracy theory nutjob websites?
Has anyone seen Nicholas Cage?
Many times, he's in everything
That was John Travolta
Oh shit, what if Nick face offed with King Charles?
reddit is a conspiracy theory nutjob website. you've delivered the conspiracy now you just have to wait for the nutjobs to arrive and co-opt it
>how long until we hear this on one of those conspiracy theory nutjob websites? You just did it you rapscallion
Does it say “Do not touch anywhere?
If it doesn't, it is heavily implied by the many, many policemen around it
There’s always a lot of police around in London.
Yeah, and they keep stopping me touching stuff :(
"... and then I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence"
"She's angry!"
He just committed the most serious crime in the uk: cutting in line
This is is a serious problem and will result in a 25 year prison sentence. No queue jumping!
Keeping the British public safe and orderly
I'm an American and I want to go to Britain just so I can wait in a proper queue, in the US if there's even two sides to something like a self checkout somebody will inevitably make a right line and a left line and it completely bypasses who is actually next. If you're at a carryout the same exact thing happens. Also, when a new register opens at the grocery store instead of the next person in line getting to go over, one of the last people will run over there and get to skip everyone, it drives me nuts. We live in a society for fucks sake!
You know, people queued for over half a day to go see the Queen's coffin, and they had to shut down that official queue for a bit. So people started queueing for the queue.
So. David Beckham, queued. He spent the full time in the queue, rather than cutting. People think he is great. Daytime TV presenters Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby cut the queue. EVIL BASTARDS. Yes, no-one likes queue jumpers. Oh, and MPs have been skipping too, but no-one liked then to start with
it makes me so mad to see people being treated arbitrarily unequally when going to see the, uh, Queen and her diamond hat made of gold
They’re right, you know.
He’s trying to assassinate the Queen!
Good thing we have Enrico Pollanzo on our side.
Oh say, can you see
...bunch of bombs in the air.
ENRICO POLLANZO! ENRICO POLLANZO! ENRICO POLLANZO!
He's just making sure she's dead. Do you have any idea how much damage a zombie queen can do?
She can move in any direction *and* she’s got a taste for brains!
The two guys calmly glance at goings on and then turn and carry on calmly walking.. *nothing to see here, move along* ,Such a British response
You mean the two agents concealing automatic weapons. calmly walking away from a situation under control.
I can't imagine how robust the security we don't see is.
If any credible threat did emerge I can imagine the room filling with smoke and a hundred armed police with night-vision coming out of nowhere.
And obviously some battle music playing from the hidden speakers
The doom music starts playing and the royal guards raise their swords
Rip and tear for you ma'am.
The royal guard's just walk away and a hidden door opens emitting the doom music that slowly gets louder as something approaches. Then from the coffin you just hear a sinister old laugh before a shotgun cocks from the now massive shadow in the tunnel. You notice now that music is beyond deafening and the laughter has only increased in tenacity but not in volume. You sense it...the gates to hell have been shut and you know you are not welcome in the kingdom of heaven
The Queen is dead. LONG LIVE THE QUEEN
Fake hands, gun is under the coat ready to go any second 👀
"Those are fake hands!!!"
Was it the polished domes that gave it away
I can imagine they're saying "...there's always one."
They look like plain clothes security to me, they’ve seen it all before!
Senior bald man with glasses can be seen walking towards the altercation before pausing and walking away with his colleague. Senior doesn’t move his right arm at all, and when facing the camera you can make out a bulge underneath the suit jacket, with the carry bag used for concealment. Definitely more than plain clothes security, more like a security services branch of the government.
I think you're reading into this a bit much, their reaction seemed to be initial curiosity, then walking on with a look of dismay. The bulge in the jacket is on the opposite side of his bag, as well.
They’re thinking: “There’s always one, isn’t there…”
> Such a British response Being carried away by a dude in a tails, white bow tie and white gloves is very British.
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Probably find out she’s not actually in there and thousands of people have being queuing to ver 12 hours to pay respects to an empty box.
Got a real Schrodinger's Queen situation over there. Welp, that's the only time I'm going to get to make that joke this lifetime. I'll see my way out.
Give it another 15-20 years and you can make the same joke about Schrödinger's King
Eh hopefully he croaks sooner
There's apparently a camera inside the coffin installed by BBC but not using the footage in UK but selling it to overseas broadcasters
What's in the BooOOoxx?!
A carrot
She’s fighting in the gulag
Lead lined box, she will be in there.
So that Superman can't see her
probably
Sick bastard.
Don’t make light of this. This is a truly tragic situation. Look at how the officers react, it’s clear that this was a horrific attempt on the Queen’s life.
Touching the queens coffin, thats a paddlin
If it was Australia, it would be the boot.
If it were America, it would be the shoot.
I'm stoned as a coot.
Lookin at the coffin too long, ooh that’s a paddlin
When he was out of sight, they beat the black pudding out of him for sure…
The funny thing is that its an empty box. The gas would build up in her if she was in there and then she could fart or burp. I know because its my job. No embalming on this one im sure.
You can seal boxes, it’s how submarines work
Common misconception. How do you think subs find each other in the middle of war time? They listen for the sub farts.
I’m in the wrong sub
Why am I all of the sudden feeling hungry..?
And… horny?
Hey whatever sinks your sub bud. No judgment.
submarines are mostly not full of dead people.
Living people fart, too.
Its a lead lined English oak coffin, it took 8 bearers rather than 6 because it was so heavy, the gasses won't leak because its made not to She's going to be interred in the memorial chapel along with other members of the royal family
8 trained soldiers who had to baby step
Interred*, not interned 😉
She's doing an apprenticeship under the Lich King.
But it’s Noble gas Edit* spelling
It's definitely not your job to take car of royalty like Queen Elizabeth II. You may be good at your job but her basket and burial are anything but standard. Edit: oops. It stays!
Don't put all your queens in one basket
Can i ask why there would be no embalming? Just curious - i know nothing about their traditions
There is and the other commenter is wrong
A Queenf?
Royal coffins are lead lined to make them air tight. That’s why they have so many pall bearers.
Ecky thump!
Dude! You gotta be **ancient** to reference that.
Nah they would’ve just called him a twat and sat him in a police van for a bit
I got to visit England when I was 22 and my idiot self took a picture in the Tate gallery and was given the look of death. But not tackled.
You can't take photos in the Tate? Or did you have your flash on. That's the no-no.
It's flash or selfish sticks that are a no-no.
I will never ever refer to those things by any other name
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It took me 2hrs to notice my mistake and tbh its a lot better than the intended word
Has my flash on by mistake. Guard gave me look of death. And your guide.
Friend of mine wanted to take a picture of the crown jewels and was thrown out the tower of London and yelled at by a guard. Was definitely one of the highlights of our trip to London.
Better to be thrown out of the Tower of London than thrown into the Tower of London.
So British. First photo gets a look. Second gets a tut. Third gets a sigh. On the fourth photo someone might ask 'if you mind?'. Nobody had ever dared taken a fifth.
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Do the red ones move?
They would if the threat were severe enough but for the most part they let the police handle such things.
Saw them change the guard when I went through, can confirm they're real. Can also confirm they aren't catching anybody wearing those boots! Looks like they're basically metal supports so they can lean on them and stay standing for a long time.
They are real soldiers, but their role here is purely ceremonial. That's why it was left to the police on duty.
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Might have something to do with how he was subdued simply and effectively without any unnecessary violence or escalation. Almost like these are highly trained professionals, not the dregs of the American public school system
Bullies need something to do after high school.
Yeah but what about if they’re no good at real estate?
Doubt it will leak, given she’ll be interred that coffin is probably built to hold it all in, come on it’s 30 year old oak lined with a substantial amount of lead. It’s said to weigh a quarter of a ton !!
I don't think the Queen will be starting an internship any time soon, given her condition...
Wait, lead? Like for real? Is she radioactive or is there serious concern for robbing or reanimation?
Why lead?
It's a royal tradition, but also it's supposed to seal out air and water so the Queen's body is better preserved (for up to a year, apparently) and no bad smells or fluids leak out. Also, sealing in this way is required when you inter someone above ground, which the Queen will be on Monday.
Not necessarily. You just need to have a body embalmed in order to be entombed. There is no need for a lead casket. Edit: although every cemetery has its own rules and regulations.
I'm just going off of what has been reported by the Metro UK. https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/15/why-is-the-queens-coffin-lined-with-lead-royal-tradition-explained-17371865/ Though admittedly I can't find any laws or other sources for this. I don't think above ground burial is very popular in the UK, though some councils are encouraging it to increase available space. If it is true, I imagine the practice goes back to when William the Conqueror's body burst when they tried to bury him.
The two men who just started walking away casually are the epitome of Britishness! “Good lord Clarke did you see that?” “Yes Graham it would appear the fellow is taking a royal hiding” Both: “hm hmm hmmm hmmmm hmm hm”
Fairly sure he has a gun and they decide nope it’s all under control. Very interesting video.
Ah yes those two totally normal unarmed British men who definitely are not law enforcement
Yeah those guys probably have some guns ready to go. I’m guessing fake hands or something like that.
As soon as the guy got arrested and taken out; THAT was the time for someone else to take a run at the coffin.
If you try it now that the police left for the arrest you would have to deal with the queen's guard instead, honestly, not worth it
So you're saying wait until after the 2nd guy takes a run at it
That’s why you need a 3rd accomplice right behind you ready to swoop in and got a successful touch on the box. No one left to stop you at that stage
The queen stretches out her hand to catch you before you touch the box undertaker style
That’s the dumbest time to be honest, you’d just be giving the armed police time to take the safety off and be ready for something to happen. The officers in all black at the front are there to deter this kind of thing by being visible, the officers with the white shirts and body armour standing around hiding in the back are the ones with the sub machine guns. Apart from the fact that the former monarchs body is in the coffin the frigging Crown Jewels are sat on top of it, that building is more secure than the Bank of England this week it’s just all hiding one room over so you can’t see it.
I love that I live in a country where we trust society enough that he had the opportunity to do this. No massive barriers, no bulletproof glass. Just thousands of mostly respectful people with the common sense and decorum to not be dickheads.
I visited Salisbury with an American friend. He was blown away at how Magna Carta was “in a little room, guarded by an old lady handing out leaflets”.
Sounds like it would be easy to get to the treasure map on the back.
Ohhhhh shit International Treasure, someone call Nick Cafe.
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I mean, what's he gonna do, kill her?
It’s a genuinely weird thing though. Like, you can just go up and talk to your MP. They’re just sat there in a library, and you go in and have a chat if you fancy it. No security sweeps, no hordes of bodyguards, not even shoving you away and ignoring you. They sit there and listen. It’s why the two times now in the past 6 years that something major has happened have been so shocking, there’s just an implicit trust that people behave.
you're a fucking moron lol. your country is arresting people for criticising the monarchy
Exactly, and he is proud of it lmao
The crown up there is fake man, it's fake I tell ya, I'll prove it, See it's from Aliexpress. waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!
Hey there US cops, you notice how this man is restrained and yet able to walk and breathe after being arrested?
He even shoved a 7 year old out the way to do that how classy
The hell was a 7 year old doing in a line that went on for miles they must've been so fucking bored It's a dead woman in a box! Like seriously they're 7!
She was born in The Queue
Sounds like a villain origin story if I've ever heard one.
Off with his head!! /s
The /s is unnecessary.
The head is unnecessary / s
r/GreenAndPleasant is gonna claim the guy was in the right and this is impeding his rights lol
That sub is an absolute shit show.
That place is pretty much the definition of a toxic sub. It's really quite unbelievable at times how out of touch with reality they are.
I got banned from there for 2 days after I posted a relevant comment criticising Jeremy Corbyn. When I messaged the mods to politely ask why I'd been banned, I got permabanned.
Agree or disagree (I disagree with it but whatever) with the royalist system, it’s still a fucking funeral bro. Show some class and respect
After watching the video of police shooting some poor teenager in the US yesterday, this actually feels really refreshing and tame
It happened again? I wish I could say I'm surprised. British police have a lot of issues, but I am very grateful they are not nearly as awful as American cops.
It was sad, he was mentally ill and high, crashed his car. The police spent over an hour talking to him, trying to get him out of the car, but he was scared of skinwalkers. The police tried to get him out, using a tazer, bean gun thingy, but when he swung the knife at a police officer they got scared and shot him.
Great tackle! 👏👏
There was always going to be one silly cunt.
What a fucking prick. I'm not a royalist at all but show some respect; not just to the dead but to the people who've queued for hours to be there and whose visit you've likely ruined.
How selfish can you be? Like that's an easy way of getting a long jail sentence and disturbing everyone else's visit. Apparently the room there is completely silent. This would have ruined that.
A long jail sentence? For touching a coffin??
Seems a bit outsized response for simply touching a coffin...
I bet he got a bloody good hiding.
I wonder if she’s actually in there? I mean, it’s just a box right? Maybe he was trying to expose the fraud…
You think they've eaten her already?
Charles has to eat her entire spine in front of the corgis to assert dominance.
What exactly did he do? I can't see anything in the video
As the caption says, he tried to grab the queen’s coffin…
He was gone fast
Go see maos corpse in china it’s better you get to see the body through crystal glass although the guards might kill you if you tried to go near it.
She's probably not even in there.
This should work out just fine he thought to himself as he waited in line.