Queen Elizabeth II has died

Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by throwaway894345 on Thursday September 08, 2022 @03:44PM (#32771018)

> Nope, it’s been quite familiar to even someone several hundred years ago.

I'm not sure what point you're making here. I'm not claiming England has never had a King before, I'm pointing out that I'm used to seeing "Her Majesty the Queen" rather than "His Majesty the King" all over.

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Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by epolanski on Thursday September 08, 2022 @06:44PM (#32773024)

Also all the stuff like Her Majesty Ship for every british navy vessel.

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Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by throwaway894345 on Thursday September 08, 2022 @07:19PM (#32773355)

I was just watching a British crime show and learned that the prisons are part of Her Majesty’s Prison System (or some such).

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Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by sangnoir on Thursday September 08, 2022 @10:15PM (#32774515)

I daydreams of becoming an indie game developer and publishing under the name Her Majesty's Pencil Service

That name was inspired by the very real HMSO: Her Majesty's Stationary Office(!): a name that struck me as absurdly pretentious for something really mundane.

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Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by caf on Friday September 09, 2022 @02:47AM (#32776086)

Hence the phrase "detained at Her Majesty's pleasure".

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