We're about 95 percent convinced that Queen Elizabeth II is going to live forever, but as she is 92 years old (and turning 93 on April 21!), it's probably time to face the fact that her 67-year reign will eventually come to an end. Needless to say, her passing will be chaos. For at least 12 days, life in the UK will all but come to a standstill, with stock markets and banks likely to close and the economy likely to lose billions of pounds in earnings.
But let's forget the economic repercussions for a moment - what about the effect that her passing will have on the people of the British Commonwealth (as well as the rest of the world)? The vast majority of British people have never known life without the queen, and it only makes sense that while the economy is disrupted, more trivial matters should be, too. It might seem crazy,...
But let's forget the economic repercussions for a moment - what about the effect that her passing will have on the people of the British Commonwealth (as well as the rest of the world)? The vast majority of British people have never known life without the queen, and it only makes sense that while the economy is disrupted, more trivial matters should be, too. It might seem crazy,...
- 9/17/2019
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
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