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Is it just me, or are these gonzo-style "put yourself into the story" reports really fucking annoying?

Journalists love to be the centre of attention.

No spoilers fomr the BBC

Bones McCoy wrote: ↑Thu May 29, 2025 4:55 pm No spoilers fomr the BBC

With the exception of Edward VIII has anyone survived their reign?

Nicholas II for about a year. Or Alexander I of Russia if you buy into the legends.

On that note, a fairly common trick question in pub quizzes was "Who was the longest lived ruler of England?". People would usually assume it was Victoria or George III, but in fact it was Richard Cromwell, who died in relative obscurity at a grand old age, as after the Restoration he was deemed no real threat to anyone.

Elizabeth II replaced him as the right answer.

Kaiser Wilhelm II was another one: abdicated in 1918, didn't die until 1941.

Oboogie wrote: ↑Thu May 29, 2025 11:05 pm Kaiser Wilhelm II was another one: abdicated in 1918, didn't die until 1941.

That was my first thought.