Queen Elizabeth II Has Passed - Our condolences to our British friends.

[Jason_Williams]

Hello everyone,

 

A true historical figure has passed. On behalf of the Sturmovik Team I want to send our condolences to our many British and Commonwealth customers and partners. You don't have to be a royalist to understand she lead a remarkable life and her passing is one more link to the WWII era gone. Her passing makes me further reflect on the gigantic contribution the British military made during WWII including battles like Normandy which we remember and re-enact this week with the release of BON. 

I was able to get to Buckingham Palace on my trip researching the Tempest and as a history lover it was a memorable time for me. 

 

We wish all our friends in the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth the very best.

 

❤️

Jason

*No politics please. 

[GSHWK_Houndstone_Hawk]

Respect. Eternal blue skies to Her Majesty Queen Elizaeth II

[sevenless]

A sad day. May she rest in peace.

 

[Avimimus]

The Queen is dead. Long live the King!

 

She definitely had her moments. There is the story of how a Quebecois monarchist was created when she stopped to get his truck going again during the war - and insisted on saluting him because he was a higher rank.

 

I think an aspect of this which American may find it hard to understand is that, regardless of who sits on the throne, the Constitutional Monarchy has major impacts on the laws and Constitutional interpretations in Commonwealth countries (for instance, the concept of 'the honour of the Crown' has proven very important for First Nations/Indigenous people in Canada's Supreme Court). Gradually as things like the 'unwritten constitution' get eroded - it is useful to look at how our institutions have evolved, and how we gradually turned what had been a terrifyingly absolutist divine right monarchy in the Tudor era into an concepts that provides checks and balances on some of the more unethical actions our country might take. The monarchy is both a monument to itself and a monument to all of those who have tried and succeeded in checking absolute power, it has become a symbol of checks and balances, moderation. Which is quite remarkable. So I am hoping it survives, even if it'll be a bit strange to see a man on the back of our coins all of a sudden.

[Jason_Williams]

42 minutes ago, Avimimus said:

The Queen is dead. Long live the King!

 

She definitely had her moments. There is the story of how a Quebecois monarchist was created when she stopped to get his truck going again during the war - and insisted on saluting him because he was a higher rank.

 

I think an aspect of this which American may find it hard to understand is that, regardless of who sits on the throne, the Constitutional Monarchy has major impacts on the laws and Constitutional interpretations in Commonwealth countries (for instance, the concept of 'the honour of the Crown' has proven very important for First Nations/Indigenous people in Canada's Supreme Court). Gradually as things like the 'unwritten constitution' get eroded - it is useful to look at how our institutions have evolved, and how we gradually turned what had been a terrifyingly absolutist divine right monarchy in the Tudor era into an concepts that provides checks and balances on some of the more unethical actions our country might take. The monarchy is both a monument to itself and a monument to all of those who have tried and succeeded in checking absolute power, it has become a symbol of checks and balances, moderation. Which is quite remarkable. So I am hoping it survives, even if it'll be a bit strange to see a man on the back of our coins all of a sudden.

 

No politics please.

Jason

[ilmavoimat]

Thank you for your service.

[Avimimus]

20 minutes ago, Jason_Williams said:

 

No politics please.

Jason

 

Understood! Thank you for leaving my comment in place (for now at least).

 

I'll avoid endorsing the existence of Canada's constitutional system further or the role the Monarchy plays in it. I did feel something had to be said though - she means so much more to us than just herself as an individual or even just her role as a public figure. It is hard not to acknowledge that in some way.

[Monty_Thrud]

.........

 

R.I.P. Maam...

 

 

[Raptorattacker]

I am English. I am not particularly Monarchist but the death of our Queen, Elizabeth II, has unexpectedly hit me harder than I ever would have expected.

I'm 60 years old (61 in 8 days!) and I have never known a life without this remarkable woman somewhere in it. What struck me (and Mrs Rap as well) this afternoon was remembering our Grandparents, particularly our Grandmothers who all adored her without exception and with much reverence. Then there were our Grandfathers, who all fought for the freedom of the country she went on to rule for 70 years and 214 days and who also respected her in a way that only people of their generation could do.

Rest in Peace Elizabeth. You will be missed, I know that now.

 

[I./JG52_Woutwocampe]

She was a great woman with a great sense of humour. 

 

Rip.

[Majpalmer]

I was pushing two when the Queen ascended to the throne. I don't remember living without her ... there. It is the end of an era. 

 

RIP

 

In a way, she's always been a link, at least in my mind, to the Second World War. Like my Father and Uncle, and almost all of the veterans that I've ever known, they're all gone. 

 

I know that not everyone feels her passing the same way (I've seen some truly nasty stuff on Twitter), but for those who do grieve her passing in the UK and the Commonwealth, my condolences. 

[zan64]

3 hours ago, Majpalmer said:

I was pushing two when the Queen ascended to the throne. I don't remember living without her ... there. It is the end of an era. 

 

RIP

 

In a way, she's always been a link, at least in my mind, to the Second World War. Like my Father and Uncle, and almost all of the veterans that I've ever known, they're all gone. 

 

I know that not everyone feels her passing the same way (I've seen some truly nasty stuff on Twitter), but for those who do grieve her passing in the UK and the Commonwealth, my condolences. 

I grieve her passing and I am from the USA. I think a fine human being and sad to see her leave us. Just last night when I heard she was sick I was thinking how she connected us to so much in the past.

[RossMarBow]

 

[senseispcc]

Death is the obligatory ends for us all, still it is sad! 

[Elem]

Thank you Jason. Much appreciated.

[Heliopause]

[Mike2945]

On her 21st birthday in April 1947 the then Princess Elizabeth broadcast to the British Commonwealth and the (then) Empire saying:

'It's very simple; I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service'. 70 years on, her commitment to her duty above everything else was never in doubt. 

Surrounded by self-serving politicians and greedy businessmen and their empty promises, this lady's was for keeps. How lucky we have been!

[EAF19_Marsh]

Nice one, Heliopause, 2 great ladies in one pic.

[BOO]

Bad analogy but it feels like the badge has been removed from the radiator grill. We will never see the like again.  

[RyanR]

It's definitely a bit solemn to fly BoN over England after the news came out.

 

-Ryan

[BlitzPig_EL]

 

 

God speed maam.

Edited September 9, 2022 by BlitzPig_EL

[Gambit21]

Watch “A Royal Night Out”

I saw it a few years ago and enjoyed it. A young Elizabeth and Margaret out on the town at War’s end.

[Tonester]

God love our Queen, long live the King….from a staunch colonial monarchist!

 

[ST_Catchov]

No-one does pomp and circumcision like the Brits. It's fantastic. But for God's sake don't give King Charles III a leaky pen.

 

Respect Ma'am always.

[BOO]

11 minutes ago, ST_Catchov said:

No-one does pomp and circumcision like the Brits. It's fantastic. But for God's sake don't give King Charles III a leaky pen.

 

Respect Ma'am always.

Save for perhaps the Russians, no one does queueing to pay respect like us either. And thats what my missues will be doing for the foreseable. Monarchist or not, we've lost a steadying hand on the tiller. 

[Flashy]

No-one does pomp and circumcision like the Brits

 

Surely this must be one of the best typos I have read! ?

[BOO]

48 minutes ago, Flashy said:

No-one does pomp and circumcision like the Brits

 

Surely this must be one of the best typos I have read! ?

didnt read it as a typo but a funny play on words

[Knarley-Bob]

To the Queen............

[DD_Arthur]

6 hours ago, ST_Catchov said:

No-one does pomp and circumcision like the Brits. It's fantastic. But for God's sake don't give King Charles III a leaky pen.

 

Respect Ma'am always.

We are indeed a cut above the rest!!?

[Lusekofte]

Cheers to the Brit's

It is a good thing it is a island non the less

She sure always been there

 

[343KKT_Kintaro]

On 9/8/2022 at 8:41 PM, Jason_Williams said:

her passing is one more link to the WWII era gone.

 

 

As Jason said, absolutely.

 

Fellow pilots... please know the following (mainly for possessors of "Cliffs of Dover - Blitz"):

 

 

Sadly, I'll be absent, though.

 

Long live the king.